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Willie Aikens hit a two-run homer in a five-run fourth-inning explosion that sent the Royals on their way to an 11-5 victory over the Blue Jays. With the score 1-1 in the fourth, Darryl Motley and Cesar Geronimo singled and Rance Mulliniks doubled them home. Aikens' homer capped the big inning which sent the Jays to their fifth straight defeat. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 11, Toronto Blue Jays 5Game Played on Thursday, August 27, 1981 (Day game) at Exhibition StadiumRoyals 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 2 0 - 11 14 1
Blue Jays 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 1
Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Wilson cf 5 1 0 0 1 0 .278 Griffin ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .201
White 2b 5 0 1 1 1 2 .263 Iorg 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232
G. Brett 3b 6 3 4 0 0 0 .290 Woods lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .225
Aikens 1b 5 3 3 4 1 0 .266 Velez 1b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .231
McRae dh 3 0 1 2 1 0 .262 Bell dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 .259
Quirk c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Mayberry ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Motley rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .212 Moseby cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .246
Wathan ph,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Macha 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211
Geronimo lf 3 2 1 1 2 0 .242 Ainge rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .188
Mulliniks ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 .250 Martinez c 2 0 0 1 1 0 .219
Hammaker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .159
Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mirabella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 40 11 14 10 6 4 Totals 36 5 9 5 1 5
Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 14,704
Left on Base: Royals 11, Blue Jays 5
DP: Royals 0, Blue Jays 0
Errors: G. Brett, Iorg
Doubles: Mulliniks 2 (3), G. Brett 2 (15), Aikens (12), Griffin (15), Iorg (6), Woods (8)
Triples: Ainge (2)
Home Runs: Aikens (11), Velez (10)
Stolen Bases: G. Brett (7)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (5)
Hit by Pitch: Motley (1,by Clancy), Wathan (2,by Todd)
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Hammaker 3.1 6 5 5 1 1 1 17 4.02
Martin W(3-5) 4.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 17 2.89
Wright 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.16
Totals 9 9 5 5 1 5 1 37
Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Clancy L(3-8) 3.2 6 6 6 4 1 1 22 5.78
McLaughlin 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3.74
Mirabella 1 3 3 3 1 1 0 7 8.59
Todd 2.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 12 4.25
Garvin 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.38
Totals 9 14 11 11 6 4 1 49
Hit by Pitch: Clancy (5), Todd (4)
Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Nick Bremigan
ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White
walked; Blue Jays Manager Bobby Mattick ejected by 1B umpire
Mike Reilly; G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [White
to second]; Aikens flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg
lined to right; Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to center; Quirk grounded out
(second to first); Motley was hit by a pitch; Geronimo walked
[Motley to second]; Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez homered; Bell grounded out (second to
first); Moseby flied out to right; Macha grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Wilson walked; White struck out; G. Brett singled to
left [Wilson to second]; Aikens walked [Wilson to third, G.
Brett to second]; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wilson
scored]; Quirk flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.
BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
walked; Griffin doubled to left [Martinez to third]; Iorg
grounded out (third to first); Woods lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Blue Jays 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Motley singled to shortstop; Geronimo singled to
right [Motley to third]; Mulliniks doubled to right [Motley
scored, Geronimo scored (error by Iorg) (no RBI)]; Wilson
grounded out (first unassisted) [Mulliniks to third]; White
singled to center [Mulliniks scored]; G. Brett forced White
(second to shortstop); Aikens homered [G. Brett scored];
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); McRae walked; Quirk
struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 1.
BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez singled to third [Velez to second (error by
G. Brett)]; Bell singled [Velez scored]; Moseby singled to right
[Bell to third]; Macha struck out; Ainge tripled to right [Bell
scored, Moseby scored]; MARTIN REPLACED HAMMAKER (PITCHING);
Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ainge scored];
Griffin grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 6, Blue Jays 5.
ROYALS 5TH: MIRABELLA REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Motley
struck out; Geronimo walked; Mulliniks doubled to left [Geronimo
scored]; Wilson grounded out (second to first) [Mulliniks to
third]; White flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals
7, Blue Jays 5.
BLUE JAYS 5TH: Iorg doubled to right; Woods struck out; Velez
grounded out (shortstop to first); MAYBERRY BATTED FOR BELL;
Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 7, Blue Jays 5.
ROYALS 6TH: MAYBERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); G. Brett
doubled to right; Aikens doubled to left [G. Brett scored]; TODD
REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); McRae singled to left [Aikens
scored]; Quirk flied out to right; Motley flied out to center;
Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 5.
BLUE JAYS 6TH: Moseby singled to left; Macha flied out to right;
Ainge flied out to center; Martinez popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 5.
ROYALS 7TH: Mulliniks popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Wilson flied out to center; White grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 5.
BLUE JAYS 7TH: Griffin flied out to center; Iorg flied out to
left; Woods doubled to right; Velez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 5.
ROYALS 8TH: G. Brett singled to right; G. Brett stole second;
Aikens singled to right [G. Brett scored]; McRae flied out to
right; Quirk singled to right [Aikens to second]; WATHAN BATTED
FOR MOTLEY; Wathan was hit by a pitch [Aikens to third, Quirk to
second]; GARVIN REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Geronimo forced Wathan
(shortstop to second) [Aikens scored, Quirk to third]; Mulliniks
flied to left in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals
11, Blue Jays 5.
BLUE JAYS 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Mayberry
lined to left; Moseby struck out; Macha grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 11, Blue Jays 5.
ROYALS 9TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White struck
out; G. Brett doubled to right; Aikens flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 11, Blue Jays 5.
BLUE JAYS 9TH: WRIGHT REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Ainge grounded
out (third to first); UPSHAW BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Upshaw struck
out; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 11, Blue Jays 5.
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