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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 5, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 5, 1980 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 1980 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 21,808 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Palermo |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
U L Washington | Shortstop |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Wathan | First Baseman |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Jim Frey | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Miguel Dilone | Left Fielder |
Jorge Orta | Right Fielder |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Joe Charboneau | DH |
Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
Bo Diaz | Catcher |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
Dave Garcia | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 5, 1980
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Waits
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Waits
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Splittorff
Dilone hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Splittorff
Orta hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Waits
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Waits
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Splittorff
Charboneau hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Waits
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Waits
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Waits
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dilone. White reaches second base with a double. Cardenal moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and has Cardenal trapped. Waits throws to third, and Harrah tags Cardenal for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Waits
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Splittorff
Diaz hits a popup towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Splittorff
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Splittorff
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Waits
Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Orta. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Waits
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Waits
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Splittorff
Dilone bunts towards first. Wathan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wathan. Dilone moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Splittorff
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dilone scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Orta for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Splittorff
Charboneau hits a line drive towards short. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Waits
Porter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Waits
Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Waits
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Orta who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. Cardenal goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Waits
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Bannister reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Splittorff
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Splittorff
Manning strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Waits
Brett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Waits
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Waits
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Splittorff
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Splittorff
Dilone hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Splittorff
Orta hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Waits
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Waits
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Splittorff
Charboneau hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Waits
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Waits
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Splittorff
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Splittorff
Gary Alexander pinch hits for Rick Manning.
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Splittorff
Jerry Dybzinski pinch runs for Gary Alexander.
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Waits
Jerry Dybzinski now playing second base. Miguel Dilone now playing center field. Alan Bannister now playing left field.
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Waits
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dilone. Wathan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Waits
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Splittorff
Dilone hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Splittorff
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/1980 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Wilson W, lf 4 0 1 1 Dilone M, lf-cf 4 1 1 0 Washington U, ss 4 0 0 0 Orta J, rf 4 0 1 1 Brett G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0 Charboneau J, dh 3 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Wathan J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bannister A, 2b-lf 3 0 1 0 Porter D, c 4 0 0 0 Diaz B, c 3 0 0 0 Cardenal J, rf 2 1 1 0 Manning R, cf 2 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 1 2 1 Alexander G, ph 0 0 0 0 Dybzinski J, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Veryzer T, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 7 2 29 1 4 1 Kansas City 000 020 000 -- 2 Cleveland 000 100 000 -- 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Waits R (L) 9.0 7 2 2 1 3 E -- Wathan J DP -- Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Cleveland 2 2B -- White F, Brett G, Bannister A, Wathan J 3B -- White F T -- 1:51 A -- 21808
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