New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
July 26, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1980 at Royals Stadium. The New York Yankees 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)
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New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 1 1 0
Jones cf 5 1 2 2
Watson 1b 4 1 2 1
Jackson rf 3 2 2 1
Gamble lf 3 0 0 0
  Brown lf 0 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0
  Stanley 3b 0 0 0 0
Murcer dh 3 0 0 1
Cerone c 4 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 0 1 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 3 2 0 0
Washington ss 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 2
McRae dh 4 0 2 1
Wathan c 4 1 2 1
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0
  Torres pr 0 0 0 0
  LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0
White 2b 3 1 1 0
  Porter ph 1 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
New York 000 200 210580
Kansas City 001 020 010470
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood   4.1 5 3 3 3 3
  Gossage  W (4-0) 4.2 2 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (10-8) 6.2 6 4 4 3 1
  Quisenberry   2.1 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Jackson (14,off Leonard), Kansas City G Brett (22,off Underwood).  HR–New York Watson (7,4th inning off Leonard 0 on, 1 out); Jones (7,7th inning off Leonard 1 on, 2 out); Jackson (28,8th inning off Quisenberry 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Wathan (3,8th inning off Gossage 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Murcer (5,off Leonard).  HBP–Wilson (6,by Underwood).  SB–Jones (9,2nd base off Leonard/Wathan); Wilson (44,2nd base off Underwood/Cerone).  WP–Gossage (3).  HBP–Underwood (4,Wilson).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:41.  A–41,860.
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