The Royals completed the three-game series sweep of the Angels, winning 7-3 as George Brett led the way with two triples and two RBIs. Brett drilled a three-bagger in the first inning following a pair of leadoff walks, then tripled leading off the fifth and scored on a single by Willie Aikens. Willie Wilson collected three hits, including a run-scoring triple in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 9, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  7  3
Royals       2  0  0    0  1  1    1  2  x  -   7 12  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   1   2   1     0   1   .304      Wilson lf             4   2   3   2     1   0   .301
Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .306      White 2b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .252
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .316      G. Brett 3b           5   1   2   2     0   2   .293
Baylor dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .222      Aikens 1b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .257
Downing lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Otis cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .256
Hobson 3b             3   1   0   0     0   0   .244      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
  Harris ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Wathan c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .254
  Campaneris pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Motley rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .214
Beniquez cf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .180      Washington ss         3   0   0   0     0   2   .201
  Lynn ph,cf          1   0   0   1     0   0   .225      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ferguson rf           2   0   1   0     0   1   .188        Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ott ph,c            1   0   0   1     0   0   .222        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Davis c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harlow ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   3     1   4             Totals               34   7  12   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 21,569
Left on Base: Angels 4, Royals 8
DP: Angels 2, Royals 1
Errors: Carew, Grich, Ott, Motley
Doubles: Ferguson (1), Grich (11)
Triples: G. Brett 2 (5), Wilson (5)
Home Runs: Burleson (5)
Stolen Bases: Wilson 2 (22), Otis (12)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (5), McRae (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (9), Washington (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (4)
GIDP: McRae (6), White (7)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost L(1-6)            5.1   9   4   4   2   1   0  27   4.87
Hassler                 2.2   3   3   2   2   4   0  12   2.94
Totals                  8    12   7   6   4   5   0  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                    4.2   4   1   1   1   2   1  19   2.99
Martin W(4-5)           3.2   3   2   1   0   2   0  14   2.79
Quisenberry             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.05
Totals                  9     7   3   2   1   4   1  34

Wild Pitches: Gura (3)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Jim Evans


ANGELS 1ST: Burleson singled to shortstop; Carew out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Burleson to second]; Grich
lined to shortstop; Gura threw a wild pitch [Burleson to third];
Baylor walked; Downing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson walked; Wilson stole second; White walked; G.
Brett tripled to center [Wilson scored, White scored]; Aikens
grounded out (second to first); Otis reached on a fielder's
choice [G. Brett out at home (second to catcher)]; McRae singled
to right [Otis to third]; Wathan grounded out (third to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
singled to center; Ferguson was called out on strikes; Davis
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Motley grounded out (first unassisted); Washington
was called out on strikes; Wilson singled to right; Wilson stole
second; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Burleson homered; Carew struck out; Grich flied out
to center; Baylor flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: G. Brett popped to second; Aikens singled to center;
Otis flied out to right; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing grounded out (third to first); Hobson made
an out to second; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Wathan singled to shortstop; Motley reached on an
error by Carew [Wathan to second]; Washington forced Wathan
(pitcher to third) [Motley to second]; Wilson flied out to
right; White forced Motley (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Ferguson doubled to right; Davis popped to first;
Burleson reached on a fielder's choice [Ferguson out at third
(pitcher to second)]; Larry Gura dislocated little finger on
Rick Burleson grounder; MARTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING);
Burleson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: G. Brett tripled to left; Aikens singled to right
[G. Brett scored]; Otis flied out to right; McRae grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Aikens out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Grich doubled
to left; Baylor lined to right; Downing popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: On a bunt Wathan singled to third; Motley singled to
center [Wathan to second]; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Wathan to third, Motley to second]; HASSLER
REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Wilson singled to left [Wathan
scored, Motley to third]; White grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wilson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Hobson reached on an error by Motley [Hobson to
third]; LYNN BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ; Lynn popped to third; OTT
BATTED FOR FERGUSON; Ott grounded out (second to first) [Hobson
scored (unearned)]; HARLOW BATTED FOR DAVIS; Harlow struck out;
1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: LYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); OTT STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING C ); HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); G. Brett was
called out on strikes; Aikens struck out; Otis walked; Otis
stole second [Otis to third (error by Ott)]; McRae reached on an
error by Grich [Otis scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; McRae was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Burleson was called out on strikes; Carew grounded
out (second to first); Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Motley walked;
Washington struck out; Wilson tripled to right [Motley scored];
White singled to center [Wilson scored]; G. Brett struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 7.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor singled to right; Downing popped to catcher
in foul territory; HARRIS BATTED FOR HOBSON; Harris singled to
right [Baylor to third]; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR HARRIS; QUISENBERRY
REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Lynn sacrifice flied into a double
play to left [Baylor scored, Campaneris out at second (left to
second to first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 7.