NYA @ KCA
Final Score: NYA 2 - KCA 3
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Kauffman Stadium
- Attendance
- 42,633
- Game Duration
- 171 minutes
- Day/Night
- Night
- Winning Pitcher
- Dennis Leonard
- Losing Pitcher
- Rudy May
- Save
- Dan Quisenberry
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Joe Brinkman
- First Base
- Larry McCoy
- Second Base
- Bill Haller
- Third Base
- Ken Kaiser
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 83°F
- Wind Speed
- 5 mph
Line Score
NYA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rick Cerone | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Bucky Dent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Oscar Gamble | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reggie Jackson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Rudy May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bobby Murcer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Graig Nettles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Willie Randolph | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Bob Watson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
KCA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Aikens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| George Brett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Clint Hurdle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dennis Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hal McRae | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Amos Otis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Darrell Porter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| U. L. Washington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| John Wathan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frank White | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Willie Wilson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .207 |
NYA Pitching
KCA Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Leonard (W) | W | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Dan Quisenberry (SV) | SV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2.00 | |
New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals, October 9, 1980
On October 9, 1980, the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees 3-2 at Kauffman Stadium in the League Championship Series. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 42,633, a game time of 171 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 83 degrees. The New York Yankees scored 2 in the fifth and nowhere else. All of the Kansas City Royals scoring came in one inning, 3 runs in the third. The New York Yankees had 8 hits and the Kansas City Royals 6, with 0 and 0 errors. Dennis Leonard was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 7 hits in 8.0 innings. The loss was charged to Rudy May after 8.0 innings and 3 runs. The save went to Dan Quisenberry. Dennis Leonard led all pitchers with 8 strikeouts. Willie Randolph led the New York Yankees at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. The New York Yankees got another home run from Graig Nettles. Frank White led the Kansas City Royals at the plate: 2 for 3. Willie Wilson drove in 2 for the Kansas City Royals. The home-plate umpire was Joe Brinkman.
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