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.