Alan Bannister rapped three singles and drove in two runs, leading the Indians to a 4-1 victory over the Royals. The Indians took advantage of three errors to score two runs in the fifth inning, breaking a 1-1 tie. Clint Hurdle dropped a fly to right field, Darrell Porter fumbled a throw to the plate and Frakn White threw wild attempting to complete a double play. Amos Otis homered for the Royals' run. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Friday, August    22, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  0
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  4


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .343      Washington ss         4   0   2   0     0   1   .268
Orta rf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .300      Wathan lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .305
Hargrove 1b           3   2   2   0     2   0   .299      G. Brett 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .402
Alexander dh          4   1   1   1     0   1   .204      Porter c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .286
  Hassey ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Aikens dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Harrah 3b             2   0   0   0     3   2   .269      Otis cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .254
Bannister 2b          4   0   3   2     0   0   .253      Hurdle rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Diaz c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .256        Cardenal ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .167
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      LaCock 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .187
Veryzer ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .288        Wilson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .326
Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .254
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   3     5   4             Totals               33   1   6   1     3   7

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 34,526
Left on Base: Indians 10, Royals 8
DP: Indians 0, Royals 2
Errors: G. Brett, Porter, Hurdle, White
Doubles: Veryzer (10)
Triples: Washington (8)
Home Runs: Otis (9)
Caught Stealing: Hargrove (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker W(15-8)          7     6   1   1   2   7   1  29   3.90
Monge SV(11)            2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.76
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   7   1  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(9-9)       6.2   9   4   2   4   2   0  33   4.51
Martin                  2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   8   4.36
Totals                  9    10   4   2   5   4   0  41

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta
singled; Hargrove singled to left [Orta to third]; Alexander
singled to right [Orta scored, Hargrove to second]; Harrah was
called out on strikes; Bannister singled [Hargrove to third,
Alexander to second]; Diaz flied out to left; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Washington singled to left; Wathan grounded out
(second to first) [Washington to second]; G. Brett flied out to
left; Porter walked; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Manning lined to third; Veryzer singled to right;
Dilone flied out to center; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to left; Hurdle was called out on
strikes; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Alexander
struck out; Harrah walked; Bannister singled to center [Harrah
to third]; Diaz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White struck out; Washington tripled to left; Wathan
struck out; G. Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning reached on an error by G. Brett; Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Manning to second]; Dilone
lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Manning out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter struck out; Aikens grounded out (second to
first); Otis homered; Hurdle flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Orta singled to center; Hargrove singled to center
[Orta out at third (center to third), Hargrove to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Alexander reached on an error by Hurdle [Hargrove
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Alexander to third (error by
Porter)]; Harrah walked; Bannister forced Harrah (shortstop to
second) [Alexander scored (unearned) (RBI), Bannister to second
(error by White)]; Diaz flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: LaCock walked; White flied out to center; Washington
struck out; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Veryzer
grounded out (second to first); Dilone made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett singled to right; Porter singled to right
[G. Brett to third]; Aikens flied out to right; Otis was called
out on strikes; Hurdle forced Porter (second unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Orta flied out to center; Hargrove walked;
Alexander made an out to second; Harrah walked [Hargrove to
second]; Bannister singled to right [Hargrove scored, Harrah to
third]; MARTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Diaz struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); White
singled to center; Washington grounded out (first unassisted)
[White to second]; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning flied out to left; Veryzer doubled to left;
Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: MONGE REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); G. Brett flied out
to right; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Aikens
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
4, Royals 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Hargrove walked; HASSEY BATTED FOR ALEXANDER;
Hassey flied out to center; Harrah struck out while Hargrove was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: HASSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Otis flied out
to left; CARDENAL BATTED FOR HURDLE; Cardenal walked; WILSON
BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wilson made an out to shortstop; White flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 1.