Spacing six hits, Dave Rozema pitched the Tigers to a 4-0 whitewashing of the Royals. Steve Kemp drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly in the first inning and a single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 0

Game Played on Wednesday, April 15, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Tigers 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 7 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Peters cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .316 Wilson cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Washington ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .385 Kemp lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .471 G. Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Jones lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Aikens 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Parrish c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Dyer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Otis lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Wockenfuss dh 3 1 0 0 1 1 .250 Wathan c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .385 Cowens rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .364 Geronimo rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .190 White 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Kelleher 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .267 Quirk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .353 Chalk 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 4 7 4 1 2 Totals 33 0 6 0 0 1 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 21,439 Left on Base: Tigers 3, Royals 6 DP: Tigers 0, Royals 1 Doubles: Peters (2) Triples: Cowens (2) Stolen Bases: Otis (1), Wilson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (2), Peters (2) Sacrifice Flies: Kemp (2) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema W(1-0) 9 6 0 0 0 1 0 33 0.00 Totals 9 6 0 0 0 1 0 33 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura L(0-2) 9 7 4 4 1 2 0 34 3.95 Totals 9 7 4 4 1 2 0 34 Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Nick Bremigan TIGERS 1ST: Peters doubled to right; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Peters to third]; Kemp hit a sacrifice fly to left [Peters scored]; Parrish made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to right; Washington forced Wilson (shortstop to second); G. Brett forced Washington (shortstop to second); Aikens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0. TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss walked; Cowens tripled to right [Wockenfuss scored]; Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Kelleher singled to left [Cowens scored]; Whitaker lined to center; Peters singled to right [Kelleher to second]; Trammell flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis singled to left; Wathan flied out to right; Otis stole second; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. TIGERS 3RD: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Wockenfuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (first unassisted); Wilson popped to catcher in foul territory; Washington popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. TIGERS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner lined to center; Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett flied out to center; Aikens singled to center; McRae made an out to third; Otis forced Aikens (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker flied out to center; Peters grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Wathan grounded out (second to first); Geronimo grounded out (second to first); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. TIGERS 6TH: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish singled to left; Wockenfuss lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Wilson singled to right; Wilson stole second; Washington flied out to left; G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilson to third]; Aikens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. TIGERS 7TH: Cowens lined to left; Hebner grounded out (second to first); Kelleher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: McRae grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); Wathan singled to center; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker singled to center; Peters out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Whitaker to second]; Trammell grounded out (third to first); Kemp singled to left [Whitaker scored]; Parrish struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 8TH: QUIRK BATTED FOR WHITE; Quirk grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington singled to left; G. Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0. TIGERS 9TH: CHALK REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING 2B); Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Cowens lined to right; Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 9TH: JONES REPLACED KEMP (PLAYING LF); DYER REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING C ); Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); Lance Parrish ejected by 1B umpire Larry Barnett; McRae grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0.

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