Kansas City Royals vs Milwaukee Brewers
August 26, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1980 at County Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 2 4 0
Washington ss 5 1 1 1
Brett 3b 5 2 5 1
McRae dh 5 1 3 4
Otis cf 4 0 1 1
Wathan c 4 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 5 0 2 0
  LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 4 1 1 0
Chalk 2b 4 0 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 17 7
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor 2b 5 0 1 0
Yount ss 5 0 1 0
Cooper 1b 5 1 2 1
Thomas cf 5 0 0 0
Oglivie lf 4 2 3 1
Lezcano rf 4 0 1 0
Money dh 2 1 1 0
Moore c 3 1 1 4
Gantner 3b 4 1 1 0
Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
  Castro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Kansas City 400 300 0007171
Milwaukee 000 203 0016110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  W (1-3) 6.0 7 5 4 1 1
  Pattin   2.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Quisenberry  SV (31) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
1
2
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell  L (11-10) 3.2 10 7 7 1 1
  Castro   5.1 7 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
17
7
7
1
2

  E–Wilson (4).  DP–Milwaukee 2.  2B–Kansas City Otis (13,off Castro); G Brett (29,off Castro), Milwaukee Oglivie 2 (20,off Busby 2).  3B–Kansas City McRae (4,off Caldwell).  HR–Milwaukee Moore (1,6th inning off Busby 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Otis (8,off Caldwell); Moore (3,off Busby).  IBB–Wathan (6,by Caldwell).  HBP–Money (1,by Busby).  SB–McRae (8,2nd base off Caldwell/Moore).  WP–Caldwell (3), Castro (4).  HBP–Busby (2,Money).  IBB–Caldwell (2,Wathan).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–2:48.  A–16,824.
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