Spacing seven hits, Larry Gura hurled the Royals to a 6-1 victory over the Tigers. In the second inning, K.C.'s Cesar Geronimo singled, stole second and tallied on a single by Rance Mulliniks. The Royals wrapped it up with five runs in the fifth on a two-run homer by Geronimo, RBI singles by George Brett and Hal McRae and a bases-loaded walk. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Wednesday, August 26, 1981 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Royals 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .283 Cowens cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 White 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Trammell ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .286 G. Brett 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .279 Kemp lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Aikens 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Parrish c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .227 McRae dh 4 0 1 1 1 1 .261 Gibson rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .303 Quirk c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Jackson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .263 Wathan ph,c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Papi pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Motley rf 2 1 1 1 2 0 .206 Wockenfuss dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Geronimo lf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .239 Brookens 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270 Mulliniks ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .226 Whitaker 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cappuzzello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 10 6 5 4 Totals 31 1 7 1 4 4 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 36,691 Left on Base: Royals 9, Tigers 7 DP: Royals 3, Tigers 0 Doubles: Motley (3), Cowens (11), Jackson (10) Triples: Jackson (1) Home Runs: Geronimo (2) Stolen Bases: Geronimo (5), Trammell (4) Caught Stealing: Mulliniks (1) GIDP: Parrish (15), Wockenfuss (5), Brookens (4) Hit by Pitch: Aikens (2,by Cappuzzello) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(8-5) 9 7 1 1 4 4 0 35 3.27 Totals 9 7 1 1 4 4 0 35 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lopez L(5-2) 4.1 6 5 5 2 2 1 20 3.36 Cappuzzello 4.2 4 1 1 3 2 0 22 2.87 Totals 9 10 6 6 5 4 1 42 Hit by Pitch: Cappuzzello (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - John Shulock ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); White flied out to right; G. Brett walked; Aikens singled to center [G. Brett to second]; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Cowens doubled to left; Trammell grounded out (second to first) [Cowens to third]; Kemp walked; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Quirk grounded out (second to first); Motley lined to center; Geronimo singled to left; Geronimo stole second; Mulliniks singled to left [Geronimo scored]; Mulliniks was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Gibson singled to right; Jackson flied out to center; Wockenfuss grounded into a double play (second to first) [Gibson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson lined to left; White grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Brookens was called out on strikes; Whitaker lined to right; Cowens popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. ROYALS 4TH: Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); McRae was called out on strikes; Quirk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Trammell walked; Kemp flied out to left; Parrish flied out to center; Trammell stole second; Gibson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. ROYALS 5TH: Motley walked; Geronimo homered [Motley scored]; Mulliniks grounded out (first unassisted); Wilson singled to center; On a bunt White singled to third [Wilson to second]; CAPPUZZELLO REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); G. Brett singled to right [Wilson scored, White to second]; Aikens was hit by a pitch [White to third, G. Brett to second]; McRae singled to left [White scored, G. Brett to third, Aikens to second]; WATHAN BATTED FOR QUIRK; Wathan made an out to shortstop; Motley walked [G. Brett scored, Aikens to third, McRae to second]; Geronimo flied out to left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Jackson flied out to left; Wockenfuss popped to third in foul territory; Brookens singled to left; Whitaker singled to right [Brookens to second]; Cowens forced Brookens (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 0. ROYALS 6TH: Mulliniks singled to right; Wilson walked [Mulliniks to second]; White flied out to left; G. Brett grounded out (second to first) [Mulliniks to third, Wilson to second]; Aikens made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Trammell walked; Kemp flied out to center; Parrish forced Trammell (third to second); Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 0. ROYALS 7TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Motley doubled to left; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: Jackson doubled to left; Wockenfuss flied out to center; Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 0. ROYALS 8TH: Mulliniks was called out on strikes; Wilson flied out to center; White lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 8TH: Cowens struck out; Trammell lined to left; Kemp made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 0. ROYALS 9TH: G. Brett struck out; Aikens grounded out (third to first); McRae walked; Wathan forced McRae (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 9TH: Parrish singled to left; Gibson lined to center; Jackson tripled to left [Parrish scored]; PAPI RAN FOR JACKSON; Wockenfuss walked; Brookens grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wockenfuss out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 1.

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