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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
October 2, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on October 2, 1981 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 2, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 2, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,781 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Dave Phillips |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Keith Drumright | DH |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | 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 |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
October 2, 1981
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leonard
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Leonard
Murphy 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McCatty
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McCatty
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. McCatty
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. McCatty
Aikens takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. McCatty
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drumright vs. Leonard
Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McCatty
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. McCatty
Hurdle hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. McCatty
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. McCatty
Washington hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Leonard
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Leonard
McKay hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. McKay reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Leonard
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McCatty
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McCatty
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. McCatty
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aikens vs. McCatty
Aikens hits a fly ball towards left. Henderson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Henderson. White scores. Brett moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. McCatty
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. McCatty
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Leonard
Murphy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Murphy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. McCatty
Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. McCatty
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. McCatty
The ball gets by Heath for a passed ball. Hurdle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Washington vs. McCatty
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. McCatty
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hurdle scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McCatty
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. McCatty
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Leonard
Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Leonard
Heath hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Leonard
McKay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. McCatty
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with McCatty covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. McCatty
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McCatty
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leonard
Henderson 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Leonard
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Gross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. McCatty
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. McCatty
Wathan bunts towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. McCatty
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hurdle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. McCatty
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it and throws to home to get Hurdle. Washington moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. McCatty
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Leonard
Drumright hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Leonard
Heath hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. McCatty
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. McCatty
Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. McCatty
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. McCatty
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Leonard
Cesar Geronimo now playing right field.
McKay hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Leonard
Mike Davis pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leonard
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Leonard
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. McCatty
Rob Picciolo now playing shortstop.
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. McCatty
Wathan hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. McCatty
Washington hits a line drive towards short. Picciolo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Leonard
Drumright hits a line drive into center field. Otis 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 10/2/1981 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 4 0 1 0 Wilson W, lf 4 0 1 1
Murphy D, cf 4 0 2 0 White F, 2b 4 1 3 0
Gross W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 4 1 2 0
Armas T, rf 4 0 1 0 Aikens W, 1b 3 0 1 0
Spencer J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 0 1
Drumright K, dh 4 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 3 0 0 0
Heath M, c 3 0 0 0 Hurdle C, rf 2 1 1 0
McKay D, 2b 3 0 2 0 Geronimo C, rf 1 0 0 0
Stanley F, ss 2 0 0 0 Wathan J, c 3 0 0 0
Davis M, ph 1 0 0 0 Washington U, ss 4 0 1 0
Picciolo R, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 7 0 31 3 9 2
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 001 100 10x -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty S (L) 8.0 9 3 2 3 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 7 0 0 0 3
E -- Henderson R
DP -- Oakland 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Kansas City 9
2B -- McKay D, Murphy D, Gross W
SH -- Wathan J
SF -- Otis A
PB -- Heath M
T -- 2:15
A -- 23781
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