Willie Wilson reached base five times on four singles and a walk, scored four runs, drove in one and stole his 46th base of the season to spark the Royals to a 13-3 thrashing of the Red Sox. The Royals tagged four Boston pitchers for 17 hits with every starter collecting at least one.

George Brett was 2-for-3, extending his hitting streak to 13 games and raising his average to .390. Hal McRae got a gift three-run homer in the sixth when outfielders Fred Lynn and Dwight Evans collided while attempting to field his high fly. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 13, Boston Red Sox 3

Game Played on Thursday, July 31, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 9 3 Royals 1 0 1 2 1 5 3 0 x - 13 17 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Wilson cf 4 4 4 1 1 0 .341 Dwyer 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .301 McRae dh 5 1 2 4 0 0 .298 Stapleton 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .306 Torres pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .193 Lynn cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .308 G. Brett 3b 3 2 2 1 2 0 .390 Perez 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Porter c 3 2 2 1 1 1 .291 Wolfe 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Quirk c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Rice lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .263 Aikens 1b 5 0 2 2 0 1 .269 Yastrzemski dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Wathan lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .318 Hancock pr,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Hurdle rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .307 Evans rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .255 White 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .269 Rader c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .350 Mulliniks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Hoffman 3b,ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .241 Washington ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .264 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Remmerswaal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Twitty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 9 3 2 2 Totals 39 13 17 11 5 4 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 33,500 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Royals 8 DP: Red Sox 2, Royals 1 Errors: Burleson, Rader, Hoffman Doubles: McRae (27), Wathan (8), Aikens (20) Triples: Stapleton (2), Evans (2) Home Runs: Rice (14), McRae (8) Stolen Bases: Wilson (46), White (11) Sacrifice Flies: Porter (4) GIDP: Hoffman (2), Hurdle (8), Mulliniks (2) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley L(6-10) 4.1 9 5 4 2 2 0 24 4.74 Remmerswaal 0.2 4 5 5 1 0 1 7 5.04 Campbell 2 3 3 0 2 1 0 11 5.84 Lockwood 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.91 Totals 8 17 13 9 5 4 1 45 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(11-8) 8 6 1 1 2 2 0 31 4.10 Twitty 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 6 8.68 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 2 1 37 Wild Pitches: Campbell (1) Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Durwood Merrill RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Stapleton singled to left; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stapleton to second]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to pitcher; Wilson stole second [Wilson scored (error by Rader) (unearned)]; McRae grounded out (second to first); G. Brett flied out to left; Porter struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1. RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens was called out on strikes; Wathan flied out to center; Hurdle lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1. RED SOX 3RD: Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); Hoffman walked; Burleson popped to first in foul territory; Stapleton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: White flied out to right; Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson singled to center; McRae doubled to left [Wilson scored]; G. Brett was walked intentionally; Porter walked [McRae to third, G. Brett to second]; Aikens lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2. RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to left; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Wathan doubled to left; Hurdle grounded out (second to first) [Wathan to third]; On a bunt White singled [Wathan scored]; White stole second; Washington grounded out (second to first) [White to third]; Wilson singled to center [White scored]; McRae grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 4. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski lined to center; Evans walked; Rader singled to left [Evans to second]; Hoffman grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: G. Brett singled to center; Porter singled to center [G. Brett out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Aikens reached on a fielder's choice [Porter to third (error by Burleson; assist by Perez)]; Wathan singled to left [Porter scored, Aikens to second]; REMMERSWAAL REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Hurdle flied out to center; White forced Wathan (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 5. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stapleton grounded out (third to first); Lynn singled to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 6TH: Washington singled to center; Wilson singled to center [Washington to second]; McRae hit an inside the park homer to center [Washington scored, Wilson scored]; Fred Lynn and Dwight Evans colide; scored E8 then IPHR after game; G. Brett walked; Porter singled to right [G. Brett to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED REMMERSWAAL (PITCHING); Campbell threw a wild pitch [G. Brett scored, Porter to third]; Aikens doubled to left [Porter scored]; Wathan walked; Hurdle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Aikens to third, Wathan out at second]; White struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 10. RED SOX 7TH: Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to right; HANCOCK RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Evans forced Hancock (first to shortstop); Rader singled to left [Evans to second]; Hoffman forced Evans (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 10. ROYALS 7TH: HANCOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DWYER REPLACED BURLESON (PLAYING 1B); WOLFE REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); HOFFMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Washington popped to second; Wilson walked; McRae reached on an error by Hoffman [Wilson to second]; TORRES RAN FOR MCRAE; G. Brett singled to right [Wilson scored (unearned), Torres to third]; Porter hit a sacrifice fly to left [Torres scored (unearned), G. Brett to second]; Aikens singled to right [G. Brett scored (unearned)]; Wathan lined to second; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 13. RED SOX 8TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MULLINIKS REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); QUIRK REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING C ); Dwyer flied out to left; Stapleton tripled; Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Stapleton scored]; Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 13. ROYALS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Hurdle singled to center; Mulliniks grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hurdle out at second]; Washington struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 13. RED SOX 9TH: TWITTY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Rice homered; Hancock flied out to center; Evans tripled; Rader grounded out (first unassisted) [Evans scored]; Hoffman singled to center; Dwyer grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Royals 13.

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