Blasting off for four runs in the first inning, the Royals went on to a 6-1 decision over the Orioles. Willie Wilson led off with a triple and George Brett extended his hitting streak to 26 games with a run-scoring single. After Brett stole second and Darrell Porter walked, Willie Aikens unloaded a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    13, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Royals       4  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   6  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Wilson lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .332
Kelly dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .254      White 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .264
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      G. Brett 3b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .391
Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Porter c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .282
Lowenstein lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Aikens dh             4   1   1   3     0   0   .286
Graham c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Otis cf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .263
DeCinces 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Wathan rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .313
  Sakata 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .206      LaCock 1b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .191
Dauer 2b,3b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .271      Washington ss         3   0   2   0     0   1   .265
Garcia ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .211      Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ford p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     1   3             Totals               30   6   9   5     5   1

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 35,600
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Royals 5
DP: Orioles 3, Royals 0
Errors: Sakata
Doubles: Murray (26), Garcia (7), Otis (11)
Triples: Wilson (12)
Home Runs: Aikens (13)
Stolen Bases: G. Brett (10), LaCock (1)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (2), Washington (6)
GIDP: Porter (9), Wathan (17)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(12-9)          7     8   6   6   5   1   1  32   3.63
Ford                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.86
Totals                  8     9   6   6   5   1   1  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(11-7)            9     6   1   1   1   3   0  33   3.55
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   3   0  33

Wild Pitches: Gale (6)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Kelly
walked; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson tripled to right; White popped to second; G.
Brett singled to center [Wilson scored]; G. Brett stole second;
Porter walked; Aikens homered [G. Brett scored, Porter scored];
Otis doubled to center; Wathan walked; LaCock lined into a
double play (second unassisted) [Otis out at second]; 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray doubled to right; Lowenstein grounded out
(second to first); Graham popped to shortstop; DeCinces popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 2ND: Washington singled to center; Washington was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wilson flied out to
center; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer singled to right; Gale threw a wild pitch
[Dauer to second]; Garcia doubled to left [Dauer scored]; Bumbry
grounded out (third to first); Kelly was called out on strikes;
Singleton flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: SAKATA REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); DAUER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); G. Brett grounded out (first to
pitcher); Porter flied out to left; Aikens lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray grounded out (first unassisted); Lowenstein
flied out to left; Graham singled to right; Sakata struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to center; Wathan flied out to
center; LaCock walked; LaCock stole second; Washington singled
to left [LaCock to third]; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer singled to left; Garcia flied out to center;
Bumbry struck out; Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett
flied out to center; Porter lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Otis walked;
Wathan singled to center [Otis to third]; LaCock reached on an
error by Sakata [Otis scored, Wathan to second]; Washington
struck out; Wilson popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Graham singled to left; Sakata flied out to left;
Dauer flied out to right; Garcia forced Graham (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: White walked; G. Brett singled to center [White to
third]; Porter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [White scored, G. Brett out at second]; Aikens popped
to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Royals 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry flied to left in foul territory; Kelly
grounded out (second to first); Singleton flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: FORD REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Otis singled to
center; Wathan grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Otis out at second]; LaCock popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: Murray popped to first; Lowenstein flied out to
center; Graham flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Royals 6.