Dwayne Murphy and Rob Picciolo each hit a two-run homer in pacing the A's to a 6-2 victory over the Royals. Murphy connected for the circuit in the first inning and Picciolo in the second. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 13, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
A's          2  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   6  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .326      Henderson lf          3   2   2   1     2   0   .297
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Murphy cf             4   1   2   3     0   1   .279
Wathan c              4   1   1   1     0   2   .303      Page dh               5   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Aikens 1b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .283      Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
McRae dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Essian c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .241
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .258      Newman 1b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .227
Hurdle rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Klutts 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Washington ss         4   0   2   1     0   0   .273      McKay 2b              3   2   2   0     0   1   .242
Chalk 3b              2   0   0   0     0   2   .253      Picciolo ss           2   1   2   2     0   0   .243
  Quirk ph,3b         2   0   1   0     0   1   .279      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     2   9             Totals               29   6   9   6     6   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 11,253
Left on Base: Royals 8, A's 9
DP: Royals 1, A's 0
Doubles: McKay (14)
Home Runs: Wathan (5), Murphy (12), Picciolo (3)
Stolen Bases: Wilson 2 (65), White (19), Washington 2 (18), Henderson 2 (79)
Caught Stealing: Washington (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo 2 (8), Murphy (20)
GIDP: Page (7)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (8,by McCatty), McKay (6,by Gura)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(18-7)            8     9   6   6   6   3   2  39   2.65
Totals                  8     9   6   6   6   3   2  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(12-13)        9     8   2   2   2   9   1  37   3.93
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   9   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Gura (3), McCatty (7)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Jim McKean


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; White singled to center
[Wilson to second]; Wilson stole third and White stole second;
Wathan struck out; Aikens struck out; McRae popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Murphy homered [Henderson
scored]; Page grounded out (first unassisted); Armas grounded
out (shortstop to first); Essian walked; Newman grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis struck out; Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to
first); Washington singled to center; Washington was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Klutts popped to shortstop; McKay doubled to
right; Picciolo homered [McKay scored]; Henderson singled to
center; Murphy grounded out (second to first) [Henderson to
second]; Page grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Chalk struck out; Wilson was called out on strikes;
White lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics
4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Essian
walked; Newman walked [Essian to second]; Klutts flied out to
right; McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Wathan grounded out (second to first); Aikens
singled to left; McRae popped to second; Otis flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Picciolo singled to shortstop; Henderson popped
to second; Murphy singled to right [Picciolo to third]; Page
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle flied out to right; Washington singled to
center; Washington stole second; Chalk struck out; Wilson
singled to shortstop [Washington to third]; Wilson stole second;
White flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Essian
grounded out (third to first); Newman singled to left; Klutts
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics
4.

ROYALS 6TH: Wathan homered; Aikens walked; McRae was hit by a
pitch [Aikens to second]; Otis walked [Aikens to third, McRae to
second]; Hurdle flied out to center; Washington forced Otis
(shortstop to second) [Aikens scored, McRae to third]; QUIRK
BATTED FOR CHALK; Washington stole second; Quirk struck out; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); McKay singled
to left; Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[McKay to second]; Henderson singled to right [McKay scored];
Henderson stole second; Henderson stole third; Murphy out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Henderson scored]; Page
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson flied out to center; White grounded out
(third to first); Wathan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas flied out to right; Essian popped to
shortstop; Newman walked; Klutts grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Aikens flied out to left; McRae struck out; Otis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: McKay was hit by a pitch; Picciolo out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [McKay to second]; Henderson
was walked intentionally; Murphy struck out; Page forced
Henderson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, Athletics 6.

ROYALS 9TH: Hurdle flied out to left; Washington flied out to
left; Quirk singled to center; Wilson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 6.