Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 30, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1981 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 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 5, Minnesota Twins 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 0 3 2
White 2b 5 0 2 0
Brett 3b 5 0 2 0
Aikens 1b 5 0 2 0
Otis cf 5 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 2 2 0
Hurdle rf 3 1 1 2
  Motley ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Wathan c 4 1 2 0
Washington ss 5 1 2 1
Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 16 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Ward cf 4 0 1 0
Washington ss 4 0 1 0
Engle rf 4 0 0 0
Smalley dh 4 0 0 0
Hatcher 1b 3 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 3 1 1 0
Mackanin 2b 3 1 1 2
Laudner c 3 0 0 0
Funderburk lf 3 0 0 0
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Veselic p 0 0 0 0
  O'Connor p 0 0 0 0
  Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Kansas City 020 300 0005160
Minnesota 020 000 000240
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (11-7) 9.0 4 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
0
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  L (7-10) 3.1 10 5 5 0 1
  Veselic   4.1 6 0 0 2 4
  O'Connor   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Verhoeven   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
5
5
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Washington (19,off Arroyo).  HR–Kansas City Hurdle (4,4th inning off Arroyo 1 on, 0 out), Minnesota Mackanin (4,2nd inning off Gura 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Washington (4,2nd base off Gura/Wathan).  WP–Veselic (1).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:37.  A–15,900.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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