Monday April 20, 1981
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An error and a passed ball in the ninth inning helped the Indians score two runs and defeat the Royals, 4-2. The game was tied, 2-2, when Toby Harrah walked with one out in the ninth. After Dan Quisenberry replaced Paul Splittorff on the hill for K.C., a single by Bo Diaz sent Harrah to third.

Ken Brett then took over for Quisenberry and induced pinch-hitter Jorge Orta to hit a grounder that second baseman Rance Mulliniks misplayed, allowing Harrah to score and Diaz to take third, from where he eventually came across on a passed ball. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Monday, April 20, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Indians 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 9 2 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 2 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Wilson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Manning cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Bannister 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .160 G. Brett 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .259 Hargrove 1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .308 Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .217 Thornton dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 .500 Otis lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .167 Charboneau rf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Quirk c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrah 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .348 Mulliniks 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .500 Diaz c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .444 Geronimo rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Littleton cf,lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 2 0 1 1 1 0 .348 Orta ph,rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .130 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 K. Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dybzinski ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Berenguer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Denny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 9 3 2 6 Totals 31 2 6 1 3 3 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 21,658 Left on Base: Indians 6, Royals 5 DP: Indians 2, Royals 2 Errors: Diaz, Veryzer, Mulliniks 2 Doubles: G. Brett (2) Home Runs: Thornton (1) Stolen Bases: Bannister (1), Hargrove (2) GIDP: Diaz (1), Dilone (1), Aikens (1), Quirk (1) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Denny W(1-1) 8 6 2 0 3 3 0 31 2.30 Spillner SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.50 Totals 9 6 2 0 3 3 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(0-1) 8.1 8 3 3 2 4 1 33 4.50 Quisenberry 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.25 K. Brett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.86 Berenguer 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 9 4 3 2 6 1 37 Passed Balls: Quirk 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister flied out to center; Hargrove singled to left; Thornton singled to center [Hargrove to second]; Charboneau forced Hargrove (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson made an out to shortstop; McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); G. Brett doubled to left; Aikens walked; Otis walked [G. Brett to third, Aikens to second]; Quirk grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 2ND: On a bunt Harrah singled to shortstop; Diaz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrah out at second]; Littleton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mulliniks struck out; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington walked; Washington was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer singled to right; Dilone grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Veryzer out at second]; Bannister walked; Bannister stole second; Hargrove singled to center [Bannister scored, Hargrove out at second (center to catcher to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson struck out; McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); G. Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton homered; Charboneau struck out; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Diaz singled to left; Littleton forced Diaz (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Aikens grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); Quirk grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0. INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Dilone flied out to center; Bannister flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Mulliniks singled to left; Geronimo forced Mulliniks (first to shortstop); Washington forced Geronimo (shortstop unassisted); Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0. INDIANS 6TH: Hargrove reached on an error by Mulliniks; Thornton made an out to second; Hargrove stole second; Charboneau lined to shortstop; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: McRae lined to first; G. Brett singled to left; Aikens grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [G. Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0. INDIANS 7TH: Diaz popped to first in foul territory; Littleton lined to right; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: Otis singled to right; Quirk grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; Mulliniks singled to right; Geronimo reached on an error by Veryzer [Mulliniks to second]; Washington singled to left [Mulliniks scored (unearned), Geronimo scored (error by Diaz) (unearned) (no RBI), Washington to second (on throw to home)]; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2. INDIANS 8TH: Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister struck out; Hargrove singled to left; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: MANNING REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING CF); LITTLETON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); McRae grounded out (second to first); G. Brett grounded out (second to first); Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2. INDIANS 9TH: Charboneau grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah walked; QUISENBERRY REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Diaz singled to left [Harrah to third]; ORTA BATTED FOR LITTLETON; K. BRETT REPLACED QUISENBERRY (PITCHING); Orta reached on an error by Mulliniks [Harrah scored, Diaz to third]; KELLY BATTED FOR VERYZER; BERENGUER REPLACED K. BRETT (PITCHING); Quirk allowed a passed ball [Diaz scored (unearned), Orta to second]; Kelly struck out; Quirk allowed a passed ball [Orta to third]; Manning struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: DYBZINSKI REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); ORTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CHARBONEAU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SPILLNER REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Otis flied out to left; Quirk grounded out (pitcher to first); Mulliniks made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 2.

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