Dennis Leonard posted his eighth complete game in pitching the Royals to a 6-1 victory over the Twins. K.C. took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a two-run homer by Willie Aikens, and upped their margin to 3-0 in the fourth on an RBI single by Darryl Motley. Hal McRae belted a two-run homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Monday, September 28, 1981 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 6 12 0 Twins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 4 0 1 1 1 1 .301 Powell lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .239 White 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .238 Wilfong 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 G. Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .304 Engle rf 4 1 3 1 0 1 .253 Otis cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .268 Adams dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .211 McRae dh 3 2 2 2 2 0 .273 Castino 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Aikens 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 .258 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Wathan c 4 1 2 0 1 1 .254 Ward cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Motley rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .233 Hrbek 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Geronimo ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Washington ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .215 Washington ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Corcoran ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Havens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cooper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 6 12 6 5 5 Totals 30 1 5 1 1 8 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 3,654 Left on Base: Royals 11, Twins 3 DP: Royals 2, Twins 0 Errors: Ward, Washington Home Runs: Aikens (17), McRae (7), Engle (5) Stolen Bases: Wathan (11), Washington (8), McRae (3) Caught Stealing: Powell (4) Sacrifice Hits: Geronimo (2) GIDP: Wynegar (6) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(12-11) 9 5 1 1 1 8 1 31 3.13 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 8 1 31 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Havens L(3-6) 6.1 8 4 4 3 4 1 30 3.45 Cooper 2.2 4 2 2 2 1 1 14 4.55 Totals 9 12 6 6 5 5 2 44 Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Joe Brinkman ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); White struck out; G. Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell walked; Wilfong struck out while Powell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Engle singled to left; Adams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis popped to second in foul territory; McRae singled to left; Aikens homered [McRae scored]; Wathan walked; Motley forced Wathan (pitcher to second); Washington forced Motley (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Castino struck out; Wynegar flied out to center; Ward struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson struck out; White grounded out (pitcher to first); G. Brett walked; Otis forced G. Brett (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Hrbek grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (third to first); Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0. ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to center; Aikens struck out; Wathan singled to left; Wathan stole second; Motley singled to left [Wathan scored, Motley to second (on throw to home)]; Washington made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: On a bunt Wilfong made an out to pitcher; Engle homered; Adams struck out; Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1. ROYALS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White made an out to shortstop; G. Brett reached on an error by Washington; Otis singled to center [G. Brett to third, Otis to second (error by Ward)]; McRae was walked intentionally; Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Ward flied out to center; Hrbek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1. ROYALS 6TH: Wathan struck out; Motley flied out to center; Washington singled to right; Washington stole second; Wilson singled to center [Washington scored]; White singled to left [Wilson out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Washington struck out; Powell made an out to third; Wilfong grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1. ROYALS 7TH: G. Brett made an out to second; COOPER REPLACED HAVENS (PITCHING); Otis flied out to right; McRae walked; McRae stole second; Aikens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Engle singled to left; Adams singled to right [Engle to second]; Castino lined to right [Engle to third]; Wynegar grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Adams out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1. ROYALS 8TH: Wathan singled to right; GERONIMO BATTED FOR MOTLEY; Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Wathan to second]; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson was walked intentionally; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Ward grounded out (second to first); Hrbek grounded out (second to first); CORCORAN BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Corcoran grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1. ROYALS 9TH: BAKER REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); G. Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis singled to third; McRae homered [Otis scored]; Aikens singled to left; Wathan forced Aikens (third to second); Geronimo lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 1. TWINS 9TH: Powell flied out to left; Wilfong singled to right; Engle struck out; Adams popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 1.

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