Willie Wilson stole his 80th and 81st bases of the season to join a select group of A.L. thieves as the Royals romped over the A's, 13-1. Wilson became the fourth player in the league's history and first in 67 years to steal 80 or more bases, joining Ty Cobb, who did it twice (1911 and 1915), Eddie Collins (1910) and Clyde Milan (1912).

Jamie Quirk knocked in four runs with a double and homer in the Royals' 15-hit attack. Pete LaCock rapped four singles in five trips. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 13, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  4
Royals       3  3  1    4  2  0    0  0  x  -  13 15  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .272      Wilson cf             5   2   2   0     1   1   .313
Murphy cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .247      Porter dh             4   3   2   1     2   0   .288
Revering dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      White 2b              5   3   1   1     0   0   .266
Newman 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Quirk c               3   3   2   4     1   0   .307
Heath c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      LaCock 1b             5   1   4   2     0   1   .280
Wallis rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .113      Hurdle rf             4   0   2   2     1   1   .236
Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Nettles lf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .105
Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Washington ss         4   1   1   1     0   0   .255
Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Cruz 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .204
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Eaton p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   3   1     1   3             Totals               39  13  15  12     5   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 20,908
Left on Base: A's 4, Royals 10
DP: A's 0, Royals 0
Errors: Murphy, Edwards 2, Picciolo, Quirk
Doubles: Wallis (2), Murphy (10), Quirk (5), Porter (23)
Triples: Washington (5)
Home Runs: Quirk (1)
Stolen Bases: Wilson 2 (81), White 2 (28)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (3), Washington (6)
Hit by Pitch: Quirk (1,by McCatty)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(11-12)        3     7  10   8   3   3   0  22   4.22
Todd                    5     8   3   3   2   1   1  25   6.56
Totals                  8    15  13  11   5   4   1  47

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(13-12)           7     3   1   1   1   2   0  26   4.47
Eaton                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.70
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   3   0  32

Hit by Pitch: McCatty (10)
Wild Pitches: Todd (5)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Durwood Merrill


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy flied out
to center; Revering flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson walked; Wilson stole second; Porter reached
on an error by Edwards [Wilson to third]; White forced Porter
(third to second) [Wilson scored]; White stole second; Quirk
walked; LaCock singled to right [White scored (unearned), Quirk
to third]; Hurdle singled to center [Quirk scored, LaCock to
second]; Nettles flied out to center; Washington grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman singled to right; Heath flied out to
center; Wallis doubled to right [Newman to third]; Gross struck
out; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Wilson singled
to left; Wilson stole second; Porter singled to right [Wilson
scored, Porter to second (on throw to home)]; White reached on
an error by Picciolo [Porter to third]; White stole second;
Quirk doubled to center [Porter scored, White scored
(unearned)]; LaCock was called out on strikes; Hurdle struck
out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo flied out to right; Henderson lined to
left; Murphy lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 3RD: Nettles struck out; Washington tripled to left; Cruz
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Washington scored]; Wilson flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); Newman
grounded out (third to first); Heath flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 7.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter walked; White singled to center [Porter to
second]; Quirk was hit by a pitch [Porter to third, White to
second]; TODD REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); LaCock singled to
second [Porter scored, White scored (error by Edwards) (no RBI),
Quirk to third]; Hurdle singled to center [Quirk scored, LaCock
to second]; Nettles forced Hurdle (second to shortstop) [LaCock
to third]; Washington lined out on a sacrifice fly to left
[LaCock scored]; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; 4 R,
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 11.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Wallis popped to shortstop; Gross flied out to
left; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 11.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson struck out; Porter doubled to center [Porter
to third (error by Murphy)]; White flied out to right; Quirk
homered [Porter scored]; LaCock singled to center; Todd threw a
wild pitch [LaCock to second]; Hurdle lined to second; 2 R, 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 13.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo struck out; Henderson walked; Murphy
doubled to right [Henderson scored]; Revering popped to third;
Newman reached on an error by Quirk [Murphy to third]; Heath
forced Newman (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 13.

ROYALS 6TH: Nettles popped to third; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz singled to center; Wilson forced Cruz
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Royals 13.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Wallis popped to first in foul territory; Gross
grounded out (second to first); Edwards lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 13.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter walked; White lined to shortstop; Quirk flied
out to right; LaCock singled to center [Porter to second];
Hurdle walked [Porter to third, LaCock to second]; Nettles
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 13.

ATHLETICS 8TH: EATON REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Picciolo grounded
out (third to first); Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 13.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington flied out to left; Cruz grounded out
(third to first); Wilson singled to left; Porter flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 13.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Revering flied out to left; Newman flied out to
right; Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 13.