| A two-run homer by Clint Hurdle triggered the Royals to a 4-2 triumph over the Orioles. Hurdle's blast in the fifth inning followed a two-out single by John Wathan. The Royals kayoed Orioles starter Mike Flanagan in the sixth on a double by Willie Wilson, RBI single by U.L. Washington and single by George Brett. After Scott McGregor replaced Flanagan, Hal McRae stroked a run-scoring single. Dan Quisenberry came on in the ninth after the Birds loaded the bases with none out and preserved the victory. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Sunday, April 12, 1981 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 - 4 8 2 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 3 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .222 Bumbry cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Washington ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 .429 Dauer 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .125 G. Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Singleton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .429 McRae dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Murray 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Otis lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .143 Graham dh 3 1 0 0 1 2 .000 Aikens 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .143 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Wathan c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 Dempsey c 2 0 0 0 1 2 .333 Hurdle rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .500 Crowley ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roenicke lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dwyer ph,lf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lowenstein ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Sakata ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Krenchicki ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 8 4 2 7 Totals 31 2 3 2 4 6 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 18,624 Left on Base: Royals 4, Orioles 7 DP: Royals 0, Orioles 2 Errors: Otis, White Doubles: Washington (1), Wilson (1), Dauer (1), Bumbry (1) Home Runs: Hurdle (2) Sacrifice Flies: Dwyer (1) GIDP: Wathan (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(1-0) 8 3 2 0 3 6 0 32 0.00 Quisenberry SV(1) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 3 2 0 4 6 0 36 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan L(0-1) 5 6 4 4 0 5 1 21 7.20 McGregor 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 14 0.00 Totals 9 8 4 4 2 7 1 35 Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Bill Kunkel ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Washington struck out; G. Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer flied out to right; Singleton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae made an out to second; Otis flied out to center; Aikens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray lined to left; Graham flied out to center; DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wathan grounded out (first unassisted); Hurdle struck out; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey struck out; Roenicke flied out to center; Belanger made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ROYALS 4TH: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Washington doubled to left; G. Brett flied out to left; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ROYALS 5TH: Otis lined to shortstop; Aikens struck out; Wathan singled; Hurdle homered [Wathan scored]; White made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Murray flied out to center; Graham struck out; DeCinces flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0. ROYALS 6TH: Wilson doubled to right; Washington singled to center [Wilson scored]; G. Brett singled to right [Washington to second]; MCGREGOR REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); McRae singled to center [Washington scored, G. Brett to third, McRae to second (on throw)]; Otis was walked intentionally; Aikens lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Otis out at first]; Wathan was walked intentionally; Hurdle flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey walked; Roenicke forced Dempsey (third to second); Belanger flied out to center; Bumbry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 0. ROYALS 7TH: White made an out to first; Wilson grounded out (first to pitcher); Washington lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer doubled to left; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray reached on an error by Otis; Graham struck out; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 0. ROYALS 8TH: G. Brett struck out; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey struck out; DWYER BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Dwyer grounded out (pitcher unassisted); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR BELANGER; Lowenstein walked; Bumbry doubled to right [Lowenstein to third]; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 0. ROYALS 9TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SAKATA REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); Aikens singled to right; Wathan grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Aikens out at second]; Hurdle flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton singled to center; Murray reached on an error by White [Singleton to second]; Graham walked [Singleton to third, Murray to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); DeCinces forced Singleton (pitcher to catcher) [Murray to third, Graham to second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Crowley walked [Murray scored (unearned), Graham to third, DeCinces to second]; Dwyer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Graham scored (unearned), DeCinces to third, Crowley to second]; KRENCHICKI BATTED FOR SAKATA; Krenchicki flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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