Homers by Larry Milbourne and Graig Nettles in the first inning triggered the Yankees' 8-0 rout of the Royals. Milbourne's round-tripper came when K.C. left fielder Willie Wilson was struck in the head by a fly ball he lost in the sun. The ball bounded away and Milbourne circled the bases. Later in the frame, Nettles drilled a three-run shot following an infield hit by Dave Winfield and a walk to Oscar Gamble. A two-run homer by Gamble keyed a four-run second inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    23, 1981 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Yankees      4  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 11  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   0   2   0     0   2   .277      Mumphrey cf           5   1   1   1     0   1   .322
Washington ss         3   0   1   0     1   1   .214      Milbourne 2b          5   1   2   2     0   0   .317
G. Brett 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Winfield lf           4   2   2   0     0   1   .287
Otis cf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .270      Gamble dh             3   2   1   2     1   1   .292
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   2   .314      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Nettles 3b            1   1   1   3     1   0   .228
Aikens 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259        Rodriguez 3b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Motley rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .189      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Wathan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Cerone c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .252
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .232
  Hammaker p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  K. Brett p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   7   0     1   9             Totals               36   8  11   8     2   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 40,258
Left on Base: Royals 7, Yankees 6
DP: Royals 0, Yankees 1
Errors: G. Brett
Doubles: Cerone (7), Winfield (15)
Home Runs: Milbourne (1), Nettles (10), Gamble (9)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (8), Mumphrey (12)
GIDP: Aikens (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale L(5-6)             2     7   8   8   1   0   3  14   5.83
Hammaker                4     3   0   0   1   2   0  17   1.46
K. Brett                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.50
Quisenberry             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.29
Totals                  8    11   8   8   2   3   3  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(8-3)           7     5   0   0   0   7   0  25   2.92
Davis                   1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.19
Gossage                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.53
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   9   0  34

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Russ Goetz


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Washington popped to first
in foul territory; G. Brett made an out to shortstop; Otis
singled to left [Wilson to second]; May was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Milbourne hit an inside the park homer to left; Willie Wilson
lost the ball in the sun; it hit him as he tried to catch
it; Winfield singled to center; Winfield stole second;
Gamble walked; Jackson flied out to left; Nettles homered
[Winfield scored, Gamble scored]; Watson flied out to right; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 2ND: White struck out; Aikens grounded out (second to
first); Motley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 2ND: Cerone doubled to left; Dent flied out to right
[Cerone to third]; Mumphrey singled to left [Cerone scored];
Mumphrey stole second; Milbourne singled to left [Mumphrey
scored]; Winfield forced Milbourne (third to second); Gamble
homered [Winfield scored]; Jackson lined to shortstop; 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 8.

ROYALS 3RD: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
struck out; Washington singled to third; G. Brett flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 3RD: HAMMAKER REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Nettles walked;
Watson forced Nettles (shortstop to second); Cerone reached on a
fielder's choice [Watson to second (error by G. Brett)]; Dent
made an out to second; Mumphrey grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 8.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis made an out to second; May flied out to left;
White lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 4TH: Milbourne flied out to center; Winfield doubled to
left; Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees
8.

ROYALS 5TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); Aikens was
called out on strikes; Motley flied out to center; Wathan flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Watson
flied out to center; Cerone singled to right; Dent singled to
left [Cerone to second]; Mumphrey flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 8.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson struck out; Washington struck out; G. Brett
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 6TH: Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first);
Winfield struck out; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 8.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis singled to left; May forced Otis (third to
second); White singled to left [May to second]; Aikens grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [White out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 7TH: K. BRETT REPLACED HAMMAKER (PITCHING); Jackson
flied out to right; Rodriguez singled to left; Watson flied out
to center; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 8.

ROYALS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Motley grounded
out (second to first); Wathan made an out to shortstop; Wilson
singled to center; Washington walked [Wilson to second]; G.
Brett singled to right [Wilson to third, Washington to second];
Otis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 8.

YANKEES 8TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED K. BRETT (PITCHING); Dent
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey struck out;
Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 0, Yankees 8.

ROYALS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); May struck out;
White flied out to left; Aikens made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 8.