Kansas City Royals 6 – 8 Cleveland Guardians
16 August 1981 · CLE07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Duane Kuiper | 1 in 107 games |
| 26 | final score 8–6 | 1 in 106 games | |
| 6 | 9 hits allowed | Len Barker | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| U L Washington | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| George Brett | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Willie Aikens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Hal McRae | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jamie Quirk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Darryl Motley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cesar Geronimo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Amos Otis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Splittorff | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Renie Martin | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Brett | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Dilone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Alan Bannister | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Mike Hargrove | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Andre Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Von Hayes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Toby Harrah | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ron Hassey | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Rick Manning | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Duane Kuiper | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Dybzinski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Barker | 6.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Stanton | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sid Monge | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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