An opposite-field single by Ricky Peters drove home the winning run in the top of the ninth inning as the Tigers edged the Royals, 6-5, in the home opener for K.C. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     14, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  3    1  0  1  -   6 13  2
Royals       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   5 12  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Peters cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .250      Wilson cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .214
Trammell ss           5   0   1   1     0   0   .250      McRae dh              5   1   1   1     0   0   .286
Kemp lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .500      G. Brett 3b           3   1   2   0     2   0   .364
Parrish c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .231      Aikens 1b             5   0   2   1     0   1   .250
Wockenfuss dh         4   2   2   2     0   1   .400      Otis lf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .100
Cowens rf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .429      Hurdle rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .500
Hebner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .235        Geronimo pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kelleher 3b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Wathan c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .400
  Gibson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Washington ss         2   0   1   1     2   0   .444
  Papi 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .125
Whitaker 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .357        Phelps ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mulliniks 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        K. Brett p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  13   6     0   3             Totals               35   5  12   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 40,700
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Royals 8
DP: Tigers 0, Royals 2
Errors: Kelleher 2
Doubles: Cowens (1), Whitaker (2), G. Brett (1), Wathan (1), Aikens (1), Hurdle (1), McRae (1)
Triples: Wilson (1)
Home Runs: Wockenfuss (1)
Stolen Bases: Peters (1)
Caught Stealing: Washington 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (1)
GIDP: Trammell (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris                  7     9   4   4   2   2   0  29   2.81
Saucier                 0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2  20.25
Tobik                   0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Lopez W(1-0)            1.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    12   5   5   4   2   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              5.2   9   4   4   0   0   1  24   6.35
K. Brett                2.1   2   1   1   0   3   0   9   3.86
Quisenberry L(0-1)      1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   4.50
Totals                  9    13   6   6   0   3   1  38

Passed Balls: Parrish (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TIGERS 1ST: Peters grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
grounded out (second to first); Kemp grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson lined to shortstop; McRae flied out to
center; G. Brett doubled to left; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish lined to center; Wockenfuss flied out to
center; Cowens singled to left; Hebner singled to right [Cowens
to second]; Kelleher flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (third to first); Hurdle grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wathan doubled to left; Washington
singled to left [Wathan scored]; Washington was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Peters
singled to center; Trammell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Peters out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to center; Wilson struck out; McRae
reached on an error by Kelleher [White to third (error by
Kelleher), McRae to second]; G. Brett was walked intentionally;
Aikens doubled to left [White scored, McRae out at home (left to
shortstop to first to catcher), G. Brett to third]; Otis
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish made
an out to second; Wockenfuss homered; Cowens lined to second; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle doubled to left [Hurdle out at third (left to
shortstop to third)]; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington walked; Washington was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Kelleher
singled to right; Whitaker lined into a double play (pitcher to
first) [Kelleher out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White popped to third in foul territory; Wilson
grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Peters made an out to second; Trammell made an out
to first; Kemp singled to left; Parrish singled to center [Kemp
to second]; Wockenfuss singled to center [Kemp scored, Parrish
to third]; Cowens doubled to left [Parrish scored, Wockenfuss
scored]; K. BRETT REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Hebner
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett lined to center; Aikens singled to center;
Otis flied out to center; Hurdle grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Kelleher struck out; Whitaker singled to center;
Peters forced Whitaker (third to second); Peters stole second;
Trammell singled to left [Peters scored]; Kemp struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Wathan lined to first; Washington grounded out
(third to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Royals 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wockenfuss struck out; Cowens grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson tripled to right; McRae doubled to left
[Wilson scored]; SAUCIER REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); G. Brett
singled to left [McRae to third]; Aikens grounded out (pitcher
to first) [G. Brett to second]; TOBIK REPLACED SAUCIER
(PITCHING); Otis hit a sacrifice fly to left [McRae scored];
Hurdle singled to left [G. Brett scored]; GERONIMO RAN FOR
HURDLE; Wathan singled to left [Geronimo to second]; LOPEZ
REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Parrish allowed a passed ball
[Geronimo to third, Wathan to second]; Washington walked; PHELPS
BATTED FOR WHITE; Phelps flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 5, Royals 5.

TIGERS 9TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MULLINIKS
REPLACED PHELPS (PLAYING 2B); QUISENBERRY REPLACED K. BRETT
(PITCHING); Hebner grounded out (second to first); GIBSON BATTED
FOR KELLEHER; Gibson flied out to left; Whitaker doubled to
right; Peters singled to left [Whitaker scored, Peters to second
(on throw to home)]; Trammell made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: PAPI REPLACED GIBSON (PLAYING 3B); Wilson made an
out to shortstop; McRae flied out to right; G. Brett walked;
Aikens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 6, Royals 5.