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Royals
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 8, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 8, 1980 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
California Angels
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alfredo Martinez |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 23,050 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rocky Roe 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Dallas Parks |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | Third Baseman |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Brian Downing | DH |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Clark | Left Fielder |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Dave Skaggs | Catcher |
| Jim Fregosi | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 8, 1980
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Martinez
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Martinez
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Martinez
McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Martinez
Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Gura
Thon hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Gura
Carew 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 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Gura
Lansford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Lansford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Gura
Ford hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Gura
Downing hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Martinez
Otis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Martinez
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Martinez
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Martinez
Quirk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Quirk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Martinez
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Quirk moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Martinez
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Gura
Grich 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 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Gura
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Gura
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skaggs vs. Gura
Skaggs strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Martinez
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Martinez
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Martinez
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aikens for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Gura
Thon hits a line drive towards short. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Gura
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Gura
There goes Carew. The throw from Porter and he is out, White applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Gura
Lansford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Gura
Ford hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Porter settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Porter. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Gura
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Martinez
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Martinez
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Martinez
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Martinez, and towards Grich, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Gura
Downing hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Gura
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Gura
Clark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gura
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Martinez
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Martinez
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Martinez
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Martinez
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Washington scores. Wilson scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Martinez
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Martinez
Aikens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Aikens reaches second base with a double. White goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Aase
Don Aase now pitching.
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skaggs vs. Gura
Skaggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Gura
Thon hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Gura
Carew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Carew reaches second base with a double. Skaggs moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lansford vs. Gura
Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skaggs scores. Carew scores. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Pattin
Marty Pattin now pitching.
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Downing vs. Pattin
Downing hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lansford tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Pattin
Grich is hit by the pitch. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Pattin
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Aase
Porter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Aase
Hurdle strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Aase
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Aase covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pattin
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skaggs vs. Pattin
Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Pattin
Thon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Pattin
There goes Thon. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Thon steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Pattin
Carew is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Pattin
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Aase
Washington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Aase
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Aase
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Aase
McRae strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Pattin
Ford hits a popup towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Pattin
Downing hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Pattin
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Pattin
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Pattin
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Aase
Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Aase
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Aase
Porter takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Hassler
Andy Hassler now pitching. Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Clint Hurdle.
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wathan vs. Hassler
John Wathan pinch hits for Jamie Quirk.
Wathan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skaggs vs. Pattin
Jose Cardenal now playing right field. Dave Chalk now playing third base.
Skaggs strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Pattin
Thon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Pattin
Carew hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Hassler
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Hassler
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hassler
White hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Hassler
McRae strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1980 -- Kansas City at California (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 5 1 1 0 Thon D, ss 5 0 2 0
White F, 2b 5 1 2 2 Carew R, 1b 4 1 2 0
McRae H, dh 5 0 1 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 3 3 3
Aikens W, 1b 4 0 1 1 Ford D, rf 4 1 2 2
Otis A, cf 4 1 2 1 Downing B, dh 3 1 1 2
Porter D, c 3 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Hurdle C, rf 3 0 0 0 Clark B, lf 4 0 2 0
Cardenal J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 4 0 0 0
Quirk J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Skaggs D, c 3 1 0 0
Wathan J, ph 1 0 0 0
Chalk D, 3b 0 0 0 0
Washington U, ss 3 1 3 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 11 4 33 7 12 7
Kansas City 010 030 000 -- 4
California 201 130 00x -- 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L (L) 4.1 8 7 7 1 2
Pattin M 3.2 4 0 0 2 3
California IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez A 4.2 9 4 4 0 2
Aase D (W) 2.2 2 0 0 1 4
Hassler A (S) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Porter D
DP -- Kansas City 1, California 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, California 7
2B -- McRae H, Lansford C, Quirk J, Wilson W, Aikens W, Carew R
HR -- Ford D, Otis A, Lansford C, Downing B
SB -- Thon D
CS -- Carew R
SF -- Downing B
HBP -- by Pattin M (Grich B)
T -- 2:53
A -- 23050
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