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.

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