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Thursday September 11, 1980
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The Royals reduced their magic number to five for clinching the A.L. West title by defeating the Angels, 7-2, behind the four-hit hurling of Dennis Leonard. A two-run homer by Willie Aikens climaxed a three-run third inning and K.C. put the game away in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Jose Cardenal and Jamie Quirk's RBI single. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 2

Game Played on Thursday, September 11, 1980 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals       0  0  3    0  0  2    1  0  1  -   7 10  1
Angels       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .324      Thon ss               4   0   1   0     0   3   .253
White 2b              5   0   3   1     0   0   .267      Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
McRae dh              4   2   0   0     1   0   .300      Carew 1b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .332
Aikens 1b             4   2   2   2     1   0   .281        Whitmer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Thompson dh           2   1   1   2     2   0   .276
Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .263      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Grich 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .275
Hurdle rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Clark lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Cardenal ph,rf      1   0   0   1     0   1   .247      Miller cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Quirk 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .284      Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Washington ss         4   1   1   0     0   1   .271        Harris ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ferris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schuler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knapp p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Halicki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  10   5     4   3             Totals               30   2   4   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 22,844
Left on Base: Royals 6, Angels 4
DP: Royals 2, Angels 2
Errors: Quirk, Thon, Lansford, Skaggs
Doubles: Grich (20)
Triples: Wilson (14)
Home Runs: Aikens (17), Thompson (18)
Stolen Bases: White 2 (18), Wilson (62), McRae (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Cardenal (1)
GIDP: Quirk (6), Ford (14), Grich (13)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(18-9)         9     4   2   2   3   6   1  33   3.89
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   6   1  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ferris L(0-1)           5.1   5   5   2   3   1   1  24   3.86
Schuler                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3  13.50
Knapp                   0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   6.42
LaRoche                 1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   4.43
Halicki                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.50
Totals                  9    10   7   4   4   3   1  40

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Mike Reilly


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White singled
to center; McRae flied out to right; White stole second; Aikens
singled to shortstop [White to third]; Porter was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Thon struck out; Lansford flied out to right; Carew
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle
grounded out (third to first); Quirk grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Thompson walked; Ford grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second]; Grich
singled to right; Clark popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington singled to left; Wilson grounded out
(second to first) [Washington to second]; White grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Washington to third]; McRae reached on an
error by Thon [Washington scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Aikens
homered (unearned) [McRae scored (unearned)]; Porter grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Skaggs
popped to second; Thon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis popped to first in foul territory; Hurdle
singled to third; Quirk grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Hurdle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford popped to second; Carew walked; Thompson
homered [Carew scored]; Ford struck out; Grich doubled to right;
Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Angels 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Washington flied out to right; Wilson flied out to
center; On a bunt White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Miller flied out to left; Skaggs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thon singled to center; Lansford grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae walked; Aikens walked [McRae to second];
Porter flied out to left; Otis walked [McRae to third, Aikens to
second]; SCHULER REPLACED FERRIS (PITCHING); CARDENAL BATTED FOR
HURDLE; Cardenal hit a sacrifice fly to center [McRae scored];
Quirk singled to center [Aikens scored, Otis to third];
Washington flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Carew grounded
out (second to first); Thompson popped to center; Ford flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Angels 2.

ROYALS 7TH: KNAPP REPLACED SCHULER (PITCHING); Wilson singled to
center; Wilson stole second [Wilson to third (error by Skaggs)];
White singled to left [Wilson scored]; White stole second; McRae
grounded out (second to first) [White to third]; LAROCHE
REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Aikens grounded out (second to
first); Porter walked; Otis forced Porter (third to second); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Grich struck out; Clark grounded out (shortstop to
first); Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
6, Angels 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Cardenal struck out; Quirk grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 6, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: HARRIS BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Harris struck out; Thon
struck out; Lansford reached on an error by Quirk; Carew
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
6, Angels 2.

ROYALS 9TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WHITMER REPLACED
CAREW (PLAYING C ); HALICKI REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Wilson
tripled to right; White singled to third [Wilson scored (error
by Lansford) (no RBI)]; McRae forced White (shortstop to
second); McRae stole second; Aikens lined into a double play
(center to second) [McRae out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 7, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Thompson
walked; Ford flied out to center; Grich grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Angels 2.



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