A three-run homer by Ron Hassey in the first inning was the big blow as the Indians gained a 4-3 victory to snap the Royals' eight-game winning streak. Hassey's blast followed a double by Miguel Dilone and walk to Mike Hargrove.

The Tribe added its deciding run in the sixth on a triple by Alan Bannister and double by Rick Manning. The Royals' George Brett went 1-for-4, hitting a solo homer in the fourth, as his batting average dropped to .404. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    21, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  6  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .348      Washington ss         4   1   2   2     0   1   .266
Orta rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Wathan lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .309
Hargrove 1b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .297      G. Brett 3b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .404
Hassey c              3   1   1   3     0   0   .313      McRae dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .310
  Diaz ph,c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Harrah dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Porter c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .285
Bannister 3b,2b       4   1   1   0     0   1   .245      Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .280
Manning cf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .230        Mulliniks pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Torres rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Charboneau ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Chalk ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .276
  Rosello 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Hurdle rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Veryzer ss            3   0   2   0     1   0   .284        Wilson ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .326
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .254
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .264
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Twitty p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   9   4     3   1             Totals               32   3   6   3     4   7

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 32,139
Left on Base: Indians 6, Royals 6
DP: Indians 1, Royals 2
Doubles: Dilone (21), Manning 2 (11), Porter (12)
Triples: Bannister (3)
Home Runs: Hassey (5), G. Brett (16), Washington (6)
Caught Stealing: Wathan (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Dilone (5)
GIDP: Hassey (11), Dilone (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(10-11)          5     4   3   3   1   3   2  19   4.45
Monge                   3.2   2   0   0   3   3   0  16   2.84
Cruz SV(9)              0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.52
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   7   2  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(0-3)            6     7   4   4   2   1   1  26   6.19
Twitty                  3     2   0   0   1   0   0  11   5.28
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   1   1  37

Passed Balls: Porter (7)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone doubled to left; Porter allowed a passed
ball [Dilone to third]; Orta flied out to right; Hargrove
walked; Hassey homered [Dilone scored, Hargrove scored]; Harrah
made an out to first; Bannister struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Washington struck out; Wathan singled to center; G.
Brett was called out on strikes while Wathan was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Manning doubled to center; Brohamer popped to third
in foul territory; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Dilone
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to left; Otis flied out to right;
Porter doubled to right; Aikens was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Orta flied out to right; Hargrove singled to left;
Hassey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Torres flied out to center; White popped to third in
foul territory; Washington grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah singled to left; Bannister forced Harrah
(third to second); Manning made an out to first; Brohamer
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Wathan flied out to center; G. Brett homered; McRae
flied out to right; Otis flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer walked; Dilone grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Veryzer to second]; Orta flied out to left; Hargrove
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter made an out to third; Aikens grounded out
(second to first); Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Hassey grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied
out to left; Bannister tripled to left; Manning doubled to left
[Bannister scored]; Brohamer flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: White walked; Washington homered [White scored];
MONGE REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Wathan struck out; G. Brett
flied out to center; McRae walked; Otis flied out to left; 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 3.

INDIANS 7TH: TWITTY REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Veryzer singled
to left; Dilone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Veryzer to second]; Orta grounded out (second to first)
[Veryzer to third]; Hargrove walked; DIAZ BATTED FOR HASSEY;
Diaz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: DIAZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Porter flied out
to left; Aikens walked; CHALK BATTED FOR TORRES; Chalk struck
out; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Royals 3.

INDIANS 8TH: HURDLE REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING RF); Harrah grounded
out (third to first); Bannister grounded out (third to first);
Manning flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington singled to left; Wathan grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Washington to second]; G. Brett grounded
out (second to first) [Washington to third]; McRae flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 3.

INDIANS 9TH: CHARBONEAU BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Charboneau grounded
out (third to first); Veryzer singled to right; Dilone grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Veryzer out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: ROSELLO REPLACED CHARBONEAU (PLAYING 3B); BANNISTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Otis singled to center; Porter
walked [Otis to second]; Aikens forced Otis (pitcher to third)
[Porter to second]; MULLINIKS RAN FOR AIKENS; WILSON BATTED FOR
HURDLE; Wilson was called out on strikes; CRUZ REPLACED MONGE
(PITCHING); QUIRK BATTED FOR WHITE; Quirk struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 3.