The Royals erupted for eight runs in the third inning and breezed to a 12-4 victory over the White Sox. Willie Wilson, John Wathan and Wikkie Aikens each drove in two runs during the big inning. Aikens batted in two more in the sixth. Wathan had four of the Royals' 15 hits. Wilson, George Brett and Aikens rapped two apiece with Wilson having a double for the Royals' only extra-base hit. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Thursday, July      24, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   4  9  1
Royals       0  0  8    1  0  3    0  0  x  -  12 15  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morrison 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .265      Wilson cf             4   2   2   2     0   0   .338
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .193        Torres cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
L. Johnson 1b         4   0   1   2     0   0   .277      Washington ss         4   1   0   0     1   0   .272
Nordhagen rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      G. Brett 3b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .379
Lemon cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .272        Quirk 3b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Pruitt dh             4   1   2   1     0   0   .246      McRae dh              4   2   1   0     1   1   .274
Pryor ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Wathan lf             5   2   4   2     0   0   .315
Kimm c                3   0   0   1     0   0   .260      Porter c              1   2   1   1     3   0   .286
Bosley lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .242      Aikens 1b             4   0   2   4     0   0   .268
Wortham p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hurdle rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .307
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Mulliniks 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                          Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     0   1             Totals               36  12  15  11     5   3

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 29,052
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Royals 5
DP: White Sox 4, Royals 1
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Morrison (30), Pruitt (2), Wilson (20)
Home Runs: Pruitt (1)
Stolen Bases: G. Brett (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Kimm (1)
GIDP: Bell (2), Washington (11), Aikens (13), Hurdle (6)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (9,by Eastwick)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wortham L(4-5)          2     7   8   8   4   0   0  15   5.89
Proly                   5     7   4   3   1   3   0  23   3.01
Farmer                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.96
Totals                  8    15  12  11   5   3   0  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(8-7)       8     8   3   3   0   1   1  31   4.38
Eastwick                1     1   1   1   0   0   0   5   4.91
Totals                  9     9   4   4   0   1   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Eastwick (2)
Wild Pitches: Wortham (6)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dan Morrison


WHITE SOX 1ST: Morrison flied out to right; Bell singled to
center; L. Johnson grounded out (second to first) [Bell to
second]; Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; Washington grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wilson out at
second]; G. Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon popped to first; Pruitt homered; Pryor
grounded out (third to first); Kimm grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (third to first); Wathan singled
to left; Porter walked [Wathan to second]; Aikens grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Porter out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morrison singled to left; Bell grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Morrison out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle singled to center; White singled to left
[Hurdle to third]; Wilson doubled to left [Hurdle scored, White
scored]; Washington walked; G. Brett singled to right [Wilson
scored, Washington to third]; G. Brett stole second; McRae
walked; Wathan singled to left [Washington scored, G. Brett
scored, McRae to second]; Wortham threw a wild pitch [McRae to
third, Wathan to second]; Porter walked; PROLY REPLACED WORTHAM
(PITCHING); Aikens singled to right [McRae scored, Wathan
scored, Porter to third]; Hurdle grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Porter scored, Aikens out at
second]; White grounded out (third to first); 8 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 8.

WHITE SOX 4TH: L. Johnson lined to right; Nordhagen flied out to
right; Lemon popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Royals 8.

ROYALS 4TH: Wilson reached on an error by Bell [Wilson to
second]; Washington grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to
third]; G. Brett singled to right [Wilson scored (unearned)];
McRae was called out on strikes; Wathan singled [G. Brett to
third, Wathan to second (on throw to 3b)]; Porter walked; Aikens
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 9.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); Pryor
flied out to center; Kimm grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 9.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle popped to second; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wilson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 9.

WHITE SOX 6TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Bosley
flied out to left; Morrison grounded out (second to first); Bell
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 9.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington flied out to left; G. Brett grounded out
(second to first); McRae singled to center; Wathan singled to
center [McRae to second]; Porter singled to left [McRae scored,
Wathan to third, Porter to second (on throw to home)]; Aikens
singled to center [Wathan scored, Porter scored]; Hurdle struck
out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 12.

WHITE SOX 7TH: TORRES REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING CF); LACOCK
REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); L. Johnson grounded out (third to
first); Nordhagen singled to center; Lemon singled to right
[Nordhagen to third]; Pruitt lined to shortstop; Pryor flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 12.

ROYALS 7TH: Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); Torres
struck out; Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 12.

WHITE SOX 8TH: QUIRK REPLACED G. BRETT (PLAYING 3B); Kimm lined
to shortstop; Bosley singled to left; Morrison doubled to right
[Bosley to third]; Bell struck out; L. Johnson singled to left
[Bosley scored, Morrison scored]; Nordhagen forced L. Johnson
(third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 12.

ROYALS 8TH: FARMER REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Quirk singled to
left; McRae forced Quirk (third to second); Wathan lined into a
double play (second to first) [McRae out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 12.

WHITE SOX 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Lemon
was hit by a pitch; Pruitt doubled to left [Lemon to third];
Pryor grounded out (third to first); Kimm hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Lemon scored]; Bosley grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 12.