| Homers by Bob Watson, Ruppert Jones and Reggie Jackson powered the Yankees to a 5-4 victory over the Royals. Watson connected in the fourth inning, Jones' jolt with a man on base in the seventh put the Yankees ahead, 4-3, and Jackson then provided the deciding run with his smash in the eighth. The Royals fell short with a homer by John Wathan in their half of the eighth. [The Sporting News] |
New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Saturday, July 26, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 - 5 8 0 Royals 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 4 7 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .290 Wilson lf 3 2 0 0 1 1 .333 Jones cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .235 Washington ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .270 Watson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .313 G. Brett 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .377 Jackson rf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .303 McRae dh 4 0 2 1 0 1 .280 Gamble lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .214 Wathan c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .320 Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .263 Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .319 Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Stanley 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Torres pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Murcer dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 .270 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Cerone c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .311 Dent ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 White 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .270 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Porter ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 8 5 3 3 Totals 33 4 7 4 4 8 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 41,860 Left on Base: Yankees 6, Royals 7 DP: Yankees 1, Royals 0 Doubles: Jackson (14), G. Brett (22) Home Runs: Watson (7), Jones (7), Jackson (28), Wathan (3) Stolen Bases: Jones (9), Wilson (44) Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (5) GIDP: Aikens (14) Hit by Pitch: Wilson (6,by Underwood) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood 4.1 5 3 3 3 3 0 21 4.50 Gossage W(4-0) 4.2 2 1 1 1 5 1 17 2.53 Totals 9 7 4 4 4 8 1 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(10-8) 6.2 6 4 4 3 1 2 29 4.25 Quisenberry 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 9 2.64 Totals 9 8 5 5 3 3 3 38 Hit by Pitch: Underwood (4) Wild Pitches: Gossage (3) Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Durwood Merrill YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones flied out to right; Watson singled to shortstop; Jackson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied out to right; Washington walked; G. Brett struck out; McRae singled to center [Washington to second]; Wathan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 2ND: Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Soderholm flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens grounded out (second to first); Hurdle walked; White was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 3RD: Cerone flied out to right; Dent flied out to left; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson walked; Wilson stole second; Washington struck out; G. Brett grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wilson to third]; McRae singled to left [Wilson scored]; Wathan flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1. YANKEES 4TH: Jones flied out to left; Watson homered; Jackson doubled to left; Gamble walked; Soderholm walked [Jackson to third, Gamble to second]; Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Jackson scored]; Cerone forced Soderholm (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to center; Aikens grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1. YANKEES 5TH: Dent lined to shortstop; Randolph grounded out (second to first); Jones singled; Jones stole second; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: White singled to center; Wilson was hit by a pitch [White to second]; Washington flied out to right; G. Brett doubled to left [White scored, Wilson scored]; GOSSAGE REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); McRae grounded out (third to first); Wathan singled to third [G. Brett to third]; Otis struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. YANKEES 6TH: Jackson walked; Gamble flied out to center; Soderholm forced Jackson (second to shortstop); Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Aikens flied out to left; Hurdle lined to center; White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. YANKEES 7TH: Cerone flied out to left; Dent was called out on strikes; Randolph singled; Jones homered [Randolph scored]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: Wilson was called out on strikes; Washington grounded out (third to first); G. Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3. YANKEES 8TH: Jackson homered; Gamble struck out; Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: BROWN REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING LF); STANLEY REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); McRae struck out; Wathan homered; Otis struck out; Aikens walked; TORRES RAN FOR AIKENS; Gossage threw a wild pitch [Torres to second]; Hurdle struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4. YANKEES 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED TORRES (PLAYING 1B); Cerone struck out; Dent singled to center; Randolph forced Dent (third to second); Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4. ROYALS 9TH: PORTER BATTED FOR WHITE; Porter lined to second; Wilson flied out to left; Washington flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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