GAME #37 (losers’ bracket):
The Reds blew an early 4-0 lead, then got a game-winning two-run home run from Ron Oester in the bottom of the eighth. Ray Knight went 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBI for Cincinnati. A two-run double by Knight made it 4-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning. Kansas City scored four times in the top of the fifth to tie, and the Royals took their one and only lead at 6-5 in the top of the eighth on an RBI single by John Wathan. Knight doubled with one out in the bottom of the eighth, and with two outs, Oester’s blast put Cincinnati back in front. Tom Hume pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save.
1981 APBA Double-Elimination Tournament
1981 KANSAS CITY ROYALS (6) AT 1981 CINCINNATI REDS (7) 1981 KANSAS CITY ROY AB R H BI 1981 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI Willie Wilson 5 0 1 1 Dave Collins 5 0 1 0 Frank White 5 0 0 0 Ken Griffey 4 0 1 0 George Brett 4 0 0 1 Dave Concepcion 3 1 0 0 Willie Aikens 4 0 1 0 George Foster 4 1 1 2 Amos Otis 2 2 0 0 Johnny Bench 3 1 0 0 Hal McRae 3 1 2 0 Dan Driessen 3 2 1 0 John Wathan 4 1 2 2 Ray Knight 4 1 4 3 Darryl Motley 3 1 1 1 Joe Nolan 4 0 0 0 U.L. Washington 2 1 1 1 Ron Oester 4 1 1 2 TOTALS 32 6 8 6 TOTALS 34 7 9 7 1981 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 000 041 010 -- 6 1981 CINCINNATI REDS 200 210 02x -- 7 LOB--1981 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 6, 1981 CINCINNATI REDS 6. ERR--U.L. Washington. 2B--Hal McRae, John Wathan, Dan Driessen, Ray Knight (3). HR--George Foster, Ron Oester. SACF--George Brett. 1981 KANSAS CITY ROYALS IP H R ER BB SO HR Larry Gura 7.33 8 6 6 3 2 1 Renie Martin [L] 0.67 1 1 1 0 1 1 1981 CINCINNATI REDS Bruce Berenyi 6.00 6 5 5 5 4 0 Frank Pastore 1.00 1 1 1 1 0 0 Joe Price [W] 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 Tom Hume [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 SO--George Brett, Willie Wilson, Willie Aikens, U.L. Washington, Frank White, John Wathan, Dave Collins, Dave Concepcion, Joe Nolan. BB--Darryl Motley, Hal McRae, Amos Otis (2), U.L. Washington (2), Johnny Bench, Dave Concepcion, Dan Driessen.
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