GAME #1 (winners’ bracket first round):
Kansas City scored five runs in the first three innings to break out to an early lead. Five Royals had multiple hits, led by three apiece by George Brett, Amos Otis and John Wathan. Brett doubled twice and Wathan drove in three runs. Dennis Leonard threw a complete game for the win, scattering five hits. Toby Harrah hit a solo home run for the Indians. Bert Blyleven surrendered nine hits and six runs in five innings to take the loss.
1981 APBA Double-Elimination Tournament
1981 KANSAS CITY ROYALS (8) AT 1981 CLEVELAND INDIANS (3) 1981 KANSAS CITY ROY AB R H BI 1981 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI Willie Wilson 4 1 0 0 Miguel Dilone 4 1 1 0 Frank White 5 0 1 0 Jorge Orta 4 0 0 0 George Brett 5 2 3 1 Mike Hargrove 4 0 1 1 Willie Aikens 4 1 2 1 Andre Thornton 4 0 0 0 Amos Otis 5 2 3 1 Toby Harrah 3 1 1 1 Hal McRae 5 1 2 1 Ron Hassey 3 1 1 0 John Wathan 5 1 3 3 Joe Charboneau 3 0 1 0 Darryl Motley 5 0 0 0 Duane Kuiper 2 0 0 1 U.L. Washington 3 0 1 1 Tom Veryzer 3 0 0 0 TOTALS 41 8 15 8 TOTALS 30 3 5 3 1981 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 212 010 200 -- 8 1981 CLEVELAND INDIANS 000 100 020 -- 3 LOB--1981 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 9, 1981 CLEVELAND INDIANS 1. 2B--George Brett (2), Hal McRae, Amos Otis, John Wathan, Joe Charboneau, Mike Hargrove. HR--Toby Harrah. HBP--Willie Aikens. SACF--Duane Kuiper. SB--Frank White. 1981 KANSAS CITY ROYALS IP H R ER BB SO HR Dennis Leonard [W] 9.00 5 3 3 0 1 1 1981 CLEVELAND INDIANS Bert Blyleven [L] 5.00 9 6 6 1 4 0 Rick Waits 4.00 6 2 2 1 2 0 SO--Darryl Motley, Hal McRae, Amos Otis, Frank White, John Wathan (2), Mike Hargrove. BB--Willie Wilson, U.L. Washington.
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