Thursday July 10, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
A homer by Willie Aikens in the sixth inning snapped a 2-2 tie and lifted the Royals to a 3-2 triumph over the Tigers. Aikens also knocked in the first of two runs in the second with a double and, after advancing to third on a sacrifice by Amos Otis, scored on a groundout by Clint Hurdle. George Brett returned to the Royals' lineup after a month's absence and rapped a single and double. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 10, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Tigers 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Royals 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 7 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lentine cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .233 Wilson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .310 Trammell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .324 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304 G. Brett 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .341 Parrish c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .269 Porter c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .282 Cowens rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263 Aikens 1b 3 2 2 2 0 1 .262 Wockenfuss dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .295 LaCock 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Hebner 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .299 Otis cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Brookens 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .302 Summers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .335 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Papi 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .283 Washington ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 9 2 0 5 Totals 29 3 7 3 1 3 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 23,684 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Royals 5 DP: Tigers 0, Royals 0 Errors: Wilcox Doubles: Parrish (16), Aikens (18), G. Brett (13) Triples: Brookens (4) Home Runs: Aikens (10) Caught Stealing: Wockenfuss (2) Sacrifice Hits: Otis (1) Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (4) Hit by Pitch: Otis (1,by Wilcox) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox L(8-6) 8 7 3 3 1 3 1 32 3.63 Totals 8 7 3 3 1 3 1 32 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(6-6) 7 8 2 2 0 5 0 28 4.03 Quisenberry SV(16) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.06 Totals 9 9 2 2 0 5 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (6) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - John Shulock TIGERS 1ST: Lentine struck out; Trammell flied out to left; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; McRae singled to center; G. Brett flied out to right; McRae was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish doubled to left; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Wockenfuss singled to left [Parrish scored]; Hebner struck out; Brookens flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter singled to center; Aikens doubled to left [Porter scored]; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Aikens to third]; Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first) [Aikens scored]; White flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 2. TIGERS 3RD: Papi singled to right; Lentine singled to right [Papi to second]; Trammell lined to third; Kemp flied out to center; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: On a bunt Washington made an out to pitcher; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 2. TIGERS 4TH: Cowens singled to left; Wockenfuss singled to right [Cowens to third]; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cowens scored]; Wockenfuss was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Brookens tripled to left; Papi flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett doubled to left; Porter grounded out (first unassisted) [G. Brett to third]; Aikens struck out; Otis was hit by a pitch; Hurdle flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 2. TIGERS 5TH: Lentine popped to first; Trammell flied out to right; Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: White lined to center; Washington singled to left; Washington was picked off first but was safe on an error by Wilcox [Washington to second]; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 2. TIGERS 6TH: Parrish flied out to center; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett flied out to left; Porter flied out to center; Aikens homered; Otis flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3. TIGERS 7TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Hebner flied out to right; Brookens grounded out (second to first); Papi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle flied out to right; White grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3. TIGERS 8TH: Lentine singled to right; QUISENBERRY REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Trammell popped to catcher in foul territory; Kemp singled to right [Lentine to second]; Parrish lined to second; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: Wilson flied out to left; McRae flied out to center; G. Brett singled to right; Porter walked [G. Brett to second]; LaCock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3. TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Hebner flied out to left; SUMMERS BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Summers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 3.

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