Atlee Hammaker, getting relief help from Dan Quisenberry, received credit for his first major league victory as the Royals shaded the Angels, 3-2. K.C. scored in the opening frame on a leadoff single by Willie Wilson and a one-out double by George Brett. Brett walked in the third, stole second and tallied on a single by Willie Aikens. Clint Hurdle delivered a run-scoring pinch-single in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 15, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       1  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .296      Campaneris 3b         2   0   1   0     2   0   .262
White 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Burleson ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .305
G. Brett 3b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .296      Ford rf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .282
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .263      Baylor 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .224
McRae dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Aikens 1b             2   0   1   1     2   0   .254      Downing c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .242
Wathan c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .243        Lynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Motley rf             1   0   1   0     1   0   .222      Ferguson lf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .238
  Hurdle ph,rf        2   0   1   1     0   1   .375        Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Geronimo rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Beniquez cf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .209
Washington ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Harlow ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Hammaker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harper dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moreno p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  10   3     6   4             Totals               29   2   7   1     5   2

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 21,610
Left on Base: Royals 13, Angels 6
DP: Royals 2, Angels 1
Errors: Quisenberry, Ford
Doubles: G. Brett (23), Ford (12)
Stolen Bases: Otis (14), G. Brett (10), Burleson (3)
Caught Stealing: Wathan (6), Campaneris (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (4)
GIDP: Baylor (10), Burleson (6)
Hit by Pitch: Aikens (3,by Renko)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hammaker W(1-2)         7     5   1   1   5   2   0  28   5.00
Quisenberry SV(16)      2     2   1   0   0   0   0   7   2.04
Totals                  9     7   2   1   5   2   0  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moreno L(0-1)           4.1   6   3   3   3   3   0  22   6.75
Jefferson               0.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   5   3.65
Renko                   4     3   0   0   1   1   0  16   3.39
Totals                  9    10   3   3   6   4   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Renko (1)
Balks: Hammaker (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - John Shulock


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to right [Wilson to second (error by
Ford)]; White struck out; G. Brett doubled to center [Wilson
scored]; Otis singled to left [G. Brett to third]; Otis stole
second; McRae struck out; Aikens grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Campaneris lined to left; Burleson singled to left;
Ford struck out; Burleson stole second; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

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

ANGELS 2ND: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing was
called out on strikes; Ferguson walked; Beniquez lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: G. Brett walked; Otis flied out to left; McRae flied
out to left; G. Brett stole second; Aikens singled to left [G.
Brett scored]; Wathan flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Harper popped to first in foul territory; Campaneris
walked; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Burleson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Motley singled to left; Washington grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Motley to second]; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Motley to third]; White grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford singled to left; Baylor grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Ford out at second]; Grich
walked; Downing walked [Grich to second]; Ferguson singled to
left [Grich out at home (left to catcher), Downing to second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 5TH: G. Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis
walked; JEFFERSON REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); McRae grounded out
(second to first) [Otis to second]; Aikens was walked
intentionally; Wathan walked [Otis to third, Aikens to second];
HURDLE BATTED FOR MOTLEY; Hurdle singled to right [Otis scored,
Aikens to third, Wathan to second]; Washington forced Hurdle
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: HURDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Beniquez singled
to left; Harper grounded out (second to first) [Beniquez to
second]; Hammaker balked [Beniquez to third]; Campaneris walked;
Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Beniquez scored]; Ford
forced Campaneris (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Angels 1.

ROYALS 6TH: RENKO REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Wilson singled
to shortstop; White singled to shortstop [Wilson to second]; G.
Brett lined to right; Otis popped to second; McRae popped to
first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor lined to left; Grich flied out to center;
Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 3, Angels 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Aikens was hit by a pitch; Wathan forced Aikens
(second to shortstop); Hurdle struck out while Wathan was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez
flied out to right; Harper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington flied out to right; Wilson grounded out
(second to first); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Campaneris singled to center; QUISENBERRY REPLACED
HAMMAKER (PITCHING); Burleson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Campaneris out at second]; Ford
doubled to right; Baylor singled to pitcher [Ford scored (error
by Quisenberry) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Grich flied out to right;
1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.

ROYALS 9TH: G. Brett singled to right; Otis lined to right;
McRae grounded out (third to first) [G. Brett to second]; Aikens
was walked intentionally; Wathan grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING RF); LYNN BATTED
FOR DOWNING; Lynn grounded out (third to first); HARRIS BATTED
FOR FERGUSON; Harris lined to center; HARLOW BATTED FOR
BENIQUEZ; Harlow grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.