Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
April 16, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1980 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 1, Baltimore Orioles 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 1 3 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 1
Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0
Wathan c 4 0 1 0
LaCock lf 3 0 0 0
Detherage rf 3 0 1 0
Washington ss 3 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 3 0 1 0
Dauer 2b 4 0 1 1
Singleton rf 3 1 1 1
Murray 1b 4 0 2 0
DeCinces 3b 3 0 1 0
Roenicke lf 3 0 0 0
May dh 4 0 0 0
Dempsey c 3 1 1 0
Belanger ss 2 0 0 0
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
Kansas City 000 001 000170
Baltimore 001 000 10x270
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  L (1-1) 8.0 7 2 2 4 1
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
4
1
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan  W (1-1) 9.0 7 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1.  HR–Baltimore Singleton (3,3rd inning off Gura 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Belanger (2,off Gura).  SB–White (1,2nd base off Flanagan/Dempsey).  CS–Murray (1,2nd base by Gura/Wathan).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:16.  A–7,473.
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