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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