Three-hit pitching by Larry Gura carried the Royals to a 4-2 triumph over the Brewers, ending the K.C. losing streak at four games. The Royals erupted for three runs in their first turn at bat. Willie Wilson started the game with a single, reached second on a groundout and scored on a single by George Brett. Willie Aikens then drilled a ball into the right field bleachers for his third homer of the season. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     25, 1981 (Day game) at County Stadium
Royals       3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
Brewers      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  3  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .213      Molitor cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Washington ss         4   0   0   0     1   0   .316      Yount ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .182
McRae dh              5   0   0   0     0   2   .239      Cooper 1b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .214
G. Brett 3b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .220      Hisle dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .185
Aikens 1b             4   1   2   2     0   2   .289      Oglivie lf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .263
Otis lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .154      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .175
Wathan c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .219      Thomas rf             2   1   1   1     1   1   .265
Geronimo rf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .235      Money 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .138
Chalk 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Gantner 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        C. Moore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Romero 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Vuckovich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  10   3     1   5             Totals               29   2   3   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 18,858
Left on Base: Royals 8, Brewers 3
DP: Royals 0, Brewers 0
Errors: Washington, Yount
Doubles: Molitor (3)
Home Runs: Aikens (3), Thomas (3)
Caught Stealing: Otis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cooper (1)
Hit by Pitch: G. Brett (1,by Vuckovich), Oglivie (3,by Gura)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(1-2)             9     3   2   2   1   5   1  32   2.67
Totals                  9     3   2   2   1   5   1  32

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich L(0-2)        6     9   4   3   1   4   1  29   7.47
Augustine               3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9    10   4   3   1   5   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Gura (1), Vuckovich (2)
Wild Pitches: Gura (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Mike Reilly


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Washington grounded out
(third to first) [Wilson to second]; McRae flied out to right;
G. Brett singled to right [Wilson scored]; Aikens homered [G.
Brett scored]; Otis flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied out to right; Yount grounded out
(third to first); Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
singled to left; Chalk singled to right [Geronimo to third];
Wilson flied out to right; Washington forced Chalk (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Oglivie struck
out; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae struck out; G. Brett grounded out (second to
first); Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Thomas homered; Money grounded out (pitcher to
first); Gantner flied out to right; Molitor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to center; Otis was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Wathan
lined to center; Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Yount singled to left; Cooper flied out to center;
Hisle forced Yount (shortstop to second); Oglivie struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Chalk flied out to left; Wilson singled to second;
Washington walked [Wilson to second]; McRae struck out; G. Brett
was hit by a pitch [Wilson to third, Washington to second];
Aikens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals
3, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Simmons reached on an error by Washington; Thomas
walked [Simmons to second]; Simmons was picked off second
(pitcher to second); Money was called out on strikes; Gantner
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Brewers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Wathan
singled to right; Geronimo singled to center [Wathan to second];
Chalk reached on an error by Yount [Wathan scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Geronimo to third]; Wilson reached on a fielder's choice
[Geronimo out at home (first to catcher to third), Chalk to
second]; Washington forced Wilson (third to second); 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Molitor doubled to left; Gura threw a wild pitch
[Molitor to third]; Yount grounded out (third to first); Cooper
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Molitor scored]; Hisle lined to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: AUGUSTINE REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett grounded out (first
unassisted); Aikens singled to center; Otis lined to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Oglivie was hit by a pitch; Simmons made an out to
shortstop; Thomas struck out; Money grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Wathan grounded out (second to first); Geronimo was
called out on strikes; Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: C. MOORE BATTED FOR GANTNER; C. Moore grounded out
(pitcher to third to first); Molitor lined to left; Yount
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Brewers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: ROMERO REPLACED C. MOORE (PLAYING 2B); Wilson popped
to first in foul territory; Washington grounded out (shortstop
to first); McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Cooper flied out to right; Hisle was called out on
strikes; Oglivie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Brewers 2.