1980 Kansas City Royals season
1980 Kansas City Royals | ||||
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American League Champions American League West Champions | ||||
League | American League | |||
Division | West | |||
Ballpark | Royals Stadium | |||
City | Kansas City, Missouri | |||
Record | 97–65 (.599) | |||
Divisional place | 1st | |||
Owners | Ewing Kauffman | |||
General managers | Joe Burke | |||
Managers | Jim Frey (first season) | |||
Television | WDAF-TV 4 (Al Wisk, Denny Trease) | |||
Radio | WIBW–AM 580 KMBZ–AM 980 (Denny Matthews, Fred White) | |||
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The 1980 Kansas City Royals season was their 12th in Major League Baseball. The Royals, under new manager Jim Frey, finished first in the American League West with a record of 97–65. Kansas City finally broke through in the postseason, sweeping the New York Yankees 3-0 in the 1980 American League Championship Series after falling to the Yankees in the ALCS in 1976, 1977 and 1978. The Royals lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in the World Series.
George Brett had one of the best seasons in Major League Baseball history. Brett became the first Royals player to win a Most Valuable Player award, and his league-leading .390 batting average was the highest in the majors since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Brett also led the team in home runs (24) and set a single-season franchise record with 118 runs batted in.
Offseason
- October 26, 1979: Keith Drumright was acquired by the Royals from the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal (the Astros sent a player to be named later to the Royals for George Throop) made on April 27, 1979.[1]
- December 6, 1979: The Royals trade Al Cowens, Todd Cruz and a player to be named later to the California Angels in exchange for Willie Aikens and Rance Mulliniks.[2]
- April 1, 1980: The Angels received Craig Eaton from the Royals, completing the trade of December 6.
Regular season
On September 30, while pitching for the Seattle Mariners against the Royals, Rick Honeycutt taped a thumbtack to his finger to cut the ball. Royals baserunner Willie Wilson spotted the tack from second base. The umpires investigated and not only found the tack, but also a gash in Honeycutt's forehead. Honeycutt was ejected from the game, suspended for 10 games, and fined.[3]
Opening Day starters
- Willie Aikens
- George Brett
- Clint Hurdle
- Pete LaCock
- Dennis Leonard
- Hal McRae
- Jamie Quirk
- U L Washington
- Frank White
- Willie Wilson[4]
Season standings
| W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Kansas City Royals | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 49–32 | 48–33 |
Oakland Athletics | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 14 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
Minnesota Twins | 77 | 84 | 0.478 | 19½ | 44–36 | 33–48 |
Texas Rangers | 76 | 85 | 0.472 | 20½ | 39–41 | 37–44 |
Chicago White Sox | 70 | 90 | 0.438 | 26 | 37–42 | 33–48 |
California Angels | 65 | 95 | 0.406 | 31 | 30–51 | 35–44 |
Seattle Mariners | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 38 | 36–45 | 23–58 |
Record vs. opponents
1980 American League record
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 11–2 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 9–3 | 6–4 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
California | 2–10 | 3–9 | — | 3–10 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 2–10 | 3–10 | 11–2 | 11–2 | 3–9 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 4–6 | 10–3 | — | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7–2 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 6–4 | 7–5 | — | 3–10 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 10–3 | — | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 10–2–1 | 4–8 | 9–4 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 10–2 | — | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 9–3 |
Milwaukee | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
Minnesota | 2–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 |
New York | 6–7 | 10–3 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 2–10–1 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 5–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 |
Texas | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–6–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 |
Toronto | 2–11 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 5, 1980: Eduardo Rodríguez was released by the Royals.[5]
- June 16, 1980: Mark Huismann was signed by the Royals as an amateur free agent.[6]
- June 17, 1980: Randy McGilberry was traded by the Royals to the New York Mets for Kevin Kobel.[7]
- August 1980: Keith Drumright was purchased from the Royals by the Chicago Cubs.[1]
Roster
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Game log
Regular season
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April: 10–8 (Home: 7–4; Away: 3–4)
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May: 17–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 9–6)
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June: 17–12 (Home: 5–7; Away: 12–5)
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July: 18–9 (Home: 12–6; Away: 6–3)
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August: 23–7 (Home: 9–5; Away: 14–2)
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September: 8–18 (Home: 4–6; Away: 4–12)
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October: 4–1 (Home: 4–1; Away: 0–0)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Royals team member |
Postseason Game log
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AL Championship Series: vs. New York Yankees 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–0)
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World Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–3)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Royals team member |
Starting Lineups
Regular season
Game | Date | Opponent | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | SP |
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28 | May 12 | @ NYY | #32 Gura | |||||||||
29 | May 13 | @ NYY | #27 Martin | |||||||||
30 | May 14 | @ NYY | #22 Leonard | |||||||||
47 | June 2 | NYY | #34 Splittorff | |||||||||
48 | June 3 | NYY | #32 Gura | |||||||||
49 | June 4 | NYY | #27 Martin | |||||||||
89 | July 18 | @ NYY | #32 Gura | |||||||||
90 | July 19 | @ NYY | #34 Splittorff | |||||||||
91 | July 20 | @ NYY | #38 Gale | |||||||||
96 | July 25 | NYY | #38 Gale | |||||||||
97 | July 26 | NYY | #22 Leonard | |||||||||
98 | July 27 | NYY | #32 Gura |
Playoffs
Game | Round | Date | Opponent | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | SP |
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1 | ALCS | October 8 | NYY | #6 Wilson (LF) | #30 Washington (SS) | #5 Brett (3B) | #11 McRae (DH) | #26 Otis (CF) | #12 Wathan (RF) | #24 Aikens (1B) | #15 Porter (C) | #20 White (2B) | #32 Gura |
2 | ALCS | October 9 | NYY | #6 Wilson (LF) | #30 Washington (SS) | #5 Brett (3B) | #11 McRae (DH) | #26 Otis (CF) | #12 Wathan (RF) | #24 Aikens (1B) | #15 Porter (C) | #20 White (2B) | #22 Leonard |
3 | ALCS | October 10 | @ NYY | #6 Wilson (LF) | #30 Washington (SS) | #5 Brett (3B) | #11 McRae (DH) | #26 Otis (CF) | #24 Aikens (1B) | #15 Porter (C) | #10 Hurdle (RF) | #20 White (2B) | #34 Splittorff |
1 | WS | October 14 | @ PHI | #6 Wilson (LF) | #11 McRae (DH) | #5 Brett (3B) | #24 Aikens (1B) | #15 Porter (C) | #26 Otis (CF) | #10 Hurdle (RF) | #20 White (2B) | #30 Washington (SS) | #22 Leonard |
2 | WS | October 15 | @ PHI | #6 Wilson (LF) | #30 Washington (SS) | #5 Brett (3B) | #11 McRae (DH) | #26 Otis (CF) | #12 Wathan (C) | #24 Aikens (1B) | #19 Cardenal (RF) | #20 White (2B) | #32 Gura |
3 | WS | October 17 | PHI | #6 Wilson (LF) | #20 White (2B) | #5 Brett (3B) | #24 Aikens (1B) | #11 McRae (DH) | #26 Otis (CF) | #10 Hurdle (RF) | #15 Porter (C) | #30 Washington (SS) | #38 Gale |
4 | WS | October 18 | PHI | #6 Wilson (LF) | #20 White (2B) | #5 Brett (3B) | #24 Aikens (1B) | #11 McRae (DH) | #26 Otis (CF) | #10 Hurdle (RF) | #15 Porter (C) | #30 Washington (SS) | #22 Leonard |
5 | WS | October 19 | PHI | #6 Wilson (LF) | #20 White (2B) | #5 Brett (3B) | #24 Aikens (1B) | #11 McRae (DH) | #26 Otis (CF) | #10 Hurdle (RF) | #15 Porter (C) | #30 Washington (SS) | #32 Gura |
6 | WS | October 21 | @ PHI | #6 Wilson (LF) | #30 Washington (SS) | #5 Brett (3B) | #11 McRae (DH) | #26 Otis (CF) | #12 Wathan (C) | #24 Aikens (1B) | #19 Cardenal (RF) | #20 White (2B) | #38 Gale |
Detailed records
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Composite Box
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | R | H | E |
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Opponents | 89 | 76 | 82 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 694 | 1433 | 113 |
Royals | 116 | 88 | 109 | 84 | 98 | 96 | 74 | 68 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 809 | 1384 | 127 |
Game umpires
Regular season
Game | Date | Opponent | HP | 1B | 2B | 3B |
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28 | May 12 | @ Yankees | #7 Dave Phillips | Lou DiMuro (crew chief) | #24 Al Clark | #14 Steve Palermo |
29 | May 13 | @ Yankees | Lou DiMuro (crew chief) | #24 Al Clark | (none) | #14 Steve Palermo |
30 | May 14 | @ Yankees | #24 Al Clark | #14 Steve Palermo | (none) | Lou DiMuro (crew chief) |
47 | June 2 | Yankees | #7 Dave Phillips (crew chief) | #14 Steve Palermo | #13 Derryl Cousins | #24 Al Clark |
48 | June 3 | Yankees | #14 Steve Palermo | #13 Derryl Cousins | #24 Al Clark | #7 Dave Phillips (crew chief) |
49 | June 4 | Yankees | #13 Derryl Cousins | #24 Al Clark | #7 Dave Phillips (crew chief) | #14 Steve Palermo |
89 | July 18 | @ Yankees | #7 Dave Phillips (crew chief) | #10 Larry McCoy | #14 Steve Palermo | #24 Al Clark |
90 | July 19 | @ Yankees | #10 Larry McCoy | #14 Steve Palermo | #24 Al Clark | #7 Dave Phillips (crew chief) |
91 | July 20 | @ Yankees | #14 Steve Palermo | #24 Al Clark | #7 Dave Phillips (crew chief) | #10 Larry McCoy |
96 | July 25 | Yankees | #33 Durwood Merrill | #13 Derryl Cousins | #4 Marty Springstead (crew chief) | #15 Joe Brinkman |
97 | July 26 | Yankees | #13 Derryl Cousins | #4 Marty Springstead (crew chief) | #15 Joe Brinkman | #33 Durwood Merrill |
98 | July 27 | Yankees | #4 Marty Springstead (crew chief) | #15 Joe Brinkman | #33 Durwood Merrill | #13 Derryl Cousins |
Playoffs
Game | Round | Date | Opponent | HP | 1B | 2B | 3B | LF | RF |
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1 | ALCS | October 8 | Yankees | #14 Steve Palermo | #15 Joe Brinkman | #10 Larry McCoy | #1 Bill Haller (crew chief) | #21 Ken Kaiser | #28 George Maloney |
2 | ALCS | October 9 | Yankees | #15 Joe Brinkman | #10 Larry McCoy | #1 Bill Haller (crew chief) | #21 Ken Kaiser | #28 George Maloney | #14 Steve Palermo |
3 | ALCS | October 10 | @ Yankees | #10 Larry McCoy | #1 Bill Haller (crew chief) | #21 Ken Kaiser | #28 George Maloney | #14 Steve Palermo | #15 Joe Brinkman |
1 | WS | October 14 | @ Phillies | #21 Harry Wendelstedt (NL) (crew chief) | #9 Bill Kunkel (AL) | #13 Paul Pryor (NL) | #11 Don Denkinger (AL) | #16 Dutch Rennert (NL) | #2 Nick Bremigan (AL) |
2 | WS | October 15 | @ Phillies | #9 Bill Kunkel (AL) | #13 Paul Pryor (NL) | #11 Don Denkinger (AL) | #16 Dutch Rennert (NL) | #2 Nick Bremigan (AL) | #21 Harry Wendelstedt (NL) (crew chief) |
3 | WS | October 17 | Phillies | #13 Paul Pryor (NL) | #11 Don Denkinger (AL) | #16 Dutch Rennert (NL) | #2 Nick Bremigan (AL) | #21 Harry Wendelstedt (NL) (crew chief) | #9 Bill Kunkel (AL) |
4 | WS | October 18 | Phillies | #11 Don Denkinger (AL) | #16 Dutch Rennert (NL) | #2 Nick Bremigan (AL) | #21 Harry Wendelstedt (NL) (crew chief) | #9 Bill Kunkel (AL) | #13 Paul Pryor (NL) |
5 | WS | October 19 | Phillies | #16 Dutch Rennert (NL) | #2 Nick Bremigan (AL) | #21 Harry Wendelstedt (NL) (crew chief) | #9 Bill Kunkel (AL) | #13 Paul Pryor (NL) | #11 Don Denkinger (AL) |
6 | WS | October 21 | @ Phillies | #2 Nick Bremigan (AL) | #21 Harry Wendelstedt (NL) (crew chief) | #9 Bill Kunkel (AL) | #13 Paul Pryor (NL) | #11 Don Denkinger (AL) | #16 Dutch Rennert (NL) |
Player stats
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Darrell Porter | 118 | 418 | 51 | 104 | 14 | 2 | .249 | 7 | 51 | 1 |
1B | Willie Aikens | 151 | 543 | 70 | 151 | 24 | 0 | .278 | 20 | 98 | 1 |
2B | Frank White | 154 | 560 | 70 | 148 | 23 | 4 | .264 | 7 | 60 | 19 |
3B | George Brett | 117 | 449 | 87 | 175 | 33 | 9 | .390 | 24 | 118 | 15 |
SS | U L Washington | 153 | 549 | 79 | 150 | 16 | 11 | .273 | 6 | 53 | 20 |
LF | Willie Wilson | 161 | 705 | 133 | 230 | 28 | 15 | .326 | 3 | 49 | 79 |
CF | Amos Otis | 107 | 394 | 56 | 99 | 16 | 3 | .251 | 10 | 53 | 16 |
RF | Clint Hurdle | 130 | 395 | 50 | 116 | 31 | 2 | .294 | 10 | 60 | 0 |
DH | Hal McRae | 124 | 489 | 73 | 145 | 39 | 5 | .297 | 14 | 83 | 10 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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John Wathan | 126 | 453 | 57 | 138 | .305 | 6 | 58 | 17 |
Dave Chalk | 69 | 167 | 19 | 42 | .251 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
Jamie Quirk | 62 | 163 | 13 | 45 | .276 | 5 | 21 | 3 |
Pete LaCock | 114 | 156 | 14 | 32 | .205 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
Rusty Torres | 51 | 72 | 10 | 12 | .167 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Rance Mulliniks | 36 | 54 | 8 | 14 | .259 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
José Cardenal | 25 | 53 | 8 | 18 | .340 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Bob Detherage | 20 | 26 | 2 | 8 | .308 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Steve Braun | 14 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .043 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jerry Terrell | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Onix Concepción | 12 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Manny Castillo | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Phelps | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Germán Barranca | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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Larry Gura | 36 | 283.1 | 18 | 10 | 2.95 | 76 | 113 |
Dennis Leonard | 38 | 280.1 | 20 | 11 | 3.79 | 80 | 155 |
Paul Splittorff | 34 | 204.0 | 14 | 11 | 4.15 | 43 | 53 |
Rich Gale | 32 | 190.2 | 13 | 9 | 3.92 | 78 | 97 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
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Renie Martin | 32 | 137.1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4.39 | 70 | 68 |
Steve Busby | 11 | 42.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.17 | 19 | 12 |
Mike Jones | 3 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.57 | 5 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
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Dan Quisenberry | 75 | 128.1 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 3.09 | 27 | 37 |
Marty Pattin | 37 | 89.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3.64 | 23 | 40 |
Gary Christenson | 24 | 31.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.17 | 18 | 16 |
Jeff Twitty | 13 | 22.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.04 | 7 | 9 |
Rawly Eastwick | 14 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.32 | 8 | 5 |
Ken Brett | 8 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 5 | 4 |
Craig Chamberlain | 5 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 | 3 |
Jerry Terrell | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason
ALCS
Game 1
October 8 Royals Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 |
W: Larry Gura (1-0) L: Ron Guidry (0-1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: NYY – Rick Cerone (1) Lou Piniella (1) KCR – George Brett (1) |
Game 2
October 9 Royals Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 |
W: Dennis Leonard (1-0) L: Rudy May (0-1) S: Dan Quisenberry (1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: NYY – Graig Nettles |
Game 3
October 10 Yankee Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
W: Dan Quisenberry (1-0) L: Rich Gossage (0-1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: KCR – George Brett (2) Frank White (1) |
World Series
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Royals – 6, Phillies – 7 | October 14 | Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) | 65,791 | 3:01 |
2 | Royals – 4, Phillies – 6 | October 15 | Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) | 65,775 | 3:01 |
3 | Phillies – 3, Royals – 4 (10 inns) | October 17 | Royals Stadium (Kansas City) | 42,380 | 3:19 |
4 | Phillies – 3, Royals – 5 | October 18 | Royals Stadium (Kansas City) | 42,363 | 2:37 |
5 | Phillies – 4, Royals – 3 | October 19 | Royals Stadium (Kansas City) | 42,369 | 2:51 |
6 | Royals – 1, Phillies – 4 | October 21 | Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) | 65,838 | 3:00 |
Awards and honors
- George Brett – American League Batting Champion (.390)
- George Brett, Hutch Award[9]
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
AAA | Omaha Royals | American Association | Joe Sparks |
AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | Gene Lamont |
A | Fort Myers Royals | Florida State League | Brian Murphy |
A | Charleston Royals | South Atlantic League | Ron Mihal |
Rookie | GCL Royals Blue | Gulf Coast League | Joe Jones |
Rookie | GCL Royals Gold | Gulf Coast League | Roy Tanner |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Royals Blue
Notes
- ^ a b Keith Drumright at Baseball Reference
- ^ Al Cowens at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "ESPN.com - Page2 - Biggest cheaters in baseball".
- ^ "1980 Kansas City Royals Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Eduardo Rodríguez at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Huismann at Baseball Reference
- ^ Kevin Kobel at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b c d e 1980 Kansas City Royals Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac".
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
External links
- 1980 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
- 1980 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac