A two-run rally in the seventh inning lifted the Royals to a 3-1 victory over the Brewers, giving Dick Howser his first triumph as K.C. manager. With the score 1-1, K.C. loaded the bases in the seventh on infield hits by Darryl Motley, U.L. Washington and Willie Wilson. Frank White then delivered two runs with a single through the drawn-in infield. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 1, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Brewers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 x - 3 9 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yount ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Wilson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .283 Molitor cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 White 2b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .267 Cooper 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .310 G. Brett 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .289 Thomas rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Oglivie lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Otis cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Simmons dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 McRae dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .262 Money 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .224 Wathan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Gantner 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Motley rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .208 Bando ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Washington ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 .209 Yost c 2 1 0 0 1 0 .200 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Haas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 8 1 1 2 Totals 33 3 9 3 2 2 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 22,202 Left on Base: Brewers 7, Royals 8 DP: Brewers 1, Royals 0 Errors: Thomas Doubles: Molitor (7), G. Brett (18) Stolen Bases: Wilson (16) Sacrifice Flies: Cooper (3) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Haas L(8-5) 6 8 3 3 2 2 0 29 4.25 Easterly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.53 Cleveland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.05 Totals 8 9 3 3 2 2 0 35 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(9-5) 9 8 1 1 1 2 0 35 3.10 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 2 0 35 Wild Pitches: Gura (2) Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Jim Evans BREWERS 1ST: Yount flied out to right; Molitor lined to shortstop; Cooper singled to right; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson lined to center; White reached on an error by Thomas [White to second]; G. Brett flied out to left; Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Money made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis was called out on strikes; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Wathan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. BREWERS 3RD: Gantner singled to center; Gura threw a wild pitch [Gantner to second]; Yost walked; On a bunt Yount singled [Gantner to third, Yost to second]; Molitor forced Gantner (third to catcher) [Yost to third, Yount to second]; Cooper hit a sacrifice fly to right [Yost scored, Yount to third]; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Motley flied out to center; Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilson singled to right; Wilson stole second; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0. BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie flied out to right; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Money singled to center; Gantner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); Aikens flied out to center; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0. BREWERS 5TH: Yost grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount flied to left in foul territory; Molitor doubled to left; Cooper singled to left [Molitor out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: McRae lined to center; Wathan made an out to second; Motley singled to left; Washington walked [Motley to second]; Wilson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0. BREWERS 6TH: Thomas grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Oglivie flied out to right; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: White struck out; G. Brett doubled to left; Aikens grounded out (first unassisted) [G. Brett to third]; Otis walked; McRae singled to center [G. Brett scored, Otis to third]; Wathan forced McRae (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 1. BREWERS 7TH: Money made an out to second; Gantner grounded out (first unassisted); Yost grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Motley singled; On a bunt Washington singled [Motley to second]; On a bunt Wilson singled [Motley to third, Washington to second]; White singled to center [Motley scored, Washington scored, Wilson to third]; EASTERLY REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); G. Brett reached on a fielder's choice [Wilson out at home (first to catcher), White to third, G. Brett to second]; Aikens hit into a double play (right to catcher) [White out at home]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 3. BREWERS 8TH: Yount made an out to shortstop; Molitor singled to right; Cooper lined to shortstop; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); On a bunt Otis grounded out (catcher to first); McRae singled to center; Wathan grounded out (third to first) [McRae to second]; Motley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 3. BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie flied out to left; Simmons made an out to first; Money singled to center; BANDO BATTED FOR GANTNER; Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 3.

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