Philadelphia Phillies vs Kansas City Royals
October 18, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 18, 1980 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 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

Philadelphia Phillies 3, Kansas City Royals 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Smith dh 4 0 0 0
Rose 1b 4 1 2 0
McBride rf 3 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 1 1
Unser lf 4 0 1 0
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 2 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 2 1
Boone c 3 0 1 1
Christenson p 0 0 0 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Saucier p 0 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 1 1 0
White 2b 5 0 0 0
Brett 3b 5 1 1 1
Aikens 1b 3 2 2 3
McRae dh 4 1 2 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 1
Hurdle rf 2 0 1 0
Porter c 3 0 0 0
Washington ss 4 0 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Philadelphia 010 000 1103101
Kansas City 410 000 00x5102
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  L (0-1) 0.1 5 4 4 0 0
  Noles   4.2 5 1 1 2 6
  Saucier   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Brusstar   2.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
5
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (1-1) 7.0 9 3 2 1 2
  Quisenberry  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
1
2

  E–Christenson (1), White (1), Washington (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Philadelphia McBride (1,off Leonard); Trillo (2,off Leonard); Rose (1,off Leonard), Kansas City McRae 2 (2,off Christenson,off Noles); Otis (2,off Christenson); Hurdle (1,off Noles).  3B–Kansas City Brett (1,off Christenson).  HR–Kansas City Aikens 2 (4,1st inning off Christenson 1 on, 1 out,2nd inning off Noles 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Boone (1,off Leonard); Schmidt (1,off Quisenberry).  SB–Bowa (3,2nd base off Leonard/Porter).  CS–McBride (1,2nd base by Leonard/Porter).  WP–Saucier (1), Leonard (1).  U–Don Denkinger (AL), Dutch Rennert (NL), Nick Bremigan (AL), Harry Wendelstedt (NL), Paul Pryor (NL), Bill Kunkel (AL).  T–2:37.  A–42,363.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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