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.