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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 10, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 10, 1981 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 10, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 10, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 50,317 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Vic Voltaggio 3B: John Shulock |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
Hal McRae | DH |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
Amos Otis | Left Fielder |
Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
John Wathan | Catcher |
U L Washington | Shortstop |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Jim Frey | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
Jose Morales | DH |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 10, 1981
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stone
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Stone
McRae hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Stone
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aikens vs. Stone
Aikens hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Stone
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Gura
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Gura
Dauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Gura
Singleton hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Gura
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Stone
Hurdle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Stone
Wathan hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Stone
Washington hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stone
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stone
Wilson hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Stone
There goes Wilson. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Dauer applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Gura
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Gura
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Gura
Dempsey hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Wilson. Dempsey reaches second base with a double. Morales moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roenicke vs. Gura
Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morales tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Gura
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Stone
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on DeCinces. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Stone
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Stone
Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Stone
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Stone
Hurdle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Gura
Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Gura
Dauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Gura
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Stone
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Stone
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stone
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Stone
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Gura
Murray hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Gura
DeCinces hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Gura
Morales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Gura
Dempsey hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Stone
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stone
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Stone
Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Stone
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Gura
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Gura
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Gura
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Gura
Dauer hits a fly ball towards left. Otis settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Otis. Bumbry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Singleton vs. Gura
Singleton takes first base on ball four. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murray vs. Gura
Murray takes first base on ball four. Bumbry scores. Dauer moves to third. Singleton moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeCinces vs. Gura
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. Dauer scores. Singleton moves to third. Murray moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crowley vs. Martin
Renie Martin now pitching. Terry Crowley pinch hits for Jose Morales.
Crowley hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Stone
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Stewart
Sammy Stewart now pitching.
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Stewart
Washington takes first base on ball four. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Stewart
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Martin
Dempsey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Martin
Roenicke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Martin
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Martin
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roenicke moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dauer vs. Martin
Dauer hits a line drive towards center. Wilson catches it and throws to second to double up Roenicke. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Stewart
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stewart
Brett hits a line drive into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Martin
Singleton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Singleton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Martin
Jim Dwyer pinch runs for Ken Singleton.
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeCinces vs. Martin
DeCinces strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowley vs. Martin
Crowley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Martin
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Martin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dempsey for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Stewart
Jim Dwyer now playing right field. Rich Dauer now playing third base. Lenn Sakata now playing second base.
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Stewart
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dauer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Stewart
Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Stewart
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for John Wathan.
Quirk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Martin
Jamie Quirk now catching. Cesar Geronimo now playing left field.
Roenicke hits a popup towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Martin
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Martin
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Stewart
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Stewart
Ken Phelps pinch hits for Frank White.
Phelps takes first base on ball four. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Stewart
Rance Mulliniks pinch runs for Ken Phelps.
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Stewart
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Stewart
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/10/1981 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Wilson W, cf 5 0 1 0 Bumbry A, cf 4 1 1 0 McRae H, dh 5 1 2 0 Dauer R, 2b-3b 4 1 0 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Singleton K, rf 3 1 2 1 Aikens W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dwyer J, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Otis A, lf 4 0 1 1 Murray E, 1b 3 0 0 1 Geronimo C, lf 0 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 3 0 0 1 Hurdle C, rf 4 1 3 1 Sakata L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Wathan J, c 3 1 1 1 Morales J, dh 1 1 1 0 Quirk J, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Crowley T, ph 1 0 0 0 Washington U, ss 3 0 1 0 Dempsey R, c 4 1 2 1 White F, 2b 2 0 0 0 Roenicke G, lf 2 0 0 1 Phelps K, ph 0 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 4 0 0 0 Mulliniks R, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 10 3 29 5 6 5 Kansas City 021 000 000 -- 3 Baltimore 110 021 00x -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Gura L (L) 4.2 3 4 2 5 1 Martin R 3.1 3 1 1 2 3 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Stone S (W)* 5.0 8 3 2 2 4 Stewart S (S) 4.0 2 0 0 3 4 * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th E -- DeCinces D, Otis A DP -- Kansas City 1, Baltimore 2 LOB -- Kansas City 9, Baltimore 8 2B -- Dempsey R, Singleton K HR -- Singleton K, Hurdle C, Wathan J, Dempsey R CS -- Wilson W SF -- Roenicke G T -- 2:46 A -- 50317
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