Paul Splittorff and Rich Gale combined on a one-hitter as the Royals defeated the Twins, 4-0. The Twins' hit was a single by John Castino in the first inning.

Hal McRae belted a three-run homer in the third inning and Willie Wilson collected his 230th hit of season in the fifth, tying the record set by Pete Rose in 1973 for switch-hitters. George Brett, who did not play, finished the season at .390, the highest average in the majors since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Sunday, October   5, 1980 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  3
Royals       0  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   4  4  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ward lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .463      Wilson lf,cf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .326
Castino 3b,ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Washington ss         3   1   0   0     1   0   .273
Landreaux cf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .281      McRae dh              4   1   2   3     0   0   .297
Morales dh            2   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .251
  Sofield ph,dh       2   0   0   0     0   2   .247        Hurdle rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .294
R. Jackson 1b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Wathan rf,lf,c        3   0   0   0     1   2   .305
  Cubbage ph,1b,3b    2   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Mackanin 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .266        LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Rivera rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Porter c              1   0   0   0     2   0   .249
Butera c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .271        Terrell pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .063
Faedo ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Quirk lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Chalk 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .251
  Vega 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Castillo 3b           3   1   0   0     0   0   .200
D. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Redfern p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gale p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   1   0     3   2             Totals               28   4   4   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 25,603
Left on Base: Twins 5, Royals 4
DP: Twins 0, Royals 0
Errors: R. Jackson, Butera, Faedo, Washington
Doubles: Chalk (10)
Home Runs: McRae (14)
Stolen Bases: Wathan (17), Wilson (79)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Landreaux (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Jackson L(9-9)       5     2   3   2   3   2   1  20   3.87
Redfern                 2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   4.56
Corbett                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.98
Totals                  8     4   4   3   4   5   1  32

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(14-11)     5     1   0   0   1   0   0  18   4.15
Gale SV(1)              4     0   0   0   2   2   0  14   3.92
Totals                  9     1   0   0   3   2   0  32

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


TWINS 1ST: Ward walked; Castino singled to center [Ward to
second]; Landreaux out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Ward to third, Castino to second]; Morales grounded out (third
to first); R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson lined to first; Washington grounded out
(third to first); McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Mackanin flied out to center; Rivera reached on an
error by Washington; Butera flied out to right; Faedo flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (third to first); Wathan walked;
Wathan stole second [Wathan to third (error by Butera)]; Aikens
reached on a fielder's choice [Wathan out at home (third to
catcher)]; Porter walked [Aikens to second]; Chalk flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ward popped to second; Castino grounded out (second
to first); Landreaux flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Castillo reached on an error by Faedo; Wilson
grounded out (second to first) [Castillo to second]; Washington
walked; McRae homered [Castillo scored (unearned), Washington
scored]; Otis flied out to center; Wathan struck out; 3 R (2
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 4TH: Morales popped to catcher in foul territory; R.
Jackson grounded out (third to first); Mackanin grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Aikens struck out; Porter flied out to center; Chalk
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 5TH: Rivera flied out to left; Butera grounded out
(pitcher to first); Faedo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Castillo grounded out (third to first); Wilson
singled to center; Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 6TH: GALE REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Ward grounded
out (shortstop to first); Castino flied out to center; Landreaux
walked; SOFIELD BATTED FOR MORALES; Sofield struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: SOFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); REDFERN
REPLACED D. JACKSON (PITCHING); McRae singled to left; McRae was
picked off first but was safe on an error by R. Jackson [McRae
to third]; Otis struck out; Wathan flied out to right; Aikens
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 3.

TWINS 7TH: HURDLE REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING RF); WILSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WATHAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
CUBBAGE BATTED FOR R. JACKSON; Cubbage popped to third in foul
territory; Mackanin flied out to center; Rivera grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: CUBBAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Porter walked;
TERRELL RAN FOR PORTER; Chalk doubled to left [Terrell to
third]; Castillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
reached on a fielder's choice [Terrell scored, Chalk out at
third (shortstop unassisted)]; Wilson stole second; Washington
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 4.

TWINS 8TH: QUIRK REPLACED TERRELL (PLAYING LF); WATHAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Butera walked; ADAMS BATTED FOR FAEDO;
Adams lined to right; Ward flied out to right; Castino forced
Butera (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: VEGA REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING 1B); CUBBAGE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CASTINO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
CORBETT REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hurdle was called out on strikes; Wathan
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 4.

TWINS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Landreaux
grounded out (first unassisted); Sofield struck out; Cubbage
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 4.