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Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees

May 18, 1981
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC0100000001706
NYY00100100-2605
win:New York Yankees logoT. Johnloss:Kansas City Royals logoP. Splittorffsave:New York Yankees logoR. Gossage

Scoring Summary

KCNYY
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Frank White singles on a to center fielder Dave Winfield. Amos Otis scores. [1 run]
    10
  • New York Yankees logo
    3
    Dennis Werth doubles (1) on a to left fielder Willie Wilson. Bucky Dent scores. [1 run]
    11
  • New York Yankees logo
    6
    Graig Nettles out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. Dave Winfield scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    12

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Willie WilsonLF24000000.297
2U L WashingtonSS04000002.204
3Willie Aikens1B13000101.319
Danny GarciaPR-1B00000000.091
4Hal McRaeDH13000102.237
5Amos OtisCF14101002.202
6John WathanRF03000101.274
7Frank White2B13010001.236
Jamie QuirkPH01000000.300
8Dave Chalk3B13000000.300
9Jerry GroteC03000001.192
TOTAL7311113010-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Paul SplittorffLHP8.0622520475.20
TOTAL8.062252047-
New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Willie Randolph2B03000001.217
2Bobby MurcerDH04001002.302
3Dave WinfieldCF14101001.333
4Reggie JacksonRF14001000.218
5Lou PiniellaLF11000100.220
6Graig Nettles3B01011101.206
7Barry FooteC03000004.139
8Bucky DentSS23101000.214
9Dennis Werth1B12010000.077
TOTAL625225209-
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Tommy JohnLHP7.2711030392.87
Rich GossageRHP1.100010060.46
TOTAL9.071113045-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCNYY
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Willie Wilson singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — U L Washington grounds into a double play, shortstop Bucky Dent to second baseman Willie Randolph to first baseman Dennis Werth. Willie Wilson out at 2nd. U L Washington out at 1st. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WALK — Willie Aikens walks.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FORCEOUT — Hal McRae grounds into a force out, third baseman Graig Nettles to second baseman Willie Randolph. Willie Aikens out at 2nd. Hal McRae to 1st. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • New York Yankees logo
    FLYOUT — Willie Randolph flies out to center fielder Amos Otis. [1 out]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    STRIKEOUT — Bobby Murcer strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    STRIKEOUT — Dave Winfield strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

1Runs2
7Hits6
0Errors0
.226Batting Avg.240
31At Bats25
4Extra-base Hits2
0Home Runs0
1Runs-Batted-In2
3Walks2
0Stolen Bases0
1Strikeouts5
6Left on Base5
12Total Bases8

Game Details

Monday, May 18, 1981 · 7:05 PM
Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC
attendance: 21,853 (108.2%)
weather: 66 degrees, unknown