George Brett rapped two singles in four trips and brought his average back to .400 for the first time since September 4 as the Royals piled up 16 hits in a 13-3 thrashing of the A's. Brett drove in the Royals' first run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning and was credited with his 13th game-winning RBI of the season. Brett also knocked in another run during the course of the game and scored twice. John Wathan and Clint Hurdle had three RBIs each. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 13, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Friday, September 19, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  9  3
Royals       1  0  5    0  4  3    0  0  x  -  13 16  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Wilson lf             5   2   1   0     0   1   .325
  Picciolo lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .238        Cardenal lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .275      McRae dh              4   1   1   1     0   1   .297
  Edwards rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Castillo ph,dh      1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Essian dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .237      G. Brett 3b           4   2   2   2     0   1   .400
Armas rf,cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Aikens 1b             4   3   3   1     0   0   .287
Klutts 3b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .261        LaCock ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Heath c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .232      Otis cf               4   2   2   2     0   0   .260
Newman 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .227      Wathan c              4   2   2   3     1   1   .307
McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Hurdle rf             4   1   3   3     0   0   .304
Guerrero ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .244      White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mulliniks 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .400
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     3   2             Totals               39  13  16  13     1   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 29,493
Left on Base: A's 8, Royals 5
DP: A's 0, Royals 2
Errors: Henderson, Guerrero, Kingman
Doubles: Newman (18), Hurdle (29)
Triples: McRae (5), Otis (2), Wathan (7)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (71), G. Brett (14)
Sacrifice Flies: G. Brett (5), Otis (10)
GIDP: Essian (13), Henderson (6)
Hit by Pitch: Murphy (1,by Splittorff)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman L(7-19)         2.1   7   6   5   0   2   0  15   3.97
Beard                   2.2   4   4   4   1   1   0  13   4.35
Jones                   1     4   3   3   0   1   0   7   2.86
Hamilton                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4  11.40
Lacey                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.39
Totals                  8    16  13  12   1   5   0  42

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(13-10)     9     9   3   3   3   2   0  38   4.10
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   2   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Splittorff (1)
Wild Pitches: Splittorff (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to center; Murphy lined to
second; Essian grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson reached on an error by Guerrero; Wilson stole
second; McRae lined to left [Wilson to third (error by
Henderson)]; G. Brett hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilson
scored (unearned)]; Aikens flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Klutts
struck out; Heath singled to right; Newman forced Heath (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to center; Wathan was called out on
strikes; Hurdle singled to center; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McKay popped to first in foul territory; Guerrero
grounded out (second to first); Henderson popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Concepcion popped to third; Wilson singled to left;
Wilson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Kingman
[Wilson to second]; McRae tripled to left [Wilson scored]; G.
Brett singled to right [McRae scored]; G. Brett stole second;
Aikens singled to center [G. Brett scored]; Otis tripled to
right [Aikens scored]; Wathan singled to left [Otis scored];
BEARD REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Hurdle lined to center; White
flied out to left; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy flied out to left; Essian singled to left;
Armas singled to right [Essian to second]; Klutts flied out to
right; Heath flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Concepcion popped to third; Wilson struck out; McRae
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: On a bunt Newman made an out to pitcher; McKay
singled to right; Guerrero singled to center [McKay to second];
Henderson grounded into a double play (second to first to
shortstop) [Guerrero out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: G. Brett singled to right; Aikens singled to right
[G. Brett to third]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to center [G.
Brett scored]; Wathan walked [Aikens to second]; Hurdle doubled
to left [Aikens scored, Wathan scored]; White flied out to
center; Concepcion singled to right [Hurdle scored]; Wilson
flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals
10.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy walked; Essian grounded out (third to
first) [Murphy to second]; Armas popped to catcher in foul
territory; Klutts flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 10.

ROYALS 6TH: JONES REPLACED BEARD (PITCHING); PICCIOLO REPLACED
HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); McRae was called out on strikes; G.
Brett flied out to center; Aikens singled to right; Otis singled
to left [Aikens to second]; Wathan tripled to right [Aikens
scored, Otis scored]; Hurdle singled to center [Wathan scored];
White forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Royals 13.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Heath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman grounded out (first to
pitcher); McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 13.

ROYALS 7TH: HAMILTON REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Concepcion flied
out to center; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first);
CASTILLO BATTED FOR MCRAE; Castillo singled to center; G. Brett
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 13.

ATHLETICS 8TH: CASTILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CARDENAL
REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING LF); Guerrero popped to first in foul
territory; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
was hit by a pitch; Essian walked [Murphy to second]; Armas
forced Essian (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 13.

ROYALS 8TH: LACEY REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); EDWARDS REPLACED
MURPHY (PLAYING RF); ARMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
LACOCK BATTED FOR AIKENS; LaCock flied out to left; Otis flied
out to center; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 13.

ATHLETICS 9TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Klutts
walked; Heath singled to left [Klutts to second]; Newman doubled
to left [Klutts scored, Heath scored]; Splittorff threw a wild
pitch [Newman to third]; McKay popped to catcher in foul
territory; Guerrero singled to left [Newman scored]; Picciolo
struck out; Edwards forced Guerrero (second to shortstop); 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 13.