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Friday September 5, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

George Brett had one hit in four trips, dropping his average to .399, but the Royals defeated the Indians, 2-1. Paul Splittorff, who pitched a four-hitter, gave up the Indians' run in fourth inning, but the Royals came right back with their two tallies in the fifth on a pass to Jose Cardenal, triple by Frank White and single by Willie Wilson. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Friday, September 5, 1980 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .327      Dilone lf,cf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .348
Washington ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Orta rf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .295
G. Brett 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .399      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Charboneau dh         3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Harrah 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Wathan 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Bannister 2b,lf       3   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Diaz c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Cardenal rf           2   1   1   0     1   0   .231      Manning cf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .231
White 2b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .260        Alexander ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .198
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dybzinski pr,2b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
                                                          Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
                                                          Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     1   3             Totals               29   1   4   1     1   1

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 21,808
Left on Base: Royals 5, Indians 2
DP: Royals 2, Indians 1
Errors: Wathan
Doubles: White (17), G. Brett (31), Wathan (12), Bannister (17)
Triples: White (4)
GIDP: Washington (13), Hargrove (17), Veryzer (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(11-9)      9     4   1   1   1   1   0  30   4.22
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   1   0  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(10-13)          9     7   2   2   1   3   0  34   4.41
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   3   0  34

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


ROYALS 1ST: Umpire Dave Phillips missed game for unknown
reason; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone flied out to center; Orta made an out to
second; Hargrove lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae struck out; Otis grounded out (shortstop to
first); Wathan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Charboneau grounded out (catcher to first); Harrah
flied out to center; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Porter grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
walked; White doubled to left [Cardenal to third]; Wilson
reached on a fielder's choice [Cardenal out at home (pitcher to
third)]; Washington forced Wilson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Diaz made an out to first; Manning flied out to
left; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett doubled to right; McRae grounded out (third
to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); Wathan grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: On a bunt Dilone singled to first [Dilone to second
(error by Wathan)]; Orta singled to right [Dilone scored];
Hargrove grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Orta
out at second]; Charboneau lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter was called out on strikes; Cardenal singled
to center; White tripled to right [Cardenal scored]; Wilson
singled to right [White scored]; Washington grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wilson out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Harrah popped to first in foul territory; Bannister
doubled to center; Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Manning struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett was called out on strikes; McRae singled to
shortstop; Otis forced McRae (shortstop to second); Wathan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer lined to left; Dilone lined to left; Orta
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter flied out to left; Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Charboneau
flied out to center; Harrah singled to shortstop; Bannister
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
flied out to left; G. Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Diaz grounded out (third to first); ALEXANDER
BATTED FOR MANNING; Alexander walked; DYBZINSKI RAN FOR
ALEXANDER; Veryzer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Dybzinski out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

ROYALS 9TH: DYBZINSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); DILONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BANNISTER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); McRae flied out to right; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wathan doubled; Porter grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Dilone flied out to left; Orta flied out to left;
Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Indians 1.



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