Amos Otis, with a homer and two-run double, was the hitting hero as the Royals ended Detroit's nine-game winning streak by stopping the Tigers, 4-2. Otis clouted a solo round-tripper in the second inning and lashed a two-run double to snap a 2-2 tie in the eighth. Willie Aikens hit a bases-empty homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Monday, August 24, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Royals 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 5 1 Tigers 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .274 Cowens cf,rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Washington ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .210 Trammell ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .292 G. Brett 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .280 Gibson lf 4 1 3 0 1 0 .293 McRae dh 2 0 0 0 2 1 .264 Parrish c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Otis cf 4 1 2 3 0 1 .273 Jackson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Aikens 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .260 Hebner ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .215 White 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .268 Jones rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .298 Wathan c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Peters ph,cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 Motley rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .193 Wockenfuss dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .205 Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Kemp ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brookens 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 K. Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Saucier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 4 5 4 7 6 Totals 33 2 7 0 6 1 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 41,009 Left on Base: Royals 6, Tigers 10 DP: Royals 0, Tigers 1 Errors: Wathan Doubles: Otis (17), Gibson (4), Parrish (9), Brookens (6) Home Runs: Otis (7), Aikens (9) Stolen Bases: White (3), Jackson (3), Gibson (7) Caught Stealing: McRae (2), Wilson (8), Gibson (3) Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (2) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones 6.1 7 2 2 5 0 0 30 2.35 Martin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.17 K. Brett W(1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.44 Quisenberry SV(12) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.17 Totals 9 7 2 2 6 1 0 39 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder L(5-6) 7.1 4 3 3 3 5 2 28 5.63 Saucier 0.1 1 1 1 3 1 0 5 1.47 Tobik 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1.94 Totals 9 5 4 4 7 6 2 37 Wild Pitches: Jones (1) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Terry Cooney ROYALS 1ST: Wilson was called out on strikes; Washington flied out to left; G. Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Trammell walked; Gibson walked [Trammell to second]; Parrish lined to left; Jackson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae popped to catcher in foul territory; Otis homered; Aikens grounded out (pitcher to first); White walked; Wathan walked [White to second]; Motley forced Wathan (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Jones popped to first in foul territory; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Brookens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Washington grounded out (third to first); G. Brett lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker flied out to center; Cowens popped to third in foul territory; Trammell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. ROYALS 4TH: McRae walked; Otis struck out while McRae was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Aikens homered; White singled to center; White stole second; Wathan popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Gibson doubled; Parrish flied out to left; Jackson singled to shortstop [Gibson stayed at second]; Gibson stole third and Jackson stole second [Gibson scored (error by Wathan), Jackson to third]; Jones walked; Wockenfuss walked [Jones to second]; Brookens forced Jackson (third to catcher) [Jones to third, Wockenfuss to second]; Jones threw a wild pitch [Jones scored, Wockenfuss to third, Brookens to second]; Whitaker walked; Cowens flied to right in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2. ROYALS 5TH: Motley struck out; Wilson made an out to shortstop; Washington grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell flied out to left; On a bunt Gibson singled to shortstop; Gibson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Parrish doubled to right; Jackson lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2. ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett lined to right; McRae struck out; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Brookens doubled to right; Whitaker made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2. ROYALS 7TH: Aikens was called out on strikes; White made an out to third; Wathan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: Cowens singled to left; Trammell lined to left; Gibson singled to right [Cowens to third]; MARTIN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Parrish reached on a fielder's choice [Cowens out at home (third unassisted), Gibson to second]; HEBNER BATTED FOR JACKSON; K. BRETT REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Hebner struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2. ROYALS 8TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Motley singled to left; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Motley to second]; SAUCIER REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Washington struck out; G. Brett was walked intentionally; McRae walked [Motley to third, G. Brett to second]; Otis doubled to left [Motley scored, G. Brett scored, McRae to third]; Aikens walked; TOBIK REPLACED SAUCIER (PITCHING); White popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED K. BRETT (PITCHING); PETERS BATTED FOR JONES; Peters walked; KEMP BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Kemp flied out to left; Royals Manager Jim Frey ejected by HP umpire Vic Voltaggio with a 1-0 count on Steve Kemp; Brookens forced Peters (shortstop to second); Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 2. ROYALS 9TH: KEMP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); PETERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Wathan flied out to center; Motley made an out to second; Wilson walked; Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED MOTLEY (PLAYING RF); Cowens flied out to left; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 2.

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