Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
September 15, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1981 at Anaheim 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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Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 1 3 0
White 2b 5 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 1 2 1
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
McRae dh 5 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 2 0 1 1
Wathan c 4 0 0 0
Motley rf 1 0 1 0
  Hurdle ph,rf 2 0 1 1
  Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0
Washington ss 4 0 0 0
Hammaker p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris 3b 2 0 1 0
Burleson ss 3 0 1 1
Ford rf 4 1 2 0
Baylor 1b 4 0 1 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Downing c 2 0 0 0
  Lynn ph 1 0 0 0
Ferguson lf 2 0 1 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 3 1 1 0
  Harlow ph 1 0 0 0
Harper dh 3 0 0 0
Moreno p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Renko p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 1
Kansas City 101 010 0003101
California 000 010 010271
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hammaker  W (1-2) 7.0 5 1 1 5 2
  Quisenberry  SV (16) 2.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
5
2
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Moreno  L (0-1) 4.1 6 3 3 3 3
  Jefferson   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Renko   4.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
6
4

  E–Quisenberry (1), Ford (7).  DP–Kansas City 2, California 1.  2B–Kansas City G Brett (23,off Moreno), California Ford (12,off Quisenberry).  HBP–Aikens (3,by Renko).  IBB–Aikens 2 (11,by Jefferson,by Renko).  SF–Burleson (4,off Hammaker).  SB–Otis (14,2nd base off Moreno/Downing); G Brett (10,2nd base off Moreno/Downing); Burleson (3,2nd base off Hammaker/Wathan).  CS–Wathan (6,2nd base by Renko/Downing); Campaneris (2,2nd base by Hammaker/Wathan).  BK–Hammaker (1).  HBP–Renko (1,Aikens).  IBB–Jefferson (4,Aikens); Renko (1,Aikens).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:54.  A–21,610.
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