The Royals and Orioles split a doubleheader, K.C. winning the opener, 10-0, and the Birds capturing the nightcap, 4-3. The Royals grabbed a 2-0 lead in the third inning of the first game on a two-run double by Hal McRae and put the game away with a five-run eighth that was highlighted by Frank White's second career grand slam.

K.C. jumped off to a 3-0 lead in the first inning of the second game on a leadoff homer by Willie Wilson and a two-run shot by Amos Otis. The Orioles tied the contest on a two-run homer by Eddie Murray in the bottom of the first and a solo blast by Rick Dempsey in the second, and pushed across the winning marker in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Terry Crowley. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, Baltimore Orioles 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, August    12, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  0  2    0  0  1    2  5  0  -  10 13  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .276      Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
McRae dh              5   0   3   3     0   0   .255      Dauer 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
G. Brett 3b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .305        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Mulliniks 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Ripken ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Aikens 1b             3   1   0   0     2   1   .264      Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .343
Otis cf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .265        Dwyer rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Murray 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .263
Motley rf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .300      Morales dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .318
White 2b              4   2   2   4     0   0   .275      DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .220
  Chalk ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Dempsey c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .195
Quirk c               4   1   0   0     0   0   .275        Graham ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Washington ss         4   3   3   1     0   0   .218      Roenicke lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lowenstein ph,lf    1   0   1   0     0   0   .281
  Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sakata ss,2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .220
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ford p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schneider p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  10  13   9     2   1             Totals               32   0   7   0     0   2

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: Royals 6, Orioles 5
DP: Royals 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Roenicke, Sakata
Doubles: Washington (9), McRae 2 (9), White (9), Lowenstein (4)
Home Runs: White (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (6)
GIDP: G. Brett (4), Morales (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(5-5)             6     5   0   0   0   1   0  22   3.93
Martin SV(3)            3     2   0   0   0   1   0  10   2.90
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   2   0  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(3-5)           6     4   3   1   1   0   0  24   2.83
Ford                    0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   5.67
Schneider               2.1   6   5   4   1   1   1  14  15.43
Totals                  9    13  10   7   2   1   1  43

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae lined
to right; G. Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry made an out to shortstop; Dauer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton singled to left; Murray struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis
grounded out (third to first); Motley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces
singled to left; Dempsey singled to center [DeCinces to second];
Roenicke made an out to second; Sakata grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White flied out to left; Quirk reached on an error
by Roenicke; Washington doubled to right [Quirk to third];
Wilson lined to second; McRae doubled to left [Quirk scored
(unearned), Washington scored (unearned)]; G. Brett lined to
right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer flied
out to right; Singleton made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Aikens lined to first; Otis lined to shortstop;
Motley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray made an out to third; Morales grounded out
(second to first); DeCinces lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 2, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (third to first); Quirk grounded
out (shortstop to first); Washington lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Roenicke made an out
to second; Sakata singled; Bumbry lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson singled to center; McRae singled to left
[Wilson to third]; G. Brett grounded out (pitcher to second to
first) [McRae to second]; Aikens was walked intentionally; Otis
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wilson scored]; Motley grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer grounded out (second to first); Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray singled to left
[Murray out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 7TH: FORD REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); White doubled to
left; Quirk grounded out (first to pitcher) [White to third];
Washington singled to left [White scored]; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Washington to second]; McRae doubled to
right [Washington scored]; SCHNEIDER REPLACED FORD (PITCHING);
G. Brett grounded out (second to first); Debut game for Jeff
Schneider; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: MARTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Morales flied out
to center; DeCinces popped to catcher in foul territory; GRAHAM
BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Graham grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 8TH: GRAHAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Aikens walked;
Otis singled to left [Aikens to second]; Motley singled to left
[Aikens to third, Otis to second]; White homered [Aikens scored,
Otis scored, Motley scored]; Quirk grounded out (first
unassisted); Washington singled to center; Wilson singled to
center [Washington to third]; McRae reached on an error by
Sakata [Washington scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wilson to
second]; G. Brett grounded into a double play (second to first
to shortstop) [Wilson out at third]; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 10, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Lowenstein doubled
to left; Sakata grounded out (third to first); Bumbry grounded
out (second to first); CROWLEY BATTED FOR DAUER; Crowley struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 10, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 9TH: RIPKEN REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); DWYER REPLACED
SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
SAKATA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Aikens struck out; Otis
flied out to right; Motley singled to left; CHALK BATTED FOR
WHITE; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
10, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: CHALK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MULLINIKS
REPLACED G. BRETT (PLAYING 2B); GERONIMO REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING
CF); Dwyer grounded out (first unassisted); Murray singled to
center; Morales grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10,
Orioles 0.