Spoiling Dick Howser's debut as Kansas City manager, the Brewers posted a 5-1 victory over the Royals. The Brewers tallied three runs in the first inning on doubles by Paul Molitor and Cecil Cooper and a two-run homer by Ben Oglivie. The Brewers picked up a run in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Cooper and closed out the scoring in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Don Money. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 1

Game Played on Monday, August 31, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 8 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gantner 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .287 Wilson lf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .280 Molitor cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .281 White 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .267 Cooper 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .306 G. Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Oglivie lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .251 Otis cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .265 Thomas rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .247 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Simmons dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .210 Aikens 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .264 Howell 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .251 Wathan c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .264 Money 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 .216 Motley rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Yount ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Washington ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Yost c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .217 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 8 5 1 7 Totals 35 1 9 1 3 1 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 27,974 Left on Base: Brewers 3, Royals 10 DP: Brewers 1, Royals 1 Errors: Martin Doubles: Molitor (6), Cooper (22), Wathan (7), G. Brett (17) Triples: Simmons (3) Home Runs: Oglivie (8), White (6) Stolen Bases: Gantner (3) Sacrifice Flies: Money (3) GIDP: Washington (3) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caldwell W(9-7) 6 6 1 1 3 0 1 26 3.34 Cleveland 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.13 Easterly 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.61 Fingers SV(20) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.14 Totals 9 9 1 1 3 1 1 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(7-9) 8 7 4 4 1 7 1 31 3.73 Martin 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2.83 Totals 9 8 5 4 1 7 1 35 Wild Pitches: Caldwell (2) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Steve Palermo BREWERS 1ST: Gantner grounded out (second to first); Molitor doubled; Cooper doubled to right [Molitor scored]; Oglivie homered [Cooper scored]; Thomas flied out to left; Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; White flied out to left; G. Brett flied out to left; Otis walked [Wilson to second]; McRae forced Otis (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. BREWERS 2ND: Howell flied out to right; Yount flied out to center; Yost struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens walked; Wathan singled to left [Aikens to second]; Motley flied out to center [Aikens to third]; Washington grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wathan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. BREWERS 3RD: Gantner flied out to left; Molitor flied out to right; Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson singled to right; White forced Wilson (shortstop to second); G. Brett flied out to center; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Thomas was called out on strikes; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to left; Aikens walked; Wathan doubled to left [Aikens to third]; Motley grounded out (third to first); Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. BREWERS 5TH: Howell struck out; Yount struck out; Yost popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Wilson flied out to right; White homered; G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Otis flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 1. BREWERS 6TH: Gantner flied out to center; Molitor was called out on strikes; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to center; Aikens flied out to left; Wathan made an out to second; Caldwell threw a wild pitch [McRae to second]; Motley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 1. BREWERS 7TH: Oglivie singled; Thomas lined into a double play (second to first) [Oglivie out at first]; Simmons tripled to right; Howell walked; Yount flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: MONEY REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING 3B); CLEVELAND REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Washington grounded out (second to first); 27 minute rain delay; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to center; EASTERLY REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); G. Brett doubled to left [White to third]; FINGERS REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Otis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 1. BREWERS 8TH: Yost struck out; Gantner singled to right; Gantner stole second; Molitor struck out; Cooper singled to right [Gantner scored]; Oglivie made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Royals 1. ROYALS 8TH: McRae flied out to right; Aikens grounded out (second to first); Wathan grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Royals 1. BREWERS 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Thomas singled to left; Simmons flied out to center; Thomas was picked off first but was safe on an error by Martin [Thomas to third]; Money hit a sacrifice fly to left [Thomas scored (unearned)]; Yount flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Royals 1. ROYALS 9TH: Motley grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (third to first); Wilson singled; White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Royals 1.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".