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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 18, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 18, 1980 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 44,170 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Al Clark |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Wathan | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | DH |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 18, 1980
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. May
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. May
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. May
Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. May
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. May
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. May
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aikens vs. May
Aikens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Gura
Randolph strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gura
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Gura
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. May
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. May
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. May
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. May
McRae strikes out. There goes White. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. May
Brett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gura
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Gura
Soderholm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Gura
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. May
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella throws the ball in to Randolph who tags Otis, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. May
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. May
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Gura
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Gura
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Gura
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Gura
Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. May
Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. May
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. May
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gura
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Gura
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gura
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Gura
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. May
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. May
There goes Wilson. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. May
There's a wild pitch. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. May
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. May
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. May
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. May
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. May
Porter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Gura
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Gura
Nettles 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, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Gura
Cerone hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. May
Aikens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. May
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aikens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Lollar
Tim Lollar now pitching.
White takes first base on ball four. Aikens moves to third. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Lollar
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Aikens scores. Washington scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Lollar
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. McRae reaches second base with a double. White scores. Wilson scores. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Lollar
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Lollar
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wathan vs. Lollar
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Gura
Dent strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Gura
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gura
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Gura
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Gura
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Figueroa
Fred Stanley now playing second base. Ed Figueroa now pitching.
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Figueroa
Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Figueroa
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stanley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Gura
Pete LaCock now playing first base.
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Gura
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Gura
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Gura
Cerone is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Figueroa
Bobby Brown now playing right field.
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Figueroa
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Figueroa
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. White scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Figueroa
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wathan vs. Figueroa
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 10 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Gura
Dent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Gura
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington misplays the ball. That's an error on Washington. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gura
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White misplays the ball. That's an error on White. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Gura
Watson hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanley tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Gura
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 10 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Figueroa
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Figueroa
LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Figueroa
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter scores. LaCock moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Figueroa
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and has LaCock trapped. There's the throw to Stanley who throws over to Nettles who tags LaCock for the out. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Figueroa
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Washington moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McRae vs. Figueroa
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. Washington scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Figueroa
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 13 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McRae moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 13 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wathan vs. Figueroa
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 13 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Gura
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 13 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Gura
Piniella hits a line drive towards short. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 13 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Gura
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 13 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Gura
Cerone hits a line drive towards short. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 13 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Gura
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1980 -- Kansas City at New York (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 6 4 5 2 Randolph W, 2b 2 0 0 0
McRae H, dh 5 1 1 4 Stanley F, 2b 1 1 0 0
Brett G, 3b 5 1 4 4 Jones R, cf 4 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 5 0 4 2 Watson B, 1b 3 0 1 1
Wathan J, rf 6 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 2 0 0 0
Porter D, c 3 1 1 0 Brown B, rf 1 0 0 0
Aikens W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Soderholm E, dh 4 0 1 0
LaCock P, 1b 1 0 1 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0
Washington U, ss 5 2 2 1 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 1 0
White F, 2b 4 3 2 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
44 13 21 13 31 1 3 1
Kansas City 200 024 023 -- 13
New York 000 000 010 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L (W) 9.0 3 1 0 4 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
May R (L)* 5.0 10 6 6 1 4
Lollar T 1.0 3 2 2 1 1
Figueroa E 3.0 8 5 5 3 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Washington U, White F
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- Kansas City 10, New York 8
2B -- White F 2, Wilson W, McRae H
HR -- Brett G
SB -- Wilson W
SF -- Otis A, Watson B
WP -- May R
PB -- Cerone R
T -- 2:50
A -- 44170
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