Thursday September 4, 1980
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Exploding for eight runs in the ninth inning, the Brewers shocked the Royals, 9-5. Don Money and Dick Davis both singled twice in the big inning as the Brewers tatooed Royals' ace reliever Dan Quisenberry for seven hits and six runs. George Brett went 1-for-3 with a homer as his average dropped to .401. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 9, Kansas City Royals 5

Game Played on Thursday, September 4, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  8  -   9 16  0
Royals       0  0  1    0  1  1    2  0  0  -   5 10  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .292      Wilson lf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .328
Yount ss              5   1   3   2     0   0   .295      Washington ss         3   0   1   1     1   0   .274
Cooper 1b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .360      G. Brett 3b           3   1   1   2     2   0   .401
Thomas cf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .252      McRae dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .306
Oglivie lf            5   1   1   2     0   0   .295      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Money dh              5   1   3   1     0   0   .256      Wathan c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Davis rf              4   1   3   1     1   1   .273      Cardenal rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .222
Bando 3b              3   1   1   1     2   0   .195      LaCock 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Moore c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .285      White 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .258
Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            K. Brett p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  16   9     4   4             Totals               35   5  10   5     3   1

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 21,898
Left on Base: Brewers 8, Royals 8
DP: Brewers 1, Royals 2
Doubles: Molitor 2 (22), Yount (45), Cardenal (2), Wathan (11)
Triples: Wilson (13)
Home Runs: White (6), G. Brett (19)
Stolen Bases: Bando (4)
Caught Stealing: Davis (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Washington (2)
GIDP: Bando (6), Wathan (18)
Hit by Pitch: LaCock (1,by Travers)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers                 6.1   7   5   5   3   1   2  30   3.71
Castro W(1-4)           2.2   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   2.95
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   1   2  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                    8     9   3   3   3   4   0  34   2.31
Quisenberry L(11-6)     0.1   7   6   6   1   0   0   9   3.08
K. Brett                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    16   9   9   4   4   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Travers (5)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Bill Haller


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor doubled to left; Yount singled to center
[Molitor scored]; Cooper singled to center [Yount to third];
Thomas struck out; On a bunt Oglivie made an out to first; Money
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Washington
popped to first in foul territory; G. Brett walked; McRae flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Davis singled to left; Davis was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first);
Bando walked; Moore was called out on strikes; Bando stole
second; Molitor grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to center; Wathan popped to catcher
in foul territory; Cardenal doubled to left; LaCock was hit by a
pitch; White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
1, Royals 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount doubled to right; Cooper grounded out (second
to first) [Yount to third]; Thomas flied into a double play to
second [Yount out at home (second to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson tripled to left; Washington hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Wilson scored]; G. Brett popped to third in foul
territory; McRae popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Royals 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first); Money
flied out to center; Davis walked; Bando walked [Davis to
second]; Moore lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Wathan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cardenal popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Molitor flied out to center; Yount flied out to
left; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher); White
homered; Wilson popped to shortstop; Washington walked; G. Brett
walked [Washington to second]; McRae struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory; Oglivie
grounded out (pitcher to first); Money singled to left; Davis
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to left; Wathan doubled to left;
Cardenal singled to left [Wathan scored]; LaCock flied out to
center; White popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
1, Royals 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Bando flied out to left; Moore grounded out (second
to first); Molitor doubled to left; Yount grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson singled to right; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Wilson to second]; G. Brett homered
[Wilson scored]; CASTRO REPLACED TRAVERS (PITCHING); McRae
singled to left; Otis singled to left [McRae to second]; Wathan
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Otis out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Cooper struck out; Thomas grounded out (third to
first); Oglivie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); LaCock
grounded out (pitcher to first); White grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 5.

BREWERS 9TH: Money singled to left; Davis singled to center
[Money to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Bando
singled to right [Money scored, Davis to second]; Moore singled
to right [Davis scored, Bando to third]; Molitor flied out to
right; Yount singled to left [Bando scored, Moore to second];
Cooper singled to right [Moore scored, Yount to third, Cooper to
second (on throw to home)]; Thomas was walked intentionally;
Oglivie singled to right [Yount scored, Cooper scored, Thomas to
second]; Money singled to left [Thomas scored, Oglivie to
second]; Davis singled to left [Oglivie scored, Money to
second]; K. BRETT REPLACED QUISENBERRY (PITCHING); Bando
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Davis
out at second]; 8 R, 9 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 9, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Wilson grounded out (first to pitcher); Washington
singled to center; G. Brett forced Washington (shortstop to
second); McRae lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 9, Royals 5.



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