Monday May 19, 1980
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Darrell Porter delivered an RBI single with two out in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift the Royals to a 6-5 victory over the A's. Rusty Torres led off the Royals' 11th with a single and reached second on a sacrifice by Willie Wilson.

One out later, George Brett was walked intentionally to set the stage for Porter, who ripped the game-winning hit. The Royals had tied the score with three runs in the bottom of the ninth, two coming on a double by Dave Chalk and another on a single by Wilson. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland Athletics 5

Game Played on Monday, May 19, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 13 1 Royals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 6 13 3 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 5 1 1 0 1 0 .256 Wilson cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .301 Murphy cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .312 Washington ss 5 0 1 0 1 1 .294 Revering 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .374 G. Brett 3b 5 1 1 1 1 1 .274 Gross 3b 3 1 1 2 0 1 .279 Porter dh 5 0 1 1 1 0 .293 Klutts ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Aikens 1b 5 0 1 1 0 2 .214 Page dh 4 1 1 0 1 1 .231 Wathan c 5 1 4 0 0 0 .343 Armas rf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .305 LaCock lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .114 Essian c 5 0 2 1 0 0 .239 White ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Guerrero ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Picciolo 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Terrell ph,lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .100 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chalk 2b 3 0 1 2 0 2 .237 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torres pr,rf 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Christenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 5 13 5 3 3 Totals 44 6 13 6 3 7 Time of Game: 3:37 Attendance: 28,889 Left on Base: A's 8, Royals 11 DP: A's 1, Royals 3 Errors: Picciolo, Aikens 2, Wathan Doubles: Revering (7), Page (3), Gross (5), Guerrero (8), G. Brett (6), Chalk (3) Stolen Bases: Murphy (6), Henderson (15), Page (5), Wilson (13), Wathan (2) Caught Stealing: Page (3) Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (6), Wilson (1) GIDP: Klutts (2), Essian (3), Aikens (6) Hit by Pitch: Chalk (1,by McCatty) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty 5 5 2 2 0 2 0 22 5.15 Lacey 3.1 4 3 3 1 4 0 14 3.57 Jones 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.32 Hamilton L(0-1) 2.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 11 8.05 Totals 10.2 13 6 6 3 7 0 49 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard 5.2 7 3 3 1 3 0 24 6.46 Pattin 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.42 Christenson 0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 4.76 Quisenberry W(2-1) 3.2 5 1 1 0 0 0 14 1.84 Totals 11 13 5 5 3 3 0 46 Hit by Pitch: McCatty (4) Wild Pitches: Lacey (1) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Bill Haller ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Murphy sacrifice bunted into a double play (third to first) [Henderson out at third (first to catcher)]; Revering doubled to right; Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson stole second; Washington grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to third]; G. Brett doubled to right [Wilson scored]; Porter lined to second; Aikens singled to center [G. Brett scored]; Wathan singled to center [Aikens to second]; LaCock made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Page doubled to left; Page was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Armas flied out to center; Essian made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle made an out to shortstop; Chalk was hit by a pitch; Wilson forced Chalk (shortstop to second); Washington was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero flied out to center; Picciolo made an out to second; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: G. Brett flied out to right; Porter flied out to left; Aikens lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy reached on an error by Aikens; Revering was called out on strikes; Gross flied out to center; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Wathan singled to right; Wathan stole second; LaCock made an out to second; Hurdle made an out to shortstop; Chalk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas flied out to center; Essian singled to center; Guerrero flied out to left; Picciolo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Wilson popped to third in foul territory; Washington lined to center; G. Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson singled to left; Murphy singled to right [Henderson to third]; Murphy stole second; Revering made an out to second; Gross doubled to right [Henderson scored, Murphy scored, Gross to third (on throw to home)]; Page grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas singled to center [Gross scored]; PATTIN REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Essian flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Porter reached on an error by Picciolo; LACEY REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Aikens grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; Wathan singled to left; LaCock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero flied out to right; Picciolo singled to left; Henderson forced Picciolo (second to shortstop); Henderson stole second; Murphy was walked intentionally; CHRISTENSON REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Revering flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle flied out to center; Chalk struck out; Wilson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: KLUTTS BATTED FOR GROSS; Klutts made an out to second; Page walked; QUISENBERRY REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Page stole second [Page to third (error by Wathan)]; On a bunt Armas singled to third [Page scored, Armas to third (error by Aikens)]; Essian singled to left [Armas scored]; Guerrero doubled to left [Essian to third]; Picciolo grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: KLUTTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Washington walked; G. Brett was called out on strikes; Lacey threw a wild pitch [Washington to second]; Porter grounded out (pitcher to first) [Washington to third]; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Murphy flied out to right; Revering singled to left; Klutts grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Revering out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: Wathan singled to right; WHITE BATTED FOR LACOCK; White lined to center; TERRELL BATTED FOR HURDLE; Terrell singled to left [Wathan to second]; Chalk doubled to left [Wathan scored, Terrell scored]; TORRES RAN FOR CHALK; JONES REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Wilson singled to right [Torres scored]; Washington singled to right [Wilson to third]; HAMILTON REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); G. Brett reached on a fielder's choice [Wilson out at home (second to catcher), Washington to second]; Porter walked [Washington to third, G. Brett to second]; Aikens was called out on strikes; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 5. ATHLETICS 10TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Page flied out to right; Armas singled to left; Essian grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Armas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 5. ROYALS 10TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); White grounded out (third to first); Terrell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 5. ATHLETICS 11TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Picciolo grounded out (second to first); Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 5. ROYALS 11TH: Torres singled to center; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Torres to second]; Washington flied out to center; G. Brett was walked intentionally; Porter singled to center [Torres scored, G. Brett to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 6.

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