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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 14, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 14, 1981 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 14, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 14, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 7,971 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Derryl Cousins |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Darryl Motley | Right Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Miguel Dilone | Left Fielder |
| Alan Bannister | Right Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | DH |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Dave Rosello | Second Baseman |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 14, 1981
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Blyleven
There goes Wilson. The throw from Hassey and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Washington vs. Blyleven
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Wilson scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Blyleven
There goes Washington. The throw from Hassey and he is out, Veryzer applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Blyleven
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Blyleven
Aikens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Blyleven
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Jones
Dilone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Jones
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Jones
There goes Bannister. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. Bannister steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Jones
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bannister scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Jones
Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Thornton reaches second base with a double. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrah vs. Jones
Harrah hits a line drive towards third. Mulliniks catches it and races to tag Thornton, for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hassey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Blyleven
Motley hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Blyleven
Quirk hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Jones
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosello vs. Jones
Rosello hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Jones
Manning strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Blyleven
Mulliniks hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Blyleven
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rosello scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Jones
Veryzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dilone vs. Jones
Dilone hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Jones
Bannister hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Motley. Bannister reaches second base with a double. Veryzer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hargrove vs. Jones
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thornton vs. Jones
Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Blyleven
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Blyleven
Aikens hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Blyleven
Otis bunts towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Jones
Harrah hits a line drive towards short. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Jones
Hassey hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosello vs. Jones
Rosello hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Jones
Manning 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 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Blyleven
Motley hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Blyleven
Quirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Blyleven
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Jones
Veryzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dilone vs. Jones
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bannister vs. Jones
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Veryzer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hargrove vs. Jones
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thornton vs. Jones
Thornton hits a fly ball 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 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Blyleven
There goes Wilson. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Blyleven
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Blyleven
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aikens vs. Blyleven
Aikens takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to third. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Blyleven
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Jones
Harrah bunts towards third. Mulliniks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Jones
Hassey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosello vs. Jones
Rosello hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manning vs. Jones
Manning strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veryzer vs. Jones
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Blyleven
Motley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Blyleven
There goes Motley. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Motley steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Blyleven
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Blyleven
Quirk hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Blyleven
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah juggles the ball. That's an error on Harrah. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mulliniks moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Blyleven
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Martin
Renie Martin now pitching.
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Martin
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Martin
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching. Duane Kuiper now playing second base.
McRae hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Stanton
Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Stanton
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stanton
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Martin
Von Hayes pinch hits for Andre Thornton.
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Martin
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Martin
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Martin
Kuiper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Stanton
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Stanton
Quirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Stanton
Mulliniks strikes out. There goes Quirk. The throw from Hassey to Veryzer, and Quirk is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Martin
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Martin
Chris Bando pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Martin
Dilone hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/14/1981 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 4 2 4 0 Dilone M, lf 5 0 1 0
Washington U, ss 3 0 0 1 Bannister A, rf 4 1 1 0
McRae H, dh 4 1 1 1 Hargrove M, 1b 3 0 1 1
Aikens W, 1b 3 1 2 1 Thornton A, dh 3 0 1 0
Otis A, cf 3 0 0 1 Hayes V, ph 1 0 1 0
White F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Motley D, rf 4 0 1 0 Hassey R, c 4 0 1 0
Quirk J, c 4 0 2 0 Rosello D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Mulliniks R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kuiper D, 2b 1 0 0 0
Manning R, cf 4 0 0 0
Veryzer T, ss 1 0 0 0
Bando C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 10 4 34 1 8 1
Kansas City 100 101 010 -- 4
Cleveland 100 000 000 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Jones M (W) 6.0 7 1 1 3 2
Martin R (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 7.0 8 3 3 2 2
Stanton M 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
E -- Hassey R, Harrah T
DP -- Kansas City 1, Cleveland 3
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Cleveland 9
2B -- Thornton A, Bannister A
HR -- Aikens W, McRae H
SB -- Wilson W 2, Bannister A, Motley D
CS -- Washington U, Motley D, Quirk J
SF -- Otis A
T -- 2:44
A -- 7971
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