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.

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