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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 16, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 16, 1981 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 16, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 16, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Len Barker |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 12,790 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Dale Ford |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
U L Washington | Shortstop |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
Darryl Motley | Right Fielder |
Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
Jim Frey | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Miguel Dilone | Left Fielder |
Alan Bannister | Right Fielder |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Andre Thornton | DH |
Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Ron Hassey | Catcher |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Jerry Dybzinski | Shortstop |
Dave Garcia | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 16, 1981
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Barker
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Barker
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Barker
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Barker
Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Splittorff
Dilone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Geronimo. Bannister reaches second base with a double. Dilone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove bunts towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. Bannister moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thornton vs. Splittorff
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bannister tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Splittorff
Hassey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Hassey reaches second base with a double. Harrah goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Splittorff
Manning hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Barker
Jorge Orta now playing right field. Alan Bannister now playing left field.
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bannister. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Barker
White hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Barker
Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motley vs. Barker
Motley hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Barker
Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Splittorff
Kuiper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dybzinski vs. Splittorff
Dybzinski bunts in front of the plate. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Splittorff
Orta strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuiper scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Barker
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Barker
Washington hits a line drive into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Barker
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Barker
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Hammaker
Atlee Hammaker now pitching.
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hammaker
Harrah hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Hammaker
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hassey for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Barker
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Barker
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Barker
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Hammaker
Manning 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, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hammaker
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dybzinski vs. Hammaker
Dybzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Barker
Motley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Barker
Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Motley moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Barker
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Motley scores. Geronimo moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Barker
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Barker
Brett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Barker
Aikens hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Barker
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Barker
There goes McRae. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Barker
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Hammaker
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hammaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Hammaker
Bannister hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orta moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Hammaker
Hargrove hits a line drive towards first. Aikens catches it and steps on first to double up Bannister. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Hammaker
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Barker
Quirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motley vs. Barker
Motley hits a line drive into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Barker
Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Dybzinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Barker
There goes Quirk. The throw from Hassey and he is out, Dybzinski applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Hammaker
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Hammaker
Hassey bunts towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with White covering, for the out. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Hammaker
There goes Harrah. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. Harrah steals third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Manning vs. Hammaker
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hammaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuiper vs. Hammaker
There goes Harrah, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Harrah steals home. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hammaker
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Barker
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Barker
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Barker
Brett hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Barker
Aikens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Orta. Aikens reaches second base with a double. Washington goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dybzinski vs. Hammaker
Dybzinski 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, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Hammaker
Orta hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Martin
Renie Martin now pitching.
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Martin
There goes Orta. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. Orta steals second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Martin
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Motley. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. Orta scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Martin
Von Hayes pinch hits for Andre Thornton.
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hargrove scores. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Martin
Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hassey vs. Brett
Ken Brett now pitching.
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manning vs. Brett
Manning takes first base on ball four. Hassey moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuiper vs. Brett
Kuiper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stanton
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Stanton
Quirk hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motley vs. Stanton
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Stanton
Amos Otis pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo.
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dybzinski vs. Brett
Amos Otis now playing center field.
Dybzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Brett
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Brett
Bannister 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
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bannister. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Monge
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Monge
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Monge
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Monge
John Wathan pinch runs for Willie Aikens.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/16/1981, game 2 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Wilson W, lf 5 0 1 1 Dilone M, lf 0 1 0 0 Washington U, ss 3 2 1 0 Orta J, rf 4 1 2 0 Brett G, 3b 5 1 2 3 Bannister A, rf-lf 5 1 3 2 Aikens W, 1b 4 0 1 1 Hargrove M, 1b 3 1 1 1 Wathan J, pr 0 0 0 0 Thornton A, dh 2 0 0 1 McRae H, dh 5 1 2 0 Hayes V, ph 1 1 1 1 White F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Harrah T, 3b 2 2 1 1 Quirk J, c 3 0 1 1 Hassey R, c 3 0 2 1 Motley D, rf 4 1 1 0 Manning R, cf 3 0 0 0 Geronimo C, cf 3 1 1 0 Kuiper D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Otis A, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Dybzinski J, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 6 11 6 30 8 11 7 Kansas City 010 040 100 -- 6 Cleveland 310 001 30x -- 8 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P 2.0 4 4 4 2 2 Hammaker A 4.1 3 2 2 1 0 Martin R (L) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 Brett K 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Barker L 6.2 9 6 6 3 2 Stanton M (W) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 Monge S (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Cleveland 6 2B -- Bannister A, Hassey R, McRae H, Aikens W, Hargrove M, Wilson W HR -- Brett G SB -- McRae H, Harrah T 2, Orta J CS -- Quirk J SH -- Hargrove M, Dybzinski J, Hassey R SF -- Thornton A T -- 2:56 A -- 12790
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