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Royals
@ Brewers
County Stadium
August 27, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 27, 1980 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 27, 1980 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 27, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Mitchell |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 18,815 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Nick Bremigan 3B: Jim McKean |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
Hal McRae | DH |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Rance Mulliniks | Shortstop |
Jim Frey | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Molitor | Second Baseman |
Robin Yount | Shortstop |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Gorman Thomas | Center Fielder |
Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
Sixto Lezcano | Right Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Dick Davis | DH |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
George Bamberger | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Brewers
County Stadium
August 27, 1980
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mitchell
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Mitchell
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Mitchell
Brett is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aikens vs. Mitchell
There goes Brett. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Brett steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aikens vs. Mitchell
Aikens hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. Brett tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Mitchell
Porter is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Splittorff
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Splittorff
Yount hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Splittorff
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Mitchell
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Mitchell
Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Mitchell
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Mitchell
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Splittorff
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Splittorff
Oglivie 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, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Splittorff
Lezcano hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mitchell
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Mitchell
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Mitchell
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Mitchell
There goes Brett. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Brett steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Mitchell
Aikens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Aikens reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Mitchell
Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Porter reaches second base with a double. Aikens scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Mitchell
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Mitchell
There goes Otis. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hurdle vs. Mitchell
Hurdle hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Splittorff
Martinez hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Splittorff
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Holdsworth
Fred Holdsworth now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Holdsworth
Mulliniks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Holdsworth
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Holdsworth
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Splittorff
Yount hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Yount reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Splittorff
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Splittorff
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Splittorff
Oglivie strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Splittorff
Lezcano is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Holdsworth
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor misplays the ball. That's an error on Molitor. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Holdsworth
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aikens for the out. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Holdsworth
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holdsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Holdsworth
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Splittorff
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Splittorff
Molitor hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Hurdle fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Hurdle. Davis goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yount vs. Splittorff
Yount hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Holdsworth
Hurdle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Holdsworth
White hits a line drive towards short. Yount reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Holdsworth
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Holdsworth
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Splittorff
Jose Cardenal now playing left field. Willie Wilson now playing center field.
Cooper 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, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Splittorff
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Splittorff
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Holdsworth
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Holdsworth
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Holdsworth
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yount scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Splittorff
Lezcano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Splittorff
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Holdsworth
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Holdsworth
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Holdsworth
Hurdle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Splittorff
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Splittorff
Yount hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Splittorff
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Splittorff
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Splittorff
Oglivie hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Holdsworth
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Holdsworth
There goes White. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Holdsworth
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Holdsworth
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Holdsworth
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Martin
Renie Martin now pitching.
Lezcano hits a popup towards short. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantner vs. Martin
Jim Gantner pinch hits for Sal Bando.
Gantner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Martin
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/27/1980 -- Kansas City at Milwaukee (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Wilson W, lf-cf 5 1 1 0 Molitor P, 2b 4 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 5 0 0 0 Yount R, ss 4 2 3 1 Brett G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Cooper C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Aikens W, 1b 3 1 1 2 Thomas G, cf 3 1 1 2 Porter D, c 4 1 1 1 Oglivie B, lf 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 1 1 Lezcano S, rf 4 0 1 0 Cardenal J, lf 1 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hurdle C, rf 4 1 2 1 Gantner J, ph 1 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Davis D, dh 4 1 2 0 Mulliniks R, ss 4 0 1 0 Martinez B, c 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 9 5 34 4 8 3 Kansas City 103 001 000 -- 5 Milwaukee 000 210 010 -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P (W) 8.0 8 4 3 1 2 Martin R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Mitchell P (L) 3.0 6 4 4 0 2 Holdsworth F 6.0 3 1 1 0 3 E -- Molitor P, Hurdle C DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Milwaukee 4 2B -- Wilson W, Aikens W, Porter D, Davis D, Yount R, Molitor P HR -- Thomas G, Hurdle C, Yount R SB -- Brett G 2, Otis A, White F SF -- Aikens W HBP -- by Mitchell P (Brett G) T -- 2:19 A -- 18815
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