Completing the three-game series sweep, the Royals downed the Angels, 3-1. The game was tied, 1-1, when George Brett opened the eighth inning with a single and was sacrificed to second by Amos Otis. Hal McRae then hit a roller than shortstop Rick Burleson threw into the Royals' dugout, allowing Brett to score. Brett ended the scoring in the ninth with an RBI single. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 1

Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 3 12 0 Angels 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Downing lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .245 White 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Burleson ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .307 G. Brett 3b 5 1 3 1 0 1 .301 Grich 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Otis cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .263 Baylor dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .225 McRae dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Ott c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Aikens 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .254 Ford rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .282 Wathan c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .244 Harris 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Motley rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .235 Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Hurdle ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .366 Campaneris 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Sheridan rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 3 1 3 0 1 0 .216 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 3 12 2 4 3 Totals 33 1 8 1 0 4 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 20,582 Left on Base: Royals 11, Angels 6 DP: Royals 2, Angels 2 Errors: Burleson, Zahn Doubles: G. Brett (24), Otis (19) Home Runs: Motley (2), Downing (7) Stolen Bases: G. Brett (11) Sacrifice Hits: Otis (2) GIDP: Motley (2), White (8), Harris (4), Ott (6) Hit by Pitch: Ott (1,by Leonard) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(10-10) 9 8 1 1 0 4 1 34 3.33 Totals 9 8 1 1 0 4 1 34 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn L(9-10) 7.2 10 2 2 3 1 1 34 4.08 Aase 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 4 2.54 Hassler 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.01 Totals 9 12 3 3 4 3 1 41 Hit by Pitch: Leonard (2) Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Terry Cooney ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); White flied out to center; G. Brett doubled to center; Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Downing singled to left; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Downing to second]; Grich popped to first; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (second to first); Aikens grounded out (pitcher to first); Wathan singled to left; Motley singled to shortstop [Wathan to second]; Washington walked [Wathan to third, Motley to second]; Wilson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Ott was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Ford forced Ott (pitcher to shortstop); Harris grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); G. Brett was called out on strikes; Otis doubled to left; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Downing homered; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ROYALS 4TH: Aikens walked; Wathan forced Aikens (second to shortstop); Motley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wathan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 4TH: Grich lined to center; Baylor singled to center; Ott grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ROYALS 5TH: Washington singled to pitcher [Washington to second (error by Zahn)]; Wilson grounded out (second to first) [Washington to third]; White popped to first in foul territory; G. Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Ford struck out; Harris singled to right; Beniquez popped to shortstop; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens singled to center; Wathan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Downing lined to right; Burleson singled to right; Grich lined to shortstop; Baylor lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ROYALS 7TH: Motley homered; Washington singled to left; Wilson forced Washington (shortstop to second); White grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Wilson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 1. ANGELS 7TH: Ott flied out to left; Ford singled to shortstop; Harris forced Ford (second to shortstop); Beniquez lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 1. ROYALS 8TH: G. Brett singled to right; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [G. Brett to second]; McRae singled to shortstop [G. Brett scored (error by Burleson) (no RBI), McRae to second (on throw to home)]; Aikens grounded out (second to first) [McRae to third]; AASE REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Wathan walked (walk was charged to Zahn); HURDLE BATTED FOR MOTLEY; Hurdle was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1. ANGELS 8TH: HURDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Downing flied out to right; Burleson singled to right; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1. ROYALS 9TH: Washington singled to left; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Washington to second]; White struck out; HASSLER REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); G. Brett singled to right [Washington scored]; G. Brett stole second; Otis walked; McRae forced Otis (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 9TH: SHERIDAN REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING RF); Baylor lined to center; Debut game for Pat Sheridan; Ott singled to right; Ford struck out; Harris lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 1.

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