Entering the game batting .208, George Brett went 4-for-5 to support Larry Gura's six-hitter as the Royals blanked Texas, 4-0, ending a streak by the Rangers' pitching staff which had shut out four consecutive opponents -- one short of the American League record. Texas pitchers had racked up 39 straight scoreless innings before Frank White's sacrifice fly scored Amos Otis in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Friday, May       1, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  1  -   4 12  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Garcia lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Rivers cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .342
McRae dh              5   2   2   0     0   1   .259      Oliver dh             4   0   1   0     0   2   .286
G. Brett 3b           5   1   4   0     0   0   .264      Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Aikens 1b             2   0   1   1     3   0   .277      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .276
Otis cf               3   1   2   2     2   0   .184      Roberts lf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Wathan c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Stein 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
White 2b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .259      Grubb rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .316
Geronimo rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Mendoza ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Washington ss         3   0   0   0     1   1   .245      Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schmidt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  12   4     6   6             Totals               31   0   6   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 26,520
Left on Base: Royals 12, Rangers 5
DP: Royals 2, Rangers 1
Doubles: McRae (2), G. Brett (3), Roberts (2), Mendoza (2)
Stolen Bases: Wathan (2), G. Brett (1)
Caught Stealing: G. Brett (1)
Sacrifice Flies: White (1)
GIDP: Wathan (3), Sundberg (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(2-2)             9     6   0   0   1   6   0  32   2.06
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   6   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer L(2-1)            5     7   2   2   4   0   0  24   3.86
Hough                   3.1   4   2   2   2   5   0  16   6.75
Schmidt                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    12   4   4   6   6   0  43

Wild Pitches: Comer (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first to pitcher); Willie
Wilson ejected by HP umpire Bill Kunkel; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); G. Brett singled to center; Aikens walked
[G. Brett to second]; Otis forced G. Brett (third unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: GARCIA REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING LF); Wills flied
out to right; Rivers made an out to catcher; Oliver lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Wathan grounded out (second to first); White singled
to center; Geronimo singled to right [White to second];
Washington forced Geronimo (second to shortstop) [White to
third]; Garcia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Ellis popped to first in foul territory; Sundberg
was called out on strikes; Roberts doubled to left; Stein
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Rangers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett
singled to right; G. Brett was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Aikens flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Grubb flied out to center; Mendoza grounded out
(pitcher to first); Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis walked; Wathan singled to center [Otis to
third]; White hit a sacrifice fly to left [Otis scored];
Geronimo flied out to right; Wathan stole second; Comer threw a
wild pitch [Wathan to third]; Washington walked; Garcia grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 4TH: Rivers struck out; Oliver struck out; Ellis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Rangers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae doubled to right; G. Brett grounded out
(second to first) [McRae to third]; Aikens was walked
intentionally; Otis singled to left [McRae scored, Aikens to
second]; Wathan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Otis out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Roberts struck out;
Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); On a bunt White
grounded out (pitcher to first); Geronimo flied out to center;
Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 6TH: Grubb flied out to left; Mendoza grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Garcia flied out to center; McRae singled to center;
G. Brett doubled to right [McRae to third]; Aikens was walked
intentionally; Otis walked [McRae scored, G. Brett to third,
Aikens to second]; Wathan forced G. Brett (third to catcher)
[Aikens to third, Otis to second]; White struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Rivers singled to right; Oliver singled to right
[Rivers to third]; Ellis lined into a double play (pitcher to
first) [Oliver out at first]; Sundberg walked; Roberts flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Geronimo struck out (catcher to first); Washington
flied out to left; Garcia was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Stein lined to right; Grubb struck out; Mendoza
doubled to left; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae struck out; G. Brett singled to right; G.
Brett stole second; Aikens singled to left [G. Brett scored];
SCHMIDT REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Otis singled to left [Aikens
to second]; Debut game for Dave Schmidt; Wathan forced
Otis (third to second) [Aikens to third]; White struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Rivers singled to right; Oliver struck out; Ellis
singled to center [Rivers to second]; Sundberg grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ellis out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 0.