Dennis Leonard pitched a five-hitter to notch his first complete game of the season as the Royals rapped the Rangers, 7-2. The Royals scored their first run in the second when Cesar Geronimo singled home Willie Aikens, who had doubled.

K.C. tallied two more in the fourth when Aikens doubled again and scored on Frank White's single, and Amos Otis singled and eventually scored on Geronimo's groundout. Jamie Quirk had a two-run double and Otis an RBI single for the Royals' final runs in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 2, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Royals 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 - 7 10 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .217 Wills 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .263 Wathan c 5 1 2 0 0 2 .220 Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .325 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Oliver dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Aikens 1b 3 3 2 0 2 0 .300 Grubb rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .317 Otis cf 3 2 2 2 0 0 .212 Putnam 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .323 Quirk 3b 4 0 1 2 0 2 .167 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 White 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .267 Duran lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Geronimo rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .240 Stein 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Washington ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Mendoza ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Babcock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 7 10 7 3 6 Totals 31 2 5 2 2 4 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 30,628 Left on Base: Royals 6, Rangers 5 DP: Royals 0, Rangers 0 Doubles: Aikens 2 (3), Wathan (2), Quirk (1) Home Runs: Grubb (2) Stolen Bases: Geronimo (1), Otis (2) Sacrifice Hits: McRae (1) Sacrifice Flies: Otis (2), Mendoza (2) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(2-3) 9 5 2 2 2 4 1 34 3.19 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 4 1 34 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich L(2-2) 6.2 10 7 7 3 4 0 33 3.23 Babcock 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1.93 J. Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.70 Totals 9 10 7 7 3 6 0 40 Wild Pitches: Leonard (1) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Bill Kunkel ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Wathan struck out; McRae made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to left; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Wills to second]; Rivers struck out; Oliver flied out to left; Grubb walked; Putnam walked [Wills to third, Grubb to second]; Sundberg lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens doubled to left; Otis flied out to right; Quirk struck out; White walked; Geronimo singled to center [Aikens scored, White to third]; Geronimo stole second; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Duran grounded out (second to first); Stein flied out to right; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Wathan was called out on strikes; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Wills struck out; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. ROYALS 4TH: Aikens doubled to left; Otis singled to center [Aikens to third]; Otis stole second; Quirk grounded out (third to first); White singled to right [Aikens scored, Otis to third]; Geronimo grounded out (second to first) [Otis scored, White to second]; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); Putnam grounded out (second to first); Sundberg popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0. ROYALS 5TH: Wilson singled to right; Wathan singled to right [Wilson to second]; McRae out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wathan to second, Wilson to third]; Aikens was walked intentionally; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilson scored, Wathan to third]; Quirk struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Duran singled to left; Stein singled to right [Duran to third]; Mendoza hit a sacrifice fly to center [Duran scored]; Wills struck out; Rivers grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 1. ROYALS 6TH: White lined to center; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Oliver struck out; Grubb homered; Putnam singled to center; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to third to first) [Putnam to second]; Duran grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 2. ROYALS 7TH: Wilson lined to second; Wathan doubled to right; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens was walked intentionally; Otis singled to center [Wathan scored, Aikens to third]; Quirk doubled to right [Aikens scored, Otis scored]; BABCOCK REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); White grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Stein flied out to center; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 2. ROYALS 8TH: Geronimo struck out; Washington struck out; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver lined to center; Grubb lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 2. ROYALS 9TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED BABCOCK (PITCHING); Wathan grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 2. RANGERS 9TH: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Duran flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 2.

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