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.