The Royals clinched the West Division title by winning the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 5-0, behind the three-hit pitching of Dennis Leonard. The Angels rebounded to take the nightcap, 7-4, despite the return of George Brett to the Royals' lineup. Brett went 2-for-5 to maintain his average at .396.

The Royals scored in the first inning of the lidlifter when Willie Wilson singled, took second on a walk, stole third and came home on a sacrifice fly by Hal McRae. Wilson singled in two more runs in the second inning. The Angels won the second game when a three-run double by Brian Downing in the seventh inning broke a 4-4 tie. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 17, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Royals       1  2  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .285      Wilson lf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .324
Kubski lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Washington ss         4   0   2   0     1   1   .274
Lansford 3b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .258      McRae dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .297
Thompson dh           4   0   1   0     0   3   .277      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     2   0   .256
Harris 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .412      Aikens 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .283
Downing c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .192        LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Miller cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Wathan c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .303
Thon 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .260      White 2b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .270
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Cardenal rf           1   1   0   0     1   0   .243
Botting p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hurdle ph,rf        2   0   1   1     0   0   .296
  Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chalk 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .247
  Schuler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     2   9             Totals               34   5  11   5     5   4

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: Angels 4, Royals 11
DP: Angels 0, Royals 1
Doubles: Harris (2), White (20)
Stolen Bases: Wilson 2 (67), Washington 2 (20), Otis (13)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (5)
GIDP: Harris (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Botting L(0-1)          2.1   4   3   3   4   1   0  15   3.07
Barr                    2.2   4   2   2   1   2   0  13   5.55
Schuler                 3     3   0   0   0   1   0  12   5.40
Totals                  8    11   5   5   5   4   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(19-9)         9     3   0   0   2   9   0  31   3.75
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   9   0  31

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Greg Kosc


ANGELS 1ST: Harlow flied out to left; Kubski grounded out
(second to first); Lansford lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to shortstop; Washington walked
[Wilson to second]; Wilson stole third and Washington stole
second; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilson scored];
Otis walked; Washington stole third and Otis stole second;
Aikens lined to second; Wathan flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Harris doubled to right;
Downing walked; Miller flied out to left; Thon forced Downing
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: White doubled to left; Cardenal walked; Chalk
grounded out (third to first) [White to third, Cardenal to
second]; Wilson singled to center [White scored, Cardenal
scored]; Wilson stole second; Washington flied out to right;
McRae popped to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals
3.

ANGELS 3RD: Patek grounded out (second to first); Harlow singled
to center; Kubski grounded out (second to first) [Harlow to
second]; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis walked; Aikens was called out on strikes;
Wathan singled to center [Otis to second]; BARR REPLACED BOTTING
(PITCHING); White forced Wathan (shortstop to second) [Otis to
third]; Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Thompson singled to center; Harris grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at
second]; Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Chalk was called out on strikes; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Washington singled to left; McRae flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Miller popped to center; Thon grounded out (third to
first); Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); Aikens walked;
Wathan singled to center [Aikens to second]; White singled to
center [Aikens scored, Wathan to third]; HURDLE BATTED FOR
CARDENAL; Hurdle singled to left [Wathan scored, White to
third]; Chalk struck out; Wilson popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.

ANGELS 6TH: HURDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Harlow struck
out; Kubski lined to right; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: SCHULER REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Washington was
called out on strikes; McRae singled to left; Otis lined to
center; Aikens forced McRae (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Harris flied out
to right; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Wathan popped to second; White singled to left;
Hurdle flied out to center; Chalk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Miller flied out to center; Thon grounded out (third
to first); Patek popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson popped to right; Washington singled to
center; McRae popped to second; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.

ANGELS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Harlow flied
out to left; Kubski struck out; Lansford walked; Thompson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.