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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 21, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 21, 1980 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Norris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 41,329 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Rich Garcia |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Orlando Gonzalez | First Baseman |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 21, 1980
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leonard
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Leonard
There goes Henderson. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Leonard
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Page vs. Leonard
Page hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Page reaches third base with a triple. Henderson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Armas vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Page scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Leonard
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKay vs. Leonard
McKay is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Norris
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Norris
There goes Wilson. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Norris
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Norris
Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Norris
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Norris
McRae strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Leonard
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Leonard
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leonard
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Leonard
There goes Henderson. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Leonard
There goes Henderson. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Henderson steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Leonard
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Leonard
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Norris
Wathan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Norris
Otis hits a line drive towards short. Guerrero reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Norris
Hurdle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Norris
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Norris
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Leonard
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Norris
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Norris
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Norris
Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Leonard
McKay 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 -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Leonard
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Leonard
Guerrero strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Norris
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Norris
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Norris
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leonard
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Leonard
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Leonard
There goes Murphy. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Murphy steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Leonard
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Leonard
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Leonard
McKay 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
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Norris
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Norris
White strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Norris
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Leonard
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Leonard
Guerrero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leonard
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington misplays the ball. That's an error on Washington. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Leonard
There goes Henderson. The throw from Wathan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Henderson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Leonard
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Norris
Washington hits a line drive into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Norris
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Norris
Aikens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Norris
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Leonard
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Leonard
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Leonard
McKay 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
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Norris
Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Norris
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hurdle vs. Norris
Hurdle hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LaCock vs. Norris
Pete LaCock pinch hits for Frank White.
LaCock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Norris
Rance Mulliniks pinch runs for Pete LaCock.
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Pattin
Rance Mulliniks now playing second base. Marty Pattin now pitching.
Newman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Pattin
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Pattin
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Norris
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Norris
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Norris
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Norris
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Pattin
Murphy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Pattin
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Pattin
There's a wild pitch. Page moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Pattin
Armas hits a popup towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Pattin
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Pattin covering, for the out. Page moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Pattin
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Norris
Mickey Klutts now playing third base.
Wathan hits a line drive towards third. Klutts reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Norris
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Norris
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1980 -- Oakland at Kansas City (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 4 2 1 0 Wilson W, lf 4 1 1 0
Murphy D, cf 3 2 1 1 Washington U, ss 4 0 0 0
Page M, dh 5 1 2 1 Brett G, 3b 4 1 1 2
Armas T, rf 5 2 2 0 Aikens W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Gross W, 3b 4 2 2 5 McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0
Klutts M, 3b 0 0 0 0 Wathan J, c 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez O, 1b 5 0 2 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0
McKay D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hurdle C, rf 4 0 0 0
Newman J, c 4 0 1 0 White F, 2b 2 0 1 0
Guerrero M, ss 4 0 0 0 LaCock P, ph 0 0 0 0
Mulliniks R, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 11 7 33 3 6 3
Oakland 200 031 201 -- 9
Kansas City 210 000 000 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Norris M (W) 9.0 6 3 3 2 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 7.0 8 8 7 4 8
Pattin M 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Washington U, Wathan J
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Kansas City 5
2B -- White F, Otis A
3B -- Page M
HR -- Brett G, Wathan J, Gross W 2, Murphy D
SB -- Henderson R 4, Wilson W, Murphy D
WP -- Leonard D, Pattin M
T -- 2:47
A -- 41329
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