George Brett extended his hitting streak to 18 games with a three-run homer in the fourth inning to spark the Royals to a 6-3 victory over the Tigers. Brett's blast followed an infield single by Hal McRae and a walk to Willie Wilson.

The next time up, two of Milt Wilcox's pitches forced Brett to hit the dirt. After he flied out to center, Brett rounded first and pointed an accusing finger at Wilcox. The pitcher then threw down his glove and a benches-clearing free-for-all ensued. Brett was ejected from the game. The Royals scored their final three runs in the eighth on an infield hit by Frank White, triple by Wilson and doubles by McRae and Dave Chalk. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Tuesday, August 5, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 - 6 6 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 3 10 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .341 Peters cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .294 McRae dh 4 2 2 1 0 0 .306 Trammell ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .317 G. Brett 3b 3 1 1 3 0 0 .383 Kemp dh 3 1 2 0 1 1 .293 Chalk 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .280 Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Summers lf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .317 Aikens 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Parrish c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290 LaCock 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Cowens rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .276 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Brookens 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Hurdle rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .293 Whitaker 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .237 Washington ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .272 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 6 6 6 2 6 Totals 35 3 10 3 2 4 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 27,469 Left on Base: Royals 2, Tigers 8 DP: Royals 1, Tigers 0 Doubles: McRae (28), Chalk (9), Peters (12) Triples: Wilson (10) Home Runs: G. Brett (13), Summers (9) Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (4) GIDP: Parrish (15) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(12-8) 8 10 3 3 2 4 1 35 4.07 Quisenberry SV(22) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.96 Totals 9 10 3 3 2 4 1 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox L(11-7) 7.1 6 6 6 2 5 1 30 3.93 Underwood 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.26 Totals 9 6 6 6 2 6 1 35 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Fred Spenn ROYALS 1ST: 24 minute rain delay before start of game; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae grounded out (third to first); G. Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Peters grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell flied out to left; Kemp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter flied out to left; Aikens popped to third; Otis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Hebner popped to first in foul territory; Summers walked; Parrish struck out; Cowens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle was called out on strikes; Washington grounded out (third to first); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Peters singled to first; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. ROYALS 4TH: Wilson walked; McRae singled [Wilson to second]; G. Brett homered [Wilson scored, McRae scored]; Porter flied out to left; Aikens walked; Otis flied out to right; Hurdle struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp singled to right; Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Summers grounded out (third to first) [Kemp to second]; Parrish singled [Kemp to third]; Cowens forced Parrish (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0. ROYALS 5TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Brookens flied out to left; Whitaker flied out to center; Peters doubled to right; Trammell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0. ROYALS 6TH: McRae flied out to left; G. Brett flied out to center; Milt Wilcox knocked down George Brett twice; Brett charged the mound and both benches emptied; Brett ejected by HP umpire Rich Garcia; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: CHALK REPLACED G. BRETT (PLAYING 3B); Kemp walked; Hebner flied out to center; Summers singled to left [Kemp to second]; Parrish grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Summers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0. ROYALS 7TH: Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); Otis struck out; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Cowens flied out to right; Brookens popped to second; Whitaker singled; Peters popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 0. ROYALS 8TH: Washington popped to third in foul territory; White singled; Wilson tripled to right [White scored]; McRae doubled to center [Wilson scored]; Chalk doubled to left [McRae scored]; UNDERWOOD REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Porter struck out; LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 8TH: Trammell flied out to center; Kemp singled to right; Hebner flied out to center; Summers homered [Kemp scored]; Parrish popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 2. ROYALS 9TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Hurdle flied out to center; Washington popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: Cowens singled to center; Brookens singled to center [Cowens to third]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Whitaker hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cowens scored]; Peters forced Brookens (first to shortstop); Trammell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 3.

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