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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 5, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 5, 1980 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 5, 1980 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 5, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 27,469 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Fred Spenn |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
Hal McRae | DH |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
U L Washington | Shortstop |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Jim Frey | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Peters | Center Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Steve Kemp | DH |
Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
Champ Summers | Left Fielder |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 5, 1980
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wilcox
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wilcox
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Wilcox
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Leonard
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Peters for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Leonard
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Leonard
Kemp is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Wilcox
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Wilcox
Aikens hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wilcox
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Leonard
Hebner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Leonard
Summers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Leonard
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Leonard
Cowens is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Wilcox
Hurdle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Wilcox
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wilcox
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Leonard
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Leonard
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Leonard
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens fields the ball and throws to Leonard covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Leonard
Trammell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wilcox
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Wilcox
McRae hits a ball on the ground for a single. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Wilcox
Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Wilcox
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Wilcox
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Wilcox
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Wilcox
Hurdle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Leonard
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Leonard
Hebner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Leonard
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Leonard
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett can't make a play. That's a base hit. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cowens vs. Leonard
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Wilcox
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wilcox
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wilcox
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Leonard
Brookens hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Leonard
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Leonard
Peters hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Peters reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Leonard
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wilcox
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Wilcox
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Wilcox
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Leonard
Dave Chalk now playing third base.
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Leonard
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Leonard
Summers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Leonard
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Wilcox
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aikens for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wilcox
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Wilcox
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Leonard
Pete LaCock now playing first base.
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Leonard
Brookens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Leonard
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards second. White can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Leonard
Peters hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Wilcox
Washington hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wilcox
White hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Wilcox
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. White goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Wilcox
McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Peters. McRae reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chalk vs. Wilcox
Chalk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Summers. Chalk reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Underwood
Pat Underwood now pitching.
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Underwood
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Leonard
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Leonard
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Leonard
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Leonard
Summers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Leonard
Parrish hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Underwood
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Underwood
Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Underwood
Washington hits a popup towards first. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Leonard
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Leonard
Brookens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peters vs. Quisenberry
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Quisenberry
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/5/1980 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Wilson W, lf 3 2 1 1 Peters R, cf 5 0 2 0 McRae H, dh 4 2 2 1 Trammell A, ss 5 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 3 1 1 3 Kemp S, dh 3 1 2 0 Chalk D, 3b 1 0 1 1 Hebner R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Porter D, c 4 0 0 0 Summers C, lf 3 1 2 2 Aikens W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 4 0 1 0 LaCock P, 1b 1 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 4 1 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hurdle C, rf 4 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 3 0 1 1 Washington U, ss 4 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 6 6 6 35 3 10 3 Kansas City 000 300 030 -- 6 Detroit 000 000 021 -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (W)* 8.0 10 3 3 2 4 Quisenberry D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Wilcox M (L) 7.1 6 6 6 2 5 Underwood P 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 2, Detroit 8 2B -- Peters R, McRae H, Chalk D 3B -- Wilson W HR -- Brett G, Summers C SF -- Whitaker L T -- 2:44 A -- 27469
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