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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 23, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 23, 1981 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Redfern |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Jones |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,457 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Rocky Roe 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Ward | Left Fielder |
| Dave Engle | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Hatcher | Center Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | DH |
| John Castino | Second Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Pete Mackanin | First Baseman |
| Ron Washington | Shortstop |
| Billy Gardner | 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 |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 23, 1981
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Jones
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Engle vs. Jones
Engle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Jones
Hatcher hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Jones
Castino hits a line drive into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Redfern
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Redfern
White hits a line drive into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Redfern
There goes Wilson. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Redfern
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aikens vs. Redfern
Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Redfern
Otis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Jones
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Jones
Wynegar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackanin vs. Jones
Mackanin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Jones
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Redfern
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Redfern
Wathan strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Redfern
There goes McRae. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Castino applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Redfern
Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Jones
Ward hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Engle vs. Jones
Engle hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Jones
Hatcher 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 3
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Redfern
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Redfern
Wilson hits a line drive into right field. Engle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Redfern
White hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Jones
Castino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Jones
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Jones
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Redfern
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Redfern
Aikens hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Redfern
Otis bunts in front of the plate. Wynegar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Redfern
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Castino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Redfern
Wathan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Redfern
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackanin vs. Jones
Mackanin hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Jones
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Jones
There goes Washington. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Washington steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Jones
Ward hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle who is chasing the ball. Ward reaches third base with a triple. Washington scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Engle vs. Jones
Engle hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ward tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Jones
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Redfern
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Redfern fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Redfern
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Redfern
White hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Jones
Castino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Jones
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Jones
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mackanin vs. Jones
Mackanin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Redfern
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Redfern
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Washington fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Redfern
Otis takes first base on ball four. Aikens moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Redfern
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Jones
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Jones
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Engle vs. Martin
Renie Martin now pitching.
Engle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatcher vs. Martin
Hatcher hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ward tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Martin
Glenn Adams pinch hits for Roy Smalley.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Redfern
Tim Corcoran now playing first base.
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Redfern
Hurdle hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Redfern
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Redfern
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Engle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Martin
Castino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Martin
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field. Wilson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Castino moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynegar vs. Martin
Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castino tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corcoran vs. Brett
Ken Brett now pitching.
Corcoran is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Brett
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Corbett
Doug Corbett now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Corbett
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Corbett
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Brett
Rance Mulliniks now playing third base.
Ward hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Ward reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Engle vs. Brett
Engle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatcher vs. Brett
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Brett
Adams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Adams reaches second base with a double. Ward scores. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castino vs. Brett
Castino hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Corbett
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Corbett
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Corbett
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for John Wathan.
Quirk strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Corbett
Hurdle hits a line drive into right field. Engle 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 9/23/1981 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Ward G, lf 5 3 3 1 Wilson W, lf 4 0 1 0
Engle D, rf 4 1 2 2 White F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hatcher M, cf 4 0 0 1 Brett G, 3b 3 1 2 0
Smalley R, dh 2 0 0 0 Mulliniks R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Adams G, ph 2 0 1 1 Aikens W, 1b 4 1 1 2
Castino J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 0 0
Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 2 0
Wynegar B, c 3 0 1 1 Wathan J, c 2 0 0 0
Mackanin P, 1b 3 0 1 0 Quirk J, ph 1 0 0 0
Corcoran T, 1b 1 0 0 0 Hurdle C, rf 4 0 0 0
Washington R, ss 3 1 0 0 Washington U, ss 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 11 6 32 2 7 2
Minnesota 100 020 111 -- 6
Kansas City 000 200 000 -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Redfern P (W) 7.0 6 2 2 3 2
Corbett D (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Jones M (L) 6.1 6 4 4 3 3
Martin R 1.0 3 1 0 0 0
Brett K 1.2 2 1 1 0 1
E -- Wilson W
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Kansas City 6
2B -- Ward G, Adams G
3B -- Ward G
HR -- Engle D, Aikens W
SB -- Wilson W, Washington R
CS -- McRae H
SF -- Engle D, Hatcher M, Wynegar B
T -- 2:42
A -- 19457
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