The combined pitching of Paul Splittorff and Renie Martin carried the Royals to a 15-inning, 1-0 blanking of the Twins. Danny Garcia opened the K.C. 15th with a single, took second on a sacrifice bunt and stayed at second while Dave Chalk got an infield hit.

After a fielder's choice grounder by U.L. Washington on which Garcia took third, Willie Wilson rapped a single to left to deliver the decisive tally. The winning run snapped a K.C. club record of 30 consecutive scoreless innings. The previous record was 26, set in the Royals' first season, 1969. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 1, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 23, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 2 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 11 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Ward lf 7 0 1 0 0 2 .265 Wilson lf 7 0 1 1 0 2 .288 Baker ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .083 McRae dh 6 0 2 0 0 1 .235 Wilfong ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0 2 1 .321 Hatcher cf 5 0 2 0 1 0 .292 Otis cf 6 0 1 0 0 3 .203 Wynegar dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 .348 Wathan c 6 0 0 0 0 2 .286 Castino 3b 5 0 1 0 1 1 .278 Quirk 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .297 Mackanin 2b,ss 6 0 0 0 0 2 .219 Garcia pr,rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .143 R. Jackson 1b 5 0 2 0 1 0 .234 White 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .213 Butera c 6 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Geronimo rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .216 Engle rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 G. Brett ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Powell ph,rf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .265 Chalk pr,3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .321 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .193 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cooper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 50 0 8 0 3 9 Totals 50 1 11 1 3 11 Time of Game: 3:41 Attendance: 27,580 Left on Base: Twins 10, Royals 10 DP: Twins 2, Royals 0 Errors: Ward, Corbett Doubles: Hatcher (14), R. Jackson (6), Engle (4), Powell (6), Washington (3) Triples: McRae (1) Stolen Bases: Washington (3) Caught Stealing: Washington (6) Sacrifice Hits: Baker (1), Wynegar (1), Washington (1), White (2) GIDP: Geronimo (2), Wathan (5) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson 9.1 7 0 0 1 7 0 34 3.75 Corbett 2.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 9 2.73 Cooper L(0-3) 2.2 4 1 1 1 2 0 12 3.91 Totals 14.2 11 1 1 3 11 0 55 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff 11 6 0 0 2 6 0 41 3.99 Martin W(1-2) 4 2 0 0 1 3 0 14 4.50 Totals 15 8 0 0 3 9 0 55 Balks: Erickson (4) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz TWINS 1ST: Ward struck out; Baker flied out to right; Hatcher doubled to left; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 14 minute rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae struck out; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 2ND: Castino popped to first in foul territory; Mackanin grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson doubled to left; Butera struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to pitcher; Erickson balked [Otis to second]; Wathan grounded out (third to first); Quirk grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; White lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 3RD: Engle doubled to right; Ward was called out on strikes; Baker lined to left; Hatcher walked; Wynegar flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Geronimo struck out; Washington was called out on strikes; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 4TH: Castino struck out; Mackanin struck out; R. Jackson singled to center; Butera lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens made an out to shortstop; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 5TH: Engle grounded out (shortstop to first); Ward flied out to center; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Wathan struck out; Quirk grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 6TH: Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Geronimo singled to center; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Geronimo to second]; Wilson flied out to center; McRae popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 7TH: Mackanin flied out to center; R. Jackson flied out to left; Butera flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: Aikens lined to right; Otis flied out to center; Wathan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 8TH: Engle flied out to left; Ward singled to left; Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ward to second]; Hatcher lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 8TH: Quirk singled to center; White forced Quirk (first to shortstop); Geronimo grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 9TH: Wynegar lined to left; Castino singled to center; Mackanin flied out to center; R. Jackson walked [Castino to second]; Butera forced R. Jackson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 9TH: Washington doubled; Washington was caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop to third); Wilson flied out to left; McRae tripled to left; Aikens was walked intentionally; Otis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 10TH: Engle struck out; Ward flied out to center; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 10TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Quirk singled to right; GARCIA RAN FOR QUIRK; White singled to left [Garcia to second]; G. BRETT BATTED FOR GERONIMO; CORBETT REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); White was picked off first but was safe on an error by Corbett [Garcia to third, White to second]; G. Brett was walked intentionally; CHALK RAN FOR G. BRETT; Washington forced Garcia (second to catcher) [White to third, Chalk to second]; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 11TH: GARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CHALK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hatcher made an out to shortstop; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first); Castino grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 11TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Aikens lined to left; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 12TH: MARTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Mackanin struck out; R. Jackson flied out to right; Butera flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 12TH: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia grounded out (first unassisted); White lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 13TH: POWELL BATTED FOR ENGLE; Powell was called out on strikes; Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); WILFONG BATTED FOR BAKER; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 13TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MACKANIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); COOPER REPLACED CORBETT (PITCHING); Chalk flied out to left; Washington flied out to right; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 14TH: Hatcher singled to right; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hatcher to second]; Castino was walked intentionally; Mackanin made an out to third; R. Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 14TH: McRae singled to left [McRae to second (error by Ward)]; Aikens was walked intentionally; Otis struck out; Wathan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aikens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 15TH: Butera grounded out (third to first); Powell doubled to left [Powell out at third (left to third)]; Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 15TH: Garcia singled to center; White out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Garcia to second]; Chalk singled to third [Garcia stayed at second]; Washington forced Chalk (second to shortstop) [Garcia to third]; Washington stole second; Wilson singled to left [Garcia scored, Washington to third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

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