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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 0

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Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 0

Day

Game Played on Friday, October 2, 1981 (N) at Royals Stadium

OAK A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
KC  A    0  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  9  0
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Henderson lf                  4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Murphy cf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Gross 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Armas rf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Spencer 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       6   1
Drumright dh                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Heath c                       3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
McKay 2b                      3   0   2   0       0   0       3   4
Stanley ss                    2   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
  Davis ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Picciolo ss                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
McCatty p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       33   0   7   0       0   3      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Stanley-McKay-Spencer.
E: Henderson (7).
PB: Heath (1).
BATTING - 
2B: McKay (11,off Leonard); Murphy (10,off Leonard); Gross (7,off Leonard).
GDP: Drumright (3,off Leonard).
Team LOB: 6.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson lf                     4   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
White 2b                      4   1   3   0       0   0       0   5
G. Brett 3b                   4   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
Aikens 1b                     3   0   1   0       1   0       9   0
Otis cf                       3   0   0   1       0   1       5   0
McRae dh                      3   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Hurdle rf                     2   1   1   0       1   0       2   0
  Geronimo rf                 1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Wathan c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Washington ss                 4   0   1   0       0   0       3   2
Leonard p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       31   3   9   2       3   1      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. White-Washington-Aikens.
BATTING - 
SH: Wathan (5,off McCatty).
SF: Otis (9,off McCatty).
GDP: McRae (10,off McCatty).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McCatty L(14-7)               8     9   3   2   3   1   0  36

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

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips
Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 23781
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Kansas City Royals       
1. Henderson           lf        Wilson              lf
2. Murphy              cf        White               2b
3. Gross               3b        G. Brett            3b
4. Armas               rf        Aikens              1b
5. Spencer             1b        Otis                cf
6. Drumright           dh        McRae               dh
7. Heath               c         Hurdle              rf
8. McKay               2b        Wathan              c
9. Stanley             ss        Washington          ss
   McCatty             p         Leonard             p

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.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        0   7   1    6
 Royals           3   9   0    9
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