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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 10, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on October 10, 1980 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 10, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 10, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 56,588 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: George Maloney |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | DH |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Brown | Center Fielder |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 10, 1980
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. John
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Washington vs. John
Washington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. John
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. John
McRae hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Splittorff
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Splittorff
Dent 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, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Splittorff
Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Watson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Otis vs. John
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. John
Aikens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. John
Porter takes first base on ball four. Aikens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hurdle vs. John
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm 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 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Splittorff
Cerone strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Splittorff
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
White vs. John
White hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. John
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. John
Washington 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
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Splittorff
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Splittorff
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Splittorff
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Splittorff
The umpire calls a balk on Splittorff Watson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. John
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. John
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. John
Otis hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. John
Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. John
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Splittorff
Cerone hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Splittorff
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. John
Hurdle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. John
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. John
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. John
Washington hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cerone fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. John
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Splittorff
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Splittorff
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. John
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Otis vs. John
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. John
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards second. Randolph can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. John
There's a wild pitch. Aikens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. John
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Splittorff
Watson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching. Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Eric Soderholm.
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards second. White picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on White. Jackson scores. Gamble moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Cerone vs. Quisenberry
Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gamble scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Quisenberry
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Quisenberry
Graig Nettles pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Quisenberry covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. John
Graig Nettles now playing third base. John Wathan pinch hits for Clint Hurdle.
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. John
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. John
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Gossage
Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Gossage
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Gossage
There goes McRae. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Dent applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Quisenberry
John Wathan now playing right field.
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Quisenberry
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Quisenberry
Dent 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
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Underwood
Tom Underwood now pitching.
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Underwood
Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Underwood
Underwood fires to first and has Otis trapped. There's the throw to Dent who tags Otis for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Underwood
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Quisenberry
Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Watson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Quisenberry
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Gamble vs. Quisenberry
Gamble takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Cerone vs. Quisenberry
Cerone hits a line drive towards short. Washington catches it and throws to second to double up Jackson. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Quisenberry
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Lou Piniella.
Spencer 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
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Underwood
Joe Lefebvre now playing left field.
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wathan for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Underwood
White bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Underwood
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Quisenberry
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Quisenberry
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Quisenberry
Randolph is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/10/1980 -- Kansas City at New York (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 5 1 2 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 0 1 0
Washington U, ss 4 1 2 0 Dent B, ss 4 0 0 0
Brett G, 3b 4 1 1 3 Watson B, 1b 4 0 3 0
McRae H, dh 4 0 2 0 Jackson R, rf 3 1 1 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0 Soderholm E, dh 2 0 0 0
Aikens W, 1b 4 0 3 0 Gamble O, ph 1 1 1 0
Porter D, c 3 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 1 1
Hurdle C, rf 2 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 2 0 0 0
Wathan J, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Spencer J, ph 1 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 1 1 1 Lefebvre J, lf 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 2 0 1 0
Nettles G, ph-3b 2 0 0 0
Brown B, cf 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 12 4 33 2 8 1
Kansas City 000 010 300 -- 4
New York 000 002 000 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P 5.1 5 1 1 2 3
Quisenberry D (W) 3.2 3 1 0 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
John T 6.2 8 2 2 1 3
Gossage R (L) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
Underwood T 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- White F
DP -- Kansas City 2, New York 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, New York 8
2B -- Watson B, Jackson R, Wilson W
3B -- Watson B
HR -- White F, Brett G
CS -- McRae H, Otis A
WP -- John T
Balk -- Splittorff P
T -- 2:59
A -- 56588
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