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.

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