George Brett went 3-for-3 to raise his average to .406 as the Royals downed the Rangers, 5-3, in 12 innings. Hal McRae opened the 12th with a double. After Brett was intentionally walked and Darrell Porter drew a pass to load the sacks, Willie Aikens delivered a sacrifice fly to break the tie. The Royals picked up an insurance tally when Brett came home on a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    20, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       1  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5  9  0
Rangers      1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             6   0   1   0     0   0   .327      Rivers cf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .320
McRae dh              6   2   3   0     0   1   .312      Wills 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .250
G. Brett 3b           3   2   3   2     3   0   .406      Oliver lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .306
Porter c              3   0   1   0     2   0   .285      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .333
Aikens 1b             5   0   0   1     0   1   .282      Zisk dh               5   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Otis cf               6   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Hurdle rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .299        Putnam 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Wathan ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Sample rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .215
White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Norris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Sundberg c            5   0   1   0     0   1   .263
  Mulliniks 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Frias ss              1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Chalk ph,2b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .278        Roberts ph,ss       3   1   1   2     0   0   .239
Washington ss         5   1   1   0     0   1   .264        Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .328
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clay 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
  Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   5   9   3     6   5             Totals               41   3   9   3     2   6

Time of Game: 3:21   Attendance: 16,996
Left on Base: Royals 11, Rangers 6
DP: Royals 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Clay
Doubles: McRae 2 (33), Porter (11), Rivers (28), Ellis (7)
Home Runs: G. Brett (15), Roberts (6)
Stolen Bases: Washington (14)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Aikens (6), Oliver (8)
GIDP: Zisk (14)
Hit by Pitch: Porter (2,by Clay)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                    9     7   3   3   1   5   1  34   2.25
Quisenberry W(10-4)     2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.82
Martin SV(1)            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.46
Totals                 12     9   3   3   2   6   1  45

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clay                    9.1   8   3   3   3   3   1  40   3.60
Johnson L(0-2)          2     1   2   2   3   1   0  10   3.20
Darwin                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.45
Totals                 12     9   5   5   6   5   1  52

Hit by Pitch: Clay (1)
Wild Pitches: Clay 3 (4), Darwin (2)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae doubled
to center; Clay threw a wild pitch [McRae to third]; G. Brett
singled to right [McRae scored]; Porter walked [G. Brett to
second]; Clay threw a wild pitch [G. Brett to third, Porter to
second]; Aikens struck out; Otis lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers doubled; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Rivers to third]; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Rivers scored]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle lined to left; White grounded out (third to
first); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk flied out to right; Ellis doubled; Sample
popped to shortstop; Sundberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett homered; Porter
doubled; Aikens popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Frias lined to third; Rivers grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wills walked; Oliver was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to center; Hurdle grounded out
(second to first); White lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Zisk popped to
first in foul territory; Ellis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Washington singled to second; Washington stole
second; Wilson popped to shortstop; McRae struck out; G. Brett
was walked intentionally; Porter was hit by a pitch [Washington
to third, G. Brett to second]; Clay threw a wild pitch
[Washington scored, G. Brett to third, Porter to second]; Aikens
lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sample singled to shortstop; Sundberg grounded out
(third to first) [Sample to second]; ROBERTS BATTED FOR FRIAS;
Roberts homered [Sample scored]; Rivers singled to left; Wills
flied out to left; Oliver singled to shortstop [Rivers to
second]; Bell lined to shortstop; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
3, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 6TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Otis grounded
out (third to first); Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted);
White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk popped to first in foul territory; Ellis
popped to second; Sample struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson
flied out to left; McRae singled to left; G. Brett walked [McRae
to second]; Porter flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg lined to right; Roberts popped to third in
foul territory; Rivers singled to left; Rivers was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hurdle flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills struck out (catcher to first); Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 9TH: QUIRK BATTED FOR WHITE; Quirk grounded out (second
to first); Washington flied out to center; Wilson singled to
right; Wilson was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Clay [Wilson to second]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING 2B); Zisk was
called out on strikes; Ellis lined to left; Sample grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 10TH: G. Brett singled to left; Porter flied out to
right; JOHNSON REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Aikens lined to center;
Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 10TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 11TH: PUTNAM REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); WATHAN BATTED
FOR HURDLE; Wathan popped to first in foul territory; CHALK
BATTED FOR MULLINIKS; Chalk walked; Washington forced Chalk
(second to shortstop); Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 11TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CHALK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Wills singled to left; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Wills to second]; Bell was walked
intentionally; Zisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 12TH: McRae doubled to right; G. Brett was walked
intentionally; Porter walked [McRae to third, G. Brett to
second]; Aikens hit a sacrifice fly to center [McRae scored, G.
Brett to third]; DARWIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Darwin
threw a wild pitch [G. Brett scored, Porter to second]; Otis
struck out; Wathan flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 12TH: MARTIN REPLACED QUISENBERRY (PITCHING); Putnam
grounded out (second to first); NORRIS BATTED FOR SAMPLE; Norris
flied out to center; Sundberg singled to left; STAUB BATTED FOR
ROBERTS; Staub struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Rangers 3.