Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
June 11, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1980 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 1 2 2
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 1
Porter dh 3 0 1 0
Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0
Wathan c 4 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 3 3 3 1
Quirk 3b 4 1 1 0
Mulliniks ss 2 0 0 1
  LaCock ph 1 0 1 0
  Torres pr 0 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dybzinski ss 4 1 2 0
Orta rf 5 1 2 4
Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 1
Johnson dh 4 1 2 0
  Dilone pr,dh,lf 0 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 3 1 2 0
Charboneau lf 4 1 1 3
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
Manning cf 4 0 1 0
Diaz c 2 0 0 0
  Hassey ph,c 2 0 1 0
Rosello 2b 4 2 1 0
Totals 36 8 13 8
Kansas City 120 101 000580
Cleveland 031 000 22x8132
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   2.2 6 4 4 0 1
  Gale  L (2-7) 3.2 4 2 2 1 2
  Quisenberry   1.2 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
2
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Spillner  W (6-3) 9.0 8 5 4 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
2
4

  E–Dybzinski (3), Harrah (6).  DP–Cleveland 1.  PB–Diaz (1).  2B–Kansas City Hurdle (14,off Spillner); Quirk (2,off Spillner), Cleveland Manning (5,off Gale); Dybzinski (4,off Quisenberry).  HR–Kansas City Hurdle (6,6th inning off Spillner 0 on, 2 out), Cleveland Charboneau (9,2nd inning off Splittorff 2 on, 0 out); Hargrove (7,3rd inning off Splittorff 0 on, 2 out); Orta (4,7th inning off Gale 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Otis (3,off Spillner); Mulliniks (1,off Spillner).  SH–Dybzinski (3,off Gale).  SB–Wilson (26,2nd base off Spillner/Diaz); Quirk (2,2nd base off Spillner/Diaz); Dybzinski (2,2nd base off Gale/Wathan); Dilone (14,2nd base off Quisenberry/Wathan).  CS–Wilson (3,2nd base by Spillner/Diaz).  WP–Gale (2).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:48.  A–13,712.
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