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CHW  3
@DET  2
(10)		 MIL  6
KCR  1
 MIN  7
CAL  5
 NYY  4
TOR  2
 OAK  6
@SEA  2
 PHI  6
@CHC  4
 CIN  3
@HOU  0
 SDP  6
@LAD  5
 ATL  7
@SFG  1
Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 12,397

 Friday, April 24, 1981, 7:40PM
Time of Game: 2:35
Royals
1
2-8
Lost 4
5th, 10 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1 10  0
Brewers         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  X    6  6  0
W: Jim Slaton (2-1), L: Rich Gale (1-1)
 Brewers
6
6-4
Won 4
3rd, 1 GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .190  .471              2   0   
U Washington SS               3   0   1   0    1   0  .353  .848              1   5   CS
G Brett 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .549              1   1   2·GDP
W Aikens 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .265  .813              6   1   HR
H McRae DH                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .268  .578              0   0   
A Otis LF                     4   0   1   0    0   3  .143  .396              3   0   
J Wathan C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .624              6   0   GDP
  J Quirk PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250              0   0   
C Geronimo RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .154  .368              4   0   
R Mulliniks 2B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444              0   1   
  D Chalk PH-2B               1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000              0   0   
  K Phelps PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250              0   0   

R Gale P                                                                      1   0
  D Quisenberry P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   1  10   0    3   6                         24   8
Batting Events
HR: W Aikens (2, off J Slaton; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: W Aikens 5; H McRae 3; A Otis; U Washington; C Geronimo; W Wilson; D Chalk.
GIDP: G Brett 2 (3); J Wathan (2).
RBI: W Aikens (3).
2-out RBI: W Aikens.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. W Aikens-U Washington-R Gale.
Baserunning Events
CS: U Washington (3, 2nd base by J Slaton/N Yost).
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Edwards CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .571              4   0   
R Yount SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .519              3   4   
C Cooper 1B                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .231  .542              8   0   SB
B Oglivie LF                  2   2   1   3    2   0  .286 1.033              2   0   HR
T Simmons DH                  3   1   1   3    1   0  .189  .647              0   0   HR,GDP
R Howell 3B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .437              0   0   
  D Money 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .541              0   0   
G Thomas RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .811              1   0   
J Gantner 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .568              3   7   
N Yost C                      3   0   0   0    0   3  .200 1.133              6   1   

J Slaton P                                                                    0   1
  R Cleveland P                                                               0   0
  J Easterly P                                                                0   0
  R Fingers P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       29   6   6   0    5   6                         27  13
Batting Events
HR: B Oglivie (3, off R Gale; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); T Simmons (2, off D Quisenberry; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: T Simmons 4; B Oglivie 4; C Cooper 2; R Howell; M Edwards.
GIDP: T Simmons (2).
RBI: B Oglivie 3 (9); T Simmons 3 (5).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. R Yount-J Gantner-C Cooper; J Gantner-R Yount-C Cooper; J Gantner-C Cooper.
Baserunning Events
SB: C Cooper (2, 2nd base off R Gale/J Wathan).

Pitching Stats

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Gale, L (1-1)                7.1   5   5   5    5   6   1   4.20   31     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 4     49    -     0.56  -0.15
D Quisenberry                  0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   3.86    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          2-2    0.19  -0.04
Totals                         8     6   6   6    5   6   2          34     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 5          2-2 
Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Slaton, W (2-1)              5.2   7   1   1    3   3   1   3.24   24     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 2· 7     51    -     0.88   0.13
R Cleveland, H (2)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.25   0.06
J Easterly, H (2)              2     3   0   0    0   1   0   2.16    8     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 3          0-0    1.85   0.13
R Fingers                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.96    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9    10   1   1    3   6   1          36     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2·10          2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - (none), 3B - Nick Bremigan.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 12,397.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 44° F, Wind 13mph out to Centerfield.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Milwaukee Brewers                            
1. Willie Wilson                CF       1. Marshall Edwards             CF
2. U L Washington               SS       2. Robin Yount                  SS
3. George Brett                 3B       3. Cecil Cooper                 1B
4. Willie Aikens                1B       4. Ben Oglivie                  LF
5. Hal McRae                    DH       5. Ted Simmons                  DH
6. Amos Otis                    LF       6. Roy Howell                   3B
7. John Wathan                   C       7. Gorman Thomas                RF
8. Cesar Geronimo               RF       8. Jim Gantner                  2B
9. Rance Mulliniks              2B       9. Ned Yost                      C

   Rich Gale                     P          Jim Slaton                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t7 1 123 OO 23% 90% 1-3 KCR G. Brett J. Easterly Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
b1 1 12- RRR 23% 81% 0-0 MIL B. Oglivie R. Gale Home Run; Edwards Scores; Cooper Scores
t7 1 12- -10% 67% 1-3 KCR U. Washington J. Easterly Single to RF; Chalk to 3B; Wilson to 2B
t6 0 1-- OO 7% 92% 0-3 KCR G. Brett J. Slaton Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 2 --- R -7% 85% 0-3 KCR W. Aikens J. Slaton Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brewers' Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson J. Slaton Walk
t1 0 1-- O 3% 50% 0-0 KCR U. Washington J. Slaton Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 1 1-- O 4% 54% 0-0 KCR G. Brett J. Slaton Washington Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 2 --- -1% 52% 0-0 KCR G. Brett J. Slaton Walk
t1 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 KCR W. Aikens J. Slaton Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 MIL M. Edwards R. Gale Single to CF
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 MIL R. Yount R. Gale Flyball: CF
b1 1 1-- 4% 58% 0-0 MIL C. Cooper R. Gale Single to LF; Edwards to 2B
b1 1 12- RRR 23% 81% 0-0 MIL B. Oglivie R. Gale Home Run; Edwards Scores; Cooper Scores
b1 1 --- 1% 83% 3-0 MIL T. Simmons R. Gale Walk
b1 1 1-- O -1% 81% 3-0 MIL R. Howell R. Gale Flyball: RF
b1 2 1-- O -1% 80% 3-0 MIL G. Thomas R. Gale Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Brewers' Jim Slaton facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- -3% 77% 0-3 KCR H. McRae J. Slaton Single to CF
t2 0 1-- O 3% 80% 0-3 KCR A. Otis J. Slaton Strikeout
t2 1 1-- OO 4% 84% 0-3 KCR J. Wathan J. Slaton Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 8-9-1
b2 0 --- O -1% 83% 3-0 MIL J. Gantner R. Gale Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O -1% 82% 3-0 MIL N. Yost R. Gale Strikeout
b2 2 --- O -0% 82% 3-0 MIL M. Edwards R. Gale Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Brewers' Jim Slaton facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 84% 0-3 KCR C. Geronimo J. Slaton Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 1 --- O 1% 85% 0-3 KCR R. Mulliniks J. Slaton Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- O 1% 86% 0-3 KCR W. Wilson J. Slaton Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O -1% 85% 3-0 MIL R. Yount R. Gale Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- 1% 86% 3-0 MIL C. Cooper R. Gale Walk
b3 1 1-- 1% 87% 3-0 MIL B. Oglivie R. Gale Cooper Steals 2B
b3 1 -2- 1% 88% 3-0 MIL B. Oglivie R. Gale Walk
b3 1 12- OO -4% 84% 3-0 MIL T. Simmons R. Gale Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Brewers' Jim Slaton facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 2% 86% 0-3 KCR U. Washington J. Slaton Flyball: RF
t4 1 --- O 1% 87% 0-3 KCR G. Brett J. Slaton Foul Flyball: LF
t4 2 --- -1% 86% 0-3 KCR W. Aikens J. Slaton Single to LF
t4 2 1-- -2% 84% 0-3 KCR H. McRae J. Slaton Single to CF; Aikens to 2B
t4 2 12- O 4% 88% 0-3 KCR A. Otis J. Slaton Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- 1% 89% 3-0 MIL R. Howell R. Gale Walk
b4 0 1-- O -1% 88% 3-0 MIL G. Thomas R. Gale Strikeout
b4 1 1-- O -1% 87% 3-0 MIL J. Gantner R. Gale Groundout: 2B-1B; Howell to 2B
b4 2 -2- O -1% 86% 3-0 MIL N. Yost R. Gale Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Brewers' Jim Slaton facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O 2% 88% 0-3 KCR J. Wathan J. Slaton Groundout: P-SS-1B
t5 1 --- -2% 86% 0-3 KCR C. Geronimo J. Slaton Single to CF
t5 1 1-- O 3% 88% 0-3 KCR R. Mulliniks J. Slaton Lineout: LF
t5 2 1-- O 2% 90% 0-3 KCR W. Wilson J. Slaton Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- O -1% 89% 3-0 MIL M. Edwards R. Gale Flyball: RF
b5 1 --- O -1% 89% 3-0 MIL R. Yount R. Gale Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- O -0% 88% 3-0 MIL C. Cooper R. Gale Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Brewers' Jim Slaton facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- -4% 85% 0-3 KCR U. Washington J. Slaton Walk
t6 0 1-- OO 7% 92% 0-3 KCR G. Brett J. Slaton Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 2 --- R -7% 85% 0-3 KCR W. Aikens J. Slaton Home Run
t6 2 --- -2% 83% 1-3 KCR H. McRae J. Slaton Single (LF-CF)
t6 2 1-- -3% 81% 1-3 KCR A. Otis J. Slaton Single to LF; McRae to 2B
Reggie Cleveland replaces Jim Slaton pitching
t6 2 12- O 6% 86% 1-3 KCR J. Wathan R. Cleveland Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Rich Gale facing 4-5-6
b6 0 --- O -1% 85% 3-1 MIL B. Oglivie R. Gale Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- O -1% 85% 3-1 MIL T. Simmons R. Gale Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2 --- 0% 85% 3-1 MIL R. Howell R. Gale Single to LF
b6 2 1-- O -1% 84% 3-1 MIL G. Thomas R. Gale Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Brewers' Jamie Easterly facing 8-9-1
Jamie Easterly replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching; Don Money replaces Roy Howell playing 3B batting 6th
t7 0 --- O 3% 87% 1-3 KCR C. Geronimo J. Easterly Groundout: 2B-1B
Dave Chalk pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks (2B) batting 9th
t7 1 --- -4% 83% 1-3 KCR D. Chalk J. Easterly Single to RF
t7 1 1-- -6% 77% 1-3 KCR W. Wilson J. Easterly Single to RF; Chalk to 2B
t7 1 12- -10% 67% 1-3 KCR U. Washington J. Easterly Single to RF; Chalk to 3B; Wilson to 2B
t7 1 123 OO 23% 90% 1-3 KCR G. Brett J. Easterly Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Rich Gale facing 8-9-1
Dave Chalk moves from PH to 2B
b7 0 --- O -1% 89% 3-1 MIL J. Gantner R. Gale Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b7 1 --- O -1% 89% 3-1 MIL N. Yost R. Gale Strikeout
b7 2 --- O -0% 88% 3-1 MIL M. Edwards R. Gale Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Brewers' Jamie Easterly facing 4-5-6
t8 0 --- O 3% 92% 1-3 KCR W. Aikens J. Easterly Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1 --- O 2% 94% 1-3 KCR H. McRae J. Easterly Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2 --- O 1% 95% 1-3 KCR A. Otis J. Easterly Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Rich Gale facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- O -0% 94% 3-1 MIL R. Yount R. Gale Flyball: LF
b8 1 --- 0% 95% 3-1 MIL C. Cooper R. Gale Single to 3B/Bunt
b8 1 1-- 1% 96% 3-1 MIL B. Oglivie R. Gale Walk; Cooper to 2B
Dan Quisenberry replaces Rich Gale pitching
b8 1 12- RRR 4% 100% 3-1 MIL T. Simmons D. Quisenberry Home Run; Cooper Scores; Oglivie Scores
b8 1 --- O -0% 100% 6-1 MIL D. Money D. Quisenberry Flyball: RF
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 6-1 MIL G. Thomas D. Quisenberry Flyball: RF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 6.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Brewers' Rollie Fingers facing 7-8-9
Rollie Fingers replaces Jamie Easterly pitching; Jamie Quirk pinch hits for John Wathan (C) batting 7th
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 KCR J. Quirk R. Fingers Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 KCR C. Geronimo R. Fingers Strikeout Looking
Ken Phelps pinch hits for Dave Chalk (2B) batting 9th
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 KCR K. Phelps R. Fingers Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 6.

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