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.