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.

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