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Yankees
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 4, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees, played on June 4, 1980 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Renie Martin |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 27,234 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Al Clark 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Steve Palermo |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Left Fielder |
| Joe Lefebvre | Right Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | DH |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Bobby Brown | Center Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | DH |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 4, 1980
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Martin
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Martin
There goes Randolph. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Randolph steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Martin
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lefebvre vs. Martin
Lefebvre hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Martin
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randolph scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Martin
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tiant
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tiant
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Tiant
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Tiant
There goes Brett. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Brett steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Tiant
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Martin
Spencer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Martin
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Martin
Cerone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dent vs. Martin
Dent bunts towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. Spencer scores. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Martin
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Martin
Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Tiant
Wathan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Tiant
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Tiant
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Lefebvre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Tiant
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aikens moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Tiant
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Washington reaches third base with a triple. Aikens scores. Hurdle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Tiant
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Washington scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Tiant
There goes Wilson. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Tiant
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Tiant
Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Tiant
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Martin
Lefebvre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Martin
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lefebvre moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Martin
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lefebvre tags and scores. Jackson tags and moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Martin
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Martin
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Figueroa
Ed Figueroa now pitching.
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Figueroa
Aikens strikes out. Cerone drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Aikens out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Martin
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Martin
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Martin
Randolph hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Figueroa
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Figueroa
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Figueroa
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Figueroa
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Figueroa
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Washington scores. Wilson moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Porter vs. Figueroa
Porter is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wathan vs. Figueroa
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Martin
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Martin
Lefebvre hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Martin
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Figueroa
Aikens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murcer. Aikens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Aikens trying to get to home. Lefebvre throws the ball in to Cerone who tags Aikens who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Figueroa
Hurdle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murcer. Hurdle reaches second base with a double. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Washington vs. Figueroa
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis scores. Hurdle moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Figueroa
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hurdle scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Figueroa
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Martin
Nettles hits a line drive towards first. Aikens reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Martin
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Martin
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. May
Johnny Oates now catching. Rudy May now pitching.
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. May
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. May
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. May
Aikens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wathan moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. May
Pete LaCock pinch runs for Willie Aikens.
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Martin
Pete LaCock now playing first base.
Oates hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Martin
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Martin
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Martin
There goes Randolph. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Randolph steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Martin
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. May
Hurdle hits a fly ball into left field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. May
Washington hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. May
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Martin
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lefebvre for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Martin
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Martin
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. May
White hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. May
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. May
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Martin
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Martin
Brown hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Martin
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1980 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Randolph W, 2b 2 1 0 0 Wilson W, lf 5 1 3 2
Murcer B, lf 4 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 1 0 0
Lefebvre J, rf 3 1 0 0 Brett G, 3b 5 1 3 4
Jackson R, dh 4 0 2 1 Porter D, dh 3 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 3 0 0 1 Wathan J, c 4 0 0 0
Spencer J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Aikens W, 1b 3 1 2 0
Brown B, cf 4 0 0 0 LaCock P, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Cerone R, c 2 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 1 0
Oates J, c 2 0 0 0 Hurdle C, rf 3 2 2 0
Dent B, ss 2 0 1 1 Washington U, ss 4 2 1 3
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 5 3 35 9 12 9
New York 111 000 000 -- 3
Kansas City 060 120 00x -- 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (L) 2.0 5 6 6 2 1
Figueroa E 3.0 6 3 3 2 2
May R 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Martin R (W) 9.0 5 3 3 3 1
LOB -- New York 5, Kansas City 7
2B -- Spencer J, Aikens W, Hurdle C
3B -- Washington U
HR -- Brett G
SB -- Randolph W 2, Brett G, Wilson W
SH -- Dent B
SF -- Nettles G
T -- 2:29
A -- 27234
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