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.