Larry Gura hurled a four-hitter as the Royals shaded the Twins, 2-1. K.C. scored both its runs in the fifth inning. Hal McRae doubled, took third on a single by John Wathan and scored on a single by Clint Hurdle. Wathan took third as U.L. Washington bounced into a double play and came home on a single by Willie Wilson. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 22, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Twins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Royals 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 2 7 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Ward lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .262 Wilson lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .295 Engle rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .240 White 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Hatcher cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 G. Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .298 Smalley dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Aikens 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .255 Sofield pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Funderburk ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 McRae dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 .259 Castino 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Wathan c 2 1 1 0 1 1 .252 Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Hurdle rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .321 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Mackanin 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Washington ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Washington ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 .235 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O'Connor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 4 1 0 2 Totals 29 2 7 2 3 3 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 19,580 Left on Base: Twins 3, Royals 6 DP: Twins 3, Royals 0 Errors: Castino, Washington Doubles: Ward (4), G. Brett (26), McRae (17) Stolen Bases: Wilson 2 (29) Caught Stealing: Ward (2) GIDP: McRae (7), Washington (5), Hurdle (2) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arroyo L(6-9) 7.1 7 2 2 2 2 0 29 3.65 O'Connor 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6.23 Verhoeven 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.83 Totals 8 7 2 2 3 3 0 32 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(10-6) 9 4 1 0 0 2 0 31 2.81 Totals 9 4 1 0 0 2 0 31 Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Rocky Roe TWINS 1ST: Ward singled to left; Ward was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Engle struck out; Hatcher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (third to first); G. Brett doubled to right; Aikens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 2ND: Smalley flied out to center; Castino grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Gaetti lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to left; McRae grounded into a double play (second to first) [Otis out at second]; Wathan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 3RD: Wynegar made an out to second; Mackanin flied out to left; Washington reached on an error by Washington [Washington to second]; Ward doubled to left [Washington scored (unearned)]; Engle flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle lined to left; Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0. TWINS 4TH: Hatcher flied out to right; Smalley grounded out (third to first); Castino flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: White lined to left; G. Brett flied out to center; Aikens walked; Otis lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0. TWINS 5TH: Gaetti grounded out (third to first); Wynegar flied out to right; Mackanin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: McRae doubled to right; Wathan singled to shortstop [McRae to third]; Hurdle singled to left [McRae scored, Wathan to second]; Washington grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop to second) [Wathan to third, Hurdle out at second]; Wilson singled to left [Wathan scored]; Wilson stole second; White made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. TWINS 6TH: Washington grounded out (third to first); Ward lined to center; Engle singled to center; Hatcher flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); Aikens flied out to left; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. TWINS 7TH: Smalley singled to right; SOFIELD RAN FOR SMALLEY; Castino forced Sofield (shortstop to second); Gaetti was called out on strikes; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: SOFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); On a bunt McRae grounded out (catcher to first); Wathan walked; Hurdle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wathan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. TWINS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING RF); Mackanin made an out to shortstop; Washington flied out to right; Ward grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: On a bunt Washington popped to catcher in foul territory; Wilson singled to right; White reached on a fielder's choice [Wilson to second (error by Castino)]; O'CONNOR REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Wilson stole third; G. Brett struck out; Aikens walked [White to second]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED O'CONNOR (PITCHING); Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. TWINS 9TH: Engle popped to third in foul territory; Hatcher popped to catcher in foul territory; FUNDERBURK BATTED FOR SOFIELD; Funderburk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2.

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