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Angels
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 9, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the California Angels, played on September 9, 1981 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Frost |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 21,569 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Jim Evans |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Brian Downing | Left Fielder |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Right Fielder |
| Bob Davis | Catcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Darryl Motley | Right Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 9, 1981
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Gura
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Gura
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-
Grich vs. Gura
Grich hits a line drive towards short. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Gura
There's a wild pitch. Burleson moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baylor vs. Gura
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Downing vs. Gura
Downing 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
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Frost
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Frost
There goes Wilson. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Frost
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Frost
Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. Wilson scores. White goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aikens vs. Frost
Aikens 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Frost
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to home to get Brett. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Frost
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wathan vs. Frost
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Gura
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Gura
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Gura
Ferguson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gura
Davis hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Frost
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Motley for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Frost
Washington is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Frost
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Frost
There goes Wilson. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Frost
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Gura
Burleson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Gura
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Gura
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Gura
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Frost
Brett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Frost
Aikens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Frost
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Frost
McRae 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 4
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Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Gura
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Gura
Hobson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Gura
Beniquez 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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Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Frost
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motley vs. Frost
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew juggles the ball. That's an error on Carew. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Frost
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frost fields it and throws to third for the out. Motley moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Frost
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Frost
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Gura
Ferguson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Motley. Ferguson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Gura
Davis hits a popup towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Gura
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to second to catch Ferguson off the bag. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Martin
Renie Martin now pitching.
Martin fires to first and picks off Burleson. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Frost
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Downing who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aikens vs. Frost
Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Frost
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Frost
McRae 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 6
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Angels, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Martin
Carew 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Martin
Grich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Grich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Martin
Baylor hits a line drive into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Downing vs. Martin
Downing hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Frost
Wathan bunts towards third. Hobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motley vs. Frost
Motley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Frost
Washington bunts towards the mound. Frost fields it and throws to first for the out. Wathan moves to third. Motley moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Hassler
Andy Hassler now pitching.
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wathan scores. Motley moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Hassler
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Martin
Hobson hits a fly ball towards right. Motley settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Motley. Hobson moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynn vs. Martin
Fred Lynn pinch hits for Juan Beniquez.
Lynn hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Martin
Ed Ott pinch hits for Joe Ferguson.
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hobson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Martin
Larry Harlow pinch hits for Bob Davis.
Harlow strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Hassler
Fred Lynn now playing center field. Ed Ott now catching. Larry Harlow now playing right field.
Brett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Hassler
Aikens strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hassler
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Hassler
There goes Otis. The throw from Ott and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Hassler
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich misplays the ball. That's an error on Grich. Otis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Hassler
There goes McRae. The throw from Ott and he is out, Grich applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Martin
Burleson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Martin
Carew 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, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Martin
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Hassler
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Hassler
Motley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Hassler
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Hassler
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harlow who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. Motley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Hassler
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Hassler
Brett strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Martin
Baylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Martin
Downing hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Martin
John Harris pinch hits for Butch Hobson.
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baylor moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Quisenberry
Bert Campaneris pinch runs for John Harris. Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Lynn hits a fly ball towards left. Wilson catches it and throws to White who relays to Aikens to double up Campaneris. Baylor tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1981 -- California at Kansas City (N)
California AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 4 1 2 1 Wilson W, lf 4 2 3 2
Carew R, 1b 3 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 1 1 1
Grich B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 5 1 2 2
Baylor D, dh 3 1 1 0 Aikens W, 1b 4 0 2 1
Downing B, lf 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 1 0 0
Hobson B, 3b 3 1 0 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0
Harris J, ph 1 0 1 0 Wathan J, c 4 1 2 0
Campaneris B, pr 0 0 0 0 Motley D, rf 3 1 1 0
Beniquez J, cf 2 0 1 0 Washington U, ss 3 0 0 0
Lynn F, ph-cf 1 0 0 1
Ferguson J, rf 2 0 1 0
Ott E, ph-c 1 0 0 1
Davis B, c 2 0 0 0
Harlow L, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 7 3 34 7 12 6
California 001 000 101 -- 3
Kansas City 200 011 12x -- 7
California IP H R ER BB SO
Frost D (L) 5.1 9 4 4 2 1
Hassler A 2.2 3 3 2 2 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L 4.2 4 1 1 1 2
Martin R (W) 3.2 3 2 1 0 2
Quisenberry D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Carew R, Motley D, Ott E, Grich B
DP -- California 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- California 4, Kansas City 8
2B -- Ferguson J, Grich B
3B -- Brett G 2, Wilson W
HR -- Burleson R
SB -- Wilson W 2, Otis A
CS -- Burleson R, McRae H
SH -- Carew R, Washington U
SF -- Lynn F
WP -- Gura L
T -- 2:29
A -- 21569
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