| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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