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.

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