October 15, 1980 - WS Game 2 - Phillies 6, Kansas City 4
Phillies lead series 2-0.
Game 2 pitted two lefthanders against each other: 18-game winner Larry Gura of the Royals and Phils ace Steve Carlton, who had 24 in 1980. Though Carlton struggled throughout his outing with control, he managed to keep the Royals to four runs (three earned) in eight innings of work. The Royals showed some spark in taking a lead from Carlton late in the game, as Lefty battled command issues throughout the game (walking six in his start). Once more, the Phils came back from behind to take the game 6-4, scoring four runs off Royals relief ace Dan Quisenberry, and left for Kansas City with a 2-0 Series lead.
Note: There is a discrepancy about Willie Wilson's stolen base between the account between Retrosheet's game summary (says 3rd base) and the description in The Road To Victory (says 2nd base). Both sources are included as they were originally written.
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Boxscore: Phillies 6, Royals 4
|
Kansas City |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
- |
4 |
|
Philadelphia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
X |
- |
6 |
|
Kansas City |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
K |
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Wilson, LF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Washington, SS |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Brett, 3B |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Chalk, 3B |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Porter, PH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
McRae, DH |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Otis, CF |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Wathan, C |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Aikens, 1B |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
LaCock, 1B |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Cardenal, RF |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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White, 2B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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TOTALS |
34 |
4 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
Fielding:
- DP: 2. U L Washington-Frank White-Pete LaCock; U L Washington-Frank White-Willie Aikens.
Batting:
- 2B: Otis (1, off Carlton).
- SH: Washington (1, off Carlton).
- SF: Wathan (1, off Carlton).
Baserunning:
- SB: Wilson (1, 3rd base off Carlton/Boone); Chalk (1, 2nd base off Carlton/Boone).
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Kansas City |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Gura |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Quisenberry (L, 0-1) |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
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Philadelphia |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
K |
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Smith, LF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Unser, PH-LF |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Rose, 1B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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McBride, RF |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Schmidt, 3B |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Moreland, DH |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Maddox, CF |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Gross, PH-CF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Trillo, 2B |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Bowa, SS |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Boone, C |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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TOTALS |
29 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
Fielding:
- Error: Trillo (1).
Batting:
- Game Winning RBI: Schmidt (1).
- 2B: Maddox (1, off Gura); Unser (1, off Quisenberry); Schmidt (1, off Quisenberry).
- SF: Trillo (1, off Gura).
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Philadelphia |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Carlton (W, 1-0) |
8 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
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Reed (S, 1) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
WP: Carlton (1).
Umpires: Bill Kunkel (AL), Paul Pryor (NL), Don Denkinger (AL), Dutch Rennert (NL), Harry Wendelstedt (NL), Nick Bremigan (AL).
T- 3:01.
A- 65,775.
Starting Lineups
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Kansas City Royals |
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Philadelphia Phillies |
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Wilson |
1 |
Smith LF |
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Washington SS |
2 |
Rose 1B |
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Brett 3B |
3 |
McBride RF |
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McRae DH |
4 |
Schmidt 3B |
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Otis CF |
5 |
Moreland DH |
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Wathan C |
6 |
Maddox CF |
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Aikens 1B |
7 |
Trillo 2B |
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Cardenal RF |
8 |
Bowa SS |
|
White 2B |
9 |
Boone C |
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Gura |
P |
Carlton |
Game Summary
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ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out (catcher to first); World Series game 2; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett singled to center; McRae singled to right [Brett to second]; Otis forced McRae (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 1ST: Smith made an out to center; Rose made an out to center; McBride popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Wathan popped to first; Aikens walked; Cardenal was called out on strikes; White struck out but Aikens advanced to second and White advanced to first on a wild pitch; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Moreland lined to left; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Washington was called out on strikes; Brett singled to right; McRae singled to left [Brett to second]; Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 3RD: Trillo made an out to center; Bowa popped to third in foul territory; Boone made an out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Wathan made an out to right; Aikens singled to center; Cardenal grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aikens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 4TH: Smith struck out; Rose lined to center; McBride lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson struck out; Washington singled to center; Brett walked [Washington to second]; McRae struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Moreland singled to shortstop; Maddox doubled to left [Moreland to third]; Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to right [Moreland scored, Maddox to third]; Bowa singled to left [Maddox scored]; Boone walked [Bowa to second]; Smith made an out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Phillies 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to center; Wathan walked [Otis to second]; Aikens reached on an error by Trillo [Otis scored (unearned), Wathan to third, Aikens to first]; Cardenal struck out; White grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aikens out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Phillies 2.
PHILLIES 6TH: CHALK REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B); Rose made an out to right; McBride walked; Schmidt singled to center [McBride to second]; Moreland grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Schmidt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Phillies 2.
ROYALS 7TH: Wilson walked; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilson to second]; Wilson stole third; Chalk walked; Chalk stole second; McRae walked; Otis doubled to left [Wilson scored, Chalk scored, McRae to third]; Wathan hit into a double play [McRae scored, Otis out at third (center to first to third)]; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 2.
PHILLIES 7TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Maddox grounded out (third to first); Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 2.
ROYALS 8TH: Aikens struck out; Cardenal made an out to right; White singled to left; Wilson singled [White to second]; lined off Rose's glove; Washington struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 2.
PHILLIES 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Boone walked; UNSER BATTED FOR SMITH; Unser doubled [Boone scored]; Rose grounded out (first unassisted) [Unser to third]; McBride singled to right [Unser scored]; Schmidt doubled [McBride scored, Schmidt to third (on throw to home)]; Moreland singled to center [Schmidt scored]; GROSS BATTED FOR MADDOX; Gross grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Moreland out at second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 6.
ROYALS 9TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); REED REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); PORTER BATTED FOR CHALK; Porter was called out on strikes; McRae singled to center; Otis forced McRae (shortstop to second); Wathan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Phillies 6.