U.L. Washington collected four hits, drove in two runs and scored two, leading the Royals to a 4-3 decision over the White Sox. On the pitching side, Larry Gura gained his 15th victory and Dan Quisenberry earned his league-leading 21st save after replacing the Royals' starter with two out in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Game Played on Friday, August 1, 1980 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Royals 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 12 0 White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 5 1 2 0 0 2 .342 Squires 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .279 Washington ss 5 2 4 2 0 1 .272 Bell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 G. Brett 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .388 Bosley lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 McRae dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .297 Pryor 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .271 Wathan 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Morrison 2b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .269 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 L. Johnson dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290 Nordhagen rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Hurdle rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .307 Lemon cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 Torres pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Pruitt lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .257 White 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .270 R. Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kimm c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Molinaro ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Cruz ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Burns p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 12 4 0 6 Totals 32 3 7 3 2 3 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 23,316 Left on Base: Royals 7, White Sox 5 DP: Royals 2, White Sox 0 Doubles: Washington 2 (13), Pryor (15) Triples: Lemon (5) Home Runs: Morrison (9) Caught Stealing: G. Brett (3) Sacrifice Hits: White (6) GIDP: Kimm (7), Morrison (11) Hit by Pitch: Morrison (6,by Quisenberry) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(15-4) 7.2 6 3 3 2 2 1 29 2.07 Quisenberry SV(21) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.07 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 3 1 35 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burns L(10-9) 9 12 4 4 0 6 0 38 2.68 Totals 9 12 4 4 0 6 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Quisenberry (1) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Dave Phillips ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Washington doubled to right; G. Brett singled to center [Washington scored]; McRae flied out to right; G. Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Squires was called out on strikes; Pryor singled to center; Morrison homered [Pryor scored]; L. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Nordhagen flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 2. ROYALS 2ND: Wathan popped to first; Otis popped to first in foul territory; Porter singled to left; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Pruitt popped to first; Kimm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 2. ROYALS 3RD: White popped to first in foul territory; Wilson singled to center; Washington doubled to left [Wilson scored]; G. Brett grounded out (shortstop to first) [Washington to third]; McRae singled to left [Washington scored]; Wathan singled to center [McRae to third]; Otis struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Cruz lined to left; Squires flied out to center; Pryor singled to right; Morrison lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2. ROYALS 4TH: Porter popped to third in foul territory; Hurdle flied out to right; White singled to right; Wilson singled to left [White to second]; Washington singled to center [White scored, Wilson to second]; G. Brett popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: L. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Nordhagen popped to first; Lemon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2. ROYALS 5TH: McRae popped to first in foul territory; Wathan grounded out (second to first); Otis popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Pruitt singled to right; Kimm grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Pruitt out at second]; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2. ROYALS 6TH: Porter flied out to left; Hurdle popped to second; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Squires walked; Pryor forced Squires (pitcher to shortstop); Morrison grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pryor out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2. ROYALS 7TH: Wilson struck out; Washington singled to right; G. Brett forced Washington (second to shortstop); McRae forced G. Brett (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: L. Johnson popped to second; Nordhagen popped to second; Lemon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2. ROYALS 8TH: Wathan popped to second; Otis flied out to center; Porter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: Pruitt singled to center; Kimm flied out to center; Cruz flied out to left; BELL BATTED FOR SQUIRES; Bell walked [Pruitt to second]; Pryor doubled to left [Pruitt scored, Bell to third]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Morrison was hit by a pitch; L. Johnson lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3. ROYALS 9TH: BOSLEY REPLACED BELL (PLAYING LF); R. JOHNSON REPLACED PRUITT (PLAYING 1B); Hurdle singled to center; TORRES RAN FOR HURDLE; White out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Torres to second]; Wilson flied out to right; Washington struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Lemon tripled to right; R. Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); MOLINARO BATTED FOR KIMM; Molinaro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3.

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