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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 12, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 12, 1981 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dallas Parks 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Dave Phillips |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Darryl Motley | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Jose Morales | DH |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
| Lenn Sakata | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 12, 1981
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Palmer
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a line drive into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Gura
Bumbry hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Gura
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Gura
Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Gura
Murray strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Palmer
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Palmer
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Palmer
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Gura
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Gura
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Gura
Dempsey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roenicke vs. Gura
Roenicke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sakata vs. Gura
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Palmer
White hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Palmer
Quirk hits a fly ball towards left. Roenicke settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Roenicke. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Palmer
Washington hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. Washington reaches second base with a double. Quirk moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Palmer
Wilson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dauer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roenicke. McRae reaches second base with a double. Quirk scores. Washington scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a line drive into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Gura
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Gura
Dauer hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Gura
Singleton hits a popup towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Palmer
Aikens hits a line drive towards first. Murray reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Palmer
Otis hits a line drive towards short. Sakata reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Palmer
Motley hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Gura
Murray hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Gura
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Gura
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Palmer
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Palmer
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Palmer
Washington hits a line drive towards short. Sakata reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Gura
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Gura
Roenicke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. Gura
Sakata hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Gura
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Palmer
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Palmer, and towards Dauer, who fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aikens vs. Palmer
Aikens is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Palmer
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Motley vs. Palmer
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Gura
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Gura
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Gura
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson throws the ball in to White who tags Murray, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ford
Dave Ford now pitching.
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roenicke. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Ford
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Ford covering, for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Washington vs. Ford
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Ford
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Ford
McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. McRae reaches second base with a double. Washington scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Schneider
Jeff Schneider now pitching.
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Martin
Renie Martin now pitching.
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Martin
DeCinces hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Quirk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Martin
Dan Graham pinch hits for Rick Dempsey.
Graham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Schneider
Dan Graham now catching.
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Schneider
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aikens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Motley vs. Schneider
Motley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aikens moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Schneider
White hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Schneider
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Quirk for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Schneider
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Schneider
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Schneider
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sakata misplays the ball. That's an error on Sakata. Washington scores. Wilson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Schneider
Brett hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 10 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Martin
John Lowenstein pinch hits for Gary Roenicke.
Lowenstein hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Lowenstein reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sakata vs. Martin
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Martin
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowley vs. Martin
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Rich Dauer.
Crowley strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 10 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Schneider
Cal Ripken now playing shortstop. Jim Dwyer now playing right field. John Lowenstein now playing left field. Lenn Sakata now playing second base.
Aikens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Schneider
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Schneider
Motley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Schneider
Dave Chalk pinch hits for Frank White.
Chalk hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 10 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Martin
Dave Chalk now playing third base. Rance Mulliniks now playing second base. Cesar Geronimo now playing center field.
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dwyer for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Martin
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Martin
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1981, game 1 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 5 1 2 0 Bumbry A, cf 4 0 0 0
McRae H, dh 5 0 3 3 Dauer R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Brett G, 3b 5 0 0 0 Crowley T, ph 1 0 0 0
Mulliniks R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Ripken C, ss 0 0 0 0
Aikens W, 1b 3 1 0 0 Singleton K, rf 3 0 1 0
Otis A, cf 4 1 1 1 Dwyer J, rf 1 0 0 0
Geronimo C, cf 0 0 0 0 Murray E, 1b 4 0 2 0
Motley D, rf 5 1 2 0 Morales J, dh 4 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 2 2 4 DeCinces D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Chalk D, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 2 0 1 0
Quirk J, c 4 1 0 0 Graham D, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Washington U, ss 4 3 3 1 Roenicke G, lf 2 0 0 0
Lowenstein J, ph-lf 1 0 1 0
Sakata L, ss-2b 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 10 13 9 32 0 7 0
Kansas City 002 001 250 -- 10
Baltimore 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L (W) 6.0 5 0 0 0 1
Martin R (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (L) 6.0 4 3 1 1 0
Ford D 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Schneider J 2.1 6 5 4 1 1
E -- Roenicke G, Sakata L
DP -- Kansas City 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Baltimore 5
2B -- Washington U, McRae H 2, White F, Lowenstein J
HR -- White F
SF -- Otis A
T -- 2:27
A -- 0
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