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.

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