Pete Vuckovich, yielding five hits in seven innings, notched his seventh consecutive victory and Rollie Fingers registered his 11th save as the Brewers won over the Royals, 4-2. Milwaukee tallied twice in the third inning on a leadoff double by Thad Bosley, single by Mark Brouhard, run-scoring single by Jim Gantner and sacrifice fly by Robin Yount. Yount delivered another sacrifice fly in the fifth and Roy Howell cracked an RBI single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 4, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 6, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Brewers 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gantner 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .283 Wilson lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .262 Yount ss 2 0 0 2 0 1 .265 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .216 Cooper 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 G. Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Oglivie lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .234 Aikens 1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .288 Simmons c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .195 Mulliniks pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Thomas dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .270 Otis cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .244 Howell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .267 White 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .263 Bosley cf 4 2 3 0 0 1 .750 Hurdle rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 Brouhard rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .299 Geronimo rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .229 Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wathan c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 9 4 3 6 Totals 30 2 6 2 4 5 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 37,468 Left on Base: Brewers 7, Royals 5 DP: Brewers 3, Royals 0 Doubles: Bosley (1), Brouhard (2) Stolen Bases: Bosley (1), G. Brett (3) Caught Stealing: Gantner (4) Sacrifice Flies: Yount 2 (4) GIDP: Wathan 2 (7), McRae (4) Hit by Pitch: Yount (2,by Leonard) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich W(7-2) 7 5 2 2 3 4 0 26 3.38 Fingers SV(11) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 1.41 Totals 9 6 2 2 4 5 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(5-7) 9 9 4 4 3 6 0 38 3.68 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 6 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Leonard (1) Wild Pitches: Leonard (3) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans BREWERS 1ST: Gantner flied out to center; Yount flied out to center; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; McRae grounded out (second to first); G. Brett popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie walked; Simmons flied out to right; Thomas struck out; Howell lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens grounded out (shortstop to right to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. BREWERS 3RD: Bosley doubled; Brouhard singled to left [Bosley to third]; Gantner singled to right [Bosley scored, Brouhard to third]; Yount hit a sacrifice fly to left [Brouhard scored, Gantner to second]; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gantner to third]; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle grounded out (first to pitcher); Wathan struck out; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Royals 0. BREWERS 4TH: Simmons flied out to right; Thomas lined to shortstop; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Wilson singled to left; McRae was called out on strikes; G. Brett singled to left [Wilson to third]; G. Brett stole second; Aikens struck out; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Royals 0. BREWERS 5TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING RF); Bosley singled to right; Brouhard doubled to left [Bosley to third]; Gantner grounded out (pitcher to first); Yount hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bosley scored]; Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: White singled to center; Geronimo lined to shortstop; Wathan grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie flied out to right; Simmons singled to right; Thomas flied out to left; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Washington flied out to left; Wilson walked; McRae grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Wilson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. BREWERS 7TH: Bosley singled to center; Bosley stole second; Brouhard lined to third; Gantner grounded out (pitcher to first); Yount was hit by a pitch; Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: G. Brett flied out to right; Aikens walked; Otis singled to center [Aikens to second]; White walked [Aikens to third, Otis to second]; Geronimo singled to right [Aikens scored, Otis scored, White to third]; Wathan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 2. BREWERS 8TH: Oglivie singled to right; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Oglivie to second]; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas walked; Howell singled to right [Oglivie scored, Thomas out at third (right to third)]; Bosley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Washington singled to left; Wilson flied out to left; McRae was called out on strikes; G. Brett forced Washington (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Royals 2. BREWERS 9TH: Brouhard flied out to center; Gantner walked; Gantner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Yount struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: Aikens walked; MULLINIKS RAN FOR AIKENS; Otis flied out to right; White flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Royals 2.

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