| The Royals jumped on Tommy John for two runs in the first inning and went on to beat the Yankees, 3-2, behind the pitching of rookie Mike Jones and Dan Quisenberry. Willie Wilson led off the Kansas City first with a single and went to third on a double by Frank White. George Brett grounded out, scoring Wilson, and Amos Otis singled, scoring White. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 3, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 3, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 0 Royals 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 6 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .233 Wilson lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .286 Mumphrey cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .313 White 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .266 Winfield lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .299 G. Brett 3b 3 0 1 2 0 0 .288 Jackson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Otis cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .260 Watson 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .214 McRae dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Revering 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Wathan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Motley rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Nettles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Washington ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Werth dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .098 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gamble ph,dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robertson ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .667 Murcer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 John p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 2 7 2 5 2 Totals 28 3 6 3 1 3 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 26,565 Left on Base: Yankees 7, Royals 2 DP: Yankees 0, Royals 2 Doubles: Winfield (20), Robertson (1), White (12), Wilson (7) Home Runs: Watson (3) Stolen Bases: Randolph (12), G. Brett (9) Caught Stealing: Otis (4), Motley (3) Sacrifice Hits: Cerone (3) Sacrifice Flies: Winfield (7) GIDP: Watson (6), Winfield (10) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John L(7-5) 8 6 3 3 1 3 0 29 2.64 Totals 8 6 3 3 1 3 0 29 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones W(3-1) 7 5 2 2 4 2 1 29 1.95 Quisenberry SV(14) 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.23 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 2 1 36 Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Rocky Roe YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Randolph stole second; Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first) [Randolph to third]; Winfield hit a sacrifice fly to center [Randolph scored]; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; White doubled to right [Wilson to third]; G. Brett grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wilson scored, White to third]; On a bunt Otis singled [White scored]; Otis was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); McRae grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. YANKEES 2ND: Watson lined to center; Cerone made an out to second; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Motley lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. YANKEES 3RD: Werth grounded out (shortstop to first); Robertson singled to center; Debut game for Andre Robertson; Randolph flied out to center; Mumphrey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: Washington grounded out (third to first); Wilson doubled to left; White walked; G. Brett singled to center [Wilson scored, White to second]; Otis flied out to right [White to third]; G. Brett stole second; McRae struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 3. YANKEES 4TH: Winfield walked; Jackson made an out to second; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Winfield out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Aikens struck out; Wathan grounded out (third to first); Motley made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 3. YANKEES 5TH: Cerone struck out; Rodriguez singled to left; Werth flied out to center; Robertson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Washington grounded out (third to first); Wilson grounded out (third to first); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 3. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph struck out; Mumphrey flied out to center; Winfield doubled to left; Jackson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 3. YANKEES 7TH: Watson homered; Cerone flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Werth walked; Robertson doubled to right [Werth to third]; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Wathan flied out to right; Motley singled to left; Motley was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. YANKEES 8TH: Mumphrey walked; QUISENBERRY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Winfield grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Mumphrey out at second]; Jackson singled to center [Jackson out at second (center to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: REVERING REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Washington flied out to center; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); White lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. YANKEES 9TH: Revering singled to right; Cerone out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Revering to second]; NETTLES BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Nettles grounded out (second to first) [Revering to third]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR WERTH; Gamble walked; MURCER BATTED FOR ROBERTSON; Murcer forced Gamble (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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