Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
August 25, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1981 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 1 4 0
White 2b 5 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 1
Aikens 1b 5 1 1 1
McRae dh 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 5 0 0 0
Quirk c 4 0 0 0
  Wathan ph,c 1 0 0 0
Motley rf 4 1 1 1
Washington ss 4 0 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 9 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Peters dh 4 1 2 0
Trammell ss 3 1 0 0
Kemp lf 3 0 1 0
Hebner 1b 4 0 2 1
  Kelleher pr 0 1 0 0
Gibson cf,rf 5 0 3 1
Parrish c 5 0 1 1
Leach rf 4 0 0 0
  Cowens cf 0 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 4 1 1 1
Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Rozema p 0 0 0 0
  Saucier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Kansas City 001 011 000 0391
Detroit 101 100 000 14111
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard   8.1 8 3 2 3 1
  Quisenberry  L (0-4) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.1
11
4
3
4
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   7.0 8 3 3 2 3
  Rozema   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Saucier  W (2-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
2
8

  E–Wilson (3), Trammell (6).  DP–Kansas City 2.  PB–Parrish (5).  2B–Kansas City Washington (13,off Morris); White (11,off Morris), Detroit Whitaker (10,off Leonard).  HR–Kansas City Aikens (10,3rd inning off Morris 0 on, 2 out); Motley (1,6th inning off Morris 0 on, 2 out), Detroit Brookens (3,4th inning off Leonard 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–McRae (1,by Saucier).  IBB–G Brett (5,by Morris); Peters (2,by Quisenberry).  SH–Trammell (14,off Leonard).  SF–Hebner (2,off Leonard).  SB–Wilson (15,2nd base off Morris/Parrish); Gibson (8,2nd base off Leonard/Quirk).  HBP–Saucier (3,McRae).  IBB–Quisenberry (7,Peters); Morris (6,G Brett).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:53.  A–35,189.
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