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 5
Game Played on Thursday, August    27, 1981 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Royals       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.