Kansas City Royals vs Milwaukee Brewers
August 27, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 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."

"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, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf,cf 5 1 1 0
McRae dh 5 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 0
Aikens 1b 3 1 1 2
Porter c 4 1 1 1
Otis cf 3 0 1 1
  Cardenal lf 1 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 4 1 2 1
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Mulliniks ss 4 0 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor 2b 4 0 1 0
Yount ss 4 2 3 1
Cooper 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomas cf 3 1 1 2
Oglivie lf 4 0 0 0
Lezcano rf 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 3 0 0 0
  Gantner ph 1 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 1 2 0
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
Mitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Holdsworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 3
Kansas City 103 001 000591
Milwaukee 000 210 010481
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (10-9) 8.0 8 4 3 1 2
  Martin  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
1
2
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Mitchell  L (4-3) 3.0 6 4 4 0 2
  Holdsworth   6.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
0
5

  E–Hurdle (7), Molitor (15).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Wilson (25,off Mitchell); Aikens (22,off Mitchell); Porter (13,off Mitchell), Milwaukee Davis (22,off Splittorff); Yount (41,off Splittorff); Molitor (20,off Splittorff).  HR–Kansas City Hurdle (10,6th inning off Holdsworth 0 on, 0 out), Milwaukee Thomas (31,4th inning off Splittorff 1 on, 1 out); Yount (20,8th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Aikens (7,off Mitchell).  HBP–G Brett (1,by Mitchell).  SB–G Brett 2 (12,2nd base off Mitchell/Martinez 2); Otis (9,2nd base off Mitchell/Martinez); White (13,2nd base off Holdsworth/Martinez).  HBP–Mitchell (1,G Brett).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:19.  A–18,815.
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