A bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning forced home the winning run as the Royals shaded the Orioles, 4-3, ending Baltimore's 10-game winning streak. Frank White was hit by a pitch to open the stanza. After two out, a single by U.L. Washington moved White to second and brought on Tim Stoddard in relief of Scott McGregor.

George Brett received an intentional walk to load the bases and Amos Otis then strolled on a 3-2 pitch. Brett extended his hitting streak to 25 games with a single and triple. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    12, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
Royals       1  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Belanger ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .211      Wilson lf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .333
Dauer 3b,2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Washington ss         5   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Singleton rf          4   0   1   2     0   1   .297      G. Brett 3b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .389
Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Otis cf               4   0   2   2     1   1   .257
Roenicke cf,lf        4   0   2   0     0   0   .274      Wathan 1b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .313
Ayala lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
  Bumbry cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Aikens dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .287
May dh                3   0   1   0     0   0   .236      White 2b              3   2   1   0     0   0   .266
  Crowley ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Torres rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Dempsey c             3   1   2   0     0   0   .256        Chalk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  DeCinces 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sakata 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .213
  Graham c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  11   3     0   3             Totals               35   4  10   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 34,913
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Royals 10
DP: Orioles 0, Royals 3
Errors: G. Brett
Doubles: Dempsey (17), Otis (10), White (15)
Triples: G. Brett (9)
Stolen Bases: Sakata (2), Belanger (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Wathan (3)
GIDP: Dauer (15), Roenicke (9), Sakata (3)
Hit by Pitch: White (2,by McGregor)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(13-6)        8.2  10   4   4   1   2   0  38   3.50
Stoddard                0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   2.28
Totals                  8.2  10   4   4   3   2   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              8.1  11   3   3   0   2   0  33   4.64
Quisenberry W(9-4)      0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.86
Totals                  9    11   3   3   0   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: McGregor (2)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Dallas Parks


ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to center; Dauer popped to
first; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Washington
grounded out (second to first); G. Brett singled to left; Otis
doubled to left [G. Brett scored]; Wathan walked; Porter lined
to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray popped to second; Roenicke singled to left;
Ayala popped to second; May forced Roenicke (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens flied out to center; White doubled to left;
Torres flied out to right; Wilson singled to left [White
scored]; Washington forced Wilson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey doubled to right; Sakata singled to center
[Dempsey to third]; Belanger singled to center [Dempsey scored,
Sakata to second]; Sakata stole third and Belanger stole second;
Dauer reached on an error by G. Brett; Singleton singled to
right [Sakata scored, Belanger scored, Dauer to third, Singleton
out at second (right to second)]; Murray grounded out (pitcher
to first); Roenicke lined to left; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: G. Brett flied out to center; Otis flied out to
center; Wathan singled to third; Porter grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Ayala grounded out (first unassisted); May singled
to right; Dempsey flied out to right; Sakata flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Aikens struck out; White popped to shortstop; Torres
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger singled to center; Dauer grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Belanger out at second];
Singleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: On a bunt Wilson singled; Washington flied out to
right; G. Brett tripled to right [Wilson scored]; Otis was
called out on strikes; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray singled to center; Roenicke grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Murray out at second];
Ayala struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: BUMBRY REPLACED AYALA (PLAYING CF); ROENICKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Porter grounded out (shortstop to
first); Aikens singled to center; White flied out to left;
Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Royals 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: May flied out to left; Dempsey singled to center;
Sakata grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Dempsey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Washington
popped to catcher in foul territory; G. Brett lined to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger flied out to center; Dauer grounded out
(third to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis singled to left; Wathan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Otis to second]; Porter grounded out
(pitcher to first); Aikens popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Murray flied out to right; Roenicke singled to
left; Bumbry singled to left [Roenicke to second]; QUISENBERRY
REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); CROWLEY BATTED FOR MAY; Crowley
forced Bumbry (first to shortstop) [Roenicke to third]; KELLY
BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DAUER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); DECINCES REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING 3B);
GRAHAM REPLACED SAKATA (PLAYING C ); White was hit by a pitch;
CHALK BATTED FOR TORRES; Chalk flied out to center; Wilson flied
out to right; Washington singled to center [White to second];
STODDARD REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); G. Brett was walked
intentionally [White to third, Washington to second]; Otis
walked [White scored, Washington to third, G. Brett to second];
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 4.