Athletics @ Royals
October 6, 1981

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 4 8 2
Royals 0 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 4 8 2
Royals 0 4 1

Clint Hurdle Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .500 .500
OBP .667 .667
At Bats 2 2
Hits 1 1
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 1
RBI’s 0 0

Mike Norris Postseason Stats

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0 0 0
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Royals Stadium - October 6, 1981
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Out
Mike Norris
Mike Heath
Jim Spencer
Dave McKay
Wayne Gross
Fred Stanley
Rickey Henderson
Dwayne Murphy
Tony Armas
Clint Hurdle

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 4 8 2 5
Kansas City Royals 0 4 1 7
Winning Pitcher Mike Norris
Losing Pitcher Dennis Leonard
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Wayne Gross
Attendance 40,592
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Renie Martin now pitching. Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aikens for the out.
Bottom 8 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 White takes first base on ball four. Washington moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay misplays the ball. That's an error on McKay.
Top 8 Gross hits a line drive into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Drumright moves to second.
Top 8 Drumright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Murphy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stanley is called out on strikes.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Heath hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aikens is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out.
Top 6 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Armas moves to third.
Top 6 Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Drumright bunts in front of the plate. Wathan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 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.
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive towards third. Gross catches it and throws to second to double up Wathan.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Washington bunts towards the mound. Norris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hurdle moves to third. Wathan moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wathan takes first base on ball four. Hurdle moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McKay hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Heath strikes out.
Top 4 Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Spencer reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Gross hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Top 4 Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Murphy moves to third.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Wilson bunts towards the mound. Norris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hurdle moves to third. Wathan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Hurdle takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKay for the out.
Top 3 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Aikens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Armas strikes out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.