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.

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