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.