Driving in two runs, Willie Aikens paced the Royals to a 3-1 victory over the Twins. Aikens stroked a run-scoring single in the fourth inning and broke a 1-1 tie in eighth with an RBI groundout. Frank White provided insurance with a solo homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Friday, May       29, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  1  -   3  5  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .278      Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .218      Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
G. Brett 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Hatcher cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Aikens 1b             3   0   1   2     1   0   .316      Adams dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .240      Castino 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .275
White 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .241      Wynegar c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .313
Wathan c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Goodwin 1b            2   0   2   0     2   0   .298
Geronimo rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Mackanin ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Washington ss         3   1   1   0     1   0   .213      Sofield lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .164
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   5   3     5   2             Totals               33   1   7   1     3   1

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  6,734
Left on Base: Royals 8, Twins 8
DP: Royals 1, Twins 0
Errors: Mackanin
Doubles: Wilson (4), Otis (8)
Home Runs: White (3), Castino (4)
Stolen Bases: Goodwin (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Otis (1)
GIDP: Sofield (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(3-3)             7     4   1   1   3   1   1  27   4.50
Quisenberry SV(6)       2     3   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.80
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   1   1  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo L(2-4)           7     4   2   2   1   1   0  27   3.96
Corbett                 2     1   1   1   4   1   1  11   2.72
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   2   1  38

Wild Pitches: Arroyo (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - George Maloney


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Otis
grounded out (third to first); G. Brett flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell struck out; Wilfong grounded out (second to
first); Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens lined to left; McRae flied to center; White
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wathan grounded out (second to first); Geronimo
grounded out (second to first); Washington flied to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Goodwin singled to center; Mackanin flied to right;
Goodwin stole second; Sofield grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Goodwin to third]; Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Wilson doubled to center; Otis flied to right; G.
Brett flied to right; Aikens singled to center [Wilson scored];
McRae forced Aikens (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wilfong popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Hatcher grounded out (second to first); Adams walked; Castino
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

ROYALS 5TH: White flied to right; Wathan grounded out (pitcher
to first); Geronimo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar singled to right; Goodwin walked [Wynegar to
second]; Mackanin popped to catcher; Sofield grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Goodwin out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis doubled to center; Arroyo
threw a wild pitch [Otis to third]; G. Brett grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Powell lined to left; Wilfong grounded out (first to
pitcher); Hatcher flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Twins 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Aikens walked; McRae was called out on strikes;
White reached on an error by Mackanin [Aikens to second]; Wathan
flied to right; Geronimo flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); Castino
homered; Wynegar flied to left; Goodwin walked; Mackanin
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Twins 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington singled to center; CORBETT REPLACED
ARROYO (PITCHING); Wilson walked [Washington to second]; Otis
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Washington to
third, Wilson to second]; G. Brett was walked intentionally;
Aikens grounded out (first unassisted) [Washington scored,
Wilson to third, G. Brett to second]; McRae struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Sofield singled to left; QUISENBERRY REPLACED GALE
(PITCHING); Powell flied to left; Wilfong forced Sofield (second
to shortstop); Hatcher singled to left [Wilfong to second];
Adams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 1.

ROYALS 9TH: White homered; Wathan flied to right; Geronimo
walked; Washington walked [Geronimo to second]; Wilson grounded
out (first unassisted) [Geronimo to third, Washington to
second]; Otis popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
singled to center; Goodwin singled to left [Wynegar to second];
Mackanin forced Goodwin (pitcher to second) [Wynegar to third];
Sofield forced Mackanin (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 1.