Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
May 25, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 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 7, California Angels 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 2 4 0
Washington ss 5 1 1 0
White 2b 5 1 3 2
Brett 3b 5 2 3 3
Wathan c 4 0 2 1
Otis cf 5 0 1 1
Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0
  LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0
Chalk dh 5 0 1 0
Torres rf 3 1 1 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 16 7
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 0
Carew 1b 4 1 2 0
Ford dh 2 0 0 1
Rudi lf 4 1 1 1
Grich 2b 3 0 1 0
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
Donohue c 3 0 0 0
LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Montague p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 2
Kansas City 000 003 4007161
California 100 001 001350
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (6-2) 9.0 5 3 2 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
2
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
LaRoche  L (1-1) 5.1 7 3 3 1 5
  Montague   3.2 9 4 4 2 3
Totals
9.0
16
7
7
3
8

  E–Otis (1).  PB–Donohue (2).  2B–Kansas City G Brett 2 (9,off LaRoche 2).  HR–Kansas City G Brett (3,7th inning off Montague 1 on, 1 out), California Rudi (10,9th inning off Gura 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Ford (1,off Gura).  SB–White (5,2nd base off Montague/Donohue).  CS–Torres (2,2nd base by LaRoche/Donohue); Wilson (2,2nd base by LaRoche/Donohue).  WP–Montague (2).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:32.  A–30,325.
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