Yankees @ Royals
June 9, 1981

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 8 12 0
Royals 5 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 8 12 0
Royals 5 11 1

Willie Aikens Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .289
OBP .250 .397
At Bats 3 159
Hits 1 46
• Singles 1 29
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 2 29

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 16
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Royals Stadium - June 9, 1981
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Strikeout
Rich Gossage
Rick Cerone
Dave Revering
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Dave Winfield
Jerry Mumphrey
Bobby Brown
Willie Aikens

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 8 12 0 9
Kansas City Royals 5 11 1 8
Winning Pitcher Dave LaRoche
Losing Pitcher Renie Martin
Save Rich Gossage
Game Winning RBI Oscar Gamble
Attendance 36,496
Time of Game 3 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Aikens is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out.
Bottom 9 Bobby Brown now playing right field. Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Cerone strikes out.
Top 9 Revering is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quirk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second.
Top 9 Jamie Quirk now playing second base. Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Gossage covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Quirk moves to third.
Bottom 8 Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Dave Chalk. Quirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Quirk reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mumphrey moves to second.
Top 8 Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dan Quisenberry now pitching. Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McRae is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Revering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brett. Jackson goes all the way around to score. Revering moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Dave Chalk now playing second base. Winfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brett is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. Grote moves to third.
Bottom 6 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grote moves to second.
Bottom 6 Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dave Chalk pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks. Mike Griffin now pitching. Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to second.
Top 6 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cerone scores.
Top 6 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cerone moves to second.
Top 6 John Wathan now playing right field. Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 John Wathan pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo. Wathan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Revering hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Brett hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Washington. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Washington steals second.
Bottom 4 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Grote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Winfield hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Mumphrey steals second.
Top 4 Gamble hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dent tags and scores. Randolph tags and moves to third.
Top 4 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. Dent moves to third. Randolph moves to second.
Top 4 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to home to get Cerone. Dent moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Dent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cerone moves to third.
Top 4 Cerone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Cerone reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Renie Martin now pitching. Revering hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Winfield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mumphrey moves to second.
Top 3 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dave LaRoche now pitching. Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Washington tags and scores. Brett tags and moves to third.
Bottom 2 Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble. Brett reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. Washington moves to third.
Bottom 2 Washington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grote scores. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Wilson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Grote hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Winfield who is chasing the ball. Grote reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cerone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nettles scores. Revering moves to second.
Top 2 Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third.
Top 2 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Jackson strikes out.
Top 2 Winfield strikes out.
Bottom 1 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble. Otis reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. Aikens moves to third.
Bottom 1 Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Brett moves to third.
Bottom 1 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Washington hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gamble who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Gamble hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mumphrey is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.