A leadoff homer by Pat Putnam in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Rangers to a 9-8 come-from-behind triumph over the Royals. K.C. scored seven runs in the sixth stanza on run-scoring singles by Hal McRae and Willie Aikens, a two-run single by Amos Otis, squeeze bunt by Frank White and two-run homer by Cesar Geronimo. Texas rebounded in the seventh on a two-run single by Al Oliver and in the eighth on a run-scoring double by Putnam and RBI singles by Bill Stein and Bump Wills. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 9, Kansas City Royals 8
Game Played on Sunday, May       3, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  7    1  0  0    0  -   8 16  1
Rangers      2  1  0    0  0  0    2  3  0    1  -   9 12  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .231      Wills 2b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .275
Wathan c              5   1   2   0     0   0   .236      Rivers cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .313
McRae dh              5   1   2   1     0   1   .254        Duran lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Aikens 1b             5   2   3   1     0   0   .327        Ellis ph,1b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Otis cf               5   1   2   3     0   0   .228      Oliver dh             5   1   3   2     0   0   .291
Quirk 3b              4   0   2   0     0   2   .250      Roberts lf,cf         4   0   0   0     1   1   .231
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .500      Grubb rf              3   1   2   2     2   0   .333
  Chalk 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .444      Sundberg c            4   1   0   0     1   1   .242
White 2b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .257      Putnam 1b,lf          4   2   2   2     1   0   .333
Geronimo rf           5   1   2   2     0   1   .267      Stein 3b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .417
Washington ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Mendoza ss            2   1   0   0     1   0   .241
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Schmidt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  K. Brett p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Berenguer p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   8  16   8     0   7             Totals               35   9  12   9     6   2

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 12,974
Left on Base: Royals 6, Rangers 7
DP: Royals 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Quirk, Sundberg
Doubles: Quirk (2), Aikens (4), Putnam (5)
Home Runs: Geronimo (1), Putnam (2)
Stolen Bases: Otis (3), Wills (4)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (3), Stein (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Wills (3)
GIDP: Aikens (2), Mendoza (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              2     4   3   3   2   0   0  11   5.94
Martin                  4     3   2   2   2   0   0  16   3.60
K. Brett                1     1   1   0   1   0   0   5   7.36
Quisenberry             0.2   3   2   1   0   0   0   5   5.06
Berenguer L(0-2)        1.1   1   1   1   1   2   1   6  10.80
Totals                  9    12   9   7   6   2   1  43

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 5.1  11   7   7   0   3   1  26   6.55
Schmidt                 3.1   4   1   1   0   2   0  13   2.25
J. Johnson W(1-1)       1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.25
Totals                 10    16   8   8   0   7   1  44

Wild Pitches: Schmidt (1)
Balks: Splittorff (2)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied out to right; Wathan flied out to
right; McRae was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to left; Rivers flied out to right;
Oliver singled to right [Wills to third]; Roberts walked [Oliver
to second]; Grubb singled to left [Wills scored, Oliver scored,
Roberts out at third (left to third), Grubb to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Sundberg was walked intentionally; Putnam grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens popped to third in foul territory; 28
minute rain delay; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first);
Quirk doubled to right; White grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Stein singled to center; Splittorff balked [Stein
to second]; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Stein to third]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stein
scored]; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Geronimo singled to right; Washington grounded out
(third to first) [Geronimo to second]; Wilson grounded out
(first unassisted); Wathan grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: MARTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Oliver flied
out to right; Roberts grounded out (third to first); Grubb
singled to right; Sundberg grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to center; Aikens grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [McRae out at
second]; Otis lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Putnam walked; Stein made an out to second; Mendoza
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Putnam out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers
3.

ROYALS 5TH: Quirk singled to center; White struck out; Geronimo
made an out to shortstop; Washington forced Quirk (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers lined
to left; Oliver singled to center; Roberts forced Oliver (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson singled to right; Wathan singled to right
[Wilson to second]; McRae singled to left [Wilson scored, Wathan
to second]; Aikens doubled to left [Wathan scored, McRae to
third]; Otis singled to center [McRae scored, Aikens scored];
Otis stole second [Otis to third (error by Sundberg)]; Quirk
struck out; On a bunt White singled to catcher [Otis scored];
Geronimo homered [White scored]; SCHMIDT REPLACED JENKINS
(PITCHING); Washington struck out; Wilson singled to right;
Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 7 R, 8 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Grubb flied out to right; Sundberg flied out to
right; Putnam grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 7, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 7TH: DURAN REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING LF); ROBERTS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Wathan flied out to right; McRae lined
to center; Aikens singled to right; Schmidt threw a wild pitch
[Aikens to second]; Otis singled to right [Aikens scored]; Quirk
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Stein singled to left; Mendoza walked [Stein to
second]; K. BRETT REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Wills grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Stein to third, Mendoza to second]; ELLIS
BATTED FOR DURAN; Ellis flied out to right; Oliver singled to
right [Stein scored, Mendoza scored]; Roberts flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 8TH: ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PUTNAM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); White grounded out (third to first);
Geronimo flied out to center; Washington grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Grubb walked; QUISENBERRY REPLACED K. BRETT
(PITCHING); Sundberg reached on an error by Quirk [Grubb to
second]; Putnam doubled to right [Grubb scored (unearned),
Sundberg to third]; Stein singled [Sundberg scored (unearned),
Putnam to third]; Stein was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); Mendoza made an out to
first; Wills singled to right [Putnam scored]; BERENGUER
REPLACED QUISENBERRY (PITCHING); Wills stole second; Ellis made
an out to shortstop; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8,
Rangers 8.

ROYALS 9TH: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Wathan
singled to left; McRae flied out to left; J. JOHNSON REPLACED
SCHMIDT (PITCHING); Aikens singled to center [Wathan to second];
Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 8, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 9TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Roberts
struck out; Grubb walked; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 8, Rangers 8.

ROYALS 10TH: MAY BATTED FOR QUIRK; May struck out; White made an
out to second; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Rangers 8.

RANGERS 10TH: CHALK REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 3B); Putnam homered; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Rangers 9.