October 18, 1980 - WS Game 4 - Kansas City 5, Phillies 3

Willie Aikens paced the Royals' win with his 2nd pair of homers in the Series.

Series tied 2-2.

Game 4 was, statistically speaking, a disaster for the Phillies. Larry Christenson, who had pitched well against Houston, was torched by the Royals for four runs and only recorded one out before leaving in favor of Dickie Noles. The Phils made it closer, but the Royals would win, 5-3, to even the Series at two games apiece. For the Royals, Willie Aikens hit two home runs for the second time in the Series. The game, for Phillies fans, is best known for the Dickie Noles knockdown of George Brett. The purpose pitch, in the fourth inning, brought Jim Frey out of the dugout, yelling at Noles, the umpires and Pete Rose.

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Boxscore: Royals 5, Phillies 3

Philadelphia	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	-	3
Kansas City	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	-	4

Philadelphia	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Smith, DH	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rose, 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0
McBride, RF	3	0	1	0	1	0
Schmidt, 3B	3	0	1	1	0	1
Unser, LF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Maddox, CF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Trillo, 2B	4	2	1	0	0	0
Bowa, SS	4	0	2	1	0	0
Boone, C	3	0	1	1	0	0
TOTALS	33	3	10	3	1	2

Fielding:

· Error: Christenson (1).

· Batting:

· 2B: McBride (1, off Leonard); Trillo (2, off Leonard); Rose (1, off Leonard).

· SF: Boone (1, off Leonard); Schmidt (1, off Quisenberry).

· LOB: 6.

Baserunning:

· SB: Bowa (3, 2nd base off Leonard/Porter).

· CS: McBride (1, 2nd base by Leonard/Porter).

Philadelphia	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Christenson (L, 0-1)	0.1	5	4	4	0	0
Noles	4.2	5	1	1	2	6
Saucier	0.2	0	0	0	2	0
Brusstar	2.1	0	0	0	1	0

Pitching:

· WP: Saucier (1)

Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Wilson, LF	4	1	1	0	1	1
White, 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0
Brett, 3B	5	1	1	1	0	1
Aikens, 1B	3	2	2	3	1	1
McRae, DH	4	1	2	0	0	1
Otis, CF	4	0	2	1	0	0
Hurdle, RF	2	0	1	0	2	0
Porter, C	3	0	0	0	1	2
Washington, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0
TOTALS	34	5	10	5	5	6

Fielding:

Error: White (1), Washington (1).

· DP: 1.

Batting:

· Game Winning RBI: Brett (1).

· 2B: McRae 2 (2, off Christenson, off Noles); Otis (2, off Christenson); Hurdle (1, off Noles).

· 3B: Brett (1, off Christenson).

· HR: Aikens 2 (4, 1st inning off Christenson 1 on, 1 out; 2nd inning off Noles 0 on, 2 out).

· LOB: 10.

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Leonard (W, 1-1)	7*	9	3	2	1	2
Quisenberry (S, 1)	2	1	0	0	0	0

Pitching:

· *Leonard pitched to one batter in the eighth.

· WP: Leonard (1)

Umpires: Don Denkinger (AL), Dutch Rennert (NL), Nick Bremigan (AL), Harry Wendelstedt (NL), Paul Pryor (NL), Bill Kunkel (AL).

T- 2:37.

A- 42,363.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies		Kansas City Royals
Smith DH	1	Wilson LF
Rose 1B	2	White 2B
McBride RF	3	Brett 3B
Schmidt 3B	4	Aikens 1B
Unser LF	5	McRae DH
Maddox CF	6	Otis CF
Trillo 2B	7	Hurdle RF
Bowa SS	8	Porter C
Boone C	9	Washington SS
Christenson	P	Leonard

Game Summary

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PHILLIES 1ST: Smith grounded out (third to first); World Series game 4; Rose singled to second [Rose to second (error by White)]; McBride made an out to left; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Christenson [Wilson to third]; White flied to right; Brett tripled to right [Wilson scored]; Aikens homered [Brett scored]; McRae doubled to center; Otis doubled [McRae scored]; NOLES REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Hurdle walked; Porter struck out; Washington singled to shortstop [Otis to third, Hurdle to second]; Wilson grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R, 6 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Royals 4.

PHILLIES 2ND: Unser made an out to left; Maddox singled to right; Trillo forced Maddox (second to shortstop) [Trillo to
second (error by Washington)]; Bowa singled to left [Trillo scored (unearned), Bowa to second (on throw to home)]; Boone grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 2ND: White made an out to center; Brett grounded out (second to first); Aikens homered; McRae doubled; Otis made an out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

PHILLIES 3RD: Smith grounded out (third to first); Rose made an out to left; McBride walked; McBride was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle doubled to left; Porter popped to third in foul territory; Washington grounded out (second to first) [Hurdle to third]; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt singled; Unser made an out to center; Maddox grounded out (first unassisted) [Schmidt to second]; Trillo made an out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: White popped to first in foul territory; Brett struck out; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa made an out to right; Boone singled to center; Smith grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae struck out; Otis singled to center; Hurdle walked [Otis to second]; Porter was called out on strikes; Washington popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); McBride doubled; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Leonard threw a wild pitch [McBride to third]; Unser struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: SAUCIER REPLACED NOLES (PITCHING); Wilson walked; White made an out to right; Brett made an out to left; Saucier threw a wild pitch [Wilson to second]; Aikens walked; BRUSSTAR REPLACED SAUCIER (PITCHING); McRae forced Aikens (first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Royals 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox popped to shortstop; Trillo doubled to right; Bowa singled to left [Trillo to third]; Boone out on a sacrifice fly to left [Trillo scored]; Bowa stole second; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis made an out to center; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Porter walked; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Royals 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Rose doubled to left; QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); McBride grounded out (second to first) [Rose to third]; Schmidt out on a sacrifice fly to right [Rose scored]; Unser singled to right; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (second to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Royals 5.