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1981 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 3
1981 postseason: WS: LAD-NYY / ALCS: NYY-OAK / NLCS: LAD-MON / Div. Series: NYY-MIL / OAK-KCR / MON-PHI / LAD-HOU

Game 1
OAK  4
@KCR  0
 Game 2
OAK  2
@KCR  1
 Game 3
OAK  4
KCR  1

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 40,002

 Friday, October 9, 1981, 5:10PM
Time of Game: 2:59
Royals
1
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1 10  3
Athletics       1  0  1   2  0  0   0  0  X    4  7  0
W: Rick Langford (1-0), L: Larry Gura (0-1), S: Dave Beard (1)
 Athletics
4

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .308  .615              3   0   
F White 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .182  .432              1   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .333              0   3   
W Aikens 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .333  .833              8   1   
A Otis CF                     4   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000              3   0   GDP
H McRae DH                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .091  .348              0   0   2B
C Hurdle RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .606              0   0   
J Wathan C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .664              6   1   
U Washington SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444              2   4   

L Gura P                                                                      0   0
  R Martin P                                                                  1   0
Totals                       35   1  10   1    0   6                         24   9
Batting Events
2B: H McRae (1, off R Langford).
TB: H McRae 2; W Aikens 2; F White 2; W Wilson 2; J Wathan; C Hurdle; G Brett.
GIDP: A Otis (2).
RBI: A Otis (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
E: U Washington (1); J Wathan (1); F White (1).
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: C Hurdle (2nd base by M Heath).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                2   3   2   0    2   0  .182  .490              4   0   SB,CS
D Murphy CF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .545 1.492              1   0   2B,CS
C Johnson DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .714              0   0   
T Armas RF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .545 1.311              1   0   
M Klutts 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286              0   1   
K Moore 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              6   1   
M Heath C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              6   1   
D McKay 2B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .273  .879              2   2   HR
F Stanley SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .143              5   3   

R Langford P                                                                  2   2
  T Underwood P                                                               0   0
  D Beard P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       30   4   7   3    5   5                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: D Murphy (1, off L Gura).
HR: D McKay (1, off L Gura; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: D McKay 4; D Murphy 3; R Henderson 2; C Johnson; T Armas.
RBI: D Murphy (2); T Armas (3); D McKay (1).
2-out RBI: D Murphy; T Armas.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. M Klutts-D McKay-K Moore.
Baserunning Events
SB: R Henderson (2, 2nd base off L Gura/J Wathan).
CS: D Murphy (1, Home by L Gura/J Wathan); R Henderson (1, 2nd base by L Gura/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
L Gura, L (0-1)                3.2   7   4   3    3   3   1   7.36   20     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 7     33    -     0.94  -0.28
R Martin                       4.1   0   0   0    2   2   0   0.00   15     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 0          1-0    0.28   0.06
Totals                         8     7   4   3    5   5   1          35     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 7          1-0 
Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Langford, W (1-0)            7.1  10   1   1    0   3   0   1.23   30     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2·10     57    -     1.13   0.17
T Underwood, H (1)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.37   0.05
D Beard, S (1)                 1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.76   0.06
Totals                         9    10   1   1    0   6   0          35     -       ·  ·      8·11· 2·10          4-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Jim McKean, LF - George Maloney, RF - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 40,002.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Oakland Athletics                            
1. Willie Wilson                LF       1. Rickey Henderson             LF
2. Frank White                  2B       2. Dwayne Murphy                CF
3. George Brett                 3B       3. Cliff Johnson                DH
4. Willie Aikens                1B       4. Tony Armas                   RF
5. Amos Otis                    CF       5. Mickey Klutts                3B
6. Hal McRae                    DH       6. Kelvin Moore                 1B
7. Clint Hurdle                 RF       7. Mike Heath                    C
8. John Wathan                   C       8. Dave McKay                   2B
9. U L Washington               SS       9. Fred Stanley                 SS

   Larry Gura                    P          Rick Langford                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b4 1 --- R 11% 79% 2-1 OAK D. McKay L. Gura Home Run
b1 2 -2- R 10% 63% 0-0 OAK T. Armas L. Gura Single to 2B; Henderson Scores
t5 0 12- O 10% 86% 1-4 KCR U. Washington R. Langford Hurdle Picked off 2B (C-SS)
b4 2 1-- R 9% 88% 3-1 OAK D. Murphy L. Gura Double to RF; Henderson Scores; Murphy to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 1 1-- -8% 67% 0-2 KCR W. Aikens R. Langford Single to RF; White to 3B

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, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson R. Langford Lineout: P
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 KCR F. White R. Langford Strikeout
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 KCR G. Brett R. Langford Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 OAK R. Henderson L. Gura Walk
b1 0 1-- 3% 61% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy L. Gura Henderson Steals 2B
b1 0 -2- O -4% 57% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy L. Gura Flyball: LF
b1 1 -2- O -3% 53% 0-0 OAK C. Johnson L. Gura Strikeout
b1 2 -2- R 10% 63% 0-0 OAK T. Armas L. Gura Single to 2B; Henderson Scores
b1 2 1-- O -2% 62% 1-0 OAK M. Klutts L. Gura Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 64% 0-1 KCR W. Aikens R. Langford Lineout: LF
t2 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 KCR A. Otis R. Langford Strikeout
t2 2 --- -2% 63% 0-1 KCR H. McRae R. Langford Double
t2 2 -2- O 3% 67% 0-1 KCR C. Hurdle R. Langford Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O -2% 65% 1-0 OAK K. Moore L. Gura Flyball: CF
b2 1 --- O -1% 63% 1-0 OAK M. Heath L. Gura Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2 --- 1% 65% 1-0 OAK D. McKay L. Gura Walk
b2 2 1-- O -2% 63% 1-0 OAK F. Stanley L. Gura Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 3% 65% 0-1 KCR J. Wathan R. Langford Groundout: P-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 67% 0-1 KCR U. Washington R. Langford Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 68% 0-1 KCR W. Wilson R. Langford Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 3% 71% 1-0 OAK R. Henderson L. Gura Single to LF
b3 0 1-- 3% 74% 1-0 OAK D. Murphy L. Gura Henderson Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E6
b3 0 -2- 0% 74% 1-0 OAK D. Murphy L. Gura E2 on Foul Ball
b3 0 -2- R 7% 81% 1-0 OAK D. Murphy L. Gura Single to 2B; Henderson Scores/Adv on E4/unER
b3 0 1-- 6% 87% 2-0 OAK C. Johnson L. Gura Single to LF; Murphy to 3B
b3 0 1-3 2% 89% 2-0 OAK T. Armas L. Gura Walk; Johnson to 2B
b3 0 123 O -4% 85% 2-0 OAK M. Klutts L. Gura Strikeout
b3 1 123 O -5% 80% 2-0 OAK K. Moore L. Gura Strikeout
b3 2 123 O -5% 75% 2-0 OAK M. Heath L. Gura Murphy Caught Stealing Hm (C)
1 run, 3 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- -5% 71% 0-2 KCR F. White R. Langford Single to LF
t4 0 1-- O 4% 75% 0-2 KCR G. Brett R. Langford Foul Flyball: SS
t4 1 1-- -8% 67% 0-2 KCR W. Aikens R. Langford Single to RF; White to 3B
t4 1 1-3 RO -0% 67% 0-2 KCR A. Otis R. Langford Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; White Scores
t4 2 1-- O 3% 70% 1-2 KCR H. McRae R. Langford Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O -2% 68% 2-1 OAK M. Heath L. Gura Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- R 11% 79% 2-1 OAK D. McKay L. Gura Home Run
b4 1 --- O -1% 78% 3-1 OAK F. Stanley L. Gura Flyball: LF
b4 2 --- 1% 79% 3-1 OAK R. Henderson L. Gura Single (CF-RF)
b4 2 1-- R 9% 88% 3-1 OAK D. Murphy L. Gura Double to RF; Henderson Scores; Murphy to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
Renie Martin replaces Larry Gura pitching; Renie Martin replaces Larry Gura pitching
b4 2 --3 O -2% 86% 4-1 OAK C. Johnson R. Martin Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- -4% 82% 1-4 KCR C. Hurdle R. Langford Single to RF
t5 0 1-- -7% 76% 1-4 KCR J. Wathan R. Langford Single to RF; Hurdle to 2B
t5 0 12- O 10% 86% 1-4 KCR U. Washington R. Langford Hurdle Picked off 2B (C-SS)
t5 1 1-- O 3% 88% 1-4 KCR U. Washington R. Langford Popfly: SS
t5 2 1-- -2% 86% 1-4 KCR W. Wilson R. Langford Single to RF; Wathan to 2B
t5 2 12- -4% 82% 1-4 KCR F. White R. Langford Single to CF; Wathan to 3B; Wilson to 2B
t5 2 123 O 8% 90% 1-4 KCR G. Brett R. Langford Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Renie Martin facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O -1% 89% 4-1 OAK T. Armas R. Martin Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- O -1% 89% 4-1 OAK M. Klutts R. Martin Flyball: CF
b5 2 --- O -0% 88% 4-1 OAK K. Moore R. Martin Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- -4% 85% 1-4 KCR W. Aikens R. Langford Single to 2B
t6 0 1-- OO 7% 92% 1-4 KCR A. Otis R. Langford Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t6 2 --- O 1% 93% 1-4 KCR H. McRae R. Langford Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Renie Martin facing 7-8-9
b6 0 --- O -1% 92% 4-1 OAK M. Heath R. Martin Popfly: SS
b6 1 --- O -0% 92% 4-1 OAK D. McKay R. Martin Strikeout
b6 2 --- 0% 92% 4-1 OAK F. Stanley R. Martin Walk
b6 2 1-- 1% 92% 4-1 OAK R. Henderson R. Martin Walk; Stanley to 2B
b6 2 12- O -1% 91% 4-1 OAK D. Murphy R. Martin Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- O 2% 93% 1-4 KCR C. Hurdle R. Langford Popfly: SS
t7 1 --- O 1% 94% 1-4 KCR J. Wathan R. Langford Flyball: LF
t7 2 --- O 1% 95% 1-4 KCR U. Washington R. Langford Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Renie Martin facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- O -0% 95% 4-1 OAK C. Johnson R. Martin Popfly: 1B
b7 1 --- O -0% 94% 4-1 OAK T. Armas R. Martin Foul Popfly: 1B
b7 2 --- O -0% 94% 4-1 OAK M. Klutts R. Martin Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- -4% 90% 1-4 KCR W. Wilson R. Langford Single to RF
t8 0 1-- O 3% 94% 1-4 KCR F. White R. Langford Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 1 1-- -4% 89% 1-4 KCR G. Brett R. Langford Single to CF; White to 2B
Tom Underwood replaces Rick Langford pitching; Tom Underwood replaces Rick Langford pitching
t8 1 12- O 5% 94% 1-4 KCR W. Aikens T. Underwood Strikeout
Dave Beard replaces Tom Underwood pitching; Dave Beard replaces Tom Underwood pitching
t8 2 12- O 4% 98% 1-4 KCR A. Otis D. Beard Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Renie Martin facing 6-7-8
b8 0 --- O -0% 98% 4-1 OAK K. Moore R. Martin Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O -0% 97% 4-1 OAK M. Heath R. Martin Popfly: SS
b8 2 --- O -0% 97% 4-1 OAK D. McKay R. Martin Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Dave Beard facing 6-7-8
t9 0 --- O 2% 99% 1-4 KCR H. McRae D. Beard Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 1% 100% 1-4 KCR C. Hurdle D. Beard Flyball: LF
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-4 KCR J. Wathan D. Beard Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 4.

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