California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
May 18, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1980 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels 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)
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California Angels 3, Kansas City Royals 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 4 1 2 2
Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0
Carew 1b 3 0 2 0
Ford dh 3 0 0 0
Rudi lf 4 0 1 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Garr rf 3 1 0 0
Patek ss 4 1 1 1
Donohue c 3 0 0 0
  Cowens ph 1 0 0 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Barr p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Washington ss 4 1 1 1
Brett 3b 4 1 2 1
Porter dh 3 1 1 1
Wathan c 4 1 1 1
White 2b 2 0 1 1
Aikens 1b 2 0 0 0
  LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0
Torres lf 3 0 0 0
Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 7 5
California 010 000 200361
Kansas City 500 000 00x571
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (2-4) 0.0 5 5 5 0 0
  Barr   6.0 2 0 0 2 0
  LaRoche   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
2
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Martin  W (4-1) 7.0 5 3 1 4 3
  Quisenberry  SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
1
5
3

  E–Garr (1), G Brett (6).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–California Rudi (3,off Quisenberry), Kansas City Wilson (7,off Tanana); Porter (4,off Tanana); G Brett (5,off Barr).  3B–California Patek (3,off Martin), Kansas City Washington (1,off Tanana); Wathan (3,off Tanana).  HR–California Harlow (1,7th inning off Martin 1 on, 2 out).  SF–White (1,off Barr).  IBB–Porter (1,by Barr).  SB–Carew (10,2nd base off Martin/Wathan).  CS–White (2,2nd base by Barr/Donohue).  WP–Tanana (3).  IBB–Barr (1,Porter).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:24.  A–25,382.
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