California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
September 17, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1980 at Royals 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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California Angels 0, Kansas City Royals 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Harlow rf 4 0 1 0
Kubski lf 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 0 0
Thompson dh 4 0 1 0
Harris 1b 3 0 1 0
Downing c 2 0 0 0
Miller cf 3 0 0 0
Thon 2b 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Botting p 0 0 0 0
  Barr p 0 0 0 0
  Schuler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 1 2 2
Washington ss 4 0 2 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 1
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 3 1 0 0
  LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0
Wathan c 4 1 2 0
White 2b 4 1 3 1
Cardenal rf 1 1 0 0
  Hurdle ph,rf 2 0 1 1
Chalk 3b 4 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
California 000 000 000030
Kansas City 120 020 00x5110
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Botting  L (0-1) 2.1 4 3 3 4 1
  Barr   2.2 4 2 2 1 2
  Schuler   3.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
5
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (19-9) 9.0 3 0 0 2 9
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
9

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–California Harris (2,off Leonard), Kansas City White (20,off Botting).  SF–McRae (5,off Botting).  SB–Wilson 2 (67,3rd base off Botting/Downing,2nd base off Botting/Downing); Washington 2 (20,2nd base off Botting/Downing,3rd base off Botting/Downing); Otis (13,2nd base off Botting/Downing).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:17.
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