Top 1

• Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Jones
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carew vs. Jones
  
  Carew bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Burleson moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Baylor vs. Jones
  
  Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Grich vs. Jones
  
  Grich is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Witt
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Witt
  
  There goes Wilson. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Witt
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson. Wilson moves to third. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Brett vs. Witt
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Aikens vs. Witt
  
  Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Otis vs. Witt
  
  Otis takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  McRae vs. Witt
  
  McRae takes first base on ball four. Wilson scores. White moves to third. Otis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wathan vs. Witt
  
  Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Jones
  
  Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Jones
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Jones
  
  Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Motley vs. Witt
  
  Motley strikes out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Washington vs. Witt
  
  Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Witt
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Witt
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Jones
  
  Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hobson vs. Jones
  
  Hobson hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burleson vs. Jones
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harper moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Carew vs. Jones
  
  Carew takes first base on ball four. Harper moves to third. Burleson moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Baylor vs. Jones
  
  Baylor is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Grich vs. Jones
  
  Grich hits a line drive towards short. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Witt
  
  Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aikens vs. Witt
  
  Aikens hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Witt
  
  Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McRae vs. Witt
  
  McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. McRae reaches second base with a double. Otis moves to third. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Wathan vs. Jefferson
  
  Jesse Jefferson now pitching.
  
  Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Motley vs. Jefferson
  
  Motley hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis tags and scores. McRae tags and moves to third. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Washington vs. Jefferson
  
  Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Angels, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Jones
  
  Downing hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Jones
  
  Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Beniquez vs. Jones
  
  Beniquez hits a line drive into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harper vs. Jones
  
  Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Angels, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Jefferson
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Jefferson
  
  There's a wild pitch. Wilson moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Jefferson
  
  White bunts towards the mound. Jefferson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to third. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Brett vs. Jefferson
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aikens vs. Jefferson
  
  Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 5

• Angels, 0 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobson vs. Jones
  
  Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Jones
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carew vs. Jones
  
  Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burleson moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Baylor vs. Jones
  
  Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 0 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Grich vs. Jones
  
  Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burleson scores. Carew moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Downing vs. Jones
  
  Downing strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Jefferson
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Jefferson
  
  McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wathan vs. Jefferson
  
  Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Motley vs. Jefferson
  
  Motley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Jones
  
  Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Beniquez vs. Jones
  
  Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harper vs. Jones
  
  Harper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hobson vs. Jones
  
  Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Washington vs. Jefferson
  
  Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Jefferson
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Jefferson
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brett vs. Jefferson
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Jones
  
  Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carew vs. Jones
  
  Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baylor vs. Jones
  
  Baylor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grich vs. Jones
  
  Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burleson moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Downing vs. Jones
  
  Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aikens vs. Jefferson
  
  Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Jefferson
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Jefferson
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Quisenberry
  
  Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quisenberry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Quisenberry
  
  Beniquez 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 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harlow vs. Quisenberry
  
  Larry Harlow pinch hits for Brian Harper.
  
  Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wathan vs. Jefferson
  
  Larry Harlow now playing left field.
  
  Wathan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harlow. Wathan reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Motley vs. Jefferson
  
  Motley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Burleson. Wathan scores. Motley moves to second. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Washington vs. Jefferson
  
  Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Motley scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilson vs. Moreno
  
  Angel Moreno now pitching.
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Moreno
  
  White hits a fly ball into left field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Angels, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Quisenberry
  
  Fred Lynn pinch hits for Butch Hobson.
  
  Lynn strikes out. View Play 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Quisenberry
  
  Burleson 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 
• Angels, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Quisenberry
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quisenberry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/7/1981 -- California at Kansas City (N)

  California         AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Burleson R, ss        4  1  3  0   Wilson W, lf          5  2  4  0   
Carew R, 1b           3  0  1  0   White F, 2b           5  0  1  0   
Baylor D, dh          4  0  0  0   Brett G, 3b           3  1  1  1   
Grich B, 2b           4  0  2  1   Aikens W, 1b          3  1  1  2   
Downing B, c          4  0  0  0   Otis A, cf            3  1  1  0   
Ford D, rf            3  0  1  0   McRae H, dh           3  0  2  1   
Beniquez J, cf        4  0  0  0   Wathan J, c           4  1  1  0   
Harper B, lf          3  0  1  0   Motley D, rf          3  1  1  1   
Harlow L, ph-lf       1  0  0  0   Washington U, ss      4  0  1  1   
Hobson B, 3b          3  0  0  0                                      
Lynn F, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  1  8  1                        33  7 13  6

California       000 010 000 --  1
Kansas City      103 100 02x --  7

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Witt M (L)*           2.0  6  4  3  2  1
Jefferson J+          5.0  7  3  2  1  0
Moreno A              1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones M (W)           7.0  8  1  1  3  3
Quisenberry D         2.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Hobson B, Burleson R
DP -- California 3
LOB -- California 10, Kansas City 7
2B -- McRae H, Wathan J
HR -- Aikens W
SB -- Wilson W
SH -- Carew R
SF -- Motley D, Brett G
WP -- Jefferson J
T -- 2:34
A -- 25054

    

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