Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
May 24, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1980 at Anaheim 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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Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 0 0
White 2b 5 1 2 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 1
Aikens dh 5 0 2 3
  Terrell pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Wathan c 5 1 2 0
LaCock 1b 5 0 3 1
Hurdle rf 3 0 0 1
Torres lf 5 0 0 0
Washington ss 3 1 0 0
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 10 6
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 3 1 0 0
Lansford 3b 3 1 1 0
Carew 1b 4 1 2 0
Ford dh 5 0 2 1
Rudi lf 5 1 2 1
Grich 2b 5 1 2 0
Cowens rf 5 0 1 1
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
  Garr ph 1 0 1 1
  Cruz ss 1 0 0 0
Donohue c 3 0 0 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 4
Kansas City 100 001 120 16100
California 000 001 040 05112
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale   7.0 5 3 3 4 5
  Quisenberry  W (3-2) 3.0 6 2 2 1 1
Totals
10.0
11
5
5
5
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   7.0 4 3 3 3 3
  Clear  L (2-3) 3.0 6 3 3 1 3
Totals
10.0
10
6
6
4
6

  E–Carew (2), Cruz (8).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City White (6,off Clear).  SF–Hurdle (2,off Martinez).  IBB–G Brett (6,by Clear).  SH–Harlow (2,off Gale).  SB–Washington (7,2nd base off Martinez/Donohue); Wilson (15,2nd base off Clear/Donohue).  CS–Torres (1,2nd base by Martinez/Donohue).  WP–Clear (1).  IBB–Clear (3,G Brett).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–3:32.  A–34,938.
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