The Kansas City Royals couldn't keep up with the Oakland Athletics, 4 to 0, in Game 1 of the 1981 ALDS on October 6, 1981.
Top 4th
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KCR
Home run by Wayne Gross; Dwayne Murphy and Tony Armas scored.
3
0
Top 8th
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KCR
Home run by Dwayne Murphy.
4
0
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO | SB | CS | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Murphy CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Keith Drumright DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Armas RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Gross 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Spencer 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Heath C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave McKay 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanley SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Norris (W) | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO | SB | CS | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank White 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Aikens 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wathan C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Leonard (L) | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Renie Martin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Braves | 104 | 58 | .642 | |
| 2 |  Phillies | 90 | 72 | .556 | 14.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 |  Orioles | 101 | 61 | .623 | |
| 2 |  Rays | 99 | 63 | .611 | 2.0 |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 |  Dodgers | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
| 2 |  Diamondbacks | 84 | 78 | .519 | 16.0 |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 |  Brewers | 92 | 70 | .568 | |
| 2 |  Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 9.0 |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 |  Astros | 90 | 72 | .556 | |
| 2 |  Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 |  Twins | 87 | 75 | .537 | |
| 2 |  Tigers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 9.0 |
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