George Brett went 5-for-5 to raise his average to .407 and Hal McRae drove in four runs to lead the Royals to a 7-6 victory over the Brewers. McRae tripled home two runs in a four-run first inning and singled home two more tallies in the fourth. Dan Quisenberry retired the final two batters of the game to register his 31st save. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6
Game Played on Tuesday, August 26, 1980 (Night game) at County Stadium
Royals 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 17 1 Brewers 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 - 6 11 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 5 2 4 0 0 0 .331 Molitor 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Washington ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 .272 Yount ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .288 G. Brett 3b 5 2 5 1 0 0 .407 Cooper 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .356 McRae dh 5 1 3 4 0 0 .310 Thomas cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .254 Otis cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .258 Oglivie lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .299 Wathan c 4 0 0 0 1 0 .302 Lezcano rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Aikens 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .276 Money dh 2 1 1 0 1 0 .246 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 Moore c 3 1 1 4 0 0 .282 Cardenal rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Gantner 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281 Chalk 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 7 17 7 1 2 Totals 37 6 11 6 1 2 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 16,824 Left on Base: Royals 9, Brewers 7 DP: Royals 0, Brewers 2 Errors: Wilson Doubles: Otis (13), G. Brett (29), Oglivie 2 (20) Triples: McRae (4) Home Runs: Moore (1) Stolen Bases: McRae (8) Sacrifice Flies: Otis (8), Moore (3) GIDP: Aikens (17), Chalk (5) Hit by Pitch: Money (1,by Busby) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby W(1-3) 6 7 5 4 1 1 1 27 6.17 Pattin 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 10 3.80 Quisenberry SV(31) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.67 Totals 9 11 6 5 1 2 1 40 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caldwell L(11-10) 3.2 10 7 7 1 1 0 21 4.21 Castro 5.1 7 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.19 Totals 9 17 7 7 1 2 0 43 Hit by Pitch: Busby (2) Wild Pitches: Caldwell (3), Castro (4) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Nick Bremigan ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to right; Caldwell threw a wild pitch [Wilson to second]; Washington singled to center [Wilson scored]; G. Brett singled to center [Washington to second]; McRae tripled to right [Washington scored, G. Brett scored]; Otis lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [McRae scored]; Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first); Aikens grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor popped to second; Yount popped to shortstop; Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson singled to center; Washington forced Wilson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Thomas popped to shortstop; Oglivie singled to right; Lezcano singled to center [Oglivie to third, Lezcano to second (on throw to 3b)]; Oglivie was picked off third (pitcher to third); Money singled to left [Lezcano to third]; Moore lined to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0. ROYALS 3RD: G. Brett singled to right; McRae singled to center [G. Brett to third]; McRae stole second; Otis struck out; Wathan was walked intentionally; Aikens grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [G. Brett out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Gantner grounded out (first to pitcher); Molitor grounded out (third to first); Yount flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0. ROYALS 4TH: Cardenal singled to left; Chalk flied out to right; Wilson singled to right [Cardenal to third]; Washington popped to second; G. Brett singled to center [Cardenal scored, Wilson to third]; CASTRO REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Castro threw a wild pitch [G. Brett to second]; McRae singled to right [Wilson scored, G. Brett scored]; Otis doubled to right [McRae to third]; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Brewers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Cooper singled to left; Thomas flied out to left; Oglivie doubled to right [Cooper scored]; Lezcano reached on an error by Wilson [Oglivie to third, Lezcano to second]; Money walked; Moore hit a sacrifice fly to right [Oglivie scored (unearned), Lezcano to third]; Gantner flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Brewers 2. ROYALS 5TH: Aikens singled to right; Cardenal forced Aikens (shortstop to second); Chalk popped to second; Wilson singled to center [Cardenal to second]; Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Brewers 2. BREWERS 5TH: Molitor lined to third; Yount lined to left; Cooper popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Brewers 2. ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett doubled to right; McRae flied out to right [G. Brett to third]; Otis grounded out (second to first); Wathan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Brewers 2. BREWERS 6TH: Thomas struck out; Oglivie doubled to right; Lezcano lined to shortstop; Money was hit by a pitch; Moore homered [Oglivie scored, Money scored]; Gantner grounded out (second to pitcher); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Brewers 5. ROYALS 7TH: Aikens singled to center; Cardenal forced Aikens (shortstop unassisted); Chalk grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Brewers 5. BREWERS 7TH: PATTIN REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Molitor flied out to center; Yount popped to second in foul territory; Cooper singled to center; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Brewers 5. ROYALS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Washington grounded out (second to first); G. Brett singled to center; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Brewers 5. BREWERS 8TH: Oglivie flied out to center; Lezcano grounded out (second to first); Money flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Brewers 5. ROYALS 9TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Wathan flied out to right; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Brewers 5. BREWERS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Moore popped to shortstop; Gantner singled to center; Molitor singled to right [Gantner to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Yount singled to left [Gantner to third, Molitor to second]; Cooper grounded out (first unassisted) [Gantner scored, Molitor to third, Yount to second]; Thomas flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Brewers 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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