| Registering their fifth straight victory, the Indians blanked the Royals, 4-0, behind the seven-hit pitching of Len Barker. The Tribe broke the 0-0 deadlock in the seventh on an RBI single by Jorge Orta, two-run double by Mike Hargrove and run-scoring single by Joe Charboneau. [The Sporting News] |
Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April 22, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 4 13 1 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 2 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Manning cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .133 Wilson cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .179 Orta rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .219 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216 Hargrove 1b 5 1 1 2 0 0 .257 G. Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Kelly dh 3 0 2 0 2 0 .400 Aikens 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .233 Charboneau lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .219 Otis lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .129 Littleton lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Wathan c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .240 Harrah 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Phelps ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Diaz c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .385 Grote c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Bannister 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .206 Geronimo rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .111 Dybzinski 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .355 Veryzer ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .393 Mulliniks 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quirk ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 4 13 4 2 2 Totals 34 0 7 0 3 9 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 19,776 Left on Base: Indians 11, Royals 10 DP: Indians 0, Royals 0 Errors: Dybzinski, Wathan, Mulliniks Doubles: Hargrove (2) Stolen Bases: Kelly 2 (2) Caught Stealing: Wathan (1) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barker W(1-1) 9 7 0 0 3 9 0 37 2.35 Totals 9 7 0 0 3 9 0 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(1-2) 6.2 9 4 4 0 1 0 30 2.91 Wright 2.1 4 0 0 2 1 0 12 0.00 Totals 9 13 4 4 2 2 0 42 Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry McCoy INDIANS 1ST: Manning struck out; Orta singled to left; Hargrove made an out to second; Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; McRae lined to right; G. Brett lined to left; Aikens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 2ND: Charboneau grounded out (third to first); Harrah grounded out (third to first); Diaz made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis struck out; Wathan walked; Geronimo walked [Wathan to second]; Washington grounded out (third to first) [Wathan to third, Geronimo to second]; Mulliniks flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 3RD: Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first); Veryzer singled to left; Manning singled to right [Veryzer to second]; Orta forced Manning (pitcher to shortstop) [Veryzer to third]; Hargrove lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson singled to left; McRae flied out to right; G. Brett lined to left; Aikens singled to left [Wilson to third]; Otis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 4TH: Kelly singled to left; Kelly stole second; Charboneau flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (second to first) [Kelly to third]; Diaz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Wathan singled to left; Wathan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Geronimo flied out to center; Washington lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 5TH: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning reached on an error by Mulliniks; Orta made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Mulliniks flied out to left; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 6TH: Hargrove made an out to shortstop; Kelly singled to left; Kelly stole second [Kelly to third (error by Wathan)]; Charboneau flied out to right; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett struck out; Aikens flied out to center; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 7TH: Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister singled to left; Veryzer singled to left [Bannister to second]; Manning flied out to center; Orta singled to left [Bannister scored, Veryzer to second]; Hargrove doubled to right [Veryzer scored, Orta scored]; WRIGHT REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Kelly was walked intentionally; Debut game for Jim Wright; Charboneau singled to center [Hargrove scored, Kelly out at third (center to third to second)]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: LITTLETON REPLACED CHARBONEAU (PLAYING LF); Wathan grounded out (second to first); Geronimo singled to center; On a bunt Washington singled to third [Geronimo to second]; Mulliniks struck out; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 0. INDIANS 8TH: Harrah grounded out (second to first); Diaz singled to center; Bannister flied out to left; Veryzer singled to right [Diaz to second]; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 8TH: DYBZINSKI REPLACED BANNISTER (PLAYING 2B); McRae reached on an error by Dybzinski; G. Brett made an out to third; Aikens walked [McRae to second]; Otis struck out; PHELPS BATTED FOR WATHAN; Phelps struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 0. INDIANS 9TH: GROTE REPLACED PHELPS (PLAYING C ); Orta singled to left; Hargrove flied out to right [Orta to second]; Kelly was walked intentionally; Littleton struck out; Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 9TH: Geronimo struck out; Washington flied out to center; QUIRK BATTED FOR MULLINIKS; Quirk singled to left; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 0.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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