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.