August 26th, 1989 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the A’s 2-0. 2B Frank White had 2 of the Royals 6 hits. CF Willie Wilson hit his 3rd HR of the year and Bret Saberhagen is 16-5 after throwing a 4 hit shutout.

August 25th, 1995 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the Rangers 9-4. RF David Howard, batting leadoff went 3-4 with 2 RS. Rookie Joe Vitiello hit his 2nd HR and drove in 3. Mark Gubicza is now 9-11 after allowing 3 ER in 7 2/3 IP. Gregg Olson picked up his 2nd save.

August 24th, 2007 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the Indians 2-1. The Royals managed 5 hits but 2 of them were from rookie DH Billy Butler. The Royals used 6 pitchers in the game and the winning pitcher was reliever John Bale with 3 scoreless. The save went to Joakim Soria, his 14th.

August 23rd, 1998 @ Tropicana Field


The Royals beat the Devil Rays 11-5. CF Johnny Damon was 3-5 with a RS and RBI. RF Jermaine Dye had 2 hits and swatted his 5th HR of the year. C Sal Fasano had a career day going 4-4 with his 7th HR and 3 RBI. SS Luis Rivera also added 2 hits. SP Pat Rapp won his 10th game allowing 3 ER in 6 IP.

August 22nd, 1984 @ Fenway Park


The Royals beat the Red Sox 6-2. Leadoff hitter and CF Willie Wilson was 4-5 with 3 RS. RF Lynn Jones was 3-5 with 3 RBI. LF Daryl Motley hit his 12th HR of the year. Pitching wise Joe Beckwith threw 3 innings of scoreless relief for his 7th win of the season.

August 21st, 1969 @ Municipal Stadium


The Royals beat the Red Sox 2-1 in 12 innings. The Royals won the game when Bob Oliver singled home Amos Otis. Bob Oliver had 2 of the Royals 6 hits. SP Wally Bunker threw 11 innings giving up just 3 hits and one run but the win went to Ted Abernathy his 7th victory of the year.

August 20th, 1988 @ Cleveland Stadium


The Royals beat the Indians 4-2. DH George Brett was 3-4 with 2 RBI. Jim Eisenreich replaced Bo Jackson in LF to start the fourth and went 2-3 and stole his 8th base. Charlie Leibrandt gave up 1 ER in 7 IP to pick up his 8th win. Steve Farr earned his 15th save.

August 19th, 1990 @ Oriole Park at Camden Yards


The Royals shut out the Orioles 7-0. SS Rey Sanchez was 3-4 with 2 RS. 3B Joe Randa drove in 3 and hit his 12th HR. RF Jermaine Dye hit his 29th HR and 2B Wilson Delgado was 2-4. Mac Suzuki pitched the complete game shutout and is 7-7.

August 18th, 1993 @ Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome


The Royals beat the Twins 5-2. CF Brian McRae was 2-5 with 2 RBI. SS Greg Gagne was 2-4 and 3B Gary Gaetti hit his 6th HR of the year. Kevin Appier gave up 2 ER in 8 IP and is now 14-6. Jeff Montgomery held on for his 38th save of 1993.

August 17th, 1980 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the Blue Jays 8-3. 3B George Brett was 4-4 with 5 RBI. Willie Wilson stole his 50th bases and Jamie Quirk hit his 5th HR. Paul Splittorff is now 9-8 as he gave up 3 ER in 7 IP. Dan Quisenberry picked up his 25th save of the year.

August 16th, 1978 @ Metropolitan Stadium


The Royals beat the Twins 11-7 in game 2 of a double header. The Royals had 5 players with 2 hits they were LF Steve Braun, DH Hal McRae, C Darrell Porter, RF Clint Hurdle, and CF Al Cowens. 3B George Brett hit his 5th HR and drove in 3. Paul Splittorff picked up his 14th victory of the year and Steve Mingori grabbed his 7th save.

August 15th, 1983 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the Tigers 6-4. 1B Willie Aikens was 3-3 with his 14th HR of the year. 2B Frank White was 3-4 with 3 RBI. Larry Gura got the win giving up 4 ER in 7 IP, he is 10-14. Mike Armstrong got his 3rd save throwing 2 scoreless in relief.

August 14th, 1996 @ Kingdome


The Royals beat the Mariners 3-1. Tom Goodwin was 2-4 and stole his 55th base of the year. Bob Hamelin was 2-3 and hit his 7th HR of the year. Craig Paquette hit his 17th HR of the season. Jose Rosado ran his record to 4-2 allowing 1 ER in 7 IP. Jeff Montgomery earned his 23rd save of the year.

August 13th, 2004 @ Network Associates Coliseum


The Royals beat the A’s 10-3. David Dejesus had a pair of hits out of the leadoff spot. Mike Sweeney had 3 hits and scored 2 runs. The Royals had 3 home runs including 2 grand slams. One by Abraham Nunez, his first as a Royal and another by John Buck his 4th of the season. Mike Wood beat the team that drafted him allowing 1 ER in 6 innings for his 2nd win.

August 12th, 1990 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the Brewers 7-1. Kevin Seitzer, Danny Tartabull, and Gerald Perry all had 2 hits. Danny Tartabull hit his 11th HR of the year. Tom Gordon threw a complete game allowing 1 ER and is now 8-8 on the year.

August 11th, 1971 @ Robert F. Kennedy Stadium


The Royals beat the Senators 1-0 in a rain shortened game. The Royals had 6 hits and allowed only one hit to the Senators. Amos Otis had 2 hits and Cookie Rojas drove in the lone run. Paul Splittorff got the victory throwing 5 innings of shutout ball for his 5th victory of the year.

August 10th, 1980 @ Exhibition Stadium


The Royals beat the Blue Jays 8-5. 3B George Bret was 3-5. Willie Aikens, Clint Hurdle, and Dave Chalk all had 2 hits. Dennis Leonard ran his record to 13-8 when he took the run support in a 5 run 6 plus performance. Marty Pattin picked up his 4th save with 2 and 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.

August 9th, 1987 @ Fenway Park


The Royals beat the Red Sox 8-3. Willie Wilson, Frank White, George Brett, and Ross Jones all had 2 hits. 3B Kevin Seitzer was 3-4 with his 10th HR. 1B Steve Balboni was 3-5 with 2 RBI. John Davis got the win in relief of an ineffective Bud Black by throwing 6 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. It was Davis’ 1st big league win.

August 8th, 1993 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the A’s 4-3. DH George Brett and LF Chris Gwynn both had 2 hits while SS Rico Rossy drove in a pair of runners. SP Hipolito Pichardo got the victory allowing 2 ER in 5 IP, he is 6-7. The save went to Jeff Montgomery, his 34th.

August 7th, 2007 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the Twins 5-1. CF David Dejesus, batting leadoff, was 2-4 with 2 RS and a RBI. RF Mark Teahen was 4-4 with 2 RS and a RBI. Brian Bannister got the victory allowing 2 ER in 7 IP, he is 8-6.

August 6th, 1990 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the White Sox 5-4. The Royals scored all 5 of their runs in the third inning. Pat Tabler and Bob Boone had a pair of hits and Gerald Perry drove in a pair of runs and stole his 12th base. Storm Davis got the victory allowing 2 ER in 5 IP, he is 5-7. Steve Farr threw 3 scoreless in relief and Jeff Montgomery grabbed his 16th save.

August 5th, 1984 @ Tiger Stadium


The Royals took 2 from the Tigers in a double header winning game one 5-4 and game two 4-0. In the first game the Royals had 16 hits including 3 each from Dane Iorg, Jorge Orta, and Onix Concepcion. Frank White hit his 12th HR and Bret Saberhagen got the win in relief with 2 scoreless. Dan Quisenberry earned his 29th save. In game 2 the Royals got 8 scoreless innings from Charlie Leibrandt (Leibrandt is now 6-4) offensively in game 2 Pat Sheridan hit his 6th HR and drove in 2.

August 4th, 1975 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the Twins 6-5 in 13 innings. The Royals won the game when Freddie Patek singled home Al Cowens with the winning run. 4 Royals had 2 hits (Patek, Cowens, Vada Pinson, and Cookie Rojas) 1B John Mayberry hit his 23rd HR of the year. Doug Bird got the win in relief allowing 2 ER in 3 IP, he is 7-4.

August 3rd, 1988 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the Tigers 2-1 in a solid pitching dual between the Tigers Frank Tanana and the Royals Bret Saberhagen. The Royals had just 7 hits but Saberhagen gave up only 4 hits in the complete game victory striking out 7 and running his record to 12-10.

August 2nd, 1996 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the Yankees 4-3 in 10 innings with all 7 runs scoring in the 10th frame. The Royals won the game with 2 outs in the 10th when Keith Lockhart faced Yankee closer Mariano Rivera and doubled in Mike Sweeney and Jose Offerman for the win. 1B Jose Offerman, batting leadoff, was 2-4 with an RBI. 3B Keith Lockhart was 2-5 with 2 RBI. Kevin Appier threw 9 innings of shutout ball with 9 strike outs in a no decision. Jeff Montgomery got the win (3-6) despite giving up 3 ER in the 10th.

August 1, 2007 @ Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome


The Royals beat the Twins 5-3. Leadoff hitter and Center Fielder David Dejesus was 3-5 with an RBI. 3B Alex Gordon was 2-5 and hit his 8th HR. SS Jason Smith was 2-3. Zack Greinke got the win in relief of SP Brian Bannister by throwing 2 shutout innings, he is 5-5. Bannister allowed 3 ER in 7 IP. Joakim Soria earned his 1th save.

July 31st, 2004 @ Kaufman Stadium


The Royals beat the Indians 10-3. The Royals pounded 16 hits and had big games from David Dejesus, who was 3-3 and Ken Harvey, who was 3-5. Mike Sweeney hit his 20th HR and Desi Relaford hit his 4th HR. Zack Greinke won his 3rd game of the season against 8 losses.

July 30th, 1989 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the Orioles 7-6. Kevin Seitzer and Frank White both had a pair of hits but the hitting star was Danny Tartabull with 3 hits, his 12th HR, and 4 RBI. Steve Farr picked up the win in relief while Jeff Montgomery held on for save # 6

July 29th, 1985 @ Tiger Stadium


The Royals beat the Tigers 4-2. Leadoff hitter Willie Wilson was 2-5 and stole his 31st base of the season. Steve Balboni was 2-4 with his 19th HR of the year. Bret Saberhagen is now 12-5 after allowing just 1 run in 8 plus.

July 28th, 1976 @ Anaheim Stadium


The Royals beat the Angels 3-2 in 15 innings. LF Tom Poquette was 2-6. DH Jamie Quirk was 2-3. C Bob Stinson was 3-6. The Royals bullpen (Mingori, Littell, Hassler, and Gura) threw 8 and 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.

July 27th, 2008 @ Kaufman Stadium


The Royals beat the Rays 6-1. Mike Aviles was 2-4 with his 5th HR. Billy Butler was 2-3 with 4 RBI and his 14th HR. David Dejesus and Mark Teahen both had 2 hits. Kyle Davies got the win allowing 1 ER in 5 IP.

July 26th, 1998 @ Kaufman Stadium


The Royals beat the Angels 9-4. Johnny Damon, Dean Palmer, and Terry Pendleton all had 2 hits. Jose Offerman was 3-4 with 2 RS and a RBI. Jose Rosado gave up 3 ER in 6 IP for the win.

July 25th, 1982 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the Brewers 6-4. The Royals had 5 players with 2 hits (Willie Wilson, U.L Washington, Lee May, Don Slaught, and Greg Pryor) Larry Gura is now 11-7 after tossing 6 plus allowing 4 ER. Mike Armstrong got his 3rd save.

July 24th, 1970 @ Cleveland Stadium


In the first game of a double header the Royals beat the Indians 5-2. The Royals had 10 hits including 2 by CF Amos Otis, 1B Bob Oliver, and 3B Billy Sorrell. Bob Oliver hit his 16th HR of the season and SP Jim Rooker hit a 2 run HR (Rooker hit 4 HR in 57 AB’s in 1969) Rooker also got the win and is 7-9 while Ted Abernathy grabbed his 3rd save.

July 23rd, 2003 @ Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome


The Royals beat the Twins 8-3. The Royals hit 5 home runs including a pair by RF Aaron Guiel who was batting leadoff. Carlos Beltran, Raul Ibanez, and Angel Berroa all hit home runs. Beltran was 3-4. Jeremy Affeldt got the start and threw 5 shutout innings for his 6th victory.

July 22nd, 1992 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the Red Sox 6-4. 2B Curt Wilkerson was 2-4 with a RS. Brian McRae, Gregg Jefferies, George Brett, and David Howard all drove in runs. Tom Gordon grabbed the win in relief while the save went to Jeff Montgomery (#23)

July 21st, 1980 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the White Sox 2-1. 2B Frank White was 2-4 with an RBI, 3B George Brett was 2-3 and Dennis Leonard got the win allowing 1 ER in 7 plus, he is 10-7. Dan Quisenberry picked up his 20th save.

July 21st, 1980 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the White Sox 2-1. 2B Frank White was 2-4 with an RBI, 3B George Brett was 2-3 and Dennis Leonard got the win allowing 1 ER in 7 plus, he is 10-7. Dan Quisenberry picked up his 20th save.

July 20th, 1970 @ Municipal Stadium


The Royals beat the Tigers 3-0. 3B Paul Schaal had 2 of the Royals 9 hits. Jim Rooker threw a 6 hit shutout and got the victory, he is 6-9, he also drove in one of the three runs with his bat.

July 19th, 2002 @ Kaufman Stadium


The Royals beat the Indians 8-5. DH Luis Alicea was 3-5. Carlos Beltran was 2-5 with 2 RBI and stole his 21st and 22nd base of the season. Raul Ibanez was 2-3 with his 13th HR of the year and 3 RBI. Reliever Scott Mullen got the victory and Roberto Hernandez got the save.

July 18th, 1994 @ County Stadium


The Royals beat the Brewers 2-0. Dave Henderson and Brian McRae each had 2 hits while Jose Lind hit his 1st HR of the season. Chris Haney threw 7 scoreless innings for the win.

July 17th, 1989 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the Brewers 3-2. 1B George Brett hit his 7th HR and drove in 2 runs. Rookie right hander Tom “Flash” Gordon is now 11-2 after striking out 10 and allowing 2 ER in 8 IP. Jeff Montgomery earned his 3rd save.

July 16th, 1978 @ Yankees Stadium


The Royals beat the Yankees 3-1. Amos Otis hit his 14th HR of the season and drove in 2 runs. 1B Pete LaCock had a pair of hits and drove in a run. Larry Gura got the win allowing 1 ER in 6 and one third IP, he is 7-2. Al Hrabosky pitched 2 scoreless for his 13th save.

July 14th, 1997 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the Brewers 2-1 in 14 innings. The winning run scored when Scott Cooper singled home Mike Macfarlane. Chili Davis and Johnny Damon each had 2 hits. Glendon Rusch pitched well in a no decision allowing 1 ER in 8.1 IP allowing 5 hits. The winning pitcher was newly acquired Mike Perez in his 3rd game as a Royal he got his first win.

July 15th, 1989 @ Yankee Stadium


The Royals beat the Yankees 7-1. The Royals got 3 hits from leadoff hitter Willie Wilson and home runs from George Brett and Danny Tartabull. Tartabull also drove in 3 runs. Luis Aquino threw a CG allowing just the one run on 5 hits. He is 4-4.

July 13th, 2003 @ The Ballpark in Arlington


The Royals beat the Rangers 8-2. 3B Julius Matos hit his 1st HR of the season and was 3-5. CF Carlos Beltran was 3-4 with 2 RBI. Angel Berroa hit his 9th HR and Aaron Guiel hit his 5th HR. Darrell May got the win (4-4) allowing 1 ER in 5 IP.

July 12th, 1977 @ Comiskey Park


The Royals beat the White Sox 8-3. CF Amos Otis was the hitting star going 2-3 with 3 rs and 5 RBI. He also hit his 9th HR of the year and stole his 12th base. Dennis Leonard threw a CG allowing 1 ER and striking out 9. He is 8-9 on the season.

July 11th, 1987 @ Exhibition Stadium


The Royals beat the Blue Jays 2-1. The Royals managed just 3 hits but had a big 2 run HR in the 8th by catcher Larry Owen off of Jimmy Key. Bret Saberhagen bested Key by allowing just a ninth inning run on 3 hits and 10 strike outs., Saberhagen is 15-3 on the year.

July 10th, 1992 @ County Stadium


The Royals beat the Brewers 3-1. George Brett, Kevin McReynolds, and Wally Joyner all had 2 hits. RF Jim Eisenreich was 3-4 with an RBI. Struggling pitcher Tom Gordon threw 4 innings of shutout relief and got the win and is now 2-9. Jeff Montgomery got his 21st save.

July 9th, 2004 @ Oriole Park @ Camden Yards


The Royals beat the Orioles 7-0. SS Angel Berroa was 2-3 with 2 RBI and 1B Mike Sweeney was 3-5 with 4 RBI. Darrell May got a shutout allowing 5 hits and is 6-9.

July, 8th, 1993 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the Tigers 6-5 in 11 innings when Mike Macfarlane doubled home Hubie Brooks who had reached base after a pinch hit double. Felix Jose, Mike Macfarlane, and Wally Joyner all had 2 hits. Brian McRae and Kevin McReynolds had 3 hits and Greg Gagne was 4-5. Mark Gubicza and Jeff Montgomery both threw 2 scoreless in relief with Monty getting the win, he is 3-2.

July 7th, 1982 @ Royals stadium


The Royals beat the Blue Jays 3-1. 1B Willie Aikens was 2-3with his 4th HR and a RBI. Larry Gura was brilliant in his start throwing a CG giving up just the one run on 4 hits; Gura is 10-4 on the season.

July 6th, 1977 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the Brewers 8-7. The go ahead run came in the bottom of the ninth when George Brett singled home Frank White. Al Cowens hit his 13th HR of the year and Amos Otis smacked HR # 8. Marty Pattin got his 4th victory of the season throwing 4.1 IP in relief.

July 5th, 1969 @ Municipal Stadium


The Royals beat the Seattle Pilots 6-4. The Royals had 16 hits in the game with 6 hitters getting at least 2 hits. Paul Schaal led the way with 3 hits and an RBI. Tom Burgmeier picked up the win in relief and Moe Drabowsky got save # 8.

July 4th, 2000 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the White Sox 10-7. Leadoff hitter Johnny Damon was 2-4 with 3 RBI and his 22nd SB of the year. Jermaine Dye, Mark Quinn, and David McCarty all had 2 hits and a home run. (Dye #21, Quinn #10, McCarty #8) Jerry Spradlin got the win in relief with 2.2 scoreless innings, he is 3-2.

July 3rd, 1993@ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the Blue Jays 3-2. LF Chris Gwynn was 3-4 and former Twins teammates SS Greg Gagne and 1B Gary Gaetti both had 2 hits. Gaetti hit his 2nd HR. David Cone got the win allowing 2 ER in 8 IP and is 6-8. Jeff Montgomery picked up his 24th save.

July 2, 1980 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the Twins 4-3 in the 10th inning when John Wathan singled home Rusty Torres. John Wathan playing LF and batting 3rd was 4-5 with 3 RBI and his 8th SB of the year. Dan Quisenberry got the win (5-4) tossing 2 and 2/3 innings of shutout relief.

July 1, 1971 @ Anaheim Stadium


The Royals beat the Angels 9-4. RF Joe Keough was 3-5 with 2 RS and a RBI. CF Amos Otis, batting 3rd was 2-5 with 2 RS, 3 RBI and hit his 13th HR of the year. SP Dick Drago tossed a CG allowing 4 ER and allowing 6 hits while striking out 8. He is 8-4.

June 30th 1983 @ Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum


The Royals beat the A’s 7-4. CF Willie Wilson went 3-5 with 3 RS and stole his 38th base of the year. SS U.L Washington batting behind him went 3-5 and was a homer shy of the cycle while driving in 4. Mike Armstrong, Don Hood, and Dan Quisenberry combined for 8 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Hood with 3 shutout innings got the win and is 1-1. Quiz threw 3 shutout innings for his 19th save.

June 29th, 1974 @ Royals stadium


The Royals beat the A’s 2-0 in a great pitching dual between Vida Blue and Steve Busby. Both pitchers thre complete games but Busby was better scattering 5 hits for his 10th win of the year. The Royals had just 4 hits.

June 28th, 1969 @ Municipal Stadium


The Royals beat the Twins 7-4. 3B Joe Foy, batting leadoff, went 2-3. 1B Mike Fiore, LF Lou Piniella, and SS Jackie Hernandez had 2 hits while rookie catcher Buck Martinez hit his 1st big league HR. Galen Cisco picked up his first win with 2 innings of relief work. Moe Drabowsky got his 7th save.

June 27th, 2006 @ Great American Ballpark


The Royals beat the Reds 9-8. LF Emil Brown was 3-4 with 3 RS, HR #6, and 4 RBI. The Royals also had HR from John Buck #6, David Dejesus # 3, and Matt Stairs #7. Jeremy Affeldt picked up the win in relief and is 3-5. Ambiorix Burgos earned save # 13.

June 26th, 1996 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the Brewers 7-3. LF Craig Paquette hit his 8th HR of the year and was 2-4. C Mike Macfarlane hit 2 HR and drove in 3. SP Chris Haney gave up 3 ER in 8 innings and got the win, he is 5-6.

June 25th, 1985 @ Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome


The Royals beat the Twins 3-0. Willie Wilson, Lonnie Smith, George Brett, and Jim Sundberg all had 2 hits. Jim Sundberg hit HR # 8. Danny Jackson got the complete game shutout on a 4 hitter and is 6-4.

June 24th, 1979 @ Royals stadium


The Royals beat the A’s 7-5. 1B Pete LaCock was 2-3 with his 1st HR of the year and 4 RBI. SP Andy Hassler pitched just 5 innings but got his first victory of the year. Al Hrabosky grabbed save #11.

June 23rd, 1970 @ Oakland-Alameda County Stadium


The Royals beat the A’s 7-5. 2B Cookie Rojas and CF Amos Otis had 2 hits. Rojas hit his 1st HR and Lou Piniella drove in 3. Dick Drago is 6-4 after allowing 4 ER in 8 IP. Bob Johnson earned his 2nd save of the year.

June 22nd, 2006 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the Pirates 15-7. Esteban German, batting leadoff and DH’ing was 3-4 with 2 RBI. 1B Tony Graffanino was 3-4 with 3 RBI. C John Buck had 2 hits and hit his 5th HR of the year. Scott Elarton picked up the win and is 3-8 on the season.

June 21st, 1995 @ Anaheim Stadium


The Royals beat the Angels 6-3. LF Vince Coleman was 2-5. RF Jon Nunnally was 2-3 with 2 HR (8,9) and 2 RBI. Gary Gaetti hit his 14th HR of the season. Tom Gordon pitched 7 innings allowing 3 ER for the win and is 5-2. Jeff Montgomery picked up his 13th save.

June 20th, 1987 @ Anaheim Stadium


The Royals beat the Angels 8-4. Leadoff hitter Willie Wilson had a big day going 4-5 with 2 RS and his 21st SB of the year. The Royals hit 5 HR ( Brett #3, Tartabull # 11, Quirk #2, Balboni #11, and Seitzer # 4) LH Charlie Leibrandt is now 8-4 after allowing 2 ER in 8 IP.

June 19th, 1977 @ Royals stadium


The Royals beat the Twins 8-7 when John Mayberry doubled in George Brett to break a 7-7 tie in the bottom of the 9th. Hal McRae, John Mayberry, Pete LaCock, and Amos Otis all had 2 hits. 3B George Brett was 3-5 with an RBI and his 6th SB. Larry Gura picked up the win in relief and is 4-3.

June 18, 1971 @ Municipal Stadium


The Royals beat the Angels 6-1. The Royals had 4 players with 2 hits ( SS Freddie Patek, 1B Chuck Harrison, 2B Cookie Rojas, and LF Lou Piniella) CF Amos Otis went 4-5 with 2 RS and stole his 17th base of the year. Rookie LH Paul Splittorff threw a CG striking out 9 and is 2-0 on the year.

June 17, 2003 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the Twins 14-7. 1B Mike Sweeney was 2-4 with 2 RBI. LF Raul Ibanez was 3-5 with 2 RBI and DH Ken Harvey was 4-5 with 5 RBI. The Royals hit no home runs in the game. Kris Wilson picked up the win in relief and is 3-0 on the year.

June 16, 1994 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the Mariners 4-1. 1B Wally Joyner was the hitting star going 3-3 with 3 RBI. Mike Magnante picked up starter Tom Gordon by going 3 innings allowing just one run for the win. Jeff Montgomery got his 10th save of the year.

June 15, 1982 @ Royals stadium


The Royals beat the Twins 7-4. C John Wathan was 2-3 with 3 RS and stole his 21st base of the season. 1B Willie Aikens was 3-5 with 3 RBI, and 2B Frank White was 3-4. P Buddy Black picked up his first win as a major leaguer allowing 1 ER in 7 IP. Dan Quisenberry grabbed his 17th save of the year.

June 14, 1978 @ Royals stadium


The Royals beat the Tigers 7-1. 3B George Brett, batting third, went 2-3 with a RS and RBI while stealing his 4th base. Clean up hitter CF Amos Otis hit his 9th HR of the season. SS Freddie Patek, batting 8th, went 2-2 with a DB, 2 RS, and a RBI. Paul Splittorff threw a CG allowing 1 ER on 4 hits and is now 8-5 on the season.

June 14, 1978 @ Royals stadium


The Royals beat the Tigers 7-1. 3B George Brett, batting third, went 2-3 with a RS and RBI while stealing his 4th base. Clean up hitter CF Amos Otis hit his 9th HR of the season. SS Freddie Patek, batting 8th, went 2-2 with a DB, 2 RS, and a RBI. Paul Splittorff threw a CG allowing 1 ER on 4 hits and is now 8-5 on the season.

June 13, 1989 @ Royals stadium


The Royals beat the A’s 5-3. The Royals had 7 hits and 7 players had one hit apiece. C Bob Boone had the big hit; a bases loaded double in the 2nd that scored Matt Winters, Pat Tabler, and Jim Eisenreich. SP Kevin Appier picked up his first big league win giving up 2 ER in 5 Ip. Steve Farr notched his 14th save of the season.

June 12, 2005 @ Bank One Ballpark


The Royals beat the Diamondbacks 9-4 in 12 innings. The offensive stars were RF Emil Brown (2-5 RBI) Angel Berroa (2-7, 2 RBI) 3B Mark Teahen (3-6 3 RBI) 1B Tony Graffanino (3-3 RBI) and C Alberto Castillo (2-5. DB, 2 RBI) the Royals scored 6 runs in the top of the 12th. SP D.J Carrasco gave up 1 ER in a 6 inning no decision. RP Ryan Jensen got the win in relief despite giving up 3 ER in 3 IP, he is 3-1.

June 11, 2002 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the Marlins 6-0 in inter-league play. The game was called after a 1:10 rain delay in the 5th inning. SS Neifi Perez was 2-3 with 2 RS. 1B Mike Sweeney was 3-3 with 2 RS and 3B Joe Randa was 2-3 with his 6th HR and 4 RBI. Darrell May threw 5 scoreless and is 2-3 on the season.

June 10, 1980 @ Cleveland Stadium


The Royals beat the Indians 8-4. The Royals had 13 hits with both Willie Wilson and Hal McRae getting 2 apiece. 1B Willie “Mays” Aikens went 3-4 with his 3rd HR and 4 RBI. George Brett hit his 8th HR of the season but had to leave the game after just one at bat when he injured his right ankle. Marty Pattin picked up the win with 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief work, he is 2-0.

June 9, 1989 @ Royals stadium


The Royals beat the Angels 6-1. Leadoff hitter and SS Kurt Stillwell was 2-3 with 3 RBI, and he stole his 3rd base. LF Bo Jackson drove in 3 with his 14th HR of the year. C Bob Boone and 2B Brad Wellman both had 2 hits. LH Charlie Leibrandt pitched a CG allowing 1 ER on 6 hits. He is 4-6 on the season.

June 8, 1996 @ Kaufmann Stadium


The Royals beat the Mariners 12-8. There were 32 hits in the game including 15 by the Royals. Leadoff hitter and 2B Bip Roberts was 3-6 with 4 RBI. DH Bob Hamelin, CF Johnny Damon, C Sal Fasano, and SS David Howard all had 2 hits. The Royals stole 6 bases in the contest. Kevin Appier got the victory despite allowing 5 earned runs on 12 hits in 6 innings, he is 5-6. Jeff Montgomery notched his 16th save of the season.

June 7, 1972 @ Municipal Stadium


The Royals beat the Brewers 5-4 in front of 7,216 faithful in KC. LF Lou Piniella batting third went 3-4 while CF Amos Otis drove in a pair. Dick Drago gave up 3 ER in 6 IP but the win went to lefty Tom Burgmeier who allowed 1 ER in 2 IP for his 4th win of the season out of the pen.

June 6, 1980 @ Arlington Stadium


The Royals beat the Rangers 4-2.The top 4 hitters were 9-17 (LF Willie Wilson 2-5, SS U.L Washington 2-5, 3B George Brett 3-5, CF Amos Otis 2-3) Wilson stole his 23rd base of the season. Paul Splittorff ran his record to 4-3 getting 6 innings of work on 2 ER. Relievers Gary Christenson and Dan Quisenberry threw 3 scoreless in relief with Quiz picking up save # 9.

June 5, 1986 @ Royals stadium


The Royals beat the Twins 8-2. The Royals had a dozen hits led by RF Rudy Law who reached base 5 times with 3 hits and 2 walks. Willie Wilson and George Brett also had 2 hits apiece and Brett hit his 8th HR of the season. Wilson stole 2 bases giving him 14 on the season. Scott Bankhead picked up SP Mark Gubicza and tossed 5 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for his 2nd win of the season.

June 4, 1974 @ Memorial Stadium


The Royals beat the Orioles 8-0. Al Cowens, Amos Otis, John Mayberry and Freddie Patek all had at least 2 hits. Mayberry hit his 12th HR of the season and drove in 3 runs. Freddie Patek stole his 18th and 19th base of the season. RH Al Fitzmorris threw a 3 hit shutout by keeping the ball in play as he recorded 0 strike outs, he is 5-2 on the season.

June 3, 1984 @ Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome


The Royals beat the Twins 5-2. 3B George Brett was 2-4 with his 4th HR and 2 RBI. LF Daryl Motley was 3-4 with 2 Hr’s (6 and 7) and 3 RBI. Lefty Bud Black picks up the win with 2 ER in 7 2/3 IP. He is 6-3. The save goes to Joe Beckwith who goes 1 1/3 for his 1st save as a Royal.

June 2, 1982 @ Royals Stadium


The Royals beat the White Sox 7-6 in 11 innings. The Royals won the game when Amos Otis singled in John Wathan. George Brett, Amos Otis, and Onix Concepcion all had a pair of hits. Rookie pitcher Keith Creel, pitching in his 3rd big league game, pitches 4 innings of scoreless relief. Mike Armstrong gets the win, in relief, with a scoreless 11th. He is 2-0.

June 1, 1971 @ Fenway Park


The Royals beat the Red Sox 4-2 on 6/1/71. CF Amos Otis was 1-4 with his 10th HR and 2 RBI. Starting Pitcher Mike Hedlund tossed a complete game allowing 2 ER on 7 hits. Hedlund is now 5-3.

5.31


On May 31st, 1970 the Royals beat the Washington Senators 6-5. 1B Joe Keough was 2-4 while LF Ed Kirkpatrick was 3-5 with his 7th HR and 2 RBI. 2B Luis Alcaraz who did not start the game went 3-5 with a RS and 2 RBI. Tom Burgmeier picked up the win in relief going 4 innings and allowing 1 run. Ken Wright got his 2nd save of the year with 2 shutout innings.

5.30


On May 30th, 2007 the Royals beat the A’s 8-7. CF David Dejesus was 3-5 with 2 RS and his 1st HR of the year. 2B Mark Grudzielanek was 3-6 with 2 RS. DH Reggie Sanders was 4-6 with a RBI. Elmer Dessens picked up his 3rd win with 2 scoreless innings of relief while Ambiorix Burgos got his 7th save of the year.

5.29


On May 29th, 1978 the Royals beat the Mariners 8-2. DH Hal McRae hit his 11th HR of the season going 2-4 with 2 RBI. 2B Frank White was 2-4 and 3B George Brett was 3-4 with his 3rd HR and 2 RBI. Rookie righty Rich Gale threw a complete game allowing 11 hits and is now 5-0.

5.28


On May 28th, 1992 the Royals beat the Tigers 5-1. DH Jim Eisenreich lead off and went 3-5, RF Chris Gwynn was 3-4 with a RS and CF Brian McRae was 2-4 with 2 RBI. Mark Gubicza is now 5-3 allowing 1 ER in 6 2/3 IP with 8 K’s.

5.27


On May 27th, 1981 the Royals beat the Mariners 8-5. LF Willie Wilson, RF Hal McRae, and C John Wathan all had 2 hits. SS U.L Washington went 3-3 with his 1st HR of the season. Paul Splittorff (5 ER in 6 1/3 IP) struggled but got his first victory of the season while Dan Quisenberry got save #5.

5.26


On May 26th, 1994 the Royals beat the Rangers 3-1. CF Brian McRae was 3-5 with a RS. 1B Wally Joyner was 3-3 with 2 walks and LF Vince Coleman stole his 20th and 21st bases of the season. Tom Gordon won his 4th game of the season throwing 8 innings of 1 run ball. The save goes to Jeff Montgomery, his 7th.

5.25


On May 25th, 1987 beat the White Sox 6-1. RF Danny Tartabull and DH Jorge Orta had 2 hits and 1B Steve Balboni went 3-4 with his 6th HR and 3 RBI. Bret Saberhagen is now 8-1 giving up just one ER in 9 IP with 6 K’s and 6 hits allowed.

5.24


On May 24th, 2003 the Royals beat the A’s 3-1. The Royals had just 3 hits but 2 of them were home runs by DH Mike Sweeney and 3B Joe Randa. SP Kris Wilson got the win giving up 1 ER in 5 innings of work. Mike Macdougal picked up his 12th save of the season.

5.23


On May 23rd, 1970 the Royals beat the Brewers 3-1. The Royals got 3 of their 8 hits from C Ellie Rodriguez. They also got a strong start from lefty Jim Rooker who gave up just 1 ER in 9 IP for the complete game running his record to 3-2.

5.22


On May 22nd, 1980 the Royals walloped the A’s 16-3. The Royals had 21 hits. The Royals had 4 players with 3 hits. They were CF Willie Wilson (3-6, 3 RS, RBI) DH Darrell Porter (3-6, 2 RS, 2 RBI) 1B Willie Aikens (3-4, 3 RS) RF Clint Hurdle (3-4, RS, 2 RBI) They also got 2 hits apiece from 2B Frank White, C John Wathan, 3B George Brett, and SS U.L Washington. SP Renie Martin pitched a complete game giving up 3 ER in 9 IP. He is 5-1.

5.21


On May 21st, 2003 the Royals beat the Mariners 14-5. The Royals had a dozen hits and 6 home runs including 2 by Carlos Beltran. The offense was led by the bats of LF Raul Ibanez (3-5, 2 RS, 2 RBI, and HR #8) CF Carlos Beltran (2-4 2 RS,6 RBI, and HR’s # 8 and 9) and SS Angel Berroa ( 2-4, 2 RS, 3 RBI, and HR #3) Chris George won the game giving up 4 ER in 5 IP, he is 5-3. The Royals got 4 innings of scoreless relief from Sean Lowe, Jason Grimsley, and Mike Macdougal.

5.20


On May 20th, 1980 the Royals shut out the A’s 1-0. SS U.L Washington was 2-3 with a RS. SP Rich Gale had been struggling to get his first win threw 7 innings of shutout ball to get that win and is now 1-5. Dan Quisenberry picked up his 7th save of the season.

5.19


On May 19th, 1976 the Royals beat the A’s 5-2. The Royals had 15 hits. DH Hal McRae, RF Al Cowens, 2B Frank White and SS Freddie Patek all had 2 hits. 1B John Mayberry was 3-4 with a RS. Marty Pattin picked up SP Paul Splittorff with 3 plus scoreless innings of relief for his 3rd save of the season.

5.18


On May 18th, 2002 the Royals beat the Indians 4-2 in the first game of a double header. DH Mark Quinn was 2-4 with an RBI and the Royals got solid relief pitching from Dan Reichert who threw 3 innings of no hit- no run ball for his 2nd win of the season. Roberto Hernandez closed it out for his 4th save.

5.17


On May 17th, 1980 the Royals beat the Angels 2-1. CF Willie Wilson lead off and went 2-4 with 2 stolen bases giving him 12 on the season. C Darrell Porter was 4-5 with a RS and also drove in the winning run when he singled home PR Rusty Torres. Larry Gura threw a 10 inning complete game for the win and is 5-2.

5.16


On May 16th, 2007 the Royals beat the A’s 4-3. 1B Ryan Shealy was 2-4 with a RBI and SP Odalis Perez gave up just one hit in 6 innings of work. Jimmy Gobble picked up the win in relief, he is 3-1 and David Riske got his 3rd save

5.15


On May 15th, 1985 the Royals beat the Indians 5-1. 1B Steve Balboni was 2-5 and hit his 7th HR of the year. DH Jorge Orta went 3-4 with 2 RS. LH Charlie Leibrandt threw a complete game giving up just the one run on 6 hits. He is 4-2.

5.14


On May 14th, 1974 the Royals beat the A’s 4-2 in game 1 of a double header. 1B John Mayberry and LF Jim Wohlford each had 2 hits while SP Paul Splittorff won his 4th game allowing 1 ER in 7 plus innings. Doug Bird picked up his first save of the season

5.13


On May 13th, 2008 the Royals beat the Tigers 3-2. 2B Mark Grudzielanek went 3-4 with a RS. DH Jose Guillen, RF Mark Teahen, and C John Buck all had 2 hits. Leo Nunez got his 3rd victory in relief and Joakim Soria picked up his 9th save of the season.

5.12


On May 12th, 1973 the Royals beat the Twins 4-2. RF Ed Kirkpatrick went 2-4 with 2 RSand 2B Cookie Rojas went 3-4 with 3 RS. SP Paul Splittorff is now 6-1 as he gets the complete game victory allowing 2 runs on 4 hits with 8 K’s.

5.11


On May 11th, 1975 the Royals shut out the Brewers 4-0. LF Hal McRae, DH Harmon Killebrew, and SS Frank White all had 2 hits apiece. Steve Busby struck out 9 and gave up 5 hits for the shutout, he is 5-2.

5.10


On May 10th, 1991 the Royals beat the Brewers 2-1. The Royals mustered just 4 hits but got great pitching from Bret Saberhagen who threw a 1 run complete game striking out 7 to run his record to 3-3.

5.9


On May 9th, 1999 the Royals beat the Twins 7-2. 2B Carlos Febles was 2-3 with 2 RS and Johnny Damon hit his 4th HR of the season going 2-5 with 4 RBI. SS Rey Sanchez was 3-4 with 3 RBI. Jeff Suppan gave up 2 ER in 7 IP with 4 k and 7 hits allowed, he is 2-3.

5.8


On May 8th, 1976 the Royals beat the Orioles 6-3. CF Amos Otis was 3—5 with 3 RS and 3B George Brett was 3-4 with a RS. 1B John Mayberry hit his 1st HR of the season and drove in 5. Dennis Leonard got his first victory of the season allowing 3 ER in just over 7 innings of work while Doug Bird picked up his 2nd save of the season.

5.7


On May 7th, 1980 the Royals beat the White Sox 12-5. Leadoff hitter and CF Willie Wilson was 3-5 with 2 RS, 2 RBi and stole his 8th base. SS U.L Washington, C John Wathan, and 2B Frank White all had 2 hits apiece. Rookie RF Bob Detherage, who had only 26 at bats in his big league career, went 3-4 with his only big league HR and 3 RBI. Rookie reliever Gary Christenson got his 2nd win throwing 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.

5.6


On May 6th, 1972 the Royals beat the Orioles 9-1. SS Freddie Patek was 2-4 with 2 RS and a RBI. LF Lou Piniella was 2-3 with 2 rs and 3 RBI and RF Richie Scheinblum was 2-5 with 2 RBI. Despite giving up 11 hits Dick Drago threw a complete game and is now 2-1.

5.5


On May 5th, 2006 the Royals beat the White Sox 5-4. The Royals had 4 players get 2 hits apiece (CF Kerry Robinson, 2B Mark Grudzielanek, C John Buck, and 3B Esteban German) Scott Elarton had a nice start in a no decision giving up 1ER in 6 ip. Elmer Dessens (2-1) got the win and the save went to Ambiorix Burgos (#4)

5.4


On May 4th, 1969 the Royals crushed the Angels 15-1. The Royals had 19 hits and as you can imagine there were several offensive stars. RF Ed Kirkpatrick was 3-6 with 2 RS, and 2 RBI, LF Lou Piniella, 3B Joy Foy, and P Roger Nelson all had a pair of hits. The biggest offensive star of the game was CF Bob Oliver who was 6-6 with his 3rd HR and 3 RBI. Roger Nelson who had 2 hits of his own threw a CG allowing 1 ER on 4 hits. He is now 2-2.

5.3


On May 3rd, 1983 the Royals beat the Yankees 5-2. DH Hal McRae was 3-3 with 2 RS. Willie Aikens and John Wathan each had a pair of hits. Paul Splittorf got the win tossing 6 innings and allowing 2 ER, it was his first victory of the season. Dan Quisenberry picked up his 6th save of the year with a scoreless ninth.

5.2


On May 2nd, 2000 the Royals beat the A’s 8-7 in 10 innings. The Royals were down 7-5 going into the home half of the 10th before Mark Quinn hit a 2 run HR and Carlos Febles singled in Rey Sanchez with the winning run. Mac Suzuki threw 4 scoreless 1 hit ball in relief and Jerry Spradlin threw 3 innings of shutout ball in relief. 3B Joe Randa was 3-4 with 2 RS and DH Mark Quinn was 2-4 with a HR (5) 2rs and 3 RBI.

5.1


On May 1st, 1975 the Royals beat the Angels 11-10 in 13 innings. There were 33 hits in the game (16 for KC) Leadoff man and SS Freddie Patek was 3-7 with 2 RS, and his 9th and 10th SB of the season. George Brett was 4-7 with a RS, RBI. The winning run scored when Buck Martinez drove in Cookie Rojas in the 13th. Doug Bird got the win by pitching 7 2/3 innings of 1run ball in relief. He is 2-1

4.30


On April 30th, 1978 the Royals beat the Brewers 3-0

Game Played on Sunday, April 30, 1978 (D) at Royals Stadium
MIL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2
KC A 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 3 8 1

CF Amos Otis goes 3-4 and steals 3 bases. In his major league debut, SP Rich Gale throws 7 innings of 6 hit ball for the first win of his career. Lefty Steve Mingori picks up his 3rd save with 2 innings of relief.

4.29


The Royals beat the Indians 6-5 in 11 innings on April 29th, 1983

Game Played on Friday, April 29, 1983 (N) at Royals Stadium
CLE A 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 9 0
KC A 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 13 3

SS U.L Washington goes 3-6 with a rs and 2 RBI. 3B George Brett, 2B Frank White, C John Wathan, and 1B Willie Aikens all have 2 hits. SP Vida Blue goes 6 and gives up 4 runs in a no decision. Dan Quisenberry keeps the Royals in the game with 4 innings of one run ball in relief. Mike Armstrong gets the win with 1 scoreless. ( He is 2-1) U.L Washington wins the game when he singles to score Joe Simpson in the 11th.

4.28


On April 28th, 1972 the Royals beat the Indians 4-0

Game Played on Friday, April 28, 1972 (N) at Municipal Stadium
CLE A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
KC A 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 x - 4 12 0

1B John Mayberry went 2-4 with his first HR of the season. LF Lou Piniella goes 3-3 with a run scored. C Jerry May goes 3-3 with a run scored. SP Paul Splittorff throws a 5 hit shutout for his 2nd win of the season.


4.27


The Royals whip the Boston Red Sox 10-0 on April 27th, 1996

Game Played on Saturday, April 27, 1996 (D) at Fenway Park
KC A 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 1 - 10 12 0
BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2

4 Royals have 2 hits including CF Johnny Damon (2-4,2rs, RBI) LF Tom Goodwin (2-3, 2rs, RBI) 2B Keith Lockhart (2-4 HR #1, rs, 5 RBI) and 1B Jose Offerman (2-2 rs, 2 BB) Certainly Lockhart is the offensive star but the game MVP had to go to SP Kevin Appier with 7 shutout innings and 9 strike outs. (Appier is 2-3)

4.26


Game Played on Saturday, April 26, 2008 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

TOR A 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0
KC A 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 x - 2 5 1

The Royals make their 5 hits count in this 2-1 victory. Off season free agent pickup LF Jose Guillen who entered the game with just a .182 AVG hits his 2nd HR of the season. The Royals get a nice effort from rookie Luke Hochevar who picks up his first big league victory allowing just 1 run over 6 innings. The bullpen does its job as Joakim Soria picks up his 6th save with a scoreless 9th.
The Royals whip the Boston Red Sox 10-0 on April 27th, 1996

4.25


The Royals win 6-4 over the Indians on April 25th, 1971

Game Played on Sunday, April 25, 1971 (D) at Municipal Stadium
CLE A 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 - 4 10 0
KC A 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 6 9 0

The Royals score all of their runs in the first inning and don’t look back. The runs come via a 3 run home run by LF Ed Kirkpatrick and a 2 run shot by C Jerry May. RF Joe Keough also has a pair of hits. SP Wally Bunker gets the win scattering 3 runs over 5 plus innings, it is the first win of the season for Bunker as reliever Ken Wright picks up his 1st save giving up 1 er in 3 1/3 IP.

4.24


The Royals win 4-2 over the Indians in 10 innings on April 24th, 1991

Game Played on Wednesday, April 24, 1991 (N) at Cleveland Stadium
KC A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 4 7 0
CLE A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 14 0

Independence, Missouri native 1B Russ Morman goes 2-4 with a RS. DH Kirk Gibson hits his 6th HR of the season with 2 RBI. Despite giving up 12 hits in 7 innings SP Bret Saberhagen only gives up 2 runs. The winning pitcher is Jeff Montgomery who throws 3 innings of shut out ball.


4.23


Game Played on Saturday, April 23, 1988 (D) at Royals Stadium

BAL A 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
KC A 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 10 1

C Mike Macfarlane goes 2-4 with an RBI and SS Kurt Stilwell goes 3-4 with a RS and a RBI. The winning run scored when Stillwell singled in Bo Jackson (who had tripled to lead off the inning) Ted Power gets the win in relief (1-0) when he throws 4 scoreless innings in relief of Floyd Bannister.

4.22


Game Played on Thursday, April 22, 1976 (D) at County Stadium

KC A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 1
MIL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1

LF Jim Wohlford goes 2-4 with his 3rd SB while batting leadoff with a RS. Number 2 hitter CF Amos Otis also goes 2-4 with a RS. Al Fitzmorris has a nice start allowing 1 er in 6 innings plus but gets a no decision. The winning pitcher is Doug Bird with 2 and 2/3 scoreless inning sin relief. Bird is 1-0
The Royals beat the Orioles 4-3 on April 23rd, 1988

4.21


Game Played on Saturday, April 21, 2001 (N) at Kauffman Stadium
TOR A 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0
KC A 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 0

3B Joe Randa goes 4-6 with his 2nd HR, and 4 RBI. LF Dee Brown gets a pair of hits and 1B Mike Sweeney hits his 4th HR. Joe Randa’s single scoring RF Jermaine Dye with 2 outs in the 13th wins the game. SP Blake Stein gives up 4 ER in 6 innings of work. Relievers Jason Grimsley, Jose Santiago, Roberto Hernandez, and Doug Henry throw 7 innings of scoreless ball. Henry picks up the win and is 1-0.



4.20


On April 20th, 1980 the Royals beat the Tigers 9-6

Game Played on Sunday, April 20, 1980 (D) at Tiger Stadium
KC A 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 - 9 11 1
DET A 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 6 10 2

CF Willie Wilson and 1B Willie Aikens each have a pair of hits and LF Pete LaCock drives in 3 runs . 3B George Brett (#2) and SS U.L Washington (#1) both hit home runs. Renie Martin picks up a shaky Larry Gura ( 5 er in just 1 1/3 innings) by throwing 3 2/3 innings of one run ball for the win. RP Dan Quisenberry tops Martin by throwing 4 innings of scoreless baseball for his 1st save of the season.

4.19


On April 19th, 1970 the Royals beat the Angels 4-1 in 12 innings

Game Played on Sunday, April 19, 1970 (D) at Anaheim Stadium
KC A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 4 7 1
CAL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 12 2

CF Amos Otis goes 2-5 and steals his 4th base of the season batting 3rd. Cleanup hitter 3B Bob Oliver goes 2-6 with a DB and RBI. SP Dick Drago gives up 1 run in 9 innings of work before RP Jim Rooker throws 4 scoreless in relief for the win, Rooker is 1-0.

4.18


Game Played on Friday, April 18, 2003 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

DET A 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 1
KC A 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 10 1

4 Royals get 2 hits ( RF Michael Tucker, LF Raul Ibanez, DH Ken Harvey, and SS Angel Berroa) Raul Ibanez hits his 4th HR of the young season, but the big shot comes when Ken Harvey knocks a walk off home run off of closer Matt Anderson to leadoff the 11th inning. DJ Carrasco picks up the win with 2 scoreless relief innings. The bullpen ( Jason Grimsley, Mike Macdougal, Carrasco) combines for 5 shout out inning in relief of starter Darrell May (2 er in 6 ip)

4.17


On April 17th, 1985 the Royals beat the Red Sox 6-1

Game Played on Wednesday, April 17, 1985 (N) at Royals Stadium
BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 2
KC A 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 x - 6 10 0

CF Willie Wilson goes 3-4 with a RS and RBI. 3B George Brett goes 3-3 rs and 2 walks and SS Buddy Biancalana drives in 3 runs with his 1st HR of the season. Charlie Leibrandt throws a complete game allowing only 4 hits while striking out 5. Leibrandt is 1-0.

On April 18th, 2003 the Royals beat the Tigers 4-3 in 11 innings

4.16


On April 16th. 1972 the Royals beat the White Sox 4-3

Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1972 (D) at Municipal Stadium
CHI A 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 11 2
KC A 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 2

CF Steve Hovley is forced into action after starter Amos Otis has to leave the game with an injury to his right calf muscle and Hovley delivers going 2-4 with 2 RBI, one of those hits is a game winner scoring 3B Paul Schaal with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th inning. LF Lou Piniella, batting 5th, goes 3-4 with an RBI and his 1st SB and the winning pitcher is reliever Tom Burgmeier (1 scoreless inning) who is now 2-0.

4.15


Game Played on Friday, April 15, 2005 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

DET A 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 0
KC A 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 x - 6 10 1

CF David Dejesus hits his first HR of the season and batting leadoff goes 2-3 with 2 rbi and a walk. SS Angel Berroa goes 3-3 with 2 rs and 2 rbi and swats his 2nd HR of the season. The Home Run by Berroa is a go ahead 2 run shot off of Ugueth Urbina in the 8th inning. Jose Lima goes 7 innings giving up 5 er in a no decision while the win goes to Jaime Cerda and Mike Macdougal picks up his 1st save of the season.

4.14


Game Played on Saturday, April 14, 1990 (D) at Royals Stadium

TOR A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 0
KC A 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 3 8 0

LF Bo Jackson goes 3-4 with 2 rs and steals his first base of the season. 1B Gerald Perry batting leadoff jacks his 1st HR of the year. Bret Saberhagen gets his first win of the year allowing 1 ER in 7 1/3 IP and Mark Davis picks up his 2nd save of the season with a hitless ninth.

4.13


On April 13th, 1975 the Royals beat the Twins 5-3

Game Played on Sunday, April 13, 1975 (D) at Royals Stadium

MIN A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 8 1
KC A 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 x - 5 11 2

CF Amos Otis and 2B Frank White each get a pair of hits while LF Hal McRae goes 3-4 with 3 rbi and 3B George Brett also goes 3-4. SP Steve Busby throws 8 scoreless innings of 3 hit ball and earns his 1st win of the season. The save (#1) goes to Doug Bird despite a shaky ninth inning.
On April 14th, 1990 the Royals beat the Blue Jays 3-1

4.12


On April 12th, 1983 the Royals beat the Red Sox 5-1

Game Played on Tuesday, April 12, 1983 (N) at Royals Stadium

BOS
A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 2
KC A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 x - 5 10 1

3B George Brett, 2B Frank White, and RF Jerry Martin all get a pair of hits and Willie Wilson steals his 5th base in just 6 games. Kansas City, Kansas native and former Red Sox Steve Renko pitches well against his former team in a no decision ( 1 ER in 6 IP) the winning pitcher is Mike Armstrong with 2 scoreless innings of relief and Dan Quisenberry throws a scoreless 1-2-3 ninth inning (no save)

4.11


On April 11th, 1977 the Royals beat the Yankees 5-4

Game Played on Monday, April 11, 1977 (N) at Royals Stadium

NY A 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 2
KC A 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 12 0

3B George Brett, bating leadoff goes 2-5 with a RS and 2 BB, C Darrell Porter goes 2-2 and 1B “Big” John Mayberry goes 3-7 with a RS and 21 put outs at 1B. He also singled in SS Freddie Patek with the winning run in the bottom of the 13th inning. Paul Splittorff goes 9 innings giving up 4 runs in the no decision before RP Mark Littell throws 4 hitless innings to pick up his 1st win of the season.

4.10


On April 10th, 2005 the Royals beat the Angels 8-3

Game Played on Sunday, April 10, 2005 (D) at Angel Stadium of Anaheim

KC A 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 8 17 2
ANA A 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 6 0

2B Ruben Gotay, batting 2nd, goes 4-5 with 2 rd and 3 RBI (HR #1) SS Angel Berroa goes 3-5 and Emil Brown hits his second home run of the 2005 season. The winning pitcher is Brian Anderson who gives up 3 er with 5 k’s, 0 BB, and 5 hits in 6 innings of work.

4.9


On April 9th, 1999 the Royals beat the White Sox 10-5
Game Played on Friday, April 9, 1999 (D) at Comiskey Park II

KC A 0 3 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 - 10 13 1
CHI A 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 9 5

C Mike Sweeney goes 3-4 with 3 rs, 2 DB, HR(#1 on the season), and 2 RBI. 2B Carlos Febles gets 3 hits and RF Jermaine Dye and 3B Joe Randa each get a pair of hits. SP Brian Barber gives up 3 ER in 5 IP for the win.

April 8


On April 8th 1969 the Royals beat the Twins 4-3

Game Played on Tuesday, April 8, 1969 (D) at Municipal Stadium


MIN A 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 1
KC A 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 14 0

The Royals win their first game ever in their first game ever.
Rookie CF Lou Piniella goes 4-5 out of the leadoff spot. The Royals get 5 innings of shutout relief from Dave Wickersham and Moe Drabowsky picks up the first win in franchise history in one inning of relief.

5.11


On May 11th, 1975 the Royals shut out the Brewers 4-0. LF Hal McRae, DH Harmon Killebrew, and SS Frank White all had 2 hits apiece. Steve Busby struck out 9 and gave up 5 hits for the shutout, he is 5-2.

4.18


Game Played on Friday, April 18, 2003 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

DET A 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 1
KC A 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 10 1


4 Royals get 2 hits ( RF Michael Tucker, LF Raul Ibanez, DH Ken Harvey, and SS Angel Berroa) Raul Ibanez hits his 4th HR of the young season, but the big shot comes when Ken Harvey knocks a walk off home run off of closer Matt Anderson to leadoff the 11th inning. DJ Carrasco picks up the win with 2 scoreless relief innings. The bullpen ( Jason Grimsley, Mike Macdougal, Carrasco) combines for 5 shout out inning in relief of starter Darrell May (2 er in 6 ip)

4.7


On April 7th, 1988 the Royals beat the Blue Jays 7-4
Game Played on Thursday, April 7, 1988 (N) at Royals Stadium

TOR A 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 7 3
KC A 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 x - 7 8 0

Current Royals hitting coach Kevin Seitzer batting second and playing 3B went 2-3 with his first home run of the season and 2 RBI. SS Kurt Stillwell had a pair of hits and his 1st HR of the season and cleanup hitter RF Danny Tartabull went yard for his 1st HR of the season and drove in 3 runs. Mark Gubicza picked up his first win of the season giving up 3 ER in 6 innings of work. Buddy Black threw 2 scoreless innings of relief and Steve Farr finished the game (no save).