Royals @ Twins
May 31, 1981

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 4 8 1
Twins 5 12 2
Top 9 R H E
Royals 4 8 1
Twins 5 12 2

George Brett Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .292
OBP .250 .344
At Bats 4 113
Hits 1 33
• Singles 1 24
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 1 6

Jack O'Connor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - May 31, 1981
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Strikeout
Jack O'Connor
Sal Butera
Danny Goodwin
Rob Wilfong
John Castino
Pete Mackanin
Rick Sofield
Mickey Hatcher
Dave Engle
George Brett

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 4 8 1 8
Minnesota Twins 5 12 2 8
Winning Pitcher Jack O'Connor
Losing Pitcher Dennis Leonard
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Danny Goodwin
Attendance 6,718
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Brett strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dave Engle now playing right field. Sal Butera now catching. Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ken Brett now pitching. Ron Jackson pinch hits for Hosken Powell. Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sofield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to second.
Bottom 8 Goodwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ward scores.
Bottom 8 Mackanin hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ward moves to third.
Bottom 8 Gary Ward pinch runs for Butch Wynegar. Castino bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Ward moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Washington strikes out.
Top 8 Quirk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hurdle takes first base on ball four. White moves to second.
Top 8 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Adams hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 7 Hatcher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Wilfong hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Wilfong reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Jamie Quirk now catching. Powell strikes out.
Top 7 Jack O'Connor now pitching. Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Connor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Washington scores. Otis moves to second.
Top 7 Otis takes first base on ball four. Washington moves to second.
Top 7 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Quirk tags and scores.
Top 7 Doug Corbett now pitching. Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hurdle scores. Quirk moves to third.
Top 7 Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Jerry Grote. Quirk takes first base on ball four. Hurdle moves to second.
Top 7 Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Sofield strikes out.
Bottom 6 Goodwin hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mackanin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 White hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Aikens is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodwin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out.
Bottom 5 Castino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynegar is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Adams strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Wilfong. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Wilfong steals second.
Bottom 5 Hatcher strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wilfong hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Powell scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Powell. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Powell steals second.
Bottom 5 Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodwin scores. Sofield scores.
Bottom 5 Sofield 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. Mackanin scores. Goodwin moves to third. Sofield moves to second.
Bottom 5 Goodwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mackanin moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mackanin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Otis is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodwin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Castino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Redfern fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 White hits a line drive towards short. Mackanin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McRae hits a line drive into right field. Powell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Powell. Aikens moves to third.
Top 4 Aikens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilfong hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sofield hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Otis strikes out.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Washington moves to third.
Top 3 Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sofield. Washington reaches second base with a double. Hurdle scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Grote bunts towards the mound. Redfern fields it and throws to first for the out. Hurdle moves to third.
Top 3 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin misplays the ball. That's an error on Mackanin. Hurdle moves to second.
Bottom 2 Goodwin strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mackanin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Leonard, and towards Brett, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynegar moves to second.
Bottom 2 Castino strikes out.
Bottom 2 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 White strikes out.
Top 2 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out.
Bottom 1 Hatcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Wilfong strikes out.
Bottom 1 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brett hits a line drive towards first. Goodwin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Wilson. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Mackanin applying the tag.
Top 1 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.