Dennis Leonard did not allow a hit for 5 1/3 innings but then settled for a three-hitter in hurling the Royals to a 4-0 whitewashing of the A's. The victory vaulted the Royals into first place in the A.L. West. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Saturday, September 12, 1981 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 8 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .336 White 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Murphy cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .268 G. Brett 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .292 Johnson dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Otis cf 2 2 2 1 2 0 .262 Gross 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .191 McRae dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .257 Spencer 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .194 Wathan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Newman c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Geronimo rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .218 McKay 2b,ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Washington ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .200 Stanley ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .212 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sexton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Drumright ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Cox 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 8 3 3 2 Totals 30 0 3 0 1 5 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 33,493 Left on Base: Royals 6, A's 4 DP: Royals 0, A's 0 Doubles: G. Brett (21), Otis (18), McRae (15) Stolen Bases: Otis (13) Caught Stealing: G. Brett (5) Sacrifice Hits: Wathan (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(9-10) 9 3 0 0 1 5 0 31 3.46 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 5 0 31 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris L(10-7) 8.1 8 4 4 3 1 0 35 3.66 Beard 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8.10 Totals 9 8 4 4 3 2 0 37 Wild Pitches: Norris (10) Balks: Norris (5) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Rocky Roe ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White made an out to second; G. Brett singled to right; G. Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens struck out; Otis walked; McRae forced Otis (third to second); Wathan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas flied out to right; Gross popped to first in foul territory; Spencer lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 3RD: Geronimo flied out to center; Washington flied out to right; Wilson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman made an out to second; McKay flied out to center; Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 4TH: White flied out to center; G. Brett doubled to left; Aikens grounded out (second to first) [G. Brett to third]; Otis doubled to right [G. Brett scored]; McRae flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy walked; Johnson flied out to right; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0. ROYALS 5TH: Wathan flied to left in foul territory; Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0. ROYALS 6TH: Wilson popped to first in foul territory; White singled to left; Norris balked [White to second]; G. Brett lined to left; Aikens flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: McKay flied out to left; Stanley singled to center; SEXTON RAN FOR STANLEY; Henderson singled to left [Sexton to second]; Murphy was called out on strikes; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0. ROYALS 7TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED SEXTON (PLAYING SS); Otis singled to left; McRae walked [Otis to second]; Wathan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Otis to third, McRae to second]; Norris threw a wild pitch [Otis scored, McRae to third]; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Washington singled to right [McRae scored]; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas struck out; Gross flied out to left; Spencer singled to right; Newman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0. ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett lined to right; Aikens flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: McKay made an out to shortstop; DRUMRIGHT BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Drumright flied out to right; Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0. ROYALS 9TH: MCKAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); COX REPLACED DRUMRIGHT (PLAYING 2B); Otis walked; Otis stole second; McRae doubled to center [Otis scored]; Wathan made an out to first; Geronimo singled to center [McRae to third]; BEARD REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Washington was called out on strikes; Wilson forced Geronimo (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: Murphy flied out to left; Johnson flied out to center; Armas popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Athletics 0.

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