California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
September 7, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1981 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels 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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California Angels 1, Kansas City Royals 7

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 1 3 0
Carew 1b 3 0 1 0
Baylor dh 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 0 2 1
Downing c 4 0 0 0
Ford rf 3 0 1 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0
Harper lf 3 0 1 0
  Harlow ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0
  Lynn ph 1 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Moreno p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 2 4 0
White 2b 5 0 1 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 1
Aikens 1b 3 1 1 2
Otis cf 3 1 1 0
McRae dh 3 0 2 1
Wathan c 4 1 1 0
Motley rf 3 1 1 1
Washington ss 4 0 1 1
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 13 6
California 000 010 000182
Kansas City 103 100 02x7130
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (5-8) 2.0 6 4 3 2 1
  Jefferson   5.0 7 3 2 1 0
  Moreno   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
5
3
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (4-1) 7.0 8 1 1 3 3
  Quisenberry   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
4

  E–Burleson (11), Hobson (16).  DP–California 3.  2B–Kansas City McRae (14,off Witt); Wathan (8,off Jefferson).  HR–Kansas City Aikens (12,3rd inning off Witt 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Carew (8,off Jones).  SF–Motley (1,off Jefferson); G Brett (3,off Jefferson).  SB–Wilson (20,2nd base off Witt/Downing).  WP–Jefferson (2).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:34.  A–25,054.
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