Wayne Gross knocked in five runs with a pair of homers to pace the A's to a 9-3 victory over the Royals. Gross belted a three-run round-tripper in the fifth inning and two-run blast in the seventh. George Brett, going 1-for-4, saw his average drop to .394. Brett's hit was a two-run homer in the first. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 9, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Sunday, September 21, 1980 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

A's 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 - 9 11 0 Royals 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 2 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 4 2 1 0 1 1 .297 Wilson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .325 Murphy cf 3 2 1 1 2 0 .277 Washington ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Page dh 5 1 2 1 0 1 .249 G. Brett 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .394 Armas rf 5 2 2 0 0 1 .273 Aikens 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .287 Gross 3b 4 2 2 5 1 1 .289 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Klutts 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Wathan c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .306 Gonzalez 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .219 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 McKay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Hurdle rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Newman c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .227 White 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .241 LaCock ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mulliniks pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 9 11 7 4 8 Totals 33 3 6 3 2 5 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 41,329 Left on Base: A's 6, Royals 5 DP: A's 0, Royals 1 Errors: Washington, Wathan Doubles: White (21), Otis (15) Triples: Page (4) Home Runs: Gross 2 (14), Murphy (13), G. Brett (20), Wathan (6) Stolen Bases: Henderson 4 (88), Murphy (26), Wilson (72) GIDP: Guerrero (15) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris W(21-8) 9 6 3 3 2 5 2 35 2.27 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 5 2 35 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(19-10) 7 8 8 7 4 8 2 34 3.89 Pattin 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 8 3.67 Totals 9 11 9 8 4 8 3 42 Wild Pitches: Leonard (12), Pattin (2) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Rich Garcia ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy flied out to center [Henderson to third]; Page tripled to left [Henderson scored]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Page scored]; Armas struck out; Gross walked; Gonzalez singled to center [Gross to second]; McKay was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson stole second; Washington struck out; G. Brett homered [Wilson scored]; Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman grounded out (third to first); Guerrero struck out; Henderson singled to right; Henderson stole second; Henderson stole third; Murphy walked; Page flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 2ND: Wathan homered; Otis lined to shortstop; Hurdle was called out on strikes; White doubled to left; Wilson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross struck out; Gonzalez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 3RD: Washington flied out to left; G. Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); Aikens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Newman grounded out (pitcher to first); Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Wathan grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson was called out on strikes; Murphy walked; Murphy stole second; Page struck out; Armas singled to left [Murphy to third]; Gross homered [Murphy scored, Armas scored]; Gonzalez singled to right; McKay grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle grounded out (third to first); White struck out; Wilson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman struck out; Guerrero popped to second; Henderson reached on an error by Washington [Henderson to second]; Henderson stole third [Henderson scored (error by Wathan) (unearned)]; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Washington lined to right; G. Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); Aikens singled to center; McRae forced Aikens (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Page flied out to center; Armas singled to left; Gross homered [Armas scored]; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: Wathan flied out to left; Otis doubled to left; Hurdle flied out to right [Otis to third]; LACOCK BATTED FOR WHITE; LaCock walked; MULLINIKS RAN FOR LACOCK; Wilson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: MULLINIKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PATTIN REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Newman singled to left; Guerrero grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Newman out at second]; Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); G. Brett flied out to center; Aikens walked; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: Murphy homered; Page singled to center; Pattin threw a wild pitch [Page to second]; Armas popped to first; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher) [Page to third]; Gonzalez lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 3. ROYALS 9TH: KLUTTS REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING 3B); Wathan lined to third; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 3.

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