In his first major league start, Bob McClure went the route, hurling a six-hitter as the Brewers defeated the Royals, 6-1. George Brett went 1-for-3 as his average dropped to .401.

Milwaukee tallied two runs in the first on a double by Robin Yount, RBI single by Cecil Cooper, a stolen base, an error and a single by Ben Oglivie. Cooper raised his league-leading RBI total to 103 with a squeeze bunt in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Monday, September 1, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Brewers      2  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   6  9  0
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            5   1   0   0     0   0   .290      Wilson cf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .326
Yount ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .292      Washington ss         2   0   1   0     2   0   .276
Cooper 1b             5   1   2   2     0   0   .360      G. Brett 3b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .401
Thomas cf             2   1   1   0     3   0   .255      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Oglivie lf            3   1   1   1     2   0   .294      Wathan 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Money dh              5   0   1   2     0   0   .245      Cardenal lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Harris rf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .158      White 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .258
Gantner 3b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Hurdle rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Martinez c            3   0   1   1     1   0   .243        Chalk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
McClure p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Quirk c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .277
                                                            Otis ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .262
                                                            Castillo pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            K. Brett p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Chamberlain p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   9   6     7   0             Totals               33   1   6   1     4   1

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 28,597
Left on Base: Brewers 10, Royals 9
DP: Brewers 0, Royals 1
Errors: Washington, Quirk
Doubles: Yount (43), Thomas (25), Money (15)
Triples: Gantner (3), Washington (10)
Stolen Bases: Cooper 2 (15), Molitor (24), Wilson (58)
Sacrifice Hits: Gantner (8)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McClure W(2-6)          9     6   1   1   4   1   0  37   3.08
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   1   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale L(13-8)            3.2   7   4   4   4   0   0  22   3.83
K. Brett                4.1   0   0   0   2   0   0  15   0.00
Chamberlain             1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6  18.00
Totals                  9     9   6   6   7   0   0  43

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mark Johnson


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied out to center; Yount doubled to left;
Cooper singled to right [Yount scored]; Cooper stole second
[Cooper to third (error by Quirk)]; Thomas walked; Oglivie
singled to right [Cooper scored, Thomas to third]; Money reached
on a fielder's choice [Thomas out at home (shortstop to catcher
to third to pitcher), Oglivie to third]; Harris popped to first;
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied out to right; Washington tripled to
left; G. Brett popped to shortstop; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Royals 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Gantner tripled to left; Martinez singled to center
[Gantner scored]; Molitor lined to center; Yount singled to left
[Martinez to second]; Cooper lined to center; Thomas walked
[Martinez to third, Yount to second]; Oglivie flied out to left;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
flied out to center; White singled to left; Hurdle struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Money reached on an error by Washington; Harris
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Money out at
first]; Gantner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Quirk walked; Wilson forced Quirk (shortstop to
second); Washington walked [Wilson to second]; Wilson stole
third; G. Brett singled to right [Wilson scored, Washington to
third]; McRae popped to second; Wathan popped to second; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Martinez walked; Molitor forced Martinez (pitcher
to second); Molitor stole second; Yount grounded out (second to
first) [Molitor to third]; On a bunt Cooper singled to third
[Molitor scored]; Cooper stole second; Thomas walked; K. BRETT
REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Oglivie walked [Cooper to third,
Thomas to second]; Money flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Cardenal flied out to center; White flied out to
center; Hurdle popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 4, Royals 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Harris popped to first; Gantner grounded out
(second to first); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Quirk grounded out (catcher unassisted); Wilson
walked; Washington flied out to right; G. Brett flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Molitor grounded out (pitcher to first); Yount
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Wathan grounded
out (first unassisted); Cardenal grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Thomas flied out to left; Oglivie grounded out
(second to first); Money flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: White flied out to center; Hurdle flied out to left;
Quirk singled to center; Wilson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Harris walked; Gantner out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Harris to second]; Martinez popped to
shortstop; Molitor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington walked; G. Brett flied out to right;
McRae flied out to left; Wathan lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 1.

BREWERS 9TH: CHAMBERLAIN REPLACED K. BRETT (PITCHING); Yount
flied out to right; Cooper flied out to left; Thomas doubled to
left; Oglivie was walked intentionally; Money doubled to left
[Thomas scored, Oglivie scored]; Harris popped to shortstop; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Cardenal popped to first; White singled to center;
CHALK BATTED FOR HURDLE; Chalk flied out to left; OTIS BATTED
FOR QUIRK; Otis singled to left [White to second]; CASTILLO RAN
FOR OTIS; Wilson grounded out (second to first); Debut game
for Manny Castillo; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 6, Royals
1.