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.