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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 15, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 15, 1980 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 50,199 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Rich Garcia |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Steve Braun | Right Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Pete LaCock | Left Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Kiko Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Lee May | DH |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 15, 1980
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Palmer
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Palmer
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Leonard
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bumbry for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Leonard
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Leonard
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Leonard
Murray hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Murray reaches second base with a double. Singleton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Singleton scores. Murray moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Leonard
May strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Palmer
Aikens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Palmer
LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Palmer
Quirk hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Leonard
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Leonard
Roenicke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Leonard
Dempsey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roenicke moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Leonard
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roenicke scores. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Leonard
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. Dempsey moves to third. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garcia vs. Leonard
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards second. White fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Dempsey scores. Belanger scores. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Leonard
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Palmer
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Palmer
Washington hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Palmer
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Palmer
Braun strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Leonard
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Leonard
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Leonard
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces juggles the ball. That's an error on DeCinces. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Palmer
Aikens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Palmer
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Leonard
Roenicke strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Leonard
Dempsey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of LaCock. Dempsey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Leonard
Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Leonard
Bumbry strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Palmer
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Quirk for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Palmer
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Palmer
Washington hits a popup towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Leonard
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Leonard
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Leonard
Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Singleton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Leonard
May hits a fly ball into right field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Singleton tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Leonard
DeCinces hits a fly ball into left field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Palmer
Wilson hits a line drive towards the mound. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Palmer
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Leonard
Roenicke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Leonard
Dempsey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Busby
Steve Busby now pitching.
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Busby
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Busby
Garcia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Busby
Singleton takes first base on ball four. Belanger moves to third. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murray vs. Busby
Murray takes first base on ball four. Belanger scores. Bumbry moves to third. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Busby
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bumbry scores. Singleton scores. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Martin
Renie Martin now pitching.
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Palmer
Aikens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LaCock vs. Palmer
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. McRae scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Palmer
Quirk strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Palmer
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LaCock moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Palmer
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Martin
Roenicke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Martin
Dempsey strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Martin
Belanger strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Palmer
Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Palmer
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Martin
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Martin
Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Martin
Singleton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Martin
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Martin
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of LaCock. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeCinces vs. Martin
DeCinces hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Stoddard
Tim Stoddard now pitching. John Lowenstein now playing left field. Gary Roenicke now playing right field.
Aikens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Stoddard
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Stoddard
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1980 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 4 0 0 0 Bumbry A, cf 3 1 0 0
Braun S, rf 4 0 0 0 Garcia K, 2b 4 1 0 1
Brett G, 3b 4 1 1 1 Singleton K, rf 3 4 2 2
McRae H, dh 4 1 1 0 Lowenstein J, lf 0 0 0 0
Aikens W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Murray E, 1b 4 0 2 1
LaCock P, lf 4 0 1 1 May L, dh 4 0 2 3
Quirk J, c 4 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 5 0 0 0
White F, 2b 3 0 2 0 Roenicke G, lf-rf 3 2 1 0
Washington U, ss 3 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 4 2 3 2
Belanger M, ss 4 2 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 6 2 34 12 12 10
Kansas City 000 000 110 -- 2
Baltimore 130 015 02x -- 12
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L)* 5.0 8 7 6 3 3
Busby S 0.1 2 3 3 3 0
Martin R 2.2 2 2 2 1 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (W) 8.0 6 2 2 0 5
Stoddard T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- White F, DeCinces D
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Baltimore 6
2B -- Murray E, Dempsey R, May L
HR -- Dempsey R, Brett G, Singleton K
SF -- May L
WP -- Leonard D
T -- 2:32
A -- 50199
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