Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
May 12, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1980 at Yankee Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 12, New York Yankees 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 3 2 0
White 2b 4 2 2 0
McRae lf 2 1 1 1
  Detherage lf 0 0 0 0
  Brett ph 0 0 0 0
  Terrell pr 0 1 0 0
  Hurdle rf 0 0 0 0
Porter dh 5 2 2 5
Aikens 1b 4 1 1 3
Wathan c 4 1 2 1
LaCock rf,lf 4 0 0 1
Chalk 3b 5 0 1 1
Washington ss 4 1 1 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 12 12 12
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones cf 4 0 0 0
Watson dh 4 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 1 2 0
Piniella lf 3 1 2 0
  Murcer ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Werth 1b 4 1 2 1
Cerone c 3 0 1 2
Dent ss 4 0 0 0
Brown rf 3 0 0 0
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Kansas City 200 040 00612120
New York 000 003 000371
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (4-2) 5.2 7 3 3 1 1
  Pattin  SV (2) 3.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  L (2-2) 4.1 6 6 5 3 4
  Davis   3.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Gossage   1.0 5 6 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
12
8
4
7

  E–Randolph (6).  PB–Cerone (3).  2B–Kansas City White (3,off Gossage); Aikens (7,off Gossage); Chalk (2,off Gossage), New York Werth (2,off Gura).  SH–White (3,off Tiant).  SF–Aikens (2,off Davis); LaCock (2,off Gossage).  HBP–McRae (2,by Davis).  IBB–G Brett (3,by Gossage).  SB–Washington (5,2nd base off Tiant/Cerone); Wilson (10,2nd base off Gossage/Cerone).  HBP–Davis (2,McRae).  IBB–Gossage (1,G Brett).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:35.  A–17,010.
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