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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 13, 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 August 13, 1981 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 13, 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 | August 13, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rich Gale |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 13,780 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Dallas Parks 3B: Larry McCoy |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
U L Washington | Shortstop |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Lee May | First Baseman |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Darryl Motley | Right Fielder |
John Wathan | Catcher |
Jim Frey | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
Jim Dwyer | Left Fielder |
Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
Terry Crowley | DH |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 13, 1981
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Flanagan
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Flanagan
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Flanagan
Brett hits a popup towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Gale
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Gale
Dwyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Gale
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dwyer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Gale
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. Dwyer moves to third. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crowley vs. Gale
Crowley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeCinces vs. Gale
DeCinces hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dwyer scores. Singleton scores. Crowley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dauer vs. Gale
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Flanagan
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Flanagan
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Flanagan
May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Flanagan
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Gale
Dempsey strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Gale
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Gale
Bumbry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Gale
Dwyer hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Flanagan
Motley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Flanagan
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Flanagan
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Gale
Singleton 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 -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Gale
Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Gale
There goes Murray. The throw from Wathan and he is out, Washington applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Gale
Crowley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Gale
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Flanagan
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Flanagan
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Flanagan
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dwyer. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Flanagan
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Gale
Dauer hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Gale
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Gale
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Flanagan
May hits a line drive into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Flanagan
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Flanagan
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Hammaker
Atlee Hammaker now pitching.
Bumbry hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Hammaker
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Hammaker
Singleton hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Flanagan
Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Flanagan
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Flanagan
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Flanagan
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Martinez
Tippy Martinez now pitching.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hammaker
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayala vs. Hammaker
Benny Ayala pinch hits for Terry Crowley.
Ayala hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Hammaker
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Hammaker
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeCinces moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dempsey vs. Hammaker
Dempsey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Martinez
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Martinez
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Martinez
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Hammaker
Dave Chalk now playing third base.
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Hammaker
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Hammaker
Dwyer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Hammaker
Singleton hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Martinez
Gary Roenicke now playing right field.
Motley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dwyer. Motley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Martinez
Wathan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Motley scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Martinez
Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Martinez
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. Stoddard
Tim Stoddard now pitching. Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Dave Chalk.
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hammaker
Jamie Quirk now playing third base.
Murray hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wathan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayala vs. Hammaker
Ayala hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Hammaker
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Hammaker
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Hammaker
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Stoddard
McRae 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, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Stoddard
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Stoddard
Willie Aikens pinch hits for Lee May.
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Stoddard
Rance Mulliniks pinch runs for Willie Aikens.
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mulliniks moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Motley vs. Stoddard
Motley strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/13/1981 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Wilson W, lf 4 0 0 0 Bumbry A, cf 4 0 1 0 Washington U, ss 3 0 1 0 Dwyer J, lf 4 1 1 0 Brett G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Singleton K, rf 4 1 1 0 Chalk D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Roenicke G, rf 0 0 0 0 Quirk J, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Murray E, 1b 4 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 2 0 Crowley T, dh 0 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 0 0 Ayala B, ph 2 0 0 0 May L, 1b 3 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 4 0 2 2 Aikens W, ph 0 0 0 0 Dauer R, 2b 4 0 2 0 Mulliniks R, pr 0 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 3 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Belanger M, ss 3 0 1 0 Motley D, rf 4 1 1 0 Wathan J, c 3 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 7 1 32 2 9 2 Kansas City 000 000 010 -- 1 Baltimore 200 000 00x -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Gale R (L) 4.0 5 2 2 3 2 Hammaker A 4.0 4 0 0 0 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Flanagan M (W) 5.2 3 0 0 1 2 Martinez T 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 Stoddard T (S) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Brett G DP -- Kansas City 1, Baltimore 2 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Baltimore 9 2B -- McRae H, Motley D CS -- Murray E T -- 2:32 A -- 13780
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