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.

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