Sunday August 16, 1981
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Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Royals 6 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 16, 1981 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Royals       0  1  0    0  4  0    1  0  0  -   6 11  0
Indians      3  1  0    0  0  1    3  0  x  -   8 11  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Dilone lf             0   1   0   0     1   0   .310
Washington ss         3   2   1   0     2   1   .216        Orta rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .282
G. Brett 3b           5   1   2   3     0   0   .294      Bannister rf,lf       5   1   3   2     0   0   .268
Aikens 1b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .263      Hargrove 1b           3   1   1   1     0   1   .311
  Wathan pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Thornton dh           2   0   0   1     0   0   .227
McRae dh              5   1   2   0     0   0   .278        Hayes ph,dh         1   1   1   1     0   0   .231
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .262      Harrah 3b             2   2   1   1     2   0   .249
Quirk c               3   0   1   1     1   0   .270      Hassey c              3   0   2   1     0   0   .265
Motley rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .212      Manning cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .235
Geronimo cf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .227      Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
  Otis ph,cf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Dybzinski ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hammaker p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  K. Brett p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   6     4   4             Totals               30   8  11   7     4   2

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 12,790
Left on Base: Royals 8, Indians 6
DP: Royals 1, Indians 0
Doubles: McRae (12), Aikens (11), Wilson (5), Bannister (7), Hassey (2), Hargrove (15)
Home Runs: G. Brett (2)
Stolen Bases: McRae (2), Harrah 2 (4), Orta (2)
Caught Stealing: Quirk (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hargrove (3), Dybzinski (4), Hassey (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Thornton (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              2     4   4   4   2   2   0  12   4.75
Hammaker                4.1   3   2   2   1   0   0  16   2.16
Martin L(2-5)           0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   4   3.09
K. Brett                1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.50
Totals                  8    11   8   8   4   2   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barker                  6.2   9   6   6   3   2   1  31   2.60
Stanton W(2-2)          1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.56
Monge SV(3)             1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.73
Totals                  9    11   6   6   4   4   1  41

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied out to left; Washington singled to
left; G. Brett flied out to center; Aikens flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone walked; Bannister doubled [Dilone
scored]; Miguel Dilone jammed left thumb on play at HP;
Hargrove out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bannister
to third]; Thornton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bannister
scored]; Harrah walked; Hassey doubled to left [Harrah scored];
Manning flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 3.

ROYALS 2ND: ORTA REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING RF); BANNISTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); McRae doubled to left; White flied out
to center; Quirk singled to right [McRae scored]; Motley flied
out to left; Geronimo flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Kuiper singled to left; Dybzinski out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Kuiper to second]; Orta
struck out; Bannister singled to left [Kuiper scored]; Hargrove
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Indians 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Washington
lined to left; G. Brett singled to center; Aikens grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 4.

INDIANS 3RD: HAMMAKER REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Thornton
grounded out (third to first); Harrah made an out to shortstop;
Hassey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 4.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to right; White was called out on
strikes; Quirk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dybzinski grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Motley singled to center; Geronimo singled to center
[Motley to third]; Wilson grounded out (second to first) [Motley
scored, Geronimo to second]; Washington walked; G. Brett homered
[Geronimo scored, Washington scored]; Aikens lined to center;
McRae singled to right; McRae stole second; White struck out; 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Orta singled to pitcher; Bannister singled to
center [Orta to second]; Hargrove lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Bannister out at first]; Thornton flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Quirk walked; Motley lined to left; Geronimo made an
out to shortstop; Quirk was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Harrah walked; Hassey out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Harrah to second]; Harrah stole third;
Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah stole home;
Kuiper flied out to left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Indians 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson made an out to second; Washington walked; G.
Brett lined to center; Aikens doubled to right [Washington
scored]; STANTON REPLACED BARKER (PITCHING); McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Dybzinski grounded out (second to first); Orta
singled; MARTIN REPLACED HAMMAKER (PITCHING); Bannister flied
out to right; Orta stole second; Hargrove doubled to right [Orta
scored]; HAYES BATTED FOR THORNTON; Hayes singled to left
[Hargrove scored, Hayes to second (on throw to home)]; Harrah
singled to right [Hayes scored, Harrah to second (on throw to
home)]; K. BRETT REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Hassey singled to
pitcher [Harrah to third]; Manning walked [Hassey to second];
Kuiper popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 6, Indians 8.

ROYALS 8TH: HAYES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); White singled to
left; Quirk flied out to left; Motley grounded out (shortstop to
first) [White to second]; OTIS BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Otis struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 8.

INDIANS 8TH: OTIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Dybzinski
grounded out (third to first); Orta flied out to right;
Bannister grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 6, Indians 8.

ROYALS 9TH: MONGE REPLACED STANTON (PITCHING); Wilson doubled to
left; Washington struck out; G. Brett flied out to center;
Aikens walked; WATHAN RAN FOR AIKENS; McRae grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 8.



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