Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Indians
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 20, 1981
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 20, 1981 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 21,658 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Dave Phillips |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Miguel Dilone | Left Fielder |
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | DH |
| Joe Charboneau | Right Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Larry Littleton | Center Fielder |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Left Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| Rance Mulliniks | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Geronimo | Right Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Indians
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 20, 1981
Top 1
-
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Splittorff
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Splittorff
Thornton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Charboneau vs. Splittorff
Charboneau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Denny
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Denny
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Denny
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dilone. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Denny
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Denny
Otis takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to third. Aikens moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Quirk vs. Denny
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Quirk for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah bunts towards short. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Splittorff
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littleton vs. Splittorff
Littleton hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Denny
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Denny
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Denny
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Denny
Denny fires to first and picks off Washington. View Play
Top 3
-
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Splittorff
Veryzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dilone vs. Splittorff
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
There goes Bannister. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. Bannister steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson throws the ball in to Mulliniks who tags Hargrove trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bannister scores. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Denny
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Denny
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Denny
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Splittorff
Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Splittorff
Charboneau strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Splittorff
Diaz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littleton vs. Splittorff
Littleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Denny
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Denny
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Denny
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Splittorff
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Splittorff
Dilone hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Denny
Mulliniks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Denny
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Denny
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Veryzer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Denny
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks misplays the ball. That's an error on Mulliniks. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Splittorff
Thornton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charboneau vs. Splittorff
There goes Hargrove. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. Hargrove steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Charboneau vs. Splittorff
Charboneau hits a line drive towards short. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Denny
McRae hits a line drive towards first. Hargrove reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Denny
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Denny
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
-
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Splittorff
Diaz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littleton vs. Splittorff
Littleton hits a line drive into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Splittorff
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Denny
Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Denny
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Denny
Mulliniks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Denny
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer misplays the ball. That's an error on Veryzer. Mulliniks moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Denny
Washington hits a line drive to left field. Dilone throws towards the plate. Diaz fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Diaz. Mulliniks scores. Geronimo goes all the way around to score. Washington moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Denny
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Splittorff
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Splittorff
Thornton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Denny
Rick Manning now playing center field. Larry Littleton now playing left field.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Denny
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Denny
Aikens strikes out. View Play
Top 9
-
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Splittorff
Charboneau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Diaz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orta vs. Brett
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Larry Littleton. Ken Brett now pitching.
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks misplays the ball. That's an error on Mulliniks. Harrah scores. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Berenguer
Pat Kelly pinch hits for Tom Veryzer. Juan Berenguer now pitching.
The ball gets by Quirk for a passed ball. Diaz scores. Orta moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Berenguer
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Berenguer
The ball gets by Quirk for a passed ball. Orta moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Manning vs. Berenguer
Manning strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Spillner
Jerry Dybzinski now playing shortstop. Jorge Orta now playing right field. Joe Charboneau now playing left field. Dan Spillner now pitching.
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Charboneau settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Spillner
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spillner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Spillner
Mulliniks hits a popup towards short. Dybzinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 4/20/1981 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Dilone M, lf 4 0 0 0 Wilson W, cf 4 0 0 0
Manning R, cf 1 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0
Bannister A, 2b 3 1 0 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 2 0
Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 3 1 Aikens W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Thornton A, dh 4 1 2 1 Otis A, lf 3 0 1 0
Charboneau J, rf-lf 4 0 0 0 Quirk J, c 4 0 0 0
Harrah T, 3b 3 1 1 0 Mulliniks R, 2b 4 1 2 0
Diaz B, c 4 1 2 0 Geronimo C, rf 3 1 0 0
Littleton L, cf-lf 3 0 0 0 Washington U, ss 2 0 1 1
Orta J, ph-rf 1 0 0 1
Veryzer T, ss 3 0 1 0
Kelly P, ph 1 0 0 0
Dybzinski J, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 9 3 31 2 6 1
Cleveland 001 100 002 -- 4
Kansas City 000 000 200 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J (W) 8.0 6 2 0 3 3
Spillner D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (L) 8.1 8 3 3 2 4
Quisenberry D* 0.0 1 1 0 0 0
Brett K+ 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Berenguer J 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Mulliniks R 2, Veryzer T, Diaz B
DP -- Cleveland 2, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Kansas City 5
2B -- Brett G
HR -- Thornton A
SB -- Bannister A, Hargrove M
PB -- Quirk J 2
T -- 2:30
A -- 21658
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
