The Royals gained the 1,000th victory in their 12-year history, defeating the Indians, 7-5, on the strength of a six-run explosion in the third inning. U.L. Washington collected two singles, drove in one run and scored another during the outburst.

Amos Otis, John Wathan, Jose Cardenal and Willie Wilson also singled home runs and Frank White tripled in another. George Brett made two outs in the big frame and finished the day 1-for-4, dropping his average to .397. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 7, Cleveland Indians 5

Game Played on Sunday, August 24, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 - 5 13 2 Royals 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 x - 7 11 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .343 Wilson lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .326 Orta rf 5 1 2 3 0 0 .298 Washington ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 .273 Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .298 Mulliniks ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Alexander c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 G. Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .397 Hassey c,1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .317 Otis cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .255 Harrah dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Wathan c 3 2 1 1 1 2 .306 Gray ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .107 Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Charboneau ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .285 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 Bannister 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Cardenal rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 .196 Manning cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .231 White 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .257 Brohamer 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .247 Chalk dh 3 1 0 0 1 0 .270 Veryzer ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .285 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dybzinski ss 2 1 1 1 0 1 .228 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grimsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wihtol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 5 13 5 1 5 Totals 36 7 11 7 4 7 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 30,593 Left on Base: Indians 9, Royals 9 DP: Indians 0, Royals 1 Errors: Dilone, Veryzer, Washington Doubles: White (16) Triples: White (3) Home Runs: Orta (7) Stolen Bases: Washington (15), Wilson (53) GIDP: Manning (10) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley L(4-3) 2.2 6 5 5 2 2 0 17 6.03 Stanton 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 5.88 Owchinko 4.1 3 1 1 1 5 0 17 6.11 Wihtol 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.73 Totals 8 11 7 7 4 7 0 40 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(15-8) 8.1 12 5 5 1 4 1 38 4.05 Quisenberry SV(29) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.74 Totals 9 13 5 5 1 5 1 41 Wild Pitches: Leonard (11) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jim Evans INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); Orta flied out to center; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied out to center; Washington singled; G. Brett walked [Washington to second]; Otis walked [Washington to third, G. Brett to second]; Wathan struck out; Aikens flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 2ND: Hassey singled to center; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Hassey to second]; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hassey to third]; Bannister made an out to shortstop; Manning struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cardenal struck out; White reached on an error by Veryzer; Chalk lined to right; Wilson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer flied out to left; Veryzer singled to left; Dilone singled to right [Veryzer to second]; Orta flied out to right; Hargrove walked [Veryzer to third, Dilone to second]; Hassey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Washington singled; G. Brett lined to center; Washington stole second; Otis singled [Washington scored, Otis to second (on throw to home)]; Wathan singled [Otis scored]; Aikens grounded out (second to first) [Wathan to second]; Cardenal singled to left [Wathan scored (RBI), Cardenal to third (error by Dilone)]; White tripled [Cardenal scored]; STANTON REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Chalk walked; Wilson singled [White scored, Chalk to third]; Wilson stole second; Washington singled [Chalk scored, Wilson to third]; OWCHINKO REPLACED STANTON (PITCHING); G. Brett struck out; 6 R, 7 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6. INDIANS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); Bannister singled to left; Manning grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bannister out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 6. ROYALS 4TH: Otis struck out; Wathan walked; Aikens struck out; Cardenal singled [Wathan to second]; White doubled [Wathan scored, Cardenal to third]; Chalk lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 7. INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer popped to third in foul territory; Veryzer flied out to right; Dilone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 7. ROYALS 5TH: DYBZINSKI REPLACED VERYZER (PLAYING SS); Wilson grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (first unassisted); G. Brett singled; Otis made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 7. INDIANS 6TH: Orta homered; Hargrove flied out to center; Hassey flied out to right; GRAY BATTED FOR HARRAH; Gray reached on an error by Washington; Bannister flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 7. ROYALS 6TH: GRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ALEXANDER REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING C ); HASSEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Wathan was called out on strikes; Aikens popped to first in foul territory; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 7. INDIANS 7TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Manning grounded out (second to first); Brohamer singled to right; Dybzinski was called out on strikes; Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 7. ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 7. INDIANS 8TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING SS); Orta flied out to center; Alexander grounded out (third to first); Hassey singled to right; Gray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 7. ROYALS 8TH: WIHTOL REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Mulliniks grounded out (third to first); G. Brett flied out to center; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 7. INDIANS 9TH: Bannister flied out to left; Manning singled to right; Brohamer singled to center [Manning to second]; Dybzinski singled to left [Manning scored, Brohamer to second]; Dilone singled to left [Brohamer to third, Dybzinski to second]; Orta singled to left [Brohamer scored, Dybzinski scored, Dilone to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Alexander struck out; Hassey singled to right [Dilone scored, Orta to second]; CHARBONEAU BATTED FOR GRAY; Charboneau forced Hassey (third to second); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 7.

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