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.