Matt Keough held George Brett hitless in four trips while pitching the A's to a 9-0 victory over the Royals, who absorbed their first shutout since May 6 after scoring in 126 consecutive games. While Bretl's average dropped from .400 to .396, Tony Armas put on a batting show for the A's with two homers and two doubles, driving in five runs. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 9, Kansas City Royals 0

Game Played on Saturday, September 20, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

A's 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 9 11 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 2 2 1 0 3 0 .298 Wilson lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .326 Murphy cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .277 McRae dh 3 0 2 0 0 0 .300 Heath dh 5 2 1 1 0 0 .231 Castillo ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Armas rf 4 3 4 5 1 0 .272 G. Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .396 Klutts 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .259 Aikens 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Newman 1b 5 0 1 2 0 1 .226 Phelps 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Essian c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Porter c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .258 Picciolo ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Terrell 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Washington ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chamberlain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Twitty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K. Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 9 11 9 6 4 Totals 31 0 5 0 1 4 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 37,523 Left on Base: A's 8, Royals 5 DP: A's 1, Royals 1 Errors: Hurdle Doubles: Armas 2 (17) Home Runs: Armas 2 (33) Stolen Bases: Henderson 2 (84), Armas (5) Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (22) GIDP: Klutts (4) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough W(16-13) 9 5 0 0 1 4 0 32 2.93 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 4 0 32 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(0-1) 1.1 5 5 5 2 1 0 11 11.57 Chamberlain 4.2 5 4 3 2 3 2 22 9.95 Twitty 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 6.86 K. Brett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 11 9 8 6 4 2 44 Wild Pitches: Chamberlain (1) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Greg Kosc ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to center; Henderson stole second; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Henderson to third]; Heath singled to center [Henderson scored]; Armas doubled to center [Heath to third]; Klutts made an out to shortstop; Newman singled to center [Heath scored, Armas scored]; McKay walked [Newman to second]; Essian struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; McRae singled to left; G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [McRae to second]; Aikens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Picciolo flied out to right; Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy singled to right [Henderson scored]; CHAMBERLAIN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Heath reached on an error by Hurdle [Murphy to second]; Armas doubled to right [Murphy scored, Heath scored (unearned)]; Armas stole third; Klutts struck out; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to center; Porter grounded out (second to first); Hurdle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: McKay flied out to center; Essian singled to center; Chamberlain threw a wild pitch [Essian to second]; Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson walked; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: White struck out; Washington walked; Wilson singled to center [Washington to second]; McRae hit into a double play (right to shortstop) [Washington out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Heath popped to first in foul territory; Armas homered; Klutts struck out; Newman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett popped to third in foul territory; Aikens singled to center; Otis popped to catcher in foul territory; Porter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: McKay grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian made an out to shortstop; Picciolo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle flied out to center; White grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson made an out to second; Murphy walked; Heath flied out to center; Armas homered [Murphy scored]; Klutts singled to center; Newman grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Wilson flied to left in foul territory; McRae singled to center; G. Brett forced McRae (first to shortstop); Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: PHELPS REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); TERRELL REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); TWITTY REPLACED CHAMBERLAIN (PITCHING); McKay grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Ken Phelps; Essian flied out to left; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter struck out; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson walked; Murphy singled to center [Henderson to second]; Heath grounded out (pitcher to first) [Henderson to third, Murphy to second]; Armas was walked intentionally; Klutts grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Armas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 0. ROYALS 8TH: Terrell flied out to left; Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson singled to center; CASTILLO BATTED FOR MCRAE; Castillo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: CASTILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); K. BRETT REPLACED TWITTY (PITCHING); Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay grounded out (third to first); Essian made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 0. ROYALS 9TH: G. Brett grounded out (second to first); Phelps grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 0.

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