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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
October 6, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on October 6, 1981 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | October 6, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | October 6, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Norris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 40,592 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Don Denkinger |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Keith Drumright | DH |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Hal McRae | DH |
Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
John Wathan | Catcher |
U L Washington | Shortstop |
Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
October 6, 1981
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leonard
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Leonard
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drumright vs. Leonard
Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Norris
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Norris
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Norris
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Norris
Aikens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Norris
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Norris
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Leonard
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Leonard
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKay for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Norris
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Norris
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Norris. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Norris
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Norris
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Norris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hurdle moves to third. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Norris
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to home to get Hurdle. Wathan moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Norris
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leonard
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Leonard
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drumright vs. Leonard
Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Drumright for the out. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Leonard
Heath strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Norris
Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Norris
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Norris
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Leonard
McKay hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leonard
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Norris
Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Norris
Wathan takes first base on ball four. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Norris
Washington bunts towards the mound. Norris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hurdle moves to third. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Norris
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Norris
White hits a line drive towards third. Gross catches it and throws to second to double up Wathan. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Leonard
Murphy 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Leonard
Drumright bunts in front of the plate. Wathan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Armas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Norris
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Norris
Aikens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Norris
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Leonard
Heath hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Leonard
McKay 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Norris
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Norris
Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Norris
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leonard
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Leonard
Murphy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Leonard
Drumright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Drumright moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a line drive into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Norris
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay misplays the ball. That's an error on McKay. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Norris
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Norris
White takes first base on ball four. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Norris
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aikens vs. Norris
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aikens for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Martin
Renie Martin now pitching.
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Martin
Heath 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 -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Martin
McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Martin
Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Norris
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Norris
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Norris
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 10/6/1981 -- Oakland at Kansas City (D) Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Henderson R, lf 4 0 0 0 Wilson W, lf 4 0 1 0 Murphy D, cf 3 2 2 1 White F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Drumright K, dh 4 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Armas T, rf 4 1 1 0 Aikens W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Gross W, 3b 4 1 2 3 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 4 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0 Heath M, c 4 0 0 0 Hurdle C, rf 3 0 1 0 McKay D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Wathan J, c 2 0 0 0 Stanley F, ss 4 0 0 0 Washington U, ss 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 8 4 31 0 4 0 Oakland 000 300 010 -- 4 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Norris M (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (L) 8.0 7 4 1 1 3 Martin R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Norris M, Brett G, McKay D DP -- Oakland 2, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Oakland 5, Kansas City 7 2B -- Spencer J HR -- Gross W, Murphy D T -- 2:35 A -- 40592
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