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Indians
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 21, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 21, 1981 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,165 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | Right Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | DH |
| Joe Charboneau | Left Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Left Fielder |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| John Wathan | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 21, 1981
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Gura
Bannister 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: ---
Orta vs. Gura
Orta 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Gura
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Gura covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Waits
Washington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Waits
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Waits
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Waits
Otis takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aikens vs. Waits
Aikens 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 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Gura
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Gura
Charboneau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Otis. Charboneau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Gura
Diaz hits a line drive into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan 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, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
White 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, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Waits
Grote 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 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Gura
Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Gura
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bannister vs. Gura
Bannister hits a line drive into left field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Gura
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Orta vs. Gura
Orta strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hargrove vs. Gura
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Waits
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Waits
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
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Gura
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Gura
Charboneau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Waits
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Waits
Otis hits a line drive into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Waits
Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Charboneau settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Gura
Diaz 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Gura
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 -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Gura
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Gura
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Waits
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Waits
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Waits
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. White moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Washington vs. Waits
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Charboneau. Washington reaches second base with a double. White scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Gura
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Gura
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Gura
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Waits
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, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Waits
Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Diaz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Gura
Charboneau hits a fly ball into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Gura
Diaz hits a fly ball into left field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Gura
Manning strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
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 -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Waits
Grote strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Waits
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer misplays the ball. That's an error on Veryzer. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Waits
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waits fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Gura
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Gura
Jerry Dybzinski pinch runs for Tom Veryzer.
Bannister hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dybzinski moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Gura
Orta bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Dybzinski moves to third. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hargrove vs. Gura
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dybzinski tags and scores. Bannister tags and moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thornton vs. Gura
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Charboneau vs. Berenguer
Juan Berenguer now pitching.
Charboneau strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Waits
Jerry Dybzinski now playing shortstop.
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, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Waits
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Waits
Otis strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Berenguer
Rance Mulliniks now playing second base.
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Berenguer
Diaz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wathan. Diaz reaches second base with a double. Wathan throws the ball in to Aikens who tags Diaz trying to return to first, for the out. Harrah goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Berenguer
Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dybzinski vs. Berenguer
There goes Manning. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Manning steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dybzinski vs. Berenguer
Dybzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Manning moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bannister vs. Berenguer
Bannister hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Otis. Bannister reaches second base with a double. Manning scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Berenguer
Orta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wathan. Orta reaches second base with a double. Bannister scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Berenguer
Hargrove hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Waits
Larry Littleton now playing left field.
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Waits
Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Littleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Waits
Dave Chalk pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks.
Chalk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Waits
Lee May pinch hits for Jerry Grote.
May hits a fly ball into right field. Orta 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 4/21/1981 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bannister A, 2b 5 1 2 1 Wilson W, cf 4 0 0 0
Orta J, rf 4 0 1 1 Washington U, ss 4 0 2 1
Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 0 1 Brett G, 3b 4 0 1 0
Thornton A, dh 3 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0
Charboneau J, lf 4 0 1 0 Otis A, lf 3 0 0 0
Littleton L, lf 0 0 0 0 Aikens W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Harrah T, 3b 2 1 0 0 Wathan J, rf 4 0 0 0
Diaz B, c 4 0 1 1 White F, 2b 3 1 1 0
Manning R, cf 3 1 1 0 Mulliniks R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Veryzer T, ss 3 0 3 0 Chalk D, ph 1 0 1 0
Dybzinski J, pr-ss 1 1 0 0 Grote J, c 3 0 0 0
May L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 4 35 1 7 1
Cleveland 000 000 013 -- 4
Kansas City 000 010 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Waits R (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L 7.2 6 1 1 2 3
Berenguer J (L) 1.1 3 3 3 2 1
E -- Veryzer T
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Kansas City 8
2B -- Charboneau J, Washington U, Diaz B, Bannister A, Orta J
SB -- Veryzer T, Manning R 2
SH -- Orta J
SF -- Hargrove M
T -- 2:33
A -- 19165
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