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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 16, 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 16, 1981 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Darryl Motley | Right Fielder |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Miguel Dilone | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Right Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | DH |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Chris Bando | Catcher |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 16, 1981
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Waits
Washington hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Manning. Washington reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Waits
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Waits
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Gura
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Gura
Orta hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Gura
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Waits
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Waits
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Waits
White hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Waits
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan hits a line drive into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Waits
Washington hits a line drive into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Gura
Thornton 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Gura
Bannister hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Gura
Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Gura
Manning hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Waits
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Waits
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Waits
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Waits
May hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Gura
Veryzer 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 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Gura
Dilone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Gura
Orta strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Gura
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Waits
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Gura
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Gura
Bannister hits a fly ball towards right field. Motley drops the ball. He retrieves the ball and throws it towards the infield. Brett tags Harrah out. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Gura
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Waits
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Waits
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Gura
Manning hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Motley. Manning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Gura
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dilone vs. Gura
Dilone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson throws the ball in to White who tags Dilone, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Manning scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Gura
Orta 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, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Waits
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Waits
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Waits
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Waits
White hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Motley vs. Waits
Motley hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Gura
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Gura
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah takes first base on ball four. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bannister vs. Gura
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Gura
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wathan moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Waits
Washington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Manning. Washington reaches second base with a double. Wathan scores. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brett vs. Waits
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching.
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Stanton
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Stanton
There goes Otis. The throw from Bando and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Stanton
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Brett
Ken Brett now pitching.
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 -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Brett
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Brett
Dilone hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stanton
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer misplays the ball. That's an error on Veryzer. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motley vs. Stanton
Motley hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Stanton
There goes White. The throw from Bando and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Stanton
Wathan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching.
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Brett
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Brett
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Motley. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Brett
Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Brett
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. Hargrove scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Brett
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Lacey
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Lacey
Brett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lacey
McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Orta. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Lacey
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Brett
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Brett
Jerry Dybzinski pinch runs for Chris Bando.
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Brett
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1981, game 1 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 5 1 2 0 Dilone M, lf 4 0 2 1
Washington U, ss 5 1 2 1 Orta J, rf 4 0 0 0
Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 1 Hargrove M, 1b 4 1 2 0
McRae H, dh 5 0 2 0 Thornton A, dh 4 0 1 0
Otis A, cf 5 1 3 1 Harrah T, 3b 2 0 1 1
May L, 1b 4 1 2 0 Bannister A, 2b 4 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 1 1 3 Bando C, c 4 0 1 0
Motley D, rf 4 0 0 0 Dybzinski J, pr 0 0 0 0
Wathan J, c 4 1 1 0 Manning R, cf 4 1 1 0
Veryzer T, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 6 13 6 34 2 8 2
Kansas City 030 000 300 -- 6
Cleveland 000 010 010 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L (W) 6.0 6 1 1 2 1
Brett K (S) 3.0 2 1 1 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Waits R (L) 6.1 11 6 6 0 0
Stanton M 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Lacey B 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Motley D, Bando C, Veryzer T, Brett G
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Cleveland 7
2B -- Washington U 2, Manning R, Hargrove M, McRae H
HR -- White F
SB -- Otis A, White F
SF -- Brett G
T -- 2:34
A -- 0
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