Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
August 24, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1981 at Tiger Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 3 0 0 0
Washington ss 4 0 0 0
Brett G. 3b 3 1 0 0
McRae dh 2 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 2 3
Aikens 1b 3 1 1 1
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Wathan c 3 0 0 0
Motley rf 4 1 1 0
  Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Brett K. p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Cowens cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Gibson lf 4 1 3 0
Parrish c 4 0 1 0
Jackson 1b 3 0 1 0
  Hebner ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Jones rf 2 1 0 0
  Peters ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Wockenfuss dh 2 0 0 0
  Kemp ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 4 0 1 0
Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0
Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Saucier p 0 0 0 0
  Tobik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 0
Kansas City 010 100 020451
Detroit 000 200 000270
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   6.1 7 2 2 5 0
  Martin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Brett  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Quisenberry  SV (12) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
6
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Schatzeder  L (5-6) 7.1 4 3 3 3 5
  Saucier   0.1 1 1 1 3 1
  Tobik   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
7
6

  E–Wathan (5).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Kansas City Otis (17,off Saucier), Detroit Gibson (4,off Jones); Parrish (9,off Jones); Brookens (6,off Jones).  HR–Kansas City Otis (7,2nd inning off Schatzeder 0 on, 1 out); Aikens (9,4th inning off Schatzeder 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Wilson (2,off Schatzeder).  IBB–G Brett (4,by Saucier).  SB–White (3,2nd base off Schatzeder/Parrish); Jackson (3,2nd base off Jones/Wathan); Gibson (7,3rd base off Jones/Wathan).  CS–McRae (2,2nd base by Schatzeder/Parrish); Wilson (8,2nd base by Tobik/Parrish); Gibson (3,2nd base by Jones/Wathan).  WP–Jones (1).  IBB–Saucier (3,G Brett).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:53.  A–41,009.
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