Scattering seven hits, Dennis Leonard twirled the Royals to a 3-0 blanking of the A's. K.C. scored in the third inning on an error by Oakland left fielder Rickey Henderson, in the fourth on an RBI single by Willie Wilson and in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Amos Otis. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, October   2, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Royals       0  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  9  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .320      Wilson lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .305
Murphy cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .251      White 2b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .246
Gross 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .206      G. Brett 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .310
Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Aikens 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .262
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Otis cf               3   0   0   1     0   1   .259
Drumright dh          4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      McRae dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Heath c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Hurdle rf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .324
McKay 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .266        Geronimo rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .196      Wathan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .053      Washington ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
  Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   7   0     0   3             Totals               31   3   9   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 23,781
Left on Base: A's 6, Royals 9
DP: A's 1, Royals 1
Errors: Henderson
Doubles: McKay (11), Murphy (10), Gross (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Wathan (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (9)
GIDP: Drumright (3), McRae (10)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(14-7)         8     9   3   2   3   1   0  36   2.33
Totals                  8     9   3   2   3   1   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(13-11)        9     7   0   0   0   3   0  33   2.99
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   3   0  33

Passed Balls: Heath (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy grounded out (second to first); Gross grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White singled
to left; G. Brett flied out to left; Aikens walked [White to
second]; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas singled to left; Spencer flied out to
right; Drumright grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Armas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; Hurdle made an out to shortstop;
Wathan grounded out (third to first) [McRae to second];
Washington popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Heath flied out to right; McKay doubled to right;
Stanley struck out; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson flied out to left; White singled to center;
G. Brett singled to right [White to third]; Aikens reached on an
error by Henderson [White scored (unearned) (no RBI), G. Brett
to second]; Otis struck out; McRae flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy doubled to right; Gross grounded out
(second to first); Armas popped to catcher in foul territory;
Spencer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle singled to right; Wathan grounded out (second
to first) [Hurdle to second]; Heath allowed a passed ball
[Hurdle to third]; Washington flied out to left; Wilson singled
to second [Hurdle scored]; White singled to center [Wilson to
second]; G. Brett flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Drumright grounded out (pitcher to first); Heath
made an out to shortstop; McKay singled to right; Stanley flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Aikens grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis
grounded out (third to first); McRae grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy
flied out to center; Gross doubled to right; Armas made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle walked; Wathan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hurdle to second]; Washington singled to
left [Hurdle to third]; Wilson reached on a fielder's choice
[Hurdle out at home (second to catcher), Washington to second];
White forced Wilson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Drumright
flied to left in foul territory; Heath lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: G. Brett singled to right; Aikens singled to right
[G. Brett to third]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [G. Brett
scored]; McRae grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Aikens out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING RF); McKay
flied out to right; DAVIS BATTED FOR STANLEY; Davis flied out to
center; Henderson singled to left; Murphy singled to right
[Henderson to third]; Gross popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING SS); Geronimo flied
out to center; Wathan flied out to right; Washington lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer
popped to catcher in foul territory; Drumright lined to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 3.