Royals @ Tigers
August 24, 1981

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 5 1
Tigers 2 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 5 1
Tigers 2 7 0

Kirk Gibson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .295
OBP 1.000 .343
At Bats 3 132
Hits 3 39
• Singles 2 30
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 19

Dan Quisenberry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 3 11
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Tiger Stadium - August 24, 1981
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Out
Dan Quisenberry
John Wathan
Willie Aikens
Frank White
George Brett
U L Washington
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Cesar Geronimo
Kirk Gibson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 4 5 1 6
Detroit Tigers 2 7 0 10
Winning Pitcher Ken Brett
Losing Pitcher Dan Schatzeder
Save Dan Quisenberry
Game Winning RBI Amos Otis
Attendance 41,009
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Quisenberry covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Cesar Geronimo now playing right field. Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Wilson. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Trammell applying the tag.
Top 9 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Motley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rick Peters now playing center field. Al Cowens now playing right field. Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quisenberry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Steve Kemp pinch hits for John Wockenfuss. Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dan Quisenberry now pitching. Rick Peters pinch hits for Lynn Jones. Peters takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Dave Tobik now pitching. White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aikens takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gibson. Otis reaches second base with a double. Motley scores. Brett scores. McRae moves to third.
Top 8 McRae takes first base on ball four. Motley moves to third. Brett moves to second.
Top 8 Brett is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Kevin Saucier now pitching. Washington strikes out.
Top 8 Wilson bunts towards the mound. Schatzeder fields it and throws to first for the out. Motley moves to second.
Top 8 Richie Hebner now playing first base. Motley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Richie Hebner pinch hits for Ron Jackson. Ken Brett now pitching. Hebner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Renie Martin now pitching. Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and tags Cowens, for the out. Gibson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Gibson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cowens moves to third.
Bottom 7 Trammell hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a popup towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Aikens is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Whitaker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brookens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Motley. Brookens reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McRae strikes out.
Top 6 Brett hits a line drive into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a line drive into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Parrish hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Motley. Parrish reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Jones fires to first and has Gibson trapped. There's the throw to White who tags Gibson for the out.
Bottom 5 Gibson bunts towards short. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Motley strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Whitaker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Jones scores. Wockenfuss moves to third. Brookens moves to second.
Bottom 4 Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to home to get Jackson. Jones moves to third. Wockenfuss moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There go the runners. The throw from Wathan and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Gibson scores.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gibson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Gibson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Wathan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes White. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. White steals second.
Top 4 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Aikens hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Otis strikes out. There goes McRae. The throw from Parrish to second, and McRae is out.
Top 4 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brett hits a line drive into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Motley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Wathan takes first base on ball four. White moves to second.
Top 2 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schatzeder fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 McRae hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Parrish hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gibson takes first base on ball four. Trammell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Trammell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wilson is called out on strikes.