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Kansas City Royals @ 
Oakland Athletics
1979-09-21 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 2340 · night · 2:41
Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 13–4. Kansas City Royals put up 5 in the 2nd. Paul Splittorff earned the win. U. L. Washington went 4-for-5 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
W: Paul Splittorff L: Rick Langford SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Terry Cooney · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: Dale Ford · 3B: Derryl Cousins · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willie Wilson | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal McRae | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 George Brett | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Darrell Porter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Pete LaCock | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Clint Hurdle | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Frank White | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 U. L. Washington | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
 John Wathan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Revering | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Newman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Heath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mitchell Page | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Mike Edwards | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Gross | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rob Picciolo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Essian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Murray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Splittorff | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
 Craig Eaton | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Langford | 1.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Minetto | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
 Jim Todd | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Lacey | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Willie Wilson: 43
- Hal McRae: 53
- George Brett: 3/G
Bot 1
- Rickey Henderson: 13
- Dwayne Murphy: 53
- Dave Revering: K/C
Top 2
- Darrell Porter: 31
- Pete LaCock: S9
- Amos Otis: 53.1-2
- Clint Hurdle: W
- Frank White: S8.2-H;1-2
- U. L. Washington: HR/9.2-H;1-H
- Willie Wilson: D9
- Hal McRae: S9.2-H
- George Brett: S9.1-3
- Darrell Porter: 8/L
Bot 2
- Jeff Newman: 9/L
- Mike Heath: W
- Mitchell Page: K
- Mike Edwards: 8
Top 3
- Pete LaCock: W
- Amos Otis: K
- Clint Hurdle: S8.1-2
- Frank White: S9.2-H;1-3
- U. L. Washington: HR.3-H;1-H
- Willie Wilson: S9
- Hal McRae: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Wayne Gross: 8
- Rob Picciolo: 3/FL/P
- Rickey Henderson: W
- Dwayne Murphy: S8.1-H(E8)(NR)(UR);B-2(THH)
- Dave Revering: 3/G
Top 4
- George Brett: K
- Darrell Porter: 63
- Pete LaCock: K/C
Bot 4
- Jeff Newman: D7
- Mike Heath: 6/L
- Mitchell Page: K
- Mike Edwards: 43
Top 5
- Amos Otis: 63
- Clint Hurdle: D9
- Frank White: 8/L
- U. L. Washington: 9/L
Bot 5
- Wayne Gross: E4
- Rob Picciolo: D7.1-3
- Rickey Henderson: K
- Dwayne Murphy: K
- Dave Revering: 6/L
Top 6
- Willie Wilson: 4/L
- Hal McRae: W
- George Brett: 8
- Darrell Porter: W.1-2
- Pete LaCock: 64(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Jeff Newman: 9
- Mike Heath: 7/L
- Mitchell Page: 5/FL/P
Top 7
- Amos Otis: W
- Clint Hurdle: K
- Frank White: 9
- U. L. Washington: S9.1-3
- Willie Wilson: S7.3-H;1-2
- Hal McRae: 8
Bot 7
- Mike Edwards: S7
- Wayne Gross: S7.1-2
- Rob Picciolo: 65(2)/FO.1-2
- Rickey Henderson: 8
- Jim Essian: 5(2)/FO
Top 8
- George Brett: S9
- Darrell Porter: W.1-2
- Pete LaCock: 7
- Amos Otis: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Clint Hurdle: 64(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Dave Revering: T9
- Jeff Newman: 3/P
- Mike Heath: 8/L/SF.3-H
- Mitchell Page: K
Top 9
- Frank White: S8
- U. L. Washington: S8.1-2
- Willie Wilson: PB.2-3;1-2
- Willie Wilson: K
- Hal McRae: HR.3-H;2-H
- George Brett: 3/G
- John Wathan: 8
Bot 9
- Mike Edwards: S9
- Wayne Gross: 6/P
- Rob Picciolo: D9.1-3
- Rickey Henderson: 63.3-H
- Larry Murray: D9.2-H
- Dave Revering: 7