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.

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