A first-inning homer by George Brett triggered the Royals to a 4-2 victory over the Twins. Brett also drilled an RBI triple in the seventh after K.C. had broken a 2-2 tie in the sixth on a run-scoring double by Hal McRae. Dan Quisenberry, in relief of starting pitcher Jim Wright, recorded his 18th save. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 29, 1981 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 4 11 1 Twins 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .302 Powell lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .243 White 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .238 Wilfong 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .245 G. Brett 3b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .307 Engle rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .262 Aikens 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 Wynegar c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Otis cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .265 Adams dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207 McRae dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .276 Sofield pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Hurdle rf 1 0 1 0 2 0 .317 Ward cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Geronimo ph,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Hrbek 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .186 Wathan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Gaetti 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .190 Washington ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Washington ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corcoran ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 11 4 4 1 Totals 33 2 8 2 0 3 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 3,676 Left on Base: Royals 8, Twins 4 DP: Royals 3, Twins 2 Errors: Aikens Doubles: Wilson (9), McRae 2 (23) Triples: G. Brett (7) Home Runs: G. Brett (4), Gaetti (2) Stolen Bases: Washington (9), Wilson (34), Geronimo (6) Caught Stealing: G. Brett (6) GIDP: Wathan (9), G. Brett (7), Gaetti (1), Wynegar (7), Ward (8) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright W(2-3) 6.2 7 2 2 0 3 1 25 3.67 Quisenberry SV(18) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.79 Totals 9 8 2 2 0 3 1 33 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Williams L(6-10) 6.2 9 4 4 3 1 1 30 3.95 Corbett 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 2.44 Totals 9 11 4 4 4 1 1 39 Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett homered; Aikens flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to center; Wilfong singled to right [Powell to third]; Engle singled to left [Powell scored, Wilfong to second]; Wynegar flied out to left; Adams popped to third in foul territory; Ward flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1. ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (third to first); McRae made an out to third; Hurdle singled to left; Wathan forced Hurdle (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Hrbek singled to right; Gaetti grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hrbek out at second]; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1. ROYALS 3RD: Washington singled to second; Washington stole second; Wilson doubled to right [Washington scored]; Wilson stole third; White struck out; G. Brett walked; G. Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Aikens grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong struck out; Engle singled to left; Wynegar made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1. ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae doubled to left; Hurdle was walked intentionally; Wathan grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hurdle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Adams flied out to right; Ward lined to right; Hrbek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1. ROYALS 5TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson lined to center; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Gaetti homered; Washington grounded out (third to first); Powell lined to shortstop; Wilfong struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2. ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett grounded out (second to first); Aikens singled to left; Otis forced Aikens (shortstop to second); McRae doubled to left [Otis scored]; Hurdle was walked intentionally; Wathan grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Engle singled to center; Wynegar grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Engle out at second]; Adams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2. ROYALS 7TH: Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson singled to left; White flied out to center; G. Brett tripled to center [Wilson scored]; CORBETT REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Aikens was walked intentionally; Otis forced Aikens (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: Ward flied out to center; Hrbek lined to center; QUISENBERRY REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Gaetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2. ROYALS 8TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); GERONIMO BATTED FOR HURDLE; Geronimo singled to right; Geronimo stole second; Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first) [Geronimo to third]; Washington made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CORCORAN BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Powell singled to third; Wilfong flied out to left; Engle forced Powell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2. ROYALS 9TH: BAKER REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); Wilson grounded out (second to first); White singled to left; G. Brett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams reached on an error by Aikens; SOFIELD RAN FOR ADAMS; Ward grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sofield out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.

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