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.

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