George Brett went hitless in three official trips and dropped to .399, but the Royals defeated the Indians, 3-2. Clint Hurdle knocked in the Royals' first run with a sacrifice fly in the second inning.

The Indians held a 2-1 lead with two out in the seventh before the Royals rallied. Amos Otis walked, Hurdle drove in the tying run with a double and then scored the deciding run on a single by Frank White. Rich Gale gained his 11th straight victory and Dan Quisenberry earned his 28th save. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 23, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Indians 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Royals 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 x - 3 7 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .342 Wilson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .327 Orta rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .300 G. Brett 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .399 Hassey c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .312 Aikens 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .278 Dybzinski pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Torres pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Diaz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Porter c 4 1 0 0 0 0 .282 Charboneau dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Otis cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .256 Bannister 2b 3 0 2 0 1 1 .258 Hurdle rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 .297 Manning cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .231 White 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .255 Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Washington ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Garland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 8 2 4 2 Totals 28 3 7 3 3 2 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 40,192 Left on Base: Indians 8, Royals 5 DP: Indians 2, Royals 2 Doubles: Hurdle (25) Triples: Charboneau (2) Stolen Bases: Dilone 2 (47), Otis (7), White (12), Wilson (52) Sacrifice Flies: Hurdle (4) GIDP: Hassey (12), Veryzer (6), McRae (9), Otis (8) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garland L(6-6) 6.2 6 3 3 2 1 0 26 4.30 Cruz 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 3.45 Totals 8 7 3 3 3 2 0 32 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale W(13-7) 7 8 2 2 4 0 0 31 3.52 Quisenberry SV(28) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.76 Totals 9 8 2 2 4 2 0 37 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Jim McKean INDIANS 1ST: Dilone singled to left; Orta flied out to left; Dilone stole second; Hargrove singled to right [Dilone scored]; Hassey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae flied out to right; G. Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0. INDIANS 2ND: Harrah flied out to left; Charboneau popped to first in foul territory; Bannister singled to left; Manning singled to right [Bannister to second]; Veryzer flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens singled to right; Porter forced Aikens (first to shortstop); Otis singled to left [Porter to third]; Hurdle hit a sacrifice fly to left [Porter scored]; Otis stole second; White struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 1. INDIANS 3RD: Dilone made an out to shortstop; Orta flied out to center; Hargrove walked; Hassey singled [Hargrove to second]; Harrah made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Washington singled to left; Wilson singled to left [Washington to second]; McRae grounded into a double play (third to second) [Washington out at third, Wilson out at second]; G. Brett made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 1. INDIANS 4TH: Charboneau tripled to right; Bannister walked; Manning singled to center [Charboneau scored, Bannister to second]; Veryzer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bannister to third, Manning out at second]; Dilone grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Aikens walked; Porter flied out to left; Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aikens out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. INDIANS 5TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Hassey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); White flied out to center; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. INDIANS 6TH: Harrah made an out to third; Charboneau grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister singled to right; Manning made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: Wilson lined to shortstop; McRae made an out to shortstop; G. Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer made an out to shortstop; Dilone walked; Orta flied out to left; Dilone stole second; Hargrove lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Porter grounded out (second to first); Otis walked; Hurdle doubled to left [Otis scored]; White singled to center [Hurdle scored]; CRUZ REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); White stole second; Washington struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 3. INDIANS 8TH: Hassey walked; DYBZINSKI RAN FOR HASSEY; QUISENBERRY REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dybzinski to second]; Charboneau grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: DIAZ REPLACED DYBZINSKI (PLAYING C ); Wilson singled to third; Wilson stole second; McRae made an out to second; G. Brett was walked intentionally; Aikens forced G. Brett (second to shortstop) [Wilson to third]; TORRES RAN FOR AIKENS; Porter flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 3. INDIANS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED TORRES (PLAYING 1B); Manning grounded out (second to first); Veryzer struck out; Dilone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 3.

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