Although George Brett's hitting streak was stopped at 30 games, the Royals rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Rangers, 4-3. Brett popped out to center field in the first inning, grounded to second in the third, walked on a 3-2 pitch in the sixth and grounded to first in the ninth.

The Royals' winning rally began with U.L. Washington reaching first base on an error by Texas shortstop Dave Roberts. After Brett's out, a double by Hal McRae scored Washington. Danny Darwin replaced starter Jon Matlack on the mound and was greeted with a single by Amos Otis, driving in McRae. Otis then reached third on a single by John Wathan. John Henry Johnson took over for Darwin and Willie Aikens slapped a single that put the Royals ahead. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    19, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  8  3
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   3  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .329      Rivers cf             5   0   3   2     0   0   .317
Washington ss         4   2   1   0     0   0   .265      Wills 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .249
G. Brett 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .401      Oliver lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .307
McRae dh              4   1   2   1     0   0   .309      Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .336
Otis cf               4   1   2   2     0   1   .260      Zisk dh               4   0   1   1     0   1   .287
Wathan c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .311        Sample pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Aikens 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .286      Putnam 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
  Mulliniks pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Grubb rf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .297
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Frias ss              1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Torres rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .171        Norris ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Chalk ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .278        Roberts ss          2   1   0   0     0   1   .237
  Hurdle rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .303        Staub ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .329
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Twitty p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   4     1   3             Totals               35   3   8   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 17,800
Left on Base: Royals 5, Rangers 8
DP: Royals 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Washington 2, G. Brett, Roberts
Doubles: McRae (31), Rivers (27)
Caught Stealing: G. Brett (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Bell (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 7.1   8   3   2   2   5   0  32   3.99
Twitty W(2-0)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   6.57
Quisenberry SV(27)      1     0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.88
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   7   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 8.1   5   3   2   1   3   0  31   3.43
Darwin L(10-2)          0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   2.48
Johnson                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.55
Totals                  9     8   4   3   1   3   0  36

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Jim McKean


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Washington
singled to right; G. Brett flied out to center; McRae singled to
center [Washington to second]; Otis singled to center
[Washington scored, McRae to second]; Wathan struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers doubled to right; Wills struck out; Oliver
struck out; Bell walked; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens grounded out (second to first); White
grounded out (third to first); Torres flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam struck out; Grubb struck out; Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Rangers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Washington
grounded out (first to pitcher); G. Brett grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Frias popped to first; Rivers grounded out (pitcher
to first); Wills singled to right; Oliver flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Otis struck
out; Wathan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell flied out to center; Zisk flied to right in
foul territory; Putnam popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Aikens singled to right; White popped to second;
Torres popped to second; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Grubb singled to left; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Grubb to second]; NORRIS BATTED FOR FRIAS;
Norris walked; Rivers singled to center [Grubb scored, Norris to
second]; Wills flied out to center; Oliver lined to second; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: ROBERTS REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING SS); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett walked; G. Brett was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McRae flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Bell lined to center; Zisk struck out; Putnam flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis flied out to center; Wathan grounded out (third
to first); Aikens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Grubb flied out to right; Sundberg singled to left;
Roberts reached on an error by G. Brett [Sundberg out at home
(left to catcher), Roberts to third]; Rivers singled to
shortstop [Roberts scored (unearned), Rivers to second (error by
Washington)]; Wills lined to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 1, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: White flied out to right; CHALK BATTED FOR TORRES;
Chalk was called out on strikes; Wilson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: HURDLE REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING RF); Oliver singled;
Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Oliver to
second]; Zisk singled to center [Oliver scored, Zisk to second
(on throw to home)]; TWITTY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); SAMPLE
RAN FOR ZISK; Putnam grounded out (second to first); Grubb
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 9TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Washington
reached on an error by Roberts; G. Brett grounded out (first
unassisted) [Washington to second]; George Brett's 30 game
hitting streak stopped; McRae doubled to right [Washington
scored (unearned)]; DARWIN REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Otis
singled to right [McRae scored]; Wathan singled to second [Otis
to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Aikens singled to
center [Otis scored, Wathan to second]; MULLINIKS RAN FOR
AIKENS; White forced Mulliniks (shortstop to second) [Wathan to
third]; Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED MULLINIKS (PLAYING 1B); QUISENBERRY
REPLACED TWITTY (PITCHING); Sundberg reached on an error by
Washington; STAUB BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Staub struck out
(strikeout was charged to Roberts); Rivers grounded out (second
to first) [Sundberg to second]; Wills grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 3.