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Scores
Standings
KCR
@BAL		10
0
KCR
@BAL		3
4
CHW
@BOS		1
8
MIL
@CLE		4
9
TOR
@DET		4
3
OAK
@MIN		3
4
TEX
@NYY		4
5
CAL
@SEA		4
1		 
(11)
NYM
@CHC		7
4		 
(10)
CIN
@LAD		5
8
STL
@PHI		11
3
MON
@PIT		3
2
ATL
@SDP		4
3		 
(11)
HOU
@SFG		5
4
Wednesday, August 12, 1981 7:34PM
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:27
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Royals
10
21-31
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 12 GB
 at Orioles
0
32-24
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
W: Larry Gura (5-5)
L: Jim Palmer (3-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  2   0  0  1   2  5  0   10 13  0
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  2

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .276 .636 -0.089 0.70 0.024 -0.113 -0.2 1 1
Hal McRae DH 5 0 3 3 0 0 .255 .662 0.279 0.83 0.294 -0.015 4.3 2·2B
George Brett 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .781 -0.065 0.47 0.000 -0.065 -2.0 1 2 GDP
   Rance Mulliniks 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .450 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Willie Aikens 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 .264 .823 -0.034 0.55 0.005 -0.039 -0.1 13 0 IW
Amos Otis CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .265 .733 -0.009 0.58 0.018 -0.027 0.1 3 0 SF
   Cesar Geronimo CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .575 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Darryl Motley RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .600 -0.033 0.31 0.004 -0.037 0.4 1 0
Frank White 2B 4 2 2 4 0 0 .275 .738 -0.013 0.49 0.028 -0.041 2.4 3 4 HR,2B
   Dave Chalk PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .554 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 1
Jamie Quirk C 4 1 0 0 0 0 .275 .739 0.015 0.39 0.028 -0.013 -0.3 3 0
U L Washington SS 4 3 3 1 0 0 .218 .626 0.113 0.56 0.121 -0.008 1.6 1 2 2B
Larry Gura P 2
   Renie Martin P
Team Totals 40 10 13 9 2 1 .325 .849 0.164 0.54 0.522 -0.358 5.9 27 13
2B: U Washington (9, off J Palmer); H McRae 2 (9, 1 off D Ford, 1 off J Palmer); F White (9, off D Ford).
HR: F White (4, off J Schneider; 8th inn, 3 on, 0 outs).
SF: A Otis (6, off J Palmer).
IBB: W Aikens (8, by J Palmer).
TB: F White 6; H McRae 5; U Washington 4; D Motley 2; W Wilson 2; A Otis.
GIDP: G Brett (4).
RBI: F White 4 (19); H McRae 3 (21); A Otis (31); U Washington (12).
2-out RBI: H McRae 3.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Chalk-R Mulliniks-W Aikens.
Outfield Assists: W Wilson (E Murray at 2nd base).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Bumbry CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .659 -0.077 0.75 0.000 -0.077 -1.0 2 0
Rich Dauer 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .666 -0.057 0.77 0.000 -0.057 -0.5 1 5
   Terry Crowley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .712 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3
   Cal Ripken SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Singleton RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .343 .996 -0.015 0.50 0.012 -0.027 -0.1 2 0
   Jim Dwyer RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .627 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Eddie Murray 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .263 .763 -0.059 0.57 0.000 -0.059 -0.3 12 4
Jose Morales DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .711 -0.050 0.52 0.000 -0.050 -1.1 GDP
Doug DeCinces 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .728 0.009 0.44 0.026 -0.017 0.0 0 3
Rick Dempsey C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .195 .656 0.008 1.23 0.038 -0.030 0.2 0 0
   Dan Graham PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .582 -0.002 0.10 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 1 0
Gary Roenicke LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .787 -0.066 1.47 0.000 -0.066 -0.6 2 0
   John Lowenstein PH-LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .792 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.6 0 0 2B
Lenn Sakata SS-2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .542 -0.027 0.77 0.017 -0.045 -0.7 3 2
Jim Palmer P 2 1
   Dave Ford P 1
   Jeff Schneider P
Team Totals 32 0 7 0 0 2 .219 .469 -0.336 0.63 0.093 -0.430 -4.1 27 15
2B: J Lowenstein (4, off R Martin).
TB: E Murray 2; J Lowenstein 2; K Singleton; R Dempsey; L Sakata; D DeCinces.
GIDP: J Morales (4).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Dauer-E Murray-L Sakata.
E: L Sakata (4); G Roenicke (3).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Gura, W (5-5) 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 3.93 22 63 0.320 0.89 2.7
Renie Martin, S (3) 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.90 10 0 0 0.017 0.07 1.4
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 32 63 0 0 0.337 0.54 4.1

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Palmer, L (3-5) 6 4 3 1 1 0 0 2.83 24 55 -0.088 0.87 -0.3
Dave Ford 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.67 5 0 0 -0.066 0.36 -1.8
Jeff Schneider 2.1 6 5 4 1 1 1 15.43 14 1 0 -0.010 0.03 -3.8
Team Totals 9 13 10 7 2 1 1 7.00 43 55 1 0 -0.164 0.63 -5.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Palmer (1; W Aikens).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Baltimore Orioles
1 Willie Wilson LF 1 Al Bumbry CF
2 Hal McRae DH 2 Rich Dauer 2B
3 George Brett 3B 3 Ken Singleton RF
4 Willie Aikens 1B 4 Eddie Murray 1B
5 Amos Otis CF 5 Jose Morales DH
6 Darryl Motley RF 6 Doug DeCinces 3B
7 Frank White 2B 7 Rick Dempsey C
8 Jamie Quirk C 8 Gary Roenicke LF
9 U L Washington SS 9 Lenn Sakata SS
Larry Gura P Jim Palmer P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 2 -23 RR KCR H. McRae J. Palmer 20% 72% Double to LF; Quirk Scores/unER; Washington Scores/unER
t3 0-0 1 1-- KCR U. Washington J. Palmer 10% 60% Double to RF; Quirk to 3B
t3 0-0 1 -23 O KCR W. Wilson J. Palmer -9% 51% Lineout: 2B
t6 2-0 0 1-- KCR H. McRae J. Palmer 6% 88% Single to LF; Wilson to 3B
b2 0-0 1 12- O BAL G. Roenicke L. Gura 5% 46% Flyball: 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson J. Palmer -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR H. McRae J. Palmer -1% 46% Lineout: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett J. Palmer -1% 45% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL A. Bumbry L. Gura 2% 48% Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL R. Dauer L. Gura 1% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- BAL K. Singleton L. Gura -1% 48% Single to LF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O BAL E. Murray L. Gura 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Aikens J. Palmer -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Palmer -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR D. Motley J. Palmer -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O BAL J. Morales L. Gura 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- BAL D. DeCinces L. Gura -3% 45% Single to LF
b2 0-0 1 1-- BAL R. Dempsey L. Gura -4% 41% Single to CF; DeCinces to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- O BAL G. Roenicke L. Gura 5% 46% Flyball: 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- O BAL L. Sakata L. Gura 4% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. White J. Palmer -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 1 --- KCR J. Quirk J. Palmer 3% 50% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball)
t3 0-0 1 1-- KCR U. Washington J. Palmer 10% 60% Double to RF; Quirk to 3B
t3 0-0 1 -23 O KCR W. Wilson J. Palmer -9% 51% Lineout: 2B
t3 0-0 2 -23 RR KCR H. McRae J. Palmer 20% 72% Double to LF; Quirk Scores/unER; Washington Scores/unER
t3 2-0 2 -2- O KCR G. Brett J. Palmer -3% 69% Lineout: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- O BAL A. Bumbry L. Gura 3% 72% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- O BAL R. Dauer L. Gura 2% 74% Flyball: RF
b3 0-2 2 --- O BAL K. Singleton L. Gura 1% 75% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
t4 2-0 0 --- O KCR W. Aikens J. Palmer -2% 73% Lineout: 1B
t4 2-0 1 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Palmer -1% 72% Lineout: SS
t4 2-0 2 --- O KCR D. Motley J. Palmer -1% 71% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
b4 0-2 0 --- O BAL E. Murray L. Gura 3% 74% Flyball: 3B
b4 0-2 1 --- O BAL J. Morales L. Gura 2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- O BAL D. DeCinces L. Gura 1% 77% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 7-8-9
t5 2-0 0 --- O KCR F. White J. Palmer -2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2-0 1 --- O KCR J. Quirk J. Palmer -1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-0 2 --- O KCR U. Washington J. Palmer -1% 73% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- O BAL R. Dempsey L. Gura 3% 76% Flyball: CF
b5 0-2 1 --- O BAL G. Roenicke L. Gura 2% 78% Flyball: 2B
b5 0-2 2 --- BAL L. Sakata L. Gura -2% 77% Single (LF-CF)
b5 0-2 2 1-- O BAL A. Bumbry L. Gura 3% 80% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
t6 2-0 0 --- KCR W. Wilson J. Palmer 2% 82% Single to CF
t6 2-0 0 1-- KCR H. McRae J. Palmer 6% 88% Single to LF; Wilson to 3B
t6 2-0 0 1-3 O KCR G. Brett J. Palmer -3% 86% Groundout: P-2B-1B; McRae to 2B
t6 2-0 1 -23 KCR W. Aikens J. Palmer 0% 86% Intentional Walk
t6 2-0 1 123 RO KCR A. Otis J. Palmer 1% 88% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
t6 3-0 2 12- O KCR D. Motley J. Palmer -2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Larry Gura facing 2-3-4
b6 0-3 0 --- O BAL R. Dauer L. Gura 2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-3 1 --- O BAL K. Singleton L. Gura 2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-3 2 --- O BAL E. Murray L. Gura 1% 91% Single to LF; Murray out at 2B/LF-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Dave Ford facing 7-8-9
Dave Ford replaces Jim Palmer pitching
t7 3-0 0 --- KCR F. White D. Ford 2% 93% Double to LF
t7 3-0 0 -2- O KCR J. Quirk D. Ford -0% 93% Groundout: 1B-P; White to 3B
t7 3-0 1 --3 R KCR U. Washington D. Ford 2% 95% Single to LF; White Scores
t7 4-0 1 1-- O KCR W. Wilson D. Ford -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B; Washington to 2B
t7 4-0 2 -2- R KCR H. McRae D. Ford 3% 97% Double to RF; Washington Scores
Jeff Schneider replaces Dave Ford pitching
t7 5-0 2 -2- O KCR G. Brett J. Schneider -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Renie Martin facing 5-6-7
Renie Martin replaces Larry Gura pitching
b7 0-5 0 --- O BAL J. Morales R. Martin 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b7 0-5 1 --- O BAL D. DeCinces R. Martin 1% 98% Foul Flyball: C
Dan Graham pinch hits for Rick Dempsey (C) batting 7th
b7 0-5 2 --- O BAL D. Graham R. Martin 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Orioles' Jeff Schneider facing 4-5-6
Dan Graham moves from PH to C
t8 5-0 0 --- KCR W. Aikens J. Schneider 0% 99% Walk
t8 5-0 0 1-- KCR A. Otis J. Schneider 0% 99% Single to LF; Aikens to 2B
t8 5-0 0 12- KCR D. Motley J. Schneider 0% 99% Single to LF; Aikens to 3B; Otis to 2B
t8 5-0 0 123 RRRR KCR F. White J. Schneider 0% 100% Home Run; Aikens Scores; Otis Scores; Motley Scores
t8 9-0 0 --- O KCR J. Quirk J. Schneider -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 9-0 1 --- KCR U. Washington J. Schneider 0% 100% Single to CF
t8 9-0 1 1-- KCR W. Wilson J. Schneider 0% 100% Single to CF; Washington to 3B
t8 9-0 1 1-3 R KCR H. McRae J. Schneider 0% 100% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Washington Scores/No RBI/unER; Wilson to 2B
t8 10-0 1 12- OO KCR G. Brett J. Schneider -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-10, Royals' Renie Martin facing 8-9-1
John Lowenstein pinch hits for Gary Roenicke (LF) batting 8th
b8 0-10 0 --- BAL J. Lowenstein R. Martin -0% 100% Double to LF
b8 0-10 0 -2- O BAL L. Sakata R. Martin 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0-10 1 -2- O BAL A. Bumbry R. Martin 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Rich Dauer (2B) batting 2nd
b8 0-10 2 -2- O BAL T. Crowley R. Martin 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Orioles 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-0, Orioles' Jeff Schneider facing 4-5-6
Lenn Sakata moves from SS to 2B
Cal Ripken replaces Terry Crowley (PH) playing SS batting 2nd
John Lowenstein moves from PH to LF
Jim Dwyer replaces Ken Singleton playing RF batting 3rd
t9 10-0 0 --- O KCR W. Aikens J. Schneider -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 10-0 1 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Schneider 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 10-0 2 --- KCR D. Motley J. Schneider 0% 100% Single to LF
Dave Chalk pinch hits for Frank White (2B) batting 7th
t9 10-0 2 1-- O KCR D. Chalk J. Schneider 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-10, Royals' Renie Martin facing 3-4-5
Rance Mulliniks replaces George Brett (3B) playing 2B batting 3rd
Dave Chalk moves from PH to 3B
Cesar Geronimo replaces Amos Otis playing CF batting 5th
b9 0-10 0 --- O BAL J. Dwyer R. Martin 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 0-10 1 --- BAL E. Murray R. Martin 0% 100% Single to CF
b9 0-10 1 1-- OO BAL J. Morales R. Martin 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Orioles 0.

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