The Royals and Indians divided a doubleheader, the Royals winning the first game, 6-2, and the Indians capturing the second contest, 8-6. K.C. got starter Larry Gura all the runs he needed in the second inning of the opener when Amos Otis led off with a single, Lee May followed with another single and Frank White then belted a three-run homer. The Royals added three more markers in the seventh on an RBI double by U.L. Washington, sacrifice fly by George Brett and run-scoring single by Otis.

A three-run rally in the seventh inning lifted the Tribe to their triumph in the nightcap. The winning surge began with a one-out single by Jorge Orta, who scored on a double by Mike Hargrove. A pinch-single by Von Hayes then plated Hargrove and a single by Toby Harrah drove in Hayes. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    16, 1981 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       0  3  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   6 13  2
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .288      Dilone lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .310
Washington ss         5   1   2   1     0   1   .215      Orta rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
G. Brett 3b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .291      Hargrove 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .311
McRae dh              5   0   2   0     0   0   .276      Thornton dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Otis cf               5   1   3   1     0   0   .271      Harrah 3b             2   0   1   1     2   0   .246
May 1b                4   1   2   0     0   1   .341      Bannister 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
White 2b              4   1   1   3     0   0   .262      Bando c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Motley rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Dybzinski pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Wathan c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Manning cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .238
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  K. Brett p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   6  13   6     0   3             Totals               34   2   8   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:34
Left on Base: Royals 8, Indians 7
DP: Royals 1, Indians 0
Errors: G. Brett, Motley, Bando, Veryzer
Doubles: Washington 2 (11), McRae (11), Manning (4), Hargrove (14)
Home Runs: White (5)
Stolen Bases: Otis (8), White (2)
Sacrifice Flies: G. Brett (2)
GIDP: Manning (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(6-5)             6     6   1   1   2   1   0  25   3.78
K. Brett SV(2)          3     2   1   1   0   0   0  11   4.82
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   1   0  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(5-6)            6.1  11   6   6   0   0   1  30   3.43
Stanton                 1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.67
Lacey                   1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   6.11
Totals                  9    13   6   6   0   3   1  41

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Washington doubled; G. Brett grounded out (pitcher to first);
McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (third to first); Orta lined to
left; Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to third; May singled to left [Otis to
second]; White homered [Otis scored, May scored]; Motley
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wathan lined to left; Wilson
singled to center; Washington lined to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton made an out to second; Harrah singled to
third; Bannister lined to left; Bando singled to right [Harrah
to second]; Manning popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 0.

ROYALS 3RD: G. Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae
singled to center; Otis flied out to center; May lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Dilone
singled to center; Orta struck out; Hargrove flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 0.

ROYALS 4TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Motley
grounded out (third to first); Wathan flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton flied out to center; Harrah walked;
Bannister reached on an error by Motley [Harrah out at third
(right to third), Bannister to second (on throw to 3b)]; Bando
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
3, Indians 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning doubled to right; Veryzer flied out to
center; Dilone singled to left [Manning scored, Dilone out at
second (left to second)]; Orta flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 1.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae flied out to right; Otis singled to center;
May singled to left [Otis to second]; White flied out to center;
Motley flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Hargrove singled; Thornton flied out to center;
Harrah walked [Hargrove to second]; Bannister flied out to
center; Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 3, Indians 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Wathan singled to left; Wilson singled to right
[Wathan to third]; Washington doubled to center [Wathan scored,
Wilson to third]; G. Brett hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wilson
scored]; STANTON REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); McRae flied out to
left [Washington to third]; Otis singled to center [Washington
scored]; Otis stole second [Otis to third (error by Bando)]; May
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: K. BRETT REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Manning grounded
out (second to first); Veryzer grounded out (third to first);
Dilone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Indians 1.

ROYALS 8TH: White reached on an error by Veryzer; Motley flied
out to right; White stole second; Wathan made an out to second;
LACEY REPLACED STANTON (PITCHING); Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Orta grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove
doubled to right; Thornton singled to left [Hargrove to third];
Harrah forced Thornton (third to second) [Hargrove scored];
Bannister grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 6, Indians 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Washington struck out; G. Brett made an out to
second; McRae doubled to right; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Bando reached on an error by G. Brett; DYBZINSKI
RAN FOR BANDO; Manning grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Dybzinski out at second]; Veryzer grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Indians 2.