In their first meeting of the season, the Royals downed the Angels, 7-1, to end their three-game losing skein. K.C. jumped off to a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a bases-loaded walk to Hal McRae, and upped the margin to 4-0 in the third on a two-run homer by Willie Aikens and Darryl Motley's sacrifice fly. Rookie southpaw Mike Jones went seven innings to raise his record to 4-1. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 1
Game Played on Monday, September 7, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  2
Royals       1  0  3    1  0  0    0  2  x  -   7 13  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   1   3   0     1   0   .306      Wilson lf             5   2   4   0     0   0   .296
Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .308      White 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      G. Brett 3b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .291
Grich 2b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .314      Aikens 1b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .247
Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Otis cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .258
Ford rf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .285      McRae dh              3   0   2   1     1   0   .259
Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Wathan c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .253
Harper lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Motley rf             3   1   1   1     0   1   .215
  Harlow ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Washington ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .202
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Witt p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moreno p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   1     3   4             Totals               33   7  13   6     3   1

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 25,054
Left on Base: Angels 10, Royals 7
DP: Angels 3, Royals 0
Errors: Burleson, Hobson
Doubles: McRae (14), Wathan (8)
Home Runs: Aikens (12)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Motley (1), G. Brett (3)
GIDP: Aikens (10), Otis (6), Wilson (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Witt L(5-8)             2     6   4   3   2   1   1  15   3.90
Jefferson               5     7   3   2   1   0   0  21   3.72
Moreno                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   7.71
Totals                  8    13   7   5   3   1   1  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(4-1)            7     8   1   1   3   3   0  32   1.84
Quisenberry             2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.14
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   4   0  38

Wild Pitches: Jefferson (2)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Al Clark (left in the 6th inning),


ANGELS 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Carew out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Burleson to second]; Baylor flied out to
right; Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson stole second; White
reached on an error by Hobson [Wilson to third]; G. Brett flied
out to center; Aikens flied out to left; Otis walked [White to
second]; McRae walked [Wilson scored (unearned), White to third,
Otis to second]; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Motley struck out; Washington grounded out (second
to first); Wilson singled to right; White forced Wilson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Harper singled to center; Hobson flied out to left;
Burleson singled to center [Harper to second]; Carew walked
[Harper to third, Burleson to second]; Baylor was called out on
strikes; Grich lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: G. Brett singled to left; Aikens homered [G. Brett
scored]; Otis singled to center; McRae doubled to right [Otis to
third]; JEFFERSON REPLACED WITT (PITCHING); Wathan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Motley hit a sacrifice fly to right [Otis
scored, McRae to third]; Washington flied out to center; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing lined to left; Ford walked; Beniquez lined
to right; Harper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Wilson singled to left; Jefferson threw a wild pitch
[Wilson to second]; On a bunt White singled to pitcher [Wilson
to third]; G. Brett hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wilson scored];
Aikens grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [White out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Burleson
singled to center; Carew singled to center [Burleson to second];
Baylor flied out to right; Grich singled to left [Burleson
scored, Carew to second]; Downing struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
singled to right; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first)
[McRae to second]; Motley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Ford singled to center; 2B umpire Al Clark hit by
Dan Ford's single; suffered a fractured right cheek bone;
Beniquez flied out to left; Harper popped to first in foul
territory; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
singled to center; White grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Wilson to second]; G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Burleson walked; Carew flied out to center; Baylor
popped to catcher in foul territory; Grich singled to left
[Burleson to second]; Downing forced Grich (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Aikens walked; Otis grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Aikens out at second]; McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Royals 5.

ANGELS 8TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Ford grounded
out (pitcher to first); Beniquez grounded out (second to first);
HARLOW BATTED FOR HARPER; Harlow grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Wathan doubled
to left; Motley singled to shortstop [Wathan scored (error by
Burleson) (no RBI), Motley to second]; Washington singled to
center [Motley scored (unearned)]; MORENO REPLACED JEFFERSON
(PITCHING); Wilson grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Washington out at second]; White flied out to left; 2
R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 7.

ANGELS 9TH: LYNN BATTED FOR HOBSON; Lynn struck out; Burleson
grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 7.