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Indians
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 22, 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 22, 1981 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 22, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 22, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Len Barker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,776 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Larry McCoy |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Right Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Pat Kelly | DH |
| Joe Charboneau | Left Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| 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 |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Cesar Geronimo | Right Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Rance Mulliniks | Second Baseman |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 22, 1981
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Leonard
Orta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Leonard
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Barker
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Barker
McRae 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--
Brett vs. Barker
Brett hits a line drive 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--
Aikens vs. Barker
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: ---
Charboneau vs. Leonard
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah 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: ---
Diaz vs. Leonard
Diaz hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it 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: ---
Otis vs. Barker
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Barker
Wathan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Barker
Geronimo takes first base on ball four. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Barker
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. Wathan moves to third. Geronimo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mulliniks vs. Barker
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into left field. Charboneau settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Leonard
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Leonard
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Leonard
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to second for the out. Veryzer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field. Otis 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. Barker
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Barker
McRae hits a fly ball 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--
Brett vs. Barker
Brett hits a line drive 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--
Aikens vs. Barker
Aikens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Barker
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Otis for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Leonard
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charboneau vs. Leonard
There goes Kelly. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Charboneau vs. Leonard
Charboneau 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: -2-
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Diaz vs. Leonard
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it 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: ---
Wathan vs. Barker
Wathan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Barker
There goes Wathan. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Bannister applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Barker
Geronimo 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: ---
Washington vs. Barker
Washington hits a line drive towards short. Veryzer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Leonard
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: ---
Veryzer vs. Leonard
Veryzer 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: ---
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning 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, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Leonard
Orta hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Barker
Mulliniks 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Barker
Wilson 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: ---
McRae vs. Barker
McRae strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Leonard
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charboneau vs. Leonard
There goes Kelly. The throw from Wathan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Charboneau vs. Leonard
Charboneau hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Barker
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Barker
Aikens 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: ---
Otis vs. Barker
Otis strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Leonard
Diaz 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. Leonard
Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Leonard
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Leonard
Manning 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: 12-
Orta vs. Leonard
Orta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bannister scores. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. Veryzer scores. Orta goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Wright
Jim Wright now pitching.
Kelly is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Charboneau vs. Wright
Charboneau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hargrove scores. There goes Kelly trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Barker
Larry Littleton now playing left field.
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, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Barker
Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Barker
Washington bunts towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Geronimo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mulliniks vs. Barker
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Barker
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Wright
Harrah 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, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Wright
Diaz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Wright
Bannister hits a fly ball into left field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Wright
Veryzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Wright
Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Barker
Jerry Dybzinski now playing second base.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dybzinski misplays the ball. That's an error on Dybzinski. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Barker
Brett hits a popup towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Barker
Aikens takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Barker
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phelps vs. Barker
Ken Phelps pinch hits for John Wathan.
Phelps strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Wright
Jerry Grote now catching.
Orta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Wright
Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Orta moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Wright
Kelly is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Littleton vs. Wright
Littleton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Wright
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Barker
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Barker
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Barker
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks.
Quirk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Barker
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/22/1981 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Manning R, cf 5 0 1 0 Wilson W, cf 5 0 2 0
Orta J, rf 5 1 3 1 McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0
Hargrove M, 1b 5 1 1 2 Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kelly P, dh 3 0 2 0 Aikens W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Charboneau J, lf 4 0 1 1 Otis A, lf 4 0 0 0
Littleton L, lf 1 0 0 0 Wathan J, c 2 0 1 0
Harrah T, 3b 5 0 0 0 Phelps K, ph 1 0 0 0
Diaz B, c 4 0 1 0 Grote J, c 0 0 0 0
Bannister A, 2b 4 1 1 0 Geronimo C, rf 3 0 1 0
Dybzinski J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Washington U, ss 4 0 1 0
Veryzer T, ss 4 1 3 0 Mulliniks R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Quirk J, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 4 13 4 34 0 7 0
Cleveland 000 000 400 -- 4
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Barker L (W) 9.0 7 0 0 3 9
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 6.2 9 4 4 0 1
Wright J 2.1 4 0 0 2 1
E -- Mulliniks R, Wathan J, Dybzinski J
LOB -- Cleveland 11, Kansas City 10
2B -- Hargrove M
SB -- Kelly P 2
CS -- Wathan J
T -- 2:51
A -- 19776
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