Lashing out 14 hits, the A's subdued the Royals, 8-4. Oakland scored twice in its first turn at bat on an RBI double by Tony Armas and run-scoring single by Mickey Klutts. Kelvin Moore hit his first major league homer -- a solo shot -- in the fourth frame and Armas highlighted a three-run sixth with a two-run round-tripper. Armas collected his fourth RBI of the game with a single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 8, Kansas City Royals 4

Game Played on Saturday, October 3, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

A's 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 - 8 14 2 Royals 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 4 10 2 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .317 Wilson lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 .307 Murphy cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .251 White 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Johnson dh 4 1 2 0 1 1 .259 G. Brett 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .313 Armas rf 5 2 3 4 0 0 .261 Aikens 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Klutts 3b 4 1 2 1 1 2 .381 Otis cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .264 Moore 1b 5 2 2 1 0 1 .256 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Newman c 5 0 2 1 0 0 .231 Hurdle rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .319 McKay 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .262 Wathan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Picciolo ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .268 Quirk c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K. Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 8 14 8 4 6 Totals 37 4 10 4 1 3 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 32,039 Left on Base: A's 8, Royals 7 DP: A's 1, Royals 2 Errors: McKay, Langford, Wathan, Martin Doubles: Armas (23), Johnson 2 (8), White (16), Otis (22), Wilson (10) Triples: Hurdle (1) Home Runs: Moore (1), Armas (22), G. Brett (5) Stolen Bases: Armas (5), Moore (1) Sacrifice Flies: McKay (4) GIDP: Murphy (6), Picciolo (6), McRae (11) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford W(12-10) 9 10 4 3 1 3 1 38 2.99 Totals 9 10 4 3 1 3 1 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(6-3) 5 8 5 5 0 5 2 22 3.21 Martin 2 3 2 1 2 1 0 10 2.77 K. Brett 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 11 4.18 Totals 9 14 8 7 4 6 2 43 Wild Pitches: Martin (2) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy singled to left; Johnson lined to third; Armas doubled to right [Murphy scored]; Klutts singled to left [Armas scored]; Moore struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson walked; Wilson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Langford [Wilson to third]; White struck out; G. Brett reached on an error by McKay [Wilson scored (unearned) (RBI)]; Aikens forced G. Brett (second to shortstop); Otis forced Aikens (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay struck out; Picciolo lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to left; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); Wathan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson struck out; Murphy lined to left; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Washington flied to left in foul territory; Wilson struck out; White doubled to left; G. Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas flied out to center; Klutts struck out; Moore homered; Newman singled to left; McKay popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Otis doubled to right; McRae lined to third; Hurdle tripled to right [Otis scored]; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo singled to right; Henderson flied out to center; Murphy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Picciolo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson doubled to left; Armas homered [Johnson scored]; MARTIN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Klutts singled to center; Moore reached on a fielder's choice [Klutts to third (error by Martin)]; Newman singled to center [Klutts scored (unearned), Moore to third]; McKay reached on a fielder's choice [Moore out at home (pitcher to catcher), Newman to second]; Picciolo grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [McKay out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett homered; Aikens singled to left; Otis singled to center [Aikens to second]; McRae flied out to center [Aikens to third]; Hurdle popped to shortstop in foul territory; Wathan grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson walked; Murphy flied out to left; Martin threw a wild pitch [Henderson to second]; Johnson walked; Armas singled to left [Henderson scored, Johnson out at third (left to catcher to shortstop)]; Armas stole second; Klutts struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson doubled to left; White flied out to right; G. Brett singled to right [Wilson scored]; Aikens grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: K. BRETT REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Moore singled to left; Moore stole second [Moore to third (error by Wathan)]; Newman grounded out (second to first); McKay hit a sacrifice fly to left [Moore scored]; Picciolo singled to left; Henderson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: Otis singled to left; McRae grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: QUIRK REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING C ); Murphy walked; Johnson doubled to left [Murphy to third]; Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Klutts was walked intentionally; Moore forced Murphy (third to catcher) [Johnson to third, Klutts to second]; Newman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 4. ROYALS 9TH: Quirk flied out to left; Washington lined to left; Wilson singled to right; White forced Wilson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 4.

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