A ninth-inning homer by Frank White lifted the Royals to a 6-5 victory over the Tigers, ending Detroit's five-game winning streak. After George Brett tied the game at 5-5 in the top of the eighth inning with a solo round-tripper, White cracked a two-out blast in the top of the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Monday, August    4, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  3  0    0  0  1    0  1  1  -   6  8  2
Tigers       0  0  0    0  3  1    1  0  0  -   5 12  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .341      Peters cf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .292
Washington ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Trammell ss           5   0   3   2     0   0   .321
G. Brett 3b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .384      Kemp dh               5   0   1   0     0   1   .289
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Hebner 1b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .297
Wathan rf             3   1   1   0     1   2   .319        Stegman pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .181
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .248      Summers lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Porter c              3   2   1   1     1   0   .299        Wockenfuss ph,lf    2   0   0   0     1   1   .283
Aikens 1b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .278        Lentine pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Parrish c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .291
White 2b              3   1   1   2     0   1   .271      Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     2   0   .276
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brookens 3b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .268
  Twitty p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           2   2   1   0     2   0   .236
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schatzeder p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   8   6     2   4             Totals               35   5  12   4     7   4

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 37,016
Left on Base: Royals 4, Tigers 12
DP: Royals 1, Tigers 0
Errors: G. Brett 2, Schatzeder
Doubles: Parrish (23), Trammell (15)
Home Runs: Porter (6), G. Brett (12), White (5), Parrish (17)
Caught Stealing: Wathan (2), Cowens (3)
Sacrifice Hits: White (7), Peters (5), Parrish (1)
GIDP: Brookens (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby                   4     6   3   3   3   0   0  20   7.13
Twitty                  0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   8.38
Eastwick                2.2   4   2   2   1   3   1  13   4.98
Quisenberry W(8-4)      2     1   0   0   3   0   0   9   3.00
Totals                  9    12   5   5   7   4   1  44

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder L(6-8)       9     8   6   6   2   4   3  37   4.56
Totals                  9     8   6   6   2   4   3  37

Wild Pitches: Busby (3)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Dale Ford


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters walked; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Peters to second]; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted)
[Peters to third]; Hebner walked; Summers grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to right; Wathan walked; Otis
singled to left [Wathan to second]; Porter walked [Wathan to
third, Otis to second]; Aikens singled [Wathan scored, Otis
scored, Porter to third]; White reached on an error by
Schatzeder on a sacrifice bunt [Porter scored, Aikens to
second]; Wilson popped to shortstop; Washington struck out; 3 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Cowens
walked; Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Brookens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: G. Brett flied out to right; McRae popped to third
in foul territory; Wathan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Peters
grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt Trammell singled
[Trammell to third (error by G. Brett)]; Kemp grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to center; Porter grounded out
(second to first); Aikens singled to right; White popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Summers
grounded out (first unassisted); Parrish doubled; Cowens
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Tigers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson singled; Washington flied out to center; G.
Brett flied out to right; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Brookens singled to center; On a bunt Whitaker
singled to third [Brookens to third (error by G. Brett),
Whitaker to second]; Peters singled to right [Brookens scored,
Whitaker to third]; Busby threw a wild pitch [Whitaker scored,
Peters to third]; Trammell singled to left [Peters scored];
TWITTY REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Kemp singled to center
[Trammell to third]; Hebner struck out; EASTWICK REPLACED TWITTY
(PITCHING); WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Wockenfuss popped to
third in foul territory; Parrish flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 3.

ROYALS 6TH: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Wathan
singled to center; Wathan was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Otis popped to shortstop; Porter homered; Aikens
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Brookens
struck out; Whitaker walked; Peters singled to right [Whitaker
to third]; Trammell doubled to left [Whitaker scored, Peters to
third]; Kemp struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Tigers
4.

ROYALS 7TH: White was called out on strikes; Wilson flied out to
center; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Hebner flied out to center; Wockenfuss was called
out on strikes; Parrish homered; Cowens singled to left;
Brookens flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Tigers 5.

ROYALS 8TH: G. Brett homered; McRae grounded out (third to
first); Wathan struck out; Otis flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Whitaker
walked; Peters out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Whitaker to second]; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Porter popped to second; Aikens flied out to right;
White homered; Wilson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 6, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Hebner singled
to left; STEGMAN RAN FOR HEBNER; Wockenfuss walked [Stegman to
second]; LENTINE RAN FOR WOCKENFUSS; Parrish out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Stegman to third, Lentine to second];
Cowens was walked intentionally; Brookens grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 5.