Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
September 16, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 0 0 0
White 2b 5 0 0 0
Brett 3b 5 1 3 1
Otis cf 3 0 1 0
McRae dh 5 0 1 0
Aikens 1b 3 0 1 0
Wathan c 3 0 1 0
Motley rf 3 1 2 1
  Hurdle ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  Sheridan rf 0 0 0 0
Washington ss 3 1 3 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 12 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing lf 4 1 2 1
Burleson ss 4 0 2 0
Grich 2b 4 0 0 0
Baylor dh 4 0 1 0
Ott c 3 0 1 0
Ford rf 4 0 1 0
Harris 1b 4 0 1 0
Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0
Campaneris 3b 3 0 0 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Kansas City 000 000 1113120
California 001 000 000182
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (10-10) 9.0 8 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
0
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  L (9-10) 7.2 10 2 2 3 1
  Aase   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Hassler   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
4
3

  E–Burleson (12), Zahn (3).  DP–Kansas City 2, California 2.  2B–Kansas City G Brett (24,off Zahn); Otis (19,off Zahn).  HR–Kansas City Motley (2,7th inning off Zahn 0 on, 0 out), California Downing (7,3rd inning off Leonard 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Otis (2,off Zahn).  HBP–Ott (1,by Leonard).  SB–G Brett (11,2nd base off Hassler/Ott).  HBP–Leonard (2,Ott).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:34.  A–20,582.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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