Erupting for four runs in the fourth inning, the Royals went on to a 5-3 victory over the Indians. K.C. loaded the bases in the fourth on singles by Amos Otis, Frank White and Darryl Motley. After Jamie Quirk forced Otis at the plate, White scored on a wild pitch and Rance Mulliniks walked to reload the sacks. Willie Wilson then stroked a two-run single and Mulliniks tallied the final marker as U.L. Washington forced Wilson at second. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    15, 1981 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       1  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Indians      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   0   1   2     0   0   .286      Dilone lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .305
Washington ss         3   1   0   1     2   1   .210      Orta rf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .283
McRae dh              4   0   3   0     0   0   .273      Hargrove 1b           4   2   2   2     0   0   .307
Aikens 1b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .264      Hassey c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .253
Otis cf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .263      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
White 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Hayes dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Motley rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .240      Manning cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Quirk c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .267      Kuiper 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .281
Mulliniks 3b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .185      Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .152
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dybzinski ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Denny p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   9   4     5   3             Totals               31   3   6   3     4   1

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  7,582
Left on Base: Royals 6, Indians 5
DP: Royals 1, Indians 2
Errors: Dilone
Doubles: Hargrove (13)
Home Runs: Hargrove (1)
Caught Stealing: Otis (3), Dilone (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Aikens (5)
GIDP: McRae (5), Aikens (7), Kelly (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(7-7)          7.2   6   3   3   4   1   1  31   3.69
Quisenberry SV(10)      1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.45
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   1   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny L(3-4)            3.2   7   5   4   4   2   0  21   3.93
Lacey                   0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   6.61
Spillner                5.1   2   0   0   0   1   0  16   4.09
Totals                  9     9   5   4   5   3   0  38

Wild Pitches: Denny (5)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Washington
walked; McRae singled to left [Washington to third (error by
Dilone)]; Aikens hit a sacrifice fly to left [Washington scored
(unearned)]; Otis struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone walked; Dilone was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Orta walked; Hargrove homered [Orta
scored]; Hassey flied to left; Harrah popped to shortstop; 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.

ROYALS 2ND: White lined to third; Motley was called out on
strikes; Quirk walked; Mulliniks singled to right [Quirk to
second]; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Hayes flied to right; Manning grounded out (first
to pitcher); Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer flied to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington walked; McRae grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Washington out at second];
Aikens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Dilone flied to left; Orta singled to right;
Hargrove flied to right; Hassey walked [Orta to second]; Harrah
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
1, Indians 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to right; White singled to center [Otis
to second]; On a bunt Motley singled to pitcher [Otis to third,
White to second]; Quirk forced Otis (first to catcher) [White to
third, Motley to second]; Denny threw a wild pitch [White
scored, Motley to third, Quirk to second]; Mulliniks walked;
Wilson singled to right [Motley scored, Quirk scored, Mulliniks
to third]; Washington forced Wilson (shortstop to second)
[Mulliniks scored]; McRae singled to center [Washington to
second]; LACEY REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); Aikens walked
[Washington to third, McRae to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED LACEY
(PITCHING); Otis flied to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals
5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Hayes flied to left; Manning walked; Kuiper flied
to center; Veryzer flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, Indians 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White flied to right; Motley grounded out (pitcher
to first); Quirk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Dilone flied to center; Orta struck out (catcher to
first); Hargrove popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); Wilson
grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Hassey grounded out (first to pitcher); Harrah
lined to left; Hayes flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, Indians 2.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled to left; Aikens grounded into a double
play (second to first to first to shortstop to pitcher) [McRae
out at second]; Otis singled to left; Otis was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning flied to left; Kuiper singled to center;
KELLY BATTED FOR VERYZER; Kelly grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Kuiper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 2.

ROYALS 8TH: DYBZINSKI REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); White flied
to right; Motley flied to center; Quirk flied to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Dilone flied to left; Orta flied to right; Hargrove
doubled to right; Hassey singled to right [Hargrove scored];
QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Harrah flied to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Mulliniks flied to left; Wilson popped to shortstop
in foul territory; Washington was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Hayes grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning
grounded out (second to first); Kuiper grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 3.