Final
KC 6 — CLE 8
8/16/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE198108162
Complete available game record for KC at CLE, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Dilone | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Bannister | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| George Brett | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hargrove | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Aikens | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Von Hayes | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Thornton | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Harrah | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Hassey | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Quirk | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Manning | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Motley | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Kuiper | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Dybzinski | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Geronimo | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Monge | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renie Martin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Stanton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Barker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Brett | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlee Hammaker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Splittorff | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Len Barker | 6.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Mike Stanton | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Renie Martin | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sid Monge | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ken Brett | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Kuiper | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Manning | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Bannister | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Monge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Dilone | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Dybzinski | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Barker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Bannister | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Stanton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hargrove | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Harrah | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hassey | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Brett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Geronimo | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Renie Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Motley | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Quirk | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Aikens | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D/78.1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D7.1-H | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 0–3 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–3 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 23/SH.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–4 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–4 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 1–4 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–4 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 1–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K/C | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43.3-H;1-2 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 5–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S9 | 5–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 5–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S1 | 5–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→2 | 3(B)3(1)/LDP | 5–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 6 | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | SB3 | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | SBH | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 5–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 4 | 5–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 5–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 5–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D9.1-H | 5–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S/89 | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | D9.2-H | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H;B-2(THH) | 6–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H;B-2(THH) | 6–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S1.2-3 | 6–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 6–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 6–8 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7 | 6–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7 | 6–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63.1-2 | 6–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 6–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 6–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 6–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 6–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | D7 | 6–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 6–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 6–8 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 6–8 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 6–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 53 | 6–8 |