Pinch-hitter Jamie Quirk cleared the sacks with a bases-loaded double in the eighth inning to lift the Royals to a 10-5 victory over the Blue Jays, losers for the 11th straight time. With the Jays leading, 5-4, George Brett led off the eighth with a triple off Mike Willis, working in relief of Dave Stieb.

After a walk to Willie Aikens, Roy Lee Jackson took the mound. Brett was out at the plate on a grounder by Amos Otis. Hal McRae, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, was walked intentionally and, one out later, Quirk connected. Rance Mulliniks, who had run for Aikens, plated two runs with a double in the ninth and scored on a double by Otis. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 10, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Game Played on Thursday, June 11, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Royals       1  1  0    0  1  1    0  3  3  -  10 14  0
Blue Jays    0  1  3    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   1   3   0     0   1   .271      Garcia 2b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .229
Washington ss         5   1   0   0     0   2   .210      Iorg 3b,ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .247
G. Brett 3b           4   2   3   1     0   0   .323      Woods lf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .208
Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Velez dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .217
  Mulliniks pr,2b     1   2   1   2     0   0   .200      Bonnell cf            2   1   2   2     0   0   .238
Otis cf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .267        Mayberry 1b         1   0   0   0     1   0   .234
McRae dh              3   3   3   2     2   0   .242        Griffin pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Geronimo rf           5   0   1   0     0   2   .224      Macha 1b,3b,1b        4   0   0   1     0   0   .215
Chalk 2b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .231      Moseby rf,cf          3   1   2   0     1   0   .235
  Quirk ph            1   0   1   3     0   0   .298      Ainge ss,cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Phelps 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .100        Upshaw ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .165
Grote c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .321      Martinez c            3   1   1   2     0   0   .190
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  10  14  10     4   8             Totals               32   5   8   5     5   1

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 16,498
Left on Base: Royals 7, Blue Jays 6
DP: Royals 0, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Martinez
Doubles: Quirk (7), G. Brett (13), Mulliniks (1), Otis (16)
Triples: G. Brett (2), Bonnell (4), Moseby (1)
Home Runs: McRae (4), Martinez (1)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (8), G. Brett (5)
Caught Stealing: Chalk (1), Moseby 2 (7)
Sacrifice Flies: G. Brett (1), Martinez (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              3.2   7   5   5   3   0   1  20   4.33
Martin W(2-3)           3.1   0   0   0   2   1   0  12   2.89
Quisenberry SV(9)       2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.86
Totals                  9     8   5   5   5   1   1  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb                   7     8   4   4   1   6   1  29   3.31
Willis L(0-4)           0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   5.91
Jackson                 1.1   3   3   3   1   1   0   8   3.05
Garvin                  0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   3.79
McLaughlin              0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.41
Totals                  9    14  10  10   4   8   1  44

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Larry Barnett


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to right; Wilson stole second;
Washington grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wilson to third]; G.
Brett hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilson scored]; Aikens
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg
grounded out (second to first); Woods grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to right; McRae homered; Geronimo
flied out to center; Chalk struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez lined to second; Bonnell tripled to right;
Macha grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonnell scored]; Moseby
walked; Moseby was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Grote grounded out (third to first); Wilson struck
out; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge flied out to left; Martinez homered; Garcia
singled to right; Iorg grounded out (pitcher to first) [Garcia
to second]; Woods walked; Velez walked [Garcia to third, Woods
to second]; Bonnell singled to right [Garcia scored, Woods
scored, Velez to third]; Macha flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 4.

ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett flied out to center; MAYBERRY REPLACED
BONNELL (PLAYING 1B); IORG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); MACHA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); AINGE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Aikens grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays
4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Moseby tripled to center; Ainge lined to third;
Martinez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Moseby scored]; Garcia
singled to right; Iorg singled to center [Garcia to third];
MARTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Woods walked [Iorg to
second]; Velez flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 2, Blue Jays 5.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae singled to right; Geronimo singled to left
[McRae to third]; Chalk forced Geronimo (shortstop to second)
[McRae scored]; Chalk was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Grote walked; Wilson singled to right [Grote to
second]; Washington flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Mayberry lined to shortstop; Macha flied out to
right; Moseby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.

ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett singled to right; G. Brett stole second [G.
Brett to third (error by Martinez)]; Aikens flied out to center;
Otis struck out; McRae singled to left [G. Brett scored];
Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays
5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ainge flied out to right; Martinez flied out to
left; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue
Jays 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Chalk flied out to right; Grote singled to left;
Wilson flied out to left; Washington struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Iorg flied out to left; Woods grounded out
(second to first); Velez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Blue Jays 5.

ROYALS 8TH: WILLIS REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); G. Brett tripled
to right; Aikens walked; MULLINIKS RAN FOR AIKENS; JACKSON
REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Otis reached on a fielder's choice
[G. Brett out at home (third to catcher to third to pitcher),
Mulliniks to third, Otis to second]; McRae was walked
intentionally; Geronimo struck out; QUIRK BATTED FOR CHALK;
Quirk doubled to left [Mulliniks scored, Otis scored, McRae
scored]; Grote popped to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
7, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: MULLINIKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PHELPS
REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING 1B); Mayberry walked; GRIFFIN RAN FOR
MAYBERRY; QUISENBERRY REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Macha grounded
out (pitcher unassisted) [Griffin to second]; Moseby singled to
left [Griffin to third]; UPSHAW BATTED FOR AINGE; Moseby was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Upshaw flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Blue Jays 5.

ROYALS 9TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MOSEBY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); MACHA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
GRIFFIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Wilson singled to left;
Washington forced Wilson (shortstop to second); G. Brett doubled
to right [Washington to third]; GARVIN REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); Mulliniks doubled to left [Washington scored, G.
Brett scored]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Otis
doubled to left [Mulliniks scored]; McRae walked; Geronimo
popped to second; Phelps struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 10, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Garcia
flied out to center; Iorg grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Blue Jays 5.

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