| 97-65 | Lost WS |
| Record | Outcome |
The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season with a 97-65 record. They went 49-32 at home and 48-33 on the road. Including the postseason, the Kansas City Royals went 102-69. Their final game was a loss in the World Series to the Philadelphia Phillies.
The 1980 Kansas City Royals played in the West Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1980 Kansas City Royals went 44-34 against their AL West opponents.
| Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 10-3 | 76.9% | +19 |
| Chicago White Sox | 8-5 | 61.5% | +19 |
| California Angels | 8-5 | 61.5% | +3 |
| Seattle Mariners | 7-6 | 53.8% | -10 |
| Oakland Athletics | 6-7 | 46.2% | -3 |
| Minnesota Twins | 5-8 | 38.5% | +1 |
The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season with a run differential of +115. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Royals could have been expected to have about 92.3 wins, or a 92-70 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1980 Kansas City Royals went 32-15.
During the regular season, the 1980 Kansas City Royals went 8-6 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1980 Kansas City Royals was a 8 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the Kansas City Royals had during the 1980 regular season was 8 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Thu, Apr 10, 1980 Thu, Apr 10 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Fri, Apr 11, 1980 Fri, Apr 11 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Sat, Apr 12, 1980 Sat, Apr 12 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 8 - 6 | |
| Sun, Apr 13, 1980 Sun, Apr 13 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Tue, Apr 15, 1980 Tue, Apr 15 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 12 | |
| Wed, Apr 16, 1980 Wed, Apr 16 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Thu, Apr 17, 1980 Thu, Apr 17 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Fri, Apr 18, 1980 Fri, Apr 18 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 9 - 6 | (11) |
| Sat, Apr 19, 1980 Sat, Apr 19 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 6 - 8 | |
| Sun, Apr 20, 1980 Sun, Apr 20 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 9 - 6 | |
| Mon, Apr 21, 1980 Mon, Apr 21 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 1 - 7 | |
| Tue, Apr 22, 1980 Tue, Apr 22 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Wed, Apr 23, 1980 Wed, Apr 23 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 7 - 4 | |
| Fri, Apr 25, 1980 Fri, Apr 25 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 7 - 0 | |
| Sat, Apr 26, 1980 Sat, Apr 26 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Sun, Apr 27, 1980 Sun, Apr 27 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Tue, Apr 29, 1980 Tue, Apr 29 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Wed, Apr 30, 1980 Wed, Apr 30 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Fri, May 2, 1980 Fri, May 2 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 5 - 6 | (11) |
| Sat, May 3, 1980 Sat, May 3 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 0 - 7 | |
| Sun, May 4, 1980 Sun, May 4 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Tue, May 6, 1980 Tue, May 6 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 0 - 2 | |
| Wed, May 7, 1980 Wed, May 7 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 12 - 5 | |
| Thu, May 8, 1980 Thu, May 8 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 2 - 8 | |
| Fri, May 9, 1980 Fri, May 9 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 6 - 5 | |
| Sat, May 10, 1980 Sat, May 10 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 13 - 8 | |
| Sun, May 11, 1980 Sun, May 11 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Mon, May 12, 1980 Mon, May 12 | @ New York Yankees | Win 12 - 3 | |
| Tue, May 13, 1980 Tue, May 13 | @ New York Yankees | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Wed, May 14, 1980 Wed, May 14 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 3 - 16 | |
| Fri, May 16, 1980 Fri, May 16 | vs California Angels | Loss 1 - 11 | |
| Sat, May 17, 1980 Sat, May 17 | vs California Angels | Win 2 - 1 | (10) |
| Sun, May 18, 1980 Sun, May 18 | vs California Angels | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Mon, May 19, 1980 Mon, May 19 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 6 - 5 | (11) |
| Tue, May 20, 1980 Tue, May 20 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 1 - 0 | |
| Wed, May 21, 1980 Wed, May 21 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 2 - 4 | (14) |
| Thu, May 22, 1980 Thu, May 22 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 16 - 3 | |
| Fri, May 23, 1980 Fri, May 23 | @ California Angels | Win 13 - 9 | |
| Sat, May 24, 1980 Sat, May 24 | @ California Angels | Win 6 - 5 | (10) |
| Sun, May 25, 1980 Sun, May 25 | @ California Angels | Win 7 - 3 | |
| Mon, May 26, 1980 Mon, May 26 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Tue, May 27, 1980 Tue, May 27 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Wed, May 28, 1980 Wed, May 28 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 6 | |
| Fri, May 30, 1980 Fri, May 30 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 9 - 2 | |
| Sat, May 31, 1980 Sat, May 31 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 6 - 4 | |
| Sun, Jun 1, 1980 Sun, Jun 1 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 1 - 6 | |
| Mon, Jun 2, 1980 Mon, Jun 2 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Tue, Jun 3, 1980 Tue, Jun 3 | vs New York Yankees | Win 6 - 5 | (10) |
| Wed, Jun 4, 1980 Wed, Jun 4 | vs New York Yankees | Win 9 - 3 | |
| Thu, Jun 5, 1980 Thu, Jun 5 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 8 - 0 | |
| Fri, Jun 6, 1980 Fri, Jun 6 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Sat, Jun 7, 1980 Sat, Jun 7 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Sun, Jun 8, 1980 Sun, Jun 8 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Tue, Jun 10, 1980 Tue, Jun 10 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 8 - 4 | |
| Wed, Jun 11, 1980 Wed, Jun 11 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 0 | |
| Wed, Jun 11, 1980 Wed, Jun 11 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 5 - 8 | |
| Fri, Jun 13, 1980 Fri, Jun 13 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sat, Jun 14, 1980 Sat, Jun 14 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Sun, Jun 15, 1980 Sun, Jun 15 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Mon, Jun 16, 1980 Mon, Jun 16 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 3 - 6 | |
| Tue, Jun 17, 1980 Tue, Jun 17 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Wed, Jun 18, 1980 Wed, Jun 18 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 10 - 2 | |
| Thu, Jun 19, 1980 Thu, Jun 19 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Fri, Jun 20, 1980 Fri, Jun 20 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 5 - 10 | |
| Sat, Jun 21, 1980 Sat, Jun 21 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Sun, Jun 22, 1980 Sun, Jun 22 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 4 | |
| Mon, Jun 23, 1980 Mon, Jun 23 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Tue, Jun 24, 1980 Tue, Jun 24 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Tue, Jun 24, 1980 Tue, Jun 24 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Wed, Jun 25, 1980 Wed, Jun 25 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Fri, Jun 27, 1980 Fri, Jun 27 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Sat, Jun 28, 1980 Sat, Jun 28 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Sun, Jun 29, 1980 Sun, Jun 29 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Mon, Jun 30, 1980 Mon, Jun 30 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 3 - 12 | |
| Tue, Jul 1, 1980 Tue, Jul 1 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Wed, Jul 2, 1980 Wed, Jul 2 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 3 | (10) |
| Thu, Jul 3, 1980 Thu, Jul 3 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 13 | |
| Fri, Jul 4, 1980 Fri, Jul 4 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Sat, Jul 5, 1980 Sat, Jul 5 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Sun, Jul 6, 1980 Sun, Jul 6 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Thu, Jul 10, 1980 Thu, Jul 10 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Fri, Jul 11, 1980 Fri, Jul 11 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 7 - 3 | |
| Sat, Jul 12, 1980 Sat, Jul 12 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Sun, Jul 13, 1980 Sun, Jul 13 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 5 - 1 | |
| Mon, Jul 14, 1980 Mon, Jul 14 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 8 - 4 | |
| Tue, Jul 15, 1980 Tue, Jul 15 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 8 - 4 | |
| Wed, Jul 16, 1980 Wed, Jul 16 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 5 - 1 | |
| Thu, Jul 17, 1980 Thu, Jul 17 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 4 - 12 | |
| Fri, Jul 18, 1980 Fri, Jul 18 | @ New York Yankees | Win 13 - 1 | |
| Sat, Jul 19, 1980 Sat, Jul 19 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 7 - 13 | |
| Sun, Jul 20, 1980 Sun, Jul 20 | @ New York Yankees | Win 14 - 3 | |
| Mon, Jul 21, 1980 Mon, Jul 21 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Tue, Jul 22, 1980 Tue, Jul 22 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 1 - 6 | |
| Wed, Jul 23, 1980 Wed, Jul 23 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 9 - 2 | |
| Thu, Jul 24, 1980 Thu, Jul 24 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 12 - 4 | |
| Fri, Jul 25, 1980 Fri, Jul 25 | vs New York Yankees | Win 6 - 1 | |
| Sat, Jul 26, 1980 Sat, Jul 26 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Sun, Jul 27, 1980 Sun, Jul 27 | vs New York Yankees | Win 8 - 0 | |
| Tue, Jul 29, 1980 Tue, Jul 29 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 9 - 8 | |
| Wed, Jul 30, 1980 Wed, Jul 30 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 7 | |
| Thu, Jul 31, 1980 Thu, Jul 31 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 13 - 3 | |
| Fri, Aug 1, 1980 Fri, Aug 1 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sat, Aug 2, 1980 Sat, Aug 2 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 8 - 2 | |
| Sun, Aug 3, 1980 Sun, Aug 3 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Mon, Aug 4, 1980 Mon, Aug 4 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 6 - 5 | |
| Tue, Aug 5, 1980 Tue, Aug 5 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Wed, Aug 6, 1980 Wed, Aug 6 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Fri, Aug 8, 1980 Fri, Aug 8 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 9 - 0 | |
| Fri, Aug 8, 1980 Fri, Aug 8 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 7 - 4 | |
| Sat, Aug 9, 1980 Sat, Aug 9 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 3 - 4 | (14) |
| Sun, Aug 10, 1980 Sun, Aug 10 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 8 - 5 | |
| Mon, Aug 11, 1980 Mon, Aug 11 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Tue, Aug 12, 1980 Tue, Aug 12 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Wed, Aug 13, 1980 Wed, Aug 13 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 6 - 1 | |
| Fri, Aug 15, 1980 Fri, Aug 15 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sat, Aug 16, 1980 Sat, Aug 16 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 11 - 5 | |
| Sun, Aug 17, 1980 Sun, Aug 17 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 8 - 3 | |
| Mon, Aug 18, 1980 Mon, Aug 18 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Tue, Aug 19, 1980 Tue, Aug 19 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Wed, Aug 20, 1980 Wed, Aug 20 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 5 - 3 | (12) |
| Thu, Aug 21, 1980 Thu, Aug 21 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Fri, Aug 22, 1980 Fri, Aug 22 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Sat, Aug 23, 1980 Sat, Aug 23 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Sun, Aug 24, 1980 Sun, Aug 24 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 7 - 5 | |
| Mon, Aug 25, 1980 Mon, Aug 25 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 9 - 3 | |
| Tue, Aug 26, 1980 Tue, Aug 26 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 6 | |
| Wed, Aug 27, 1980 Wed, Aug 27 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Thu, Aug 28, 1980 Thu, Aug 28 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 6 - 10 | |
| Fri, Aug 29, 1980 Fri, Aug 29 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 7 - 3 | |
| Sat, Aug 30, 1980 Sat, Aug 30 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 5 - 7 | (11) |
| Sun, Aug 31, 1980 Sun, Aug 31 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Mon, Sep 1, 1980 Mon, Sep 1 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 6 | |
| Wed, Sep 3, 1980 Wed, Sep 3 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 3 | (10) |
| Thu, Sep 4, 1980 Thu, Sep 4 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 5 - 9 | |
| Fri, Sep 5, 1980 Fri, Sep 5 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Sat, Sep 6, 1980 Sat, Sep 6 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 3 - 8 | |
| Sun, Sep 7, 1980 Sun, Sep 7 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 6 - 4 | |
| Mon, Sep 8, 1980 Mon, Sep 8 | @ California Angels | Loss 4 - 7 | |
| Tue, Sep 9, 1980 Tue, Sep 9 | @ California Angels | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Wed, Sep 10, 1980 Wed, Sep 10 | @ California Angels | Loss 3 - 8 | |
| Thu, Sep 11, 1980 Thu, Sep 11 | @ California Angels | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Fri, Sep 12, 1980 Fri, Sep 12 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 5 - 9 | |
| Sat, Sep 13, 1980 Sat, Sep 13 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Sun, Sep 14, 1980 Sun, Sep 14 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Wed, Sep 17, 1980 Wed, Sep 17 | vs California Angels | Win 5 - 0 | |
| Wed, Sep 17, 1980 Wed, Sep 17 | vs California Angels | Loss 4 - 7 | |
| Thu, Sep 18, 1980 Thu, Sep 18 | vs California Angels | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Fri, Sep 19, 1980 Fri, Sep 19 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 13 - 3 | |
| Sat, Sep 20, 1980 Sat, Sep 20 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 0 - 9 | |
| Sun, Sep 21, 1980 Sun, Sep 21 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 9 | |
| Mon, Sep 22, 1980 Mon, Sep 22 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 4 - 5 | (11) |
| Tue, Sep 23, 1980 Tue, Sep 23 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 3 - 7 | |
| Wed, Sep 24, 1980 Wed, Sep 24 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Fri, Sep 26, 1980 Fri, Sep 26 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 0 - 3 | |
| Sat, Sep 27, 1980 Sat, Sep 27 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 3 - 8 | |
| Sun, Sep 28, 1980 Sun, Sep 28 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 7 - 8 | |
| Tue, Sep 30, 1980 Tue, Sep 30 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 7 - 5 | (14) |
| Wed, Oct 1, 1980 Wed, Oct 1 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Thu, Oct 2, 1980 Thu, Oct 2 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 6 - 2 | |
| Fri, Oct 3, 1980 Fri, Oct 3 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Sat, Oct 4, 1980 Sat, Oct 4 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 17 - 1 | |
| Sun, Oct 5, 1980 Sun, Oct 5 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Postseason | |||
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| AL Championship Series | |||
| Wed, Oct 8, 1980 Wed, Oct 8 | vs New York Yankees | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Thu, Oct 9, 1980 Thu, Oct 9 | vs New York Yankees | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Fri, Oct 10, 1980 Fri, Oct 10 | @ New York Yankees | Win 4 - 2 | |
| World Series | |||
| Tue, Oct 14, 1980 Tue, Oct 14 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 6 - 7 | |
| Wed, Oct 15, 1980 Wed, Oct 15 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 4 - 6 | |
| Fri, Oct 17, 1980 Fri, Oct 17 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Win 4 - 3 | (10) |
| Sat, Oct 18, 1980 Sat, Oct 18 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Sun, Oct 19, 1980 Sun, Oct 19 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Tue, Oct 21, 1980 Tue, Oct 21 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 1 - 4 | |
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