Scoring four runs -- three of them unearned -- in the fourth inning, the Royals defeated the A's, 4-2. George Brett led off the frame with a homer. With one out, Pete LaCock singled and reached third on a double by Amos Otis.

After Al Cowens popped up, Frank White hit a grounder through third baseman Wayne Gross' legs as LaCock and Otis scored. A single by Willie Wilson then accounted for the Royals' final tally. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
A's          0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .316      Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .278
McRae dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .291      Murphy cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Brett 3b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .331      Revering dh           4   1   1   1     0   0   .292
Porter c              2   0   0   0     3   1   .293      Newman 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .228
LaCock 1b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .277        Murray pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .294      Gross 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Essian c              2   0   0   1     1   0   .250
White 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Edwards 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Washington ss         2   0   1   0     2   0   .256      Heath rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .254
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .261
  Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   2     6   3             Totals               29   2   5   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  2,583
Left on Base: Royals 10, A's 4
DP: Royals 1, A's 1
Errors: Newman, Gross
Doubles: Otis (27), Newman (17), Edwards (12)
Home Runs: Brett (23), Revering (19)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (76), White 2 (26)
Caught Stealing: White (7), Washington (6), Henderson (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Essian (8)
GIDP: LaCock (15), Revering (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(5-2)           7     4   2   2   2   3   1  25   4.58
Martin                  1.2   0   0   0   1   4   0   6   6.14
Hrabosky                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.74
Quisenberry SV(5)       0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.38
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   7   1  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(11-11)        9     9   4   1   6   3   1  41   3.89
Totals                  9     9   4   1   6   3   1  41

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Mike Reilly


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to right; Wilson stole second; McRae
popped to first; Brett struck out; Porter walked; LaCock forced
Porter (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Henderson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Murphy grounded out (second to
first); Revering popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to right; Cowens popped to first in
foul territory; White singled to left; White was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman doubled to right; Gross grounded out
(second to first) [Newman to third]; Essian hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Newman scored]; Edwards flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson
flied out to left; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Heath was called out on strikes; Picciolo struck
out; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett homered; Porter was called out on strikes;
LaCock singled to right; Otis doubled to right [LaCock to
third]; Cowens popped to second; White reached on an error by
Gross [LaCock scored (unearned) (no RBI), Otis scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; White stole second; Washington walked; Wilson singled
to center [White scored (unearned), Washington to second]; McRae
walked [Washington to third, Wilson to second]; Brett grounded
out (first unassisted); 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy singled to left; Revering grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at
second]; Newman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter walked; LaCock grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Porter out at second]; Otis popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Essian
walked; Edwards doubled to left [Essian to third]; Heath
grounded out (pitcher to first); Picciolo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics
1.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (third to first); Washington singled to left;
Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); Revering homered; Newman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
singled to left; Brett flied out to left; Porter walked [McRae
to second]; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Essian
flied out to left; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Cowens lined to
center; White singled to center; White stole second; Washington
walked; Wilson forced Washington (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Heath was
called out on strikes; Picciolo struck out; Henderson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae lined to center; Brett reached on an error by
Newman; Porter flied out to center; LaCock grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Murphy struck out; Revering popped to third in
foul territory; Newman walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED MARTIN
(PITCHING); MURRAY RAN FOR NEWMAN; Gross singled to right
[Murray to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING);
Essian lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics
2.