1980 Kansas City Royals season
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| 1980 Kansas City Royals 1980 AL West Champions 1980 AL Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Ewing Kauffman |
| Manager(s) | Jim Frey |
| Local television | WDAF-TV (Al Wisk, Denny Trease) |
| Local radio | WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
The 1980 Kansas City Royals season involved the Royals finishing 1st in the American League West with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses.
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[edit] Regular season
George Brett and his .390 batting average were the highest in the majors since 1941.
[edit] Season standings
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| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | Kansas City Royals | 97 | 65 | .599 | -- |
| 2nd | Oakland Athletics | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
| 3rd | Minnesota Twins | 77 | 84 | .478 | 19.5 |
| 4th | Texas Rangers | 76 | 85 | .472 | 20.5 |
| 5th | Chicago White Sox | 70 | 90 | .438 | 26.0 |
| 6th | California Angels | 65 | 95 | .406 | 31.0 |
| 7th | Seattle Mariners | 59 | 103 | .364 | 38.0 |
[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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[edit] Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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[edit] ALCS
[edit] Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| W: Larry Gura (1-0) L: Ron Guidry (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: NYY – Rick Cerone (1) Lou Piniella (1) KCR – George Brett (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Dennis Leonard (1-0) L: Rudy May (0-1) S: Dan Quisenberry (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: NYY – Graig Nettles | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Dan Quisenberry (1-0) L: Rich Gossage (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: KCR – George Brett (2) Frank White (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] World Series
NL Philadelphia Phillies (4) vs. AL Kansas City Royals (2)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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| 1 | Royals – 6, Phillies – 7 | October 14 | Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) | 65,791 | 3:01 |
| 2 | Royals – 4, Phillies – 6 | October 15 | Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) | 65,775 | 3:01 |
| 3 | Phillies – 3, Royals – 4 (10 inns) | October 17 | Royals Stadium (Kansas City) | 42,380 | 3:19 |
| 4 | Phillies – 3, Royals – 5 | October 18 | Royals Stadium (Kansas City) | 42,363 | 2:37 |
| 5 | Phillies – 4, Royals – 3 | October 19 | Royals Stadium (Kansas City) | 42,369 | 2:51 |
| 6 | Royals – 1, Phillies – 4 | October 21 | Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) | 65,838 | 3:00 |
[edit] Awards and Honors
- George Brett - American League Batting Champion (.390)
[edit] References
- 1980 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference
- 1980 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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| Preceded by California Angels 1979 |
AL West Championship Season 1980 |
Succeeded by Oakland Athletics 1981 |
| Preceded by Baltimore Orioles 1979 |
American League Championship 1980 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1981 |
