Thursday October 9, 1980
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Kansas City Royals 3, New York Yankees 2

League Championship Series Game 2 Played on Thursday, October 9, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Royals 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 6 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .444 Wilson lf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .250 Murcer dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Washington ss 3 0 1 1 1 1 .286 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .375 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Jackson rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .250 McRae dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Gamble lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .375 Cerone c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .375 Wathan rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nettles 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Hurdle rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Brown cf 2 1 0 0 1 1 .000 Porter c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .143 May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .714 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 8 2 1 8 Totals 29 3 6 3 3 4 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 42,633 Left on Base: Yankees 5, Royals 5 DP: Yankees 0, Royals 1 Doubles: Randolph (2), Watson (2), Washington (1) Triples: Wilson (1) Home Runs: Nettles (1) Stolen Bases: Otis (2) Caught Stealing: McRae (2) GIDP: Nettles (1) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA May L(0-1) 8 6 3 3 3 4 0 32 3.38 Totals 8 6 3 3 3 4 0 32 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(1-0) 8 7 2 2 1 8 1 31 2.25 Quisenberry SV(1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 8 1 34 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ken Kaiser, LF - George Maloney, RF - Steve Palermo YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to right; Murcer lined to first; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson lined to left; Washington struck out; Brett made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to center; Gamble flied out to center; Cerone singled to left [Jackson to second]; Nettles flied out to center; Dent struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; Otis struck out; Wathan popped to first in foul territory; McRae was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 3RD: Brown made an out to shortstop; Randolph struck out; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Aikens grounded out (first to pitcher); Porter singled to right; White singled to right [Porter to second]; Wilson tripled to right [Porter scored, White scored]; Washington doubled to center [Wilson scored]; Brett flied out to center; McRae lined to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3. YANKEES 4TH: Watson flied out to right; Jackson struck out; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Otis struck out; Wathan grounded out (third to first); Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3. YANKEES 5TH: Cerone flied out to center; Nettles hit an inside the park homer to right; Dent grounded out (third to first); Brown walked; Randolph doubled to right [Brown scored]; Murcer struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Porter flied out to right; On a bunt White grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson walked; Washington walked [Wilson to second]; Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. YANKEES 6TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied out to left; Gamble flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: McRae struck out; Otis singled to left; Wathan flied out to right; Otis stole second; Aikens flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. YANKEES 7TH: HURDLE REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING RF); Cerone lined to left; Nettles struck out; Dent lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); White singled to left; Wilson forced White (pitcher to shortstop); Washington forced Wilson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. YANKEES 8TH: Brown struck out; Randolph singled to right; Murcer struck out; Watson doubled to left [Randolph out at home (left to third to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: Brett flied out to center; McRae flied out to center; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. YANKEES 9TH: Jackson singled to left; QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Gamble made an out to second; Cerone singled to left [Jackson to second]; Nettles grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cerone out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3.

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