1980 Kansas City Royals season

March 2026 November 2013 Kansas City Royals 1980 American League championsAmerican League West champions Kansas City Royals Insignia (1969–2001).svg American League West Royals Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 97–65 (.599) 1st Ewing Kauffman Joe Burke Jim Frey (first season) WDAF-TV 4(Al Wisk, Denny Trease) WIBW–AM 580KMBZ–AM 980(Denny Matthews, Fred White) 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.Keith Drumright at Baseball Reference 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.Al Cowens at Baseball-Reference 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. https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/cheaters/ballplayers.html ESPN.com - Page2 - Biggest cheaters in baseball Opening Day starters Willie Aikens George Brett Clint Hurdle Pete LaCock Dennis Leonard Hal McRae Jamie Quirk U L Washington Frank White Willie Wilsonhttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1980&t=KCA 1980 Kansas City Royals Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings Kansas City Royals Record vs. opponents KC Notable transactions April 5, 1980: Eduardo Rodríguez was released by the Royals.Eduardo Rodríguez at Baseball Reference June 16, 1980: Mark Huismann was signed by the Royals as an amateur free agent.Mark Huismann at Baseball Reference June 17, 1980: Randy McGilberry was traded by the Royals to the New York Mets for Kevin Kobel.Kevin Kobel at Baseball Reference August 1980: Keith Drumright was purchased from the Royals by the Chicago Cubs. Roster 1980 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers 25 Ken Brett 40 Steve Busby 28 Craig Chamberlain 31 Gary Christenson 35 Rawly Eastwick 38 Rich Gale 32 Larry Gura 50 Mike Jones 22 Dennis Leonard 27 Renie Martin 33 Marty Pattin 29 Dan Quisenberry 34 Paul Splittorff 21 Jeff Twitty Catchers 15 Darrell Porter 12 John Wathan Infielders 24 Willie Aikens  5 George Brett 17 Manny Castillo  7 Dave Chalk 53,2 Onix Concepción  8 Pete LaCock 18 Rance Mulliniks 52 Ken Phelps  9 Jamie Quirk 30 U L Washington 20 Frank White Outfielders  3 Steve Braun 19 José Cardenal  4 Bob Detherage 10 Clint Hurdle 11 Hal McRae 26 Amos Otis  1 Jerry Terrell  2 Rusty Torres  6 Willie Wilson Other batters 23 Germán Barranca Manager 41 Jim Frey Coaches 36 Billy Connors 43 Gordon Mackenzie 42 José Martínez 44 Jimmie Schaffer Game log Regular season Legend Royals Win Royals Loss Game postponed Clinched division Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; 1980 regular season game log: 97–65 (Home: 49–32; Away: 48–33)1980 Kansas City Royals Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCA/1980-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball Reference 24 July 2026 y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; April: 10–8 (Home: 7–4; Away: 3–4) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 1 || April 10, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CST || Tigers || L 1–5 || Morris (1–0) || Leonard (0–1) || — || 2:28 || 34,901 || 0–1 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 2 || April 11, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CST || Tigers || W 4–0 || Gura (1–0) || Schatzeder (0–1) || — || 2:13 || 14,605 || 1–1 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 3 || April 12, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CST || Tigers || W 8–6 || Pattin (1–0) || Underwood (0–1) || — || 2:59 || 16,130 || 2–1 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 4 || April 13, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CST || Tigers || W 3–2 || Splittorff (1–0) || Rozema (0–1) || Christenson (1) || 2:29 || 17,720 || 3–1 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 5 || April 15, 1980 || 1:00p.m. CST || @ Orioles || L 2–12 || Palmer (2–0) || Leonard (0–2) || — || 2:32 || 50,199 || 3–2 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 6 || April 16, 1980 || 6:30p.m. CST || @ Orioles || L 1–2 || Flanagan (1–1) || Gura (1–1) || — || 2:16 || 7,473 || 3–3 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 7 || April 17, 1980 || 6:30p.m. CST || @ Orioles || L 2–5 || Stone (1–1) || Gale (0–1) || Stoddard (2) || 2:40 || 7,166 || 3–4 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 8 || April 18, 1980 || 12:30p.m. CST || @ Tigers || W 9–6 (11) || Quisenberry (1–0) || López (0–2) || — || 3:34 || 50,687 || 4–4 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 9 || April 19, 1980 || 1:15p.m. CST || @ Tigers || L 6–8 || Morris (2–1) || Martin (0–1) || — || 2:17 || 13,583 || 4–5 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 10 || April 20, 1980 || 12:30p.m. CST || @ Tigers || W 9–6 || Martin (1–1) || Schatzeder (0–3) || Quisenberry (1) || 2:51 || 18,755 || 5–5 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 11 || April 21, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CST || Blue Jays || L 1–7 || Stieb (2–0) || Gale (0–2) || — || 2:29 || 21,117 || 5–6 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 12 || April 22, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CST || Blue Jays || W 7–2 || Splittorff (2–0) || Mirabella (1–1) || — || 2:08 || 16,993 || 6–6 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 13 || April 23, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CST || Blue Jays || W 7–4 || Christenson (1–0) || McLaughlin (1–1) || Quisenberry (2) || 2:33 || 18,855 || 7–6 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 14 || April 25, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CST || Orioles || W 7–0 || Gura (2–1) || Stone (1–2) || — || 2:18 || 20,436 || 8–6 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 15 || April 26, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CST || Orioles || L 0–4 || Flanagan (2–2) || Gale (0–3) || — || 2:34 || 25,925 || 8–7 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 16 || April 27, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CDT || Orioles || W 3–2 || Splittorff (3–0) || Ford (1–1) || — || 2:02 || 20,496 || 9–7 || W1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || April 28, 1980 || || @ Blue Jays || colspan="8" | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 8) |-style=background:#fbb | 17 || April 29, 1980 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Blue Jays || L 1–3 || Clancy (1–1) || Leonard (0–3) || — || 2:21 || 11,553 || 9–8 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 18 || April 30, 1980 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Blue Jays || W 3–0 || Gura (3–1) || Jefferson (0–1) || — || 1:54 || 14,029 || 10–8 || W1 |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; May: 17–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 9–6) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 19 || May 2, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Red Sox || L 5–6 (11) || Lockwood (2–1) || Quisenberry (1–1) || — || 3:17 || 25,965 || 10–9 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 20 || May 3, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Red Sox || L 0–7 || Rainey (1–0) || Splittorff (3–1) || — || 2:30 || 28,760 || 10–10 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 21 || May 4, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CDT || Red Sox || W 5–3 || Leonard (1–3) || Stanley (2–2) || Quisenberry (3) || 2:13 || 24,209 || 11–10 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 22 || May 6, 1980 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || L 0–2 || Wortham (3–0) || Gura (3–2) || Farmer (8) || 2:06 || 7,938 || 11–11 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 23 || May 7, 1980 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || W 12–5 || Christenson (2–0) || Kravec (1–3) || — || 2:54 || 7,584 || 12–11 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 24 || May 8, 1980 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || L 2–8 || Burns (3–2) || Splittorff (3–2) || — || 3:01 || 7,410 || 12–12 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 25 || May 9, 1980 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Red Sox || W 6–5 || Leonard (2–3) || Stanley (2–3) || Quisenberry (4) || 2:46 || 28,597 || 13–12 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 26 || May 10, 1980 || 1:00p.m. CDT || @ Red Sox || W 13–8 || Martin (2–1) || Eckersley (1–5) || Pattin (1) || 3:03 || 30,519 || 14–12 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 27 || May 11, 1980 || 1:00p.m. CDT || @ Red Sox || L 2–5 || Rainey (2–0) || Gale (0–4) || — || 2:24 || 24,685 || 14–13 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 28 || May 12, 1980 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || W 12–3 || Gura (4–2) || Tiant (2–2) || Pattin (2) || 2:35 || 17,010 || 15–13 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 29 || May 13, 1980 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || W 4–1 || Martin (3–1) || Griffin (0–2) || Quisenberry (5) || 2:29 || 20,107 || 16–13 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 30 || May 14, 1980 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || L 3–16 || Guidry (3–0) || Leonard (2–4) || Figueroa (1) || 2:58 || 21,953 || 16–14 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 31 || May 16, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Angels || L 1–11 || Kison (2–4) || Gale (0–5) || — || 3:01 || 22,264 || 16–15 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 32 || May 17, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Angels || W 2–1 (10) || Gura (5–2) || Clear (0–2) || — || 2:47 || 30,326 || 17–15 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 33 || May 18, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CDT || Angels || W 5–3 || Martin (4–1) || Tanana (2–4) || Quisenberry (6) || 2:24 || 25,382 || 18–15 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 34 || May 19, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Athletics || W 6–5 (11) || Quisenberry (2–1) || Hamilton (0–1) || — || 3:37 || 28,889 || 19–15 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 35 || May 20, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Athletics || W 1–0 || Gale (1–5) || Norris (5–2) || Quisenberry (7) || 2:13 || 23,698 || 20–15 || W4 |-style=background:#fbb | 36 || May 21, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Athletics || L 2–4 (14) || Lacey (1–0) || Quisenberry (2–2) || — || 4:14 || 24,030 || 20–16 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 37 || May 22, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Athletics || W 16–3 || Martin (5–1) || Keough (5–4) || — || 2:44 || 23,124 || 21–16 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 38 || May 23, 1980 || 9:30p.m. CDT || @ Angels || W 13–9 || Leonard (3–4) || Tanana (2–5) || — || 3:09 || 26,270 || 22–16 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 39 || May 24, 1980 || 9:00p.m. CDT || @ Angels || W 6–5 (10) || Quisenberry (3–1) || Clear (2–3) || — || 3:32 || 25,382 || 23–16 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 40 || May 25, 1980 || 3:00p.m. CDT || @ Angels || W 7–3 || Gura (6–2) || LaRoche (1–1) || — || 2:32 || 30,325 || 24–16 || W4 |-style=background:#fbb | 41 || May 26, 1980 || 3:30p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || L 1–4 || Keough (6–4) || Martin (5–2) || — || 2:33 || 21,882 || 24–17 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 42 || May 27, 1980 || 9:30p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || W 4–2 || Leonard (4–4) || Kingman (2–5) || — || 3:03 || 4,488 || 25–17 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 43 || May 28, 1980 || 3:30p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || L 3–6 || Langford (4–3) || Gale (1–6) || — || 2:33 || 4,094 || 25–18 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 44 || May 30, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || White Sox || W 9–2 || Gura (7–2) || Wortham (3–2) || — || 2:29 || 26,500 || 26–18 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 45 || May 31, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || White Sox || W 6–4 || Martin (6–2) || Trout (2–5) || Quisenberry (8) || 3:02 || 29,050 || 27–18 || W2 |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; June: 17–12 (Home: 5–7; Away: 12–5) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 46 || June 1, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CDT || White Sox || L 1–6 || Burns (7–3) || Leonard (4–5) || — || 3:03 || 33,428 || 27–19 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 47 || June 2, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Yankees || L 3–5 || Guidry (6–1) || Splittorff (3–3) || — || 2:42 || 39,261 || 27–20 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 48 || June 3, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Yankees || W 6–5 (10) || Quisenberry (4–2) || Davis (2–3) || — || 3:17 || 26,734 || 28–20 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 49 || June 4, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Yankees || W 9–3 || Martin (7–2) || Tiant (4–3) || — || 2:29 || 27,234 || 29–20 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 50 || June 5, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || W 8–0 || Leonard (5–5) || Kern (2–8) || — || 2:32 || 16,512 || 30–20 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 51 || June 6, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || W 4–2 || Splittorff (4–3) || Matlack (3–2) || Quisenberry (9) || 2:37 || 26,367 || 31–20 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 52 || June 7, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || W 7–2 || Gale (2–6) || Perry (3–4) || — || 2:58 || 24,530 || 32–20 || W5 |-style=background:#cfc | 53 || June 8, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || W 5–4 || Christenson (3–0) || Babcock (0–1) || Quisenberry (10) || 3:08 || 16,179 || 33–20 || W6 |-style=background:#bbb | — || June 9, 1980 || || @ Indians || colspan="8" | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: June 11) |-style=background:#cfc | 54 || June 10, 1980 || 6:35p.m. CDT || @ Indians || W 8–4 || Pattin (2–0) || Barker (5–4) || — || 3:25 || 6,061 || 34–20 || W7 |-style=background:#cfc | 55 || June 11, 1980(1) || 4:35p.m. CDT || @ Indians || W 5–0 || Leonard (6–5) || Waits (4–6) || — || 2:17 || — || 35–20 || W8 |-style=background:#fbb | 56 || June 11, 1980(2) || 7:27p.m. CDT || @ Indians || L 5–8 || Spillner (6–3) || Gale (2–7) || — || 2:48 || 13,712 || 35–21 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 57 || June 13, 1980 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Brewers || W 4–3 || Gura (7–3) || Keeton (2–1) || Quisenberry (11) || 2:32 || 30,740 || 36–21 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 58 || June 14, 1980 || 1:30p.m. CDT || @ Brewers || L 2–5 || Travers (4–3) || Martin (7–3) || Castro (3) || 2:51 || 50,605 || 36–22 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 59 || June 15, 1980 || 1:30p.m. CDT || @ Brewers || W 7–2 || Leonard (7–5) || Haas (6–6) || — || 2:49 || 28,389 || 37–22 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 60 || June 16, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Rangers || L 3–6 || Babcock (1–2) || Quisenberry (4–3) || Lyle (7) || 2:25 || 39,457 || 37–23 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 61 || June 17, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Rangers || W 3–2 || Gale (3–7) || Perry (3–6) || — || 2:45 || 25,324 || 38–23 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 62 || June 18, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Indians || W 10–2 || Gura (8–3) || Denny (7–5) || — || 2:55 || 23,736 || 39–23 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 63 || June 19, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Indians || L 4–5 || Barker (7–4) || Martin (7–4) || Stanton (3) || 3:07 || 21,158 || 39–24 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 64 || June 20, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Brewers || L 5–10 || Haas (7–6) || Leonard (7–6) || Castro (4) || 3:02 || 38,179 || 39–25 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 65 || June 21, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Brewers || L 1–5 || Sorensen (7–4) || Splittorff (4–4) || — || 2:07 || 40,344 || 39–26 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 66 || June 22, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CDT || Brewers || W 7–4 || Gale (4–7) || Caldwell (6–4) || — || 2:33 || 39,592 || 40–26 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 67 || June 23, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || @ Twins || L 1–4 || Koosman (6–6) || Gura (9–3) || — || 2:23 || 7,525 || 40–27 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 68 || June 24, 1980(1) || 5:05p.m. CDT || @ Twins || L 1–2 || Jackson (5–4) || Quisenberry (4–4) || — || 2:31 || — || 40–28 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 69 || June 24, 1980(2) || 8:11p.m. CDT || @ Twins || W 4–2 || Martin (8–4) || Erickson (1–5) || Quisenberry (12) || 2:37 || 11,556 || 41–28 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 70 || June 25, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || @ Twins || W 4–1 || Splittorff (5–4) || Zahn (6–10) || Quisenberry (13) || 2:04 || 9,150 || 42–28 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 71 || June 27, 1980 || 9:35p.m. CDT || @ Mariners || W 2–1 || Gale (5–7) || Honeycutt (7–5) || Quisenberry (14) || 2:28 || 12,099 || 43–28 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 72 || June 28, 1980 || 9:35p.m. CDT || @ Mariners || W 4–2 || Gura (10–3) || Roberts (1–2) || — || 2:11 || 22,154 || 44–28 || W4 |-style=background:#fbb | 73 || June 29, 1980 || 3:35p.m. CDT || @ Mariners || L 2–7 || Abbott (7–3) || Leonard (7–7) || — || 2:00 || 10,015 || 44–29 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 74 || June 30, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Twins || L 3–12 || Jackson (6–4) || Martin (8–5) || — || 2:41 || 33,540 || 44–30 || L2 |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; July: 18–9 (Home: 12–6; Away: 6–3) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 75 || July 1, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Twins || L 1–2 || Corbett (5–2) || Splittorff (5–5) || — || 2:20 || 20,224 || 44–31 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 76 || July 2, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Twins || W 4–3 || Beattie (4–7) || Koosman (6–8) || — || 2:49 || 26,225 || 45–31 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 77 || July 3, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Mariners || L 2–13 || || Gura (10–4) || Rawley (6) || 2:43 || 21,777 || 45–32 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 78 || July 4, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Mariners || W 5–3 || Quisenberry (5–4) || Roberts (1–3) || — || 2:23 || 27,891 || 46–32 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 79 || July 5, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Mariners || W 5–4 || Twitty (1–0) || Parrott (1–10) || Quisenberry (15) || 2:37 || 30,617 || 47–32 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 80 || July 6, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CDT || Mariners || L 3–5 || Bannister (6–6) || Splittorff (5–6) || Rawley (7) || 2:35 || 28,458 || 47–33 || L1 |-style=background:#bbbfff |colspan="12"|51st All-Star Game in Los Angeles, CA |-style=background:#cfc | 81 || July 10, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Tigers || W 3–2 || Splittorff (6–6) || Wilcox (8–6) || Quisenberry (16) || 2:11 || 23,684 || 48–33 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 82 || July 11, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Tigers || W 7–3 || Leonard (8–7) || Morris (11–7) || — || 2:18 || 31,017 || 49–33 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 83 || July 12, 1980 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || L 1–3 || Stone (13–3) || Martin (8–6) || Stoddard (12) || 2:46 || 41,514 || 49–34 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 84 || July 13, 1980 || 1:00p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || W 5–1 || Gura (11–4) || Flanagan (8–8) || — || 2:46 || 21,311 || 50–34 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 85 || July 14, 1980 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Orioles || W 8–4 || Splittorff (7–6) || McGregor (9–5) || Quisenberry (17) || 2:59 || 23,504 || 51–34 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 86 || July 15, 1980 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Red Sox || W 8–4 || Gale (6–7) || Renko (5–3) || — || 2:43 || 26,865 || 52–34 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 87 || July 16, 1980 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Red Sox || W 5–1 || Leonard (9–7) || Eckersley (5–8) || Quisenberry (18) || 3:12 || 27,213 || 53–34 || W4 |-style=background:#fbb | 88 || July 17, 1980 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Red Sox || L 4–12 || Tudor (3–1) || Martin (8–7) || — || 2:41 || 25,619 || 53–35 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 89 || July 18, 1980 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || W 13–1 || Gura (12–4) || May (7–4) || — || 2:50 || 44,170 || 54–35 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 90 || July 19, 1980 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || L 7–13 || Bird (1–0) || Splittorff (7–7) || Davis (6) || 3:01 || 53,583 || 54–36 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 91 || July 20, 1980 || 1:00p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || W 14–3 || Gale (7–7) || Guidry (10–6) || Quisenberry (19) || 2:52 || 50,328 || 55–36 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 92 || July 21, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || White Sox || W 2–1 || Leonard (10–7) || Burns (10–8) || Quisenberry (20) || 2:34 || 37,054 || 56–36 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 93 || July 22, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || White Sox || L 1–6 || Trout (5–10) || Busby (0–1) || — || 2:47 || 28,891 || 56–37 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 94 || July 23, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || White Sox || W 9–2 || Gura (13–4) || Baumgarten (2–7) || — || 2:45 || 25,105 || 57–37 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 95 || July 24, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || White Sox || W 12–4 || Splittorff (8–7) || Wortham (4–5) || — || 2:11 || 29,052 || 58–37 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 96 || July 25, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Yankees || W 6–1 || Gale (8–7) || Tiant (6–4) || — || 2:31 || 40,039 || 59–37 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 97 || July 26, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Yankees || L 4–5 || Gossage (4–0) || Leonard (10–8) || — || 2:41 || 41,860 || 59–38 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 98 || July 27, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CDT || Yankees || W 8–0 || Gura (14–4) || John (15–4) || — || 2:28 || 40,057 || 60–38 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 99 || July 29, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Red Sox || W 9–8 || Quisenberry (7–4) || Burgmeier (4–2) || — || 3:08 || 35,042 || 61–38 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 100 || July 30, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Red Sox || L 1–7 || Stanley (7–6) || Busby (0–2) || — || 2:51 || 31,468 || 61–39 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 101 || July 31, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Red Sox || W 13–3 || Leonard (11–8) || Eckersley (6–10) || — || 2:28 || 33,500 || 62–39 || W1 |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; August: 23–7 (Home: 9–5; Away: 14–2) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#cfc | 102 || August 1, 1980 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || W 4–3 || Gura (15–4) || Burns (10–9) || Quisenberry (21) || 2:30 || 23,316 || 63–39 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 103 || August 2, 1980 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || W 8–2 || Gale (9–7) || Trout (6–11) || Pattin (3) || 2:39 || 14,905 || 64–39 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 104 || August 3, 1980 || 1:15p.m. CDT || @ White Sox || L 3–5 || Dotson (8–6) || Splittorff (8–8) || — || 2:32 || 14,329 || 64–40 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 105 || August 4, 1980 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Tigers || W 6–5 || Quisenberry (8–4) || Schatzeder (6–8) || — || 2:59 || 37,016 || 65–40 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 106 || August 5, 1980 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Tigers || W 6–3 || Leonard (12–8) || Wilcox (11–7) || Quisenberry (22) || 2:44 || 27,469 || 66–40 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 107 || August 6, 1980 || 7:00p.m. CDT || @ Tigers || W 5–4 || Gura (16–4) || Morris (12–10) || Quisenberry (23) || 2:56 || 29,115 || 67–40 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 108 || August 8, 1980(1) || 4:30p.m. CDT || @ Blue Jays || W 9–0 || Gale (10–7) || Clancy (10–8) || — || 2:15 || — || 68–40 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 109 || August 8, 1980(2) || 7:20p.m. CDT || @ Blue Jays || W 7–4 || Pattin (3–0) || Garvin (3–7) || — || 2:57 || 22,146 || 69–40 || W5 |-style=background:#fbb | 110 || August 9, 1980 || 6:30p.m. CDT || @ Blue Jays || L 3–4 (14) || Willis (1–0) || Eastwick (0–1) || — || 3:38 || 21,300 || 69–41 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 111 || August 10, 1980 || 12:30p.m. CDT || @ Blue Jays || W 8–5 || Leonard (13–8) || Jefferson (4–9) || Pattin (4) || 2:50 || 23,473 || 70–41 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 112 || August 11, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Orioles || L 1–2 || Martínez (3–1) || Gura (16–5) || — || 2:33 || 41,334 || 70–42 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 113 || August 12, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Orioles || W 4–3 || Quisenberry (9–4) || McGregor (13–6) || — || 2:26 || 34,913 || 71–42 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 114 || August 13, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Orioles || W 6–1 || Gale (11–7) || Palmer (12–9) || — || 2:13 || 35,600 || 72–42 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 115 || August 15, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Blue Jays || W 4–3 || Leonard (14–8) || Jefferson (4–10) || Quisenberry (24) || 2:24 || 34,861 || 73–42 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 116 || August 16, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Blue Jays || W 11–5 || Gura (17–5) || Kucek (3–5) || — || 2:45 || 39,631 || 74–42 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 117 || August 17, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CDT || Blue Jays || W 8–3 || Splittorff (9–8) || Clancy (11–9) || Quisenberry (25) || 3:08 || 30,693 || 75–42 || W5 |-style=background:#cfc | 118 || August 18, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || W 6–3 || Gale (12–8) || Figueroa (3–7) || Quisenberry (26) || 2:48 || 17,609 || 76–42 || W6 |-style=background:#cfc | 119 || August 19, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || W 4–3 || Twitty (2–0) || Darwin (10–2) || Quisenberry (27) || 2:36 || 17,800 || 77–42 || W7 |-style=background:#cfc | 120 || August 20, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || @ Rangers || W 5–3 (12) || Quisenberry (10–4) || Johnson (0–2) || Martin (1) || 3:21 || 16,996 || 78–42 || W8 |-style=background:#fbb | 121 || August 21, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Indians || L 3–4 || Waits (10–11) || Busby (0–3) || Cruz (9) || 2:39 || 32,139 || 78–43 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 122 || August 22, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Indians || L 1–4 || Barker (15–8) || Splittorff (9–9) || Monge (11) || 2:45 || 34,526 || 78–44 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 123 || August 23, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Indians || W 3–2 || Gale (13–8) || Garland (6–6) || Quisenberry (28) || 2:21 || 40,192 || 79–44 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 124 || August 24, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CDT || Indians || W 7–5 || Leonard (15–8) || Grimsley (4–3) || Quisenberry (29) || 2:43 || 30,593 || 80–44 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 125 || August 25, 1980 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Brewers || W 9–3 || Gura (18–5) || Haas (14–11) || Quisenberry (30) || 2:57 || 15,912 || 81–44 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 126 || August 26, 1980 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Brewers || W 7–6 || Busby (1–3) || Caldwell (11–10) || Quisenberry (31) || 2:48 || 16,824 || 82–44 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 127 || August 27, 1980 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Brewers || W 5–4 || Splittorff (10–9) || Mitchell (4–3) || Martin (2) || 2:19 || 18,815 || 83–44 || W5 |-style=background:#fbb | 128 || August 28, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Rangers || L 6–10 || Rajsich (2–1) || Twitty (2–1) || — || 2:34 || 25,944 || 83–45 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 129 || August 29, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Rangers || W 7–3 || Leonard (16–8) || Figueroa (3–8) || — || 2:29 || 32,781 || 84–45 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 130 || August 30, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CDT || Rangers || L 5–7 (11) || Johnson (2–2) || Quisenberry (10–5) || — || 3:17 || 34,557 || 84–46 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 131 || August 31, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CDT || Rangers || W 4–3 || Quisenberry (11–5) || Lyle (3–2) || — || 2:41 || 37,390 || 85–46 || W1 |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; September: 8–18 (Home: 4–6; Away: 4–12) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 132 || September 1, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Brewers || L 1–6 || McClure (2–6) || Gale (13–8) || — || 2:49 || 28,597 || 85–47 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 133 || September 3, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Brewers || L 1–3 (10) || Sorensen (10–8) || Leonard (16–9) || — || 2:46 || 23,037 || 85–48 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 134 || September 4, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Brewers || L 5–9 || Castro (1–4) || Quisenberry (11–6) || — || 2:43 || 21,898 || 85–49 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 135 || September 5, 1980 || 6:35p.m. CDT || @ Indians || W 2–1 || Splittorff (11–9) || Waits (10–13) || — || 1:51 || 21,808 || 86–49 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 136 || September 6, 1980 || 6:35p.m. CDT || @ Indians || L 3–8 || Barker (18–8) || Martin (8–8) || — || 3:03 || 27,352 || 86–50 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 137 || September 7, 1980 || 1:05p.m. CDT || @ Indians || W 6–4 || Leonard (17–9) || Garland (6–8) || Quisenberry (32) || 2:32 || 8,990 || 87–50 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 138 || September 8, 1980 || 9:30p.m. CDT || @ Angels || L 4–7 || Aase (7–13) || Gura (18–6) || Hassler (6) || 2:53 || 23,050 || 87–51 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 139 || September 9, 1980 || 9:30p.m. CDT || @ Angels || L 3–4 || Tanana (8–10) || Splittorff (11–10) || Clear (9) || 2:16 || 24,131 || 87–52 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 140 || September 10, 1980 || 9:30p.m. CDT || @ Angels || L 3–8 || Aase (8–13) || Martin (8–9) || Hassler (7) || 2:45 || 24,762 || 87–53 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 141 || September 11, 1980 || 9:30p.m. CDT || @ Angels || W 7–2 || Leonard (18–9) || Ferris (0–1) || — || 2:38 || 22,844 || 88–53 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 142 || September 12, 1980 || 9:30p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || L 5–9 || Langford (16–11) || Chamberlain (0–1) || — || 3:05 || 17,440 || 88–54 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 143 || September 13, 1980 || 3:30p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || L 2–6 || McCatty (12–13) || Gura (18–7) || — || 2:37 || 11,253 || 88–55 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 144 || September 14, 1980 || 3:30p.m. CDT || @ Athletics || W 4–3 || Splittorff (12–10) || Kingman (7–18) || Quisenberry (33) || 2:20 || 10,756 || 89–55 || W1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || September 16, 1980 || || Angels || colspan="8" | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 17) |-style=background:#cfc | 145 || September 17, 1980(1) || 5:05p.m. CDT || Angels || W 5–0 || Leonard (19–9) || Botting (0–1) || — || 2:17 || — || 90–55 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 146 || September 17, 1980(2) || 7:57p.m. CDT || Angels || L 4–7 || LaRoche (3–5) || Gura (18–8) || Hassler (9) || 3:13 || 25,908 || 90–56 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 147 || September 18, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Angels || W 5–2 || Martin (9–9) || Martínez (6–7) || — || 2:43 || 19,559 || 91–56 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 148 || September 19, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Athletics || W 13–3 || Splittorff (13–10) || Kingman (7–19) || — || 2:30 || 29,493 || 92–56 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 149 || September 20, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Athletics || L 0–9 || Keough (16–13) || Jones (0–1) || — || 2:43 || 37,523 || 92–57 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 150 || September 21, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CDT || Athletics || L 3–9 || Norris (21–8) || Leonard (19–10) || — || 2:47 || 41,329 || 92–58 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 151 || September 22, 1980 || 9:35p.m. CDT || @ Mariners || L 4–5 (11) || McLaughlin (3–6) || Quisenberry (11–7) || — || 3:16 || 8,643 || 92–59 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 152 || September 23, 1980 || 9:35p.m. CDT || @ Mariners || L 3–7 || Beattie (5–13) || Martin (9–10) || — || 2:32 || 10,879 || 92–60 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb | 153 || September 24, 1980 || 9:35p.m. CDT || @ Mariners || L 2–4 || Honeycutt (10–17) || Splittorff (13–11) || Parrott (3) || 2:12 || 11,180 || 92–61 || L5 |-style=background:#fbb | 154 || September 26, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || @ Twins || L 0–3 || Zahn (13–18) || Leonard (19–11) || — || 2:30 || 9,837 || 92–62 || L6 |-style=background:#fbb | 155 || September 27, 1980 || 10:35a.m. CDT || @ Twins || L 3–8 || Koosman (15–13) || Gura (18–9) || — || 2:21 || 6,848 || 92–63 || L7 |-style=background:#fbb | 156 || September 28, 1980 || 1:15p.m. CDT || @ Twins || L 7–8 || Redfern (7–7) || Gale (13–9) || Corbett (22) || 2:42 || 6,938 || 92–64 || L8 |-style=background:#cfc | 157 || September 30, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Mariners || W 7–5 (14) || Quisenberry (12–7) || Parrott (1–15) || — || 3:59 || 17,272 || 93–64 || W1 |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; October: 4–1 (Home: 4–1; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#cfc | 158 || October 1, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Mariners || W 4–1 || Pattin (4–0) || Dressler (4–10) || Brett (1) || 2:18 || 15,604 || 94–64 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 159 || October 2, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Mariners || W 6–2 || Martin (10–10) || Bannister (9–13) || — || 2:23 || 15,241 || 95–64 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 160 || October 3, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Twins || L 3–5 || Koosman (16–13) || Gura (18–10) || Corbett (23) || 2:29 || 20,714 || 95–65 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 161 || October 4, 1980 || 7:35p.m. CDT || Twins || W 17–1 || Leonard (20–11) || Erickson (7–13) || — || 2:42 || 23,751 || 96–65 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 162 || October 5, 1980 || 1:35p.m. CDT || Twins || W 4–0 || Splittorff (14–11) || Jackson (9–9) || Gale (1) || 2:05 || 25,603 || 97–65 || W2 |- Detailed records American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed AL East Baltimore Orioles 4–2 2–4 6–6 6 6 y 40 39 Boston Red Sox 3–3 4–2 7–5 7 5 y 71 69 Milwaukee Brewers 1–5 5–1 6–6 6 6 y 54 60 New York Yankees 4–2 4–2 8–4 8 4 y 89 57 Div Total 12–12 15–9 27–21 27 21 y 254 225 AL West Kansas City Royals — — — — — — Minnesota Twins 3–3 2–5 5–8 5 8 y 52 51 Oakland Athletics 4–3 2–4 6–7 6 7 y 60 63 Texas Rangers 3–3 7–0 10–3 10 3 y 67 48 Div Total 10–9 11–9 21–18 21 18 y 179 162 Season Total 22–21 26–18 48–39 48 39 y 433 387 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 18 10 8 10 8 y 74 74 May 27 17 10 17 10 y 146 131 June 29 17 12 17 12 y 128 114 July 27 18 9 18 9 y 160 114 August 30 23 7 23 7 y 165 113 September 26 8 18 8 18 y 102 140 October 5 4 1 4 1 y 34 9 Total 162 97 65 97 65 y 809 694 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 49 32 49 32 y 397 335 Away 81 48 33 48 33 y 412 359 Total 162 97 65 97 65 y 809 694 Composite Box + 1980 Kansas City Royals Inning–by–Inning Boxscore Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E Opponents Royals Sources: Postseason Game log Legend Royals Win Royals Loss Game postponed Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; 1980 Postseason game log: 5–4 (Home: 4–1; Away: 1–3) y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; AL Championship Series: vs. New York Yankees 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–0) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/Streak |-style=background:#cfc | 1 || October 8, 1980 || 2:00p.m. CDT || Yankees || W 7–2 || Gura (1–0) || Guidry (0–1) || — || 3:00 || 42,598 || KC 1–0 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 2 || October 9, 1980 || 7:15p.m. CDT || Yankees || W 3–2 || Leonard (1–0) || May (0–1) || Quisenberry (1) || 2:51 || 42,633 || KC 2–0 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 3 || October 10, 1980 || 7:15p.m. CDT || @ Yankees || W 4–2 || Quisenberry (1–0) || Gossage (0–1) || — || 2:59 || 56,588 || KC 3–0 || W3 |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992; World Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–3) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 1 || October 14, 1980 || 7:30p.m. CDT || @ Phillies || 6–7 || Walk (1–0) || Leonard (0–1) || McGraw (1) || 3:01 || 65,791 || PHI 1–0 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 2 || October 15, 1980 || 7:20p.m. CDT || @ Phillies || 4–6 || Carlton (1–0) || Quisenberry (0–1) || Reed (1) || 3:01 || 65,775 || PHI 2–0 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 3 || October 17, 1980 || 7:30p.m. CDT || Phillies || 4–3(10) || Quisenberry (1–1) || McGraw (0–1) || — || 3:19 || 42,380 || PHI 2–1 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 4 || October 18, 1980 || 12:45p.m. CDT || Phillies || 5–3 || Leonard (1–1) || Christenson (0–1) || Quisenberry (1) || 2:37 || 42,363 || TIE 2–2 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 5 || October 19, 1980 || 3:30p.m. CDT || Phillies || 3–4 || McGraw (1–1) || Quisenberry (1–2) || — || 2:51 || 42,369 || PHI 3–2 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 6 || October 21, 1980 || 7:20p.m. CDT || @ Phillies || 1–4 || Carlton (2–0) || Gale (0–1) || McGraw (2) || 3:00 || 65,838 || PHI 4–2 || L2 |- Starting Lineups Regular Season Batting Order Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 Regular Season Batting Order game log y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 April # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |5 | April 15, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |6 | April 16, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |7 | April 17, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |14 | April 25, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |15 | April 26, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |16 | April 27, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 May # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |19 | May 2, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |20 | May 3, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |21 | May 4, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |25 | May 9, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |26 | May 10, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |27 | May 11, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |28 | May 12, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |29 | May 13, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |30 | May 14, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |34 | May 19, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |35 | May 20, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |36 | May 21, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |37 | May 22, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |41 | May 26, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |42 | May 27, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |43 | May 28, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 June # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |47 | June 2, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |48 | June 3, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |49 | June 4, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |50 | June 5, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |51 | June 65, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |52 | June 7, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |53 | June 8, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |57 | June 13, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |58 | June 14, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |59 | June 15, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |60 | June 16, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |61 | June 17, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |64 | June 20, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |65 | June 21, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |66 | June 22, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |67 | June 23, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |68 | June 24, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |69 | June 24, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |70 | June 25, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |74 | June 30, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 July # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |75 | July 1, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |76 | July 2, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |83 | July 12, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |84 | July 13, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |85 | July 14, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |86 | July 15, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |87 | July 16, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |88 | July 17, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |89 | July 18, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |90 | July 19, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |91 | July 20, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |96 | July 25, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |97 | July 26, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |98 | July 27, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |99 | July 29, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |100 | July 30, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |101 | July 31, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 August # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |112 | August 11, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |113 | August 12, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |114 | August 13, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |118 | August 18, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |119 | August 19, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |120 | August 20, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |125 | August 25, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |126 | August 26, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |127 | August 27, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |128 | August 28, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |129 | August 29, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |130 | August 30, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |131 | August 31, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 September # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |132 | September 1, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |133 | September 3, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |134 | September 4, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |142 | September 12, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |143 | September 13, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |144 | September 14, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |148 | September 19, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |149 | September 20, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |150 | September 21, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |154 | September 26, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |155 | September 27, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |156 | September 28, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 October # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |160 | October 3, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |161 | October 4, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |162 | October 5, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | | | | | | | | | |- Defensive Lineup Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 Regular Season Defensive Lineup game log y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 April # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |5 | April 15, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |6 | April 16, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |7 | April 17, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |14 | April 25, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |15 | April 26, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |16 | April 27, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 May # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |19 | May 2, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |20 | May 3, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |21 | May 4, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |25 | May 9, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |26 | May 10, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |27 | May 11, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |28 | May 12, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |29 | May 13, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |30 | May 14, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |34 | May 19, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |35 | May 20, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |36 | May 21, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |37 | May 22, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |41 | May 26, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |42 | May 27, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |43 | May 28, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 June # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |47 | June 2, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |48 | June 3, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |49 | June 4, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |50 | June 5, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |51 | June 65, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |52 | June 7, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |53 | June 8, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |57 | June 13, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |58 | June 14, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |59 | June 15, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |60 | June 16, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |61 | June 17, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |64 | June 20, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |65 | June 21, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |66 | June 22, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |67 | June 23, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |68 | June 24, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |69 | June 24, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |70 | June 25, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |74 | June 30, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 July # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |75 | July 1, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |76 | July 2, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |83 | July 12, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |84 | July 13, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |85 | July 14, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |86 | July 15, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |87 | July 16, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |88 | July 17, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |89 | July 18, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |90 | July 19, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |91 | July 20, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |96 | July 25, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |97 | July 26, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |98 | July 27, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |99 | July 29, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |100 | July 30, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |101 | July 31, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 August # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |112 | August 11, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |113 | August 12, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |114 | August 13, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |118 | August 18, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |119 | August 19, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |120 | August 20, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |125 | August 25, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |126 | August 26, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |127 | August 27, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |128 | August 28, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |129 | August 29, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |130 | August 30, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |131 | August 31, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 September # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |132 | September 1, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |133 | September 3, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |134 | September 4, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |142 | September 12, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |143 | September 13, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |144 | September 14, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |148 | September 19, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |149 | September 20, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |150 | September 21, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |154 | September 26, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |155 | September 27, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |156 | September 28, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 October # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |160 | October 3, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |161 | October 4, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |162 | October 5, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | | | | | | | | | |- Postseason Batting Order Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 Postseason Batting Order game log y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 AL Championship Series: vs. New York Yankees # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |1 | October 8, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |2 | October 9, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |3 | October 10, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 World Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |1 | October 14, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |@ PHI | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |2 | October 15, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |@ PHI | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |3 | October 17, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |PHI | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |4 | October 18, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |PHI | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |5 | October 19, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |PHI | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |6 | October 21, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |@ PHI | | | | | | | | | |- Defensive Lineup Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 Postseason Defensive Lineup game log y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 AL Championship Series: vs. New York Yankees # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |1 | October 8, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | ||- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |2 | October 9, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | | | | | | | | ||- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |3 | October 10, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | | | | | | | | | |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 World Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |1 | October 14, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |@ PHI | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |2 | October 15, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |@ PHI | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |3 | October 17, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |PHI | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |4 | October 18, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |PHI | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |5 | October 19, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |PHI | | | | | | | | | |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |6 | October 21, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |@ PHI | | | | | | | | | |- Game Umpires Regular Season Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 Regular Season Umpire game log y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 April # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |5 | April 15, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | #31Mike Reilly | #6Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | #17Bill Deegan | #19Rich Garcia |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |6 | April 16, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | #6Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | #17Bill Deegan | #19Rich Garcia | #31Mike Reilly |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |7 | April 17, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | #17Bill Deegan | #19Rich Garcia | #31Mike Reilly | #6Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |14 | April 25, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | #18Greg Kosc | #11Don Denkinger(crew chief) | #10Larry McCoy | #20Dale Ford |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |15 | April 26, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | #11Don Denkinger(crew chief) | #10Larry McCoy | #20Dale Ford | #18Greg Kosc |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |16 | April 27, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | #10Larry McCoy | #20Dale Ford | #18Greg Kosc | #11Don Denkinger(crew chief) |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 May # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |19 | May 2, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | #19Rich Garcia | #31Mike Reilly | #6Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | #17Bill Deegan |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |20 | May 3, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | #31Mike Reilly | #6Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | #17Bill Deegan | #19Rich Garcia |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |21 | May 4, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | #6Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | #17Bill Deegan | #19Rich Garcia | #31Mike Reilly |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |25 | May 9, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | #3Jim Evans | #8Jim McKean | #35Ted Hendry | #22Larry Barnett(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |26 | May 10, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | #8Jim McKean | #35Ted Hendry | #22Larry Barnett(crew chief) | #3Jim Evans |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |27 | May 11, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | #35Ted Hendry | #22Larry Barnett(crew chief) | #3Jim Evans | #8Jim McKean |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |28 | May 12, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | #7Dave Phillips | #12Lou DiMuro(crew chief) | #24Al Clark | #14Steve Palermo |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |29 | May 13, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | #12Lou DiMuro(crew chief) | #24Al Clark | (none) | #14Steve Palermo |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |30 | May 14, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | #24Al Clark | #14Steve Palermo | (none) | #12Lou DiMuro(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |34 | May 19, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | #5Russ Goetz | #28George Maloney | #26Vic Voltaggio | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |35 | May 20, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | #28George Maloney | #26Vic Voltaggio | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) | #5Russ Goetz |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |36 | May 21, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | #26Vic Voltaggio | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) | #5Russ Goetz | #28George Maloney |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |37 | May 22, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) | #5Russ Goetz | #28George Maloney | #26Vic Voltaggio |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |41 | May 26, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | #13Derryl Cousins | #24Al Clark | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) | #14Steve Palermo |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |42 | May 27, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | #24Al Clark | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) | #14Steve Palermo | #13Derryl Cousins |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |43 | May 28, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) | #14Steve Palermo | #13Derryl Cousins | #24Al Clark |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 June # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |47 | June 2, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) | #14Steve Palermo | #13Derryl Cousins | #24Al Clark |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |48 | June 3, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | #14Steve Palermo | #13Derryl Cousins | #24Al Clark | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |49 | June 4, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | #13Derryl Cousins | #24Al Clark | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) | #14Steve Palermo |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |50 | June 5, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | #4Marty Springstead(crew chief) | #15Joe Brinkman | #2Nick Bremigan | #33Durwood Merrill |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |51 | June 6, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | #15Joe Brinkman | #2Nick Bremigan | #33Durwood Merrill | #4Marty Springstead(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |52 | June 7, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | #2Nick Bremigan | #33Durwood Merrill | #4Marty Springstead(crew chief) | #15Joe Brinkman |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |53 | June 8, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | #33Durwood Merrill | #4Marty Springstead(crew chief) | #15Joe Brinkman | #2Nick Bremigan |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |57 | June 13, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) | #26Vic Voltaggio | #5Russ Goetz | #28George Maloney |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |58 | June 14, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | #26Vic Voltaggio | #5Russ Goetz | #28George Maloney | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |59 | June 15, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | #5Russ Goetz | #28George Maloney | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) | #26Vic Voltaggio |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |60 | June 16, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | #20Dale Ford | #12Terry Cooney(crew chief) | #21Ken Kaiser | #32Fred Spenn |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |61 | June 17, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | #12Terry Cooney(crew chief) | #21Ken Kaiser | #32Fred Spenn | #20Dale Ford |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |64 | June 20, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | #20Dale Ford | #12Terry Cooney(crew chief) | #21Ken Kaiser | #32Fred Spenn |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |65 | June 21, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | #12Terry Cooney(crew chief) | #21Ken Kaiser | #32Fred Spenn | #20Dale Ford |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |66 | June 22, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | #21Ken Kaiser | #32Fred Spenn | #20Dale Ford | #12Terry Cooney(crew chief) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |67 | June 23, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | #31Mike Reilly | #27Rocky Roe | #19Rich Garcia | #6Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |68 | June 24, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | #27Rocky Roe | #19Rich Garcia | #6Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | #31Mike Reilly |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |69 | June 24, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | #19Rich Garcia | #6Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | #31Mike Reilly | #27Rocky Roe |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |70 | June 25, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | #6Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | #31Mike Reilly | #27Rocky Roe | #19Rich Garcia |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |74 | June 30, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | #34Dan Morrison | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) | #14Steve Palermo | #24Al Clark |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 July # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |75 | July 1, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) | #14Steve Palermo | #24Al Clark | #34Dan Morrison |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |76 | July 2, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | #14Steve Palermo | #24Al Clark | #34Dan Morrison | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |83 | July 12, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | #14Steve Palermo | #24Al Clark | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) | #10Larry McCoy |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |84 | July 13, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | #24Al Clark | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) | #10Larry McCoy | #14Steve Palermo |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |85 | July 14, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |@ BAL | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) | #10Larry McCoy | #14Steve Palermo | #24Al Clark |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |86 | July 15, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | #9Bill Kunkel(crew chief) | #35Ted Hendry | #29John Shulock | #12Terry Cooney |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |87 | July 16, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | #35Ted Hendry | #29John Shulock | #12Terry Cooney | #9Bill Kunkel(crew chief) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |88 | July 17, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |@ BOS | #29John Shulock | #12Terry Cooney | #9Bill Kunkel(crew chief) | #35Ted Hendry |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |89 | July 18, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) | #10Larry McCoy | #14Steve Palermo | #24Al Clark |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |90 | July 19, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | #10Larry McCoy | #14Steve Palermo | #24Al Clark | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |91 | July 20, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | #14Steve Palermo | #24Al Clark | #7Dave Phillips(crew chief) | #10Larry McCoy |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |96 | July 25, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | #33Durwood Merrill | #13Derryl Cousins | #4Marty Springstead(crew chief) | #15Joe Brinkman |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |97 | July 26, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | #13Derryl Cousins | #4Marty Springstead(crew chief) | #15Joe Brinkman | #33Durwood Merrill |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |98 | July 27, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | #4Marty Springstead(crew chief) | #15Joe Brinkman | #33Durwood Merrill | #13Derryl Cousins |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |99 | July 29, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | #15Joe Brinkman | #33Durwood Merrill | #13Derryl Cousins | #4Marty Springstead(crew chief) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |100 | July 30, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | #33Durwood Merrill | #13Derryl Cousins | #4Marty Springstead(crew chief) | #15Joe Brinkman |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |101 | July 31, 1980 ! style="Boston Red Sox 1979thru2008 1980 2;" |BOS | #13Derryl Cousins | #4Marty Springstead(crew chief) | #15Joe Brinkman | #33Durwood Merrill |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 August # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |112 | August 11, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | #30Dallas Parks | #31Mike Reilly | #23Rick Reed | #28George Maloney(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |113 | August 12, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | #31Mike Reilly | #23Rick Reed | #28George Maloney(crew chief) | #30Dallas Parks |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |114 | August 13, 1980 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1980 2;" |BAL | #23Rick Reed | #28George Maloney(crew chief) | #30Dallas Parks | #31Mike Reilly |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |118 | August 18, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | #8Jim McKean | #22Larry Barnett(crew chief) | (none) | #2Nick Bremigan |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |119 | August 19, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | #3Jim Evans | #22Larry Barnett(crew chief) | #2Nick Bremigan | #8Jim McKean |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |120 | August 20, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |@ TEX | #22Larry Barnett(crew chief) | #2Nick Bremigan | #8Jim McKean | #3Jim Evans |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |125 | August 25, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | #2Nick Bremigan | #8Jim McKean | #3Jim Evans | #22Larry Barnett(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |126 | August 26, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | #8Jim McKean | #3Jim Evans | #22Larry Barnett(crew chief) | #2Nick Bremigan |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |127 | August 27, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |@ MIL | #3Jim Evans | #22Larry Barnett(crew chief) | #2Nick Bremigan | #8Jim McKean |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |128 | August 28, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | #5Russ Goetz(crew chief) | #34Dan Morrison | #21Ken Kaiser | #25Mark Johnson |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |129 | August 29, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | #34Dan Morrison | #21Ken Kaiser | #25Mark Johnson | #5Russ Goetz(crew chief) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |130 | August 30, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | #21Ken Kaiser | #25Mark Johnson | #5Russ Goetz(crew chief) | #34Dan Morrison |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |131 | August 31, 1980 ! style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1980 2;" |TEX | #25Mark Johnson | #5Russ Goetz(crew chief) | #34Dan Morrison | #21Ken Kaiser |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 September # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |132 | September 1, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | #5Russ Goetz(crew chief) | #21Ken Kaiser | (none) | #25Mark Johnson |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |133 | September 3, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) | #21Ken Kaiser | #25Mark Johnson | #5Russ Goetz |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |134 | September 4, 1980 ! style="Milwaukee Brewers 1978thru1993 1980 2;" |MIL | #21Ken Kaiser | #25Mark Johnson | #5Russ Goetz | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |142 | September 12, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | #8Jim McKean | #22Larry Barnett(crew chief) | #3Jim Evans | #2Nick Bremigan |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |143 | September 13, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | #22Larry Barnett(crew chief) | #3Jim Evans | #2Nick Bremigan | #8Jim McKean |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |144 | September 14, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |@ OAK | #3Jim Evans | #2Nick Bremigan | #8Jim McKean | #22Larry Barnett(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |148 | September 19, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | #18Greg Kosc | #19Rich Garcia | #11Don Denkinger(crew chief) | #20Dale Ford |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |149 | September 20, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | #19Rich Garcia | #11Don Denkinger(crew chief) | #20Dale Ford | #18Greg Kosc |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |150 | September 21, 1980 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1980 2;" |OAK | #11Don Denkinger(crew chief) | #20Dale Ford | #18Greg Kosc | #19Rich Garcia |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |154 | September 26, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | #21Ken Kaiser | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) | (none) | #31Mike Reilly |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |155 | September 27, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) | #31Mike Reilly | (none) | #21Ken Kaiser |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |156 | September 28, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |@ MIN | #31Mike Reilly | #21Ken Kaiser | (none) | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 October # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |160 | October 3, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | #18Greg Kosc | #19Rich Garcia | #11Don Denkinger(crew chief) | #20Dale Ford |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |161 | October 4, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | #19Rich Garcia | #11Don Denkinger(crew chief) | #20Dale Ford | #18Greg Kosc |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |162 | October 5, 1980 ! style="Minnesota Twins 1976thru1986 1980 2;" |MIN | #11Don Denkinger(crew chief) | #20Dale Ford | #18Greg Kosc | #19Rich Garcia |- Postseason Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 Postseason Umpire game log y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 AL Championship Series: vs. New York Yankees # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |1 | October 8, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | #14Steve Palermo | #15Joe Brinkman | #10Larry McCoy | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) | #21Ken Kaiser | #28George Maloney |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |2 | October 9, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |NYY | #15Joe Brinkman | #10Larry McCoy | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) | #21Ken Kaiser | #28George Maloney | #14Steve Palermo |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |3 | October 10, 1980 ! style="New York Yankees 1980 2;" |@ NYY | #10Larry McCoy | #1Bill Haller(crew chief) | #21Ken Kaiser | #28George Maloney | #14Steve Palermo | #15Joe Brinkman |- y Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 World Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |1 | October 14, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |@ PHI | #21Harry Wendelstedt(NL)(crew chief) | #9Bill Kunkel(AL) | #13Paul Pryor(NL) | #11Don Denkinger(AL) | #16Dutch Rennert(NL) | #2Nick Bremigan(AL) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |2 | October 15, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |@ PHI | #9Bill Kunkel(AL) | #13Paul Pryor(NL) | #11Don Denkinger(AL) | #16Dutch Rennert(NL) | #2Nick Bremigan(AL) | #21Harry Wendelstedt(NL)(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |3 | October 17, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |PHI | #13Paul Pryor(NL) | #11Don Denkinger(AL) | #16Dutch Rennert(NL) | #2Nick Bremigan(AL) | #21Harry Wendelstedt(NL)(crew chief) | #9Bill Kunkel(AL) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |4 | October 18, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |PHI | #11Don Denkinger(AL) | #16Dutch Rennert(NL) | #2Nick Bremigan(AL) | #21Harry Wendelstedt(NL)(crew chief) | #9Bill Kunkel(AL) | #13Paul Pryor(NL) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |5 | October 19, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |PHI | #16Dutch Rennert(NL) | #2Nick Bremigan(AL) | #21Harry Wendelstedt(NL)(crew chief) | #9Bill Kunkel(AL) | #13Paul Pryor(NL) | #11Don Denkinger(AL) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1980 2;" |6 | October 21, 1980 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1980 2;" |@ PHI | #2Nick Bremigan(AL) | #21Harry Wendelstedt(NL)(crew chief) | #9Bill Kunkel(AL) | #13Paul Pryor(NL) | #11Don Denkinger(AL) | #16Dutch Rennert(NL) |- Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 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 Frank White (baseball) 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 Willie Wilson (baseball) 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 101980 Kansas City Royals Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com Tied with Alfredo Griffin (Toronto) for league lead 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 John Wathan 126 453 57 138 .305 6 58 17 Dave Chalk baseball 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 Steve Braun (baseball) 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 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 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 Mike Jones (1980s pitcher) 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 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 Gary Christenson (baseball) 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 1980 American League Championship Series Game 1 October 8 Royals Stadium Team123456789RHENew York0200000002101Kansas City02200012X7100W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York000020000280Kansas City00300000X360W: Dennis Leonard (1–0)  L: Rudy May (0–1)  S: Dan Quisenberry (1)HRs: NYY – Graig Nettles Game 3 October 10 Yankee Stadium Team123456789RHEKansas City0000103004121New York000002000280W: Dan Quisenberry (1–0)  L: Rich Gossage (0–1)HRs: KCR – George Brett (2) Frank White (1) World Series 1980 World Series +NL Philadelphia Phillies (4) vs. AL Kansas City Royals (2)GameScoreDateLocationAttendanceTime of Game1 Royals – 6, Phillies – 7 October 14Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) 65,791 3:012 Royals – 4, Phillies – 6 October 15Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) 65,775 3:013 Phillies – 3, Royals – 4 (10 inns)October 17Royals Stadium (Kansas City) 42,380 3:194 Phillies – 3, Royals – 5 October 18Royals Stadium (Kansas City) 42,363 2:375 Phillies – 4, Royals – 3 October 19Royals Stadium (Kansas City) 42,369 2:516 Royals – 1, Phillies – 4 October 21Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) 65,838 3:00 Awards and honors George Brett – American League Batting Champion (.390) George Brett, Hutch Awardhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links 1980 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference 1980 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac Category:Kansas City Royals seasons Kansas City Royals season Category:American League West champion seasons Category:American League champion seasons Kansas City