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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 26, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 26, 1981 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 26, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
Home Starting Pitcher | Aurelio Lopez |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 36,691 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 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 |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
Darryl Motley | Right Fielder |
Cesar Geronimo | Left Fielder |
Rance Mulliniks | Shortstop |
Jim Frey | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Cowens | Center Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Kirk Gibson | Right Fielder |
Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
John Wockenfuss | DH |
Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 26, 1981
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lopez
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lopez
White hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Lopez
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Lopez
Aikens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Lopez
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Gura
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Cowens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Gura
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kemp vs. Gura
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Gura
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Lopez
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Lopez
Motley hits a line drive into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Lopez
Geronimo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Lopez
There goes Geronimo. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Geronimo steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Lopez
Mulliniks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Geronimo scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Lopez
There goes Mulliniks. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Trammell applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Gura
Gibson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Gura
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. Gura
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards second. White scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lopez
Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lopez
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Lopez
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Gura
Brookens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Gura
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Gura
Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Lopez
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aikens for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lopez
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Lopez
Quirk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Gura
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Gura
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Gura
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Gura
There goes Trammell. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. Trammell steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Gura
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Lopez
Motley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Lopez
Geronimo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Lopez
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mulliniks for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lopez
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lopez
White bunts towards third. Brookens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Cappuzzello
George Cappuzzello now pitching.
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aikens vs. Cappuzzello
Aikens is hit by the pitch. White moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McRae vs. Cappuzzello
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. Brett moves to third. Aikens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wathan vs. Cappuzzello
John Wathan pinch hits for Jamie Quirk.
Wathan hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Motley vs. Cappuzzello
Motley takes first base on ball four. Brett scores. Aikens moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Geronimo vs. Cappuzzello
Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gura
John Wathan now catching.
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Gura
Wockenfuss hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Gura
Brookens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Gura
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brookens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Gura
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Cappuzzello
Mulliniks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Cappuzzello
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Mulliniks moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Cappuzzello
White hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Cappuzzello
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mulliniks moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aikens vs. Cappuzzello
Aikens hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Gura
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Gura
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Gura
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Gura
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Cappuzzello
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Cappuzzello
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Cappuzzello
Motley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Motley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Cappuzzello
Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gura
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wockenfuss vs. Gura
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brookens vs. Gura
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Gura
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Cappuzzello
Mulliniks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Cappuzzello
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Cappuzzello
White hits a line drive towards first. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Gura
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Gura
Trammell hits a line drive into left field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Gura
Kemp hits a popup towards short. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Cappuzzello
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Cappuzzello
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Cappuzzello
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Cappuzzello
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Whitaker fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Gura
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Gura
Gibson hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Gura
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Geronimo who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. Parrish goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wockenfuss vs. Gura
Stan Papi pinch runs for Ron Jackson.
Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brookens vs. Gura
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/26/1981 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Wilson W, cf 4 1 1 0 Cowens A, cf 4 0 1 0 White F, 2b 5 1 1 0 Trammell A, ss 2 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 4 1 1 1 Kemp S, lf 3 0 0 0 Aikens W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Parrish L, c 4 1 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 1 Gibson K, rf 4 0 1 0 Quirk J, c 2 0 0 0 Jackson R, 1b 4 0 2 1 Wathan J, ph-c 3 0 0 0 Papi S, pr 0 0 0 0 Motley D, rf 2 1 1 1 Wockenfuss J, dh 3 0 0 0 Geronimo C, lf 4 2 2 2 Brookens T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mulliniks R, ss 4 0 2 1 Whitaker L, 2b 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 10 6 31 1 7 1 Kansas City 010 050 000 -- 6 Detroit 000 000 001 -- 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Gura L (W) 9.0 7 1 1 4 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lopez A (L) 4.1 6 5 5 2 2 Cappuzzello G 4.2 4 1 1 3 2 DP -- Kansas City 3 LOB -- Kansas City 9, Detroit 7 2B -- Cowens A, Motley D, Jackson R 3B -- Jackson R HR -- Geronimo C SB -- Geronimo C, Trammell A CS -- Mulliniks R HBP -- by Cappuzzello G (Aikens W) T -- 2:30 A -- 36691
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