Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
May 19, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1980 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 1 1 0
Murphy cf 3 1 1 0
Revering 1b 5 0 2 0
Gross 3b 3 1 1 2
  Klutts ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Page dh 4 1 1 0
Armas rf 5 1 3 2
Essian c 5 0 2 1
Guerrero ss 5 0 1 0
Picciolo 2b 5 0 1 0
McCatty p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 13 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 2 1
Washington ss 5 0 1 0
Brett 3b 5 1 1 1
Porter dh 5 0 1 1
Aikens 1b 5 0 1 1
Wathan c 5 1 4 0
LaCock lf 3 0 0 0
  White ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0
  Terrell ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Chalk 2b 3 0 1 2
  Torres pr,rf 1 2 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Christenson p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 6 13 6
Oakland 000 003 020 005131
Kansas City 200 000 003 016133
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty   5.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Lacey   3.1 4 3 3 1 4
  Jones   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton  L (0-1) 2.1 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
10.2
13
6
6
3
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard   5.2 7 3 3 1 3
  Pattin   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Christenson   0.2 0 1 1 1 0
  Quisenberry  W (2-1) 3.2 5 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.0
13
5
5
3
3

  E–Picciolo (2), Aikens 2 (3), Wathan (2).  DP–Oakland 1, Kansas City 3.  2B–Oakland Revering (7,off Leonard); Page (3,off Leonard); Gross (5,off Leonard); Guerrero (8,off Quisenberry), Kansas City G Brett (6,off McCatty); Chalk (3,off Lacey).  SH–Murphy (6,off Leonard); Wilson (1,off Hamilton).  IBB–Murphy (2,by Pattin); G Brett (5,by Hamilton).  HBP–Chalk (1,by McCatty).  SB–Murphy (6,2nd base off Leonard/Wathan); Henderson (15,2nd base off Pattin/Wathan); Page (5,2nd base off Quisenberry/Wathan); Wilson (13,2nd base off McCatty/Essian); Wathan (2,2nd base off McCatty/Essian).  CS–Page (3,3rd base by Leonard/Wathan).  WP–Lacey (1).  HBP–McCatty (4,Chalk).  IBB–Hamilton (1,G Brett); Pattin (2,Murphy).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–3:37.  A–28,889.
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