With three pitchers combining on a three-hitter, the Royals blanked the Indians, 9-0, to clinch the second-half title in the A.L. West. The game was necessitated to determine the extent of Oakland's home-field advantage in the divisional playoff. The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was called off. K.C. scored twice in the second inning on an RBI single by John Wathan and a fielder's choice. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 9, Cleveland Indians 0

Game Played on Monday, October 5, 1981 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Royals 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 - 9 18 0 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 5 1 1 0 0 3 .303 Dilone lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Bannister rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 White 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .250 Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 G. Brett 3b 5 2 3 3 0 0 .314 Thornton dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Otis cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .269 Hayes ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .257 McRae dh 4 1 1 0 1 0 .272 Harrah 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Aikens 1b 5 2 3 1 0 0 .266 Bando c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .213 Phelps 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Rosello 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Wathan c 5 1 3 2 0 0 .252 Pagel ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Keatley c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kuiper 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Motley rf,lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .232 Manning cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Washington ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 .227 Dybzinski ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .298 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hammaker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 44 9 18 9 1 6 Totals 29 0 3 0 3 3 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 3,006 Left on Base: Royals 9, Indians 5 DP: Royals 1, Indians 0 Errors: Bannister Doubles: White (17), G. Brett (27), Wathan (9) Home Runs: G. Brett (6) Stolen Bases: Washington (10), Bannister (16), Harrah (12), Dilone (29) Caught Stealing: Washington (10) GIDP: Harrah (5) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(5-5) 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 17 4.36 Wright 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 12 3.46 Hammaker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.54 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 3 0 32 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits L(8-10) 7.1 14 7 7 1 5 0 36 4.92 Monge 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 1 9 4.34 Totals 9 18 9 9 1 6 1 45 Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Rich Garcia ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; White doubled to left; G. Brett popped to third in foul territory; Otis lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister walked; Bannister stole second; Hargrove grounded out (second to first) [Bannister to third]; Thornton lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; Aikens singled to right [McRae to third]; Wathan singled to left [McRae scored, Aikens to second]; Motley flied out to right [Aikens to third]; Washington forced Wathan (third to second) [Aikens scored]; Washington stole second; Wilson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Harrah lined to center; Bando made an out to first; Rosello lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Indians 0. ROYALS 3RD: White was called out on strikes; G. Brett doubled to center; Otis singled to right [G. Brett scored]; McRae singled to center [Otis to second]; Aikens singled to left [Otis scored, McRae to third, Aikens to second (on throw)]; Wathan flied out to center; Motley struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (third to first); Dybzinski flied out to right; Dilone walked; Bannister forced Dilone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0. ROYALS 4TH: Washington singled to center; Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wilson struck out; White singled to right; G. Brett singled to right [White to third (error by Bannister)]; Otis forced G. Brett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove singled to right; Thornton made an out to first; Harrah grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hargrove out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0. ROYALS 5TH: McRae grounded out (second to first); Aikens grounded out (second to first); Wathan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Bando made an out to first; Rosello struck out; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0. ROYALS 6TH: Motley singled to center; Washington flied out to right; Wilson forced Motley (first to shortstop); White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: WRIGHT REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Dybzinski struck out; Dilone grounded out (second to first); Bannister flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0. ROYALS 7TH: G. Brett grounded out (third to first); Otis flied out to center; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); HAYES BATTED FOR THORNTON; Hayes grounded out (second to first); Harrah singled to center; Harrah stole second; Bando walked; PAGEL BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Pagel lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Indians 0. ROYALS 8TH: HAYES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); KUIPER REPLACED PAGEL (PLAYING 2B); Aikens singled to right; Wathan doubled to left [Aikens scored]; Motley grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wathan to third]; Washington singled to center [Wathan scored]; MONGE REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Wilson singled to third [Washington to second]; White made an out to second; G. Brett homered [Washington scored, Wilson scored]; Otis singled to left; McRae flied out to right; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Indians 0. INDIANS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING RF); MOTLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Manning struck out; Dybzinski singled to right; Dilone forced Dybzinski (second to shortstop); Dilone stole second; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Indians 0. ROYALS 9TH: Aikens popped to third in foul territory; Wathan singled to left; Motley struck out; Washington flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Indians 0. INDIANS 9TH: KEATLEY REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING C ); PHELPS REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); HAMMAKER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Hargrove flied out to center; Hayes grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Indians 0.

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