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Kansas City Royals @ Milwaukee Brewers

1981-04-25 · Day game · County Stadium · Att: 18858 · 45°F · Wind 15 mph L to R · 2:24

Kansas City Royals defeated Milwaukee Brewers 4–2. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 1st. Larry Gura earned the win. Willie Aikens went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	10
ML4	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3

W: Larry Gura L: Pete Vuckovich SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou DiMuro · 1B: Nick Bremigan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Mike Reilly · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Wilson	5	1	2	0	0	0
U. L. Washington	4	0	0	0	1	0
Hal McRae	5	0	0	0	0	2
George Brett	3	1	1	1	0	0
Willie Aikens	4	1	2	2	0	2
Amos Otis	4	0	1	0	0	0
John Wathan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Cesar Geronimo	4	0	2	0	0	1
Dave Chalk	4	0	1	0	0	0

Milwaukee Brewers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Paul Molitor	4	1	1	0	0	0
Robin Yount	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cecil Cooper	3	0	0	1	0	0
Larry Hisle	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ben Oglivie	3	0	0	0	0	2
Ted Simmons	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gorman Thomas	2	1	1	1	1	1
Don Money	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Gantner	2	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Gura	9.0	3	1	5

Milwaukee Brewers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Vuckovich	6.0	9	1	4
Jerry Augustine	3.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Willie Wilson: S8/L8S
U. L. Washington: 53/G5.1-2
Hal McRae: 9/L9L
George Brett: S9/G34.2-H
Willie Aikens: HR/F9D.1-H
Amos Otis: 8/F8XD

Bot 1

Paul Molitor: 9/F9
Robin Yount: 53/G56S
Cecil Cooper: 43/G4

Top 2

John Wathan: 63/G6
Cesar Geronimo: S7/F7S
Dave Chalk: S9/L9L.1-3
Willie Wilson: 9/F9S
U. L. Washington: 6(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 2

Larry Hisle: 53/G5
Ben Oglivie: K
Ted Simmons: 53/G56

Top 3

Hal McRae: K
George Brett: 43/G4
Willie Aikens: K

Bot 3

Gorman Thomas: HR/F8XD
Don Money: 13/G1
Jim Gantner: 9/F89D
Paul Molitor: 63/G6M

Top 4

Amos Otis: S4/G4MD
John Wathan: POCS2(134)
John Wathan: 8/L8
Cesar Geronimo: 8/F8

Bot 4

Robin Yount: S7/L7S
Cecil Cooper: 8/F78D
Larry Hisle: 64(1)/FO/G6
Ben Oglivie: K

Top 5

Dave Chalk: 7/F56D
Willie Wilson: S2/G2
U. L. Washington: W.1-2
Hal McRae: K
George Brett: HP.2-3;1-2
Willie Aikens: K/C

Bot 5

Ted Simmons: E6/TH
Gorman Thomas: W.1-2
Don Money: PO2(14)
Don Money: K/C
Jim Gantner: 53/G5

Top 6

Amos Otis: 63/G6
John Wathan: S9/G34
Cesar Geronimo: S8/G4M.1-2
Dave Chalk: E6.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Willie Wilson: FC3/G3.3XH(325);1-2
U. L. Washington: 54(1)/FO/G56

Bot 6

Paul Molitor: D7/L7LS
Robin Yount: WP.2-3
Robin Yount: 53/G5
Cecil Cooper: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
Larry Hisle: 9/L9D

Top 7

Hal McRae: 63/G6
George Brett: 3/G3
Willie Aikens: S8/G4M
Amos Otis: 9/L9

Bot 7

Ben Oglivie: HP
Ted Simmons: 6/P6D
Gorman Thomas: K
Don Money: 53/G56S

Top 8

John Wathan: 43/G4
Cesar Geronimo: K/C
Dave Chalk: 13/G3S

Bot 8

Charlie Moore: 153/G1
Paul Molitor: 7/L7D
Robin Yount: 53/G56S

Top 9

Willie Wilson: 3/FL/P3F
U. L. Washington: 63/G56
Hal McRae: 8/F8XD

Bot 9

Cecil Cooper: 9/F89
Larry Hisle: K/C
Ben Oglivie: 9/F9S

Notes & reviews

Chalk's hit was a pitchout about a foot off the plate
Geronimo went half way to home and turned around
Wathan running blocked Yount's view of ball and it went between his legs into LF
comebacker off Gura's wrist just above the glove, into a 53

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