1981 Kansas City Royals
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Team Won/Loss Splits
Split W L SV WPct R RA H HA E EA Attendance
Overall 100 60 42 .625 778 591 1351 1377 92 111 4,200,691
Home 50 30 15 .625 388 303 661 694 39 50 2,321,467
Away 50 30 27 .625 390 288 690 683 53 61 1,879,224
Extra Innings 8 10 2 .444 79 82 152 193 6 8 497,492
Post-Season 3 4 2 .429 28 32 47 73 5 6 176,239
Interleague 40 32 19 .556 309 268 563 588 44 59 1,966,232
1-Run Games 26 21 14 .553 165 160 379 411 22 32 1,305,228
Blowout Games (5+ Runs) 35 16 2 .686 356 213 524 457 34 39 1,277,198
Month Splits W L SV WPct R RA H HA E EA Attendance
March/April 17 8 7 .680 111 68 216 197 14 11 683,796
May 15 13 6 .536 131 130 226 249 17 21 731,531
June 16 11 10 .593 119 108 228 254 17 18 719,283
July 17 8 8 .680 126 87 182 198 15 15 675,267
August 16 12 7 .571 151 104 253 242 12 30 742,119
September/October 19 8 4 .704 140 94 246 237 17 16 648,695
Weekday Splits W L SV WPct R RA H HA E EA Attendance
Sunday 15 7 4 .682 102 60 188 172 13 17 577,523
Monday 10 10 2 .500 95 70 165 167 9 11 527,109
Tuesday 14 5 6 .737 98 58 166 154 8 12 484,319
Wednesday 12 9 7 .571 96 106 170 216 15 17 531,626
Thursday 19 7 11 .731 138 91 216 221 14 19 691,597
Friday 12 14 7 .462 97 120 199 250 16 15 688,651
Saturday 18 8 5 .692 152 86 247 197 17 20 699,866
Team Splits W L SV WPct R RA H HA E EA Attendance
BAL 5 3 1 .625 30 31 57 79 7 4 210,066
BOS 6 2 2 .750 56 30 88 80 5 2 202,200
BSN 1 5 1 .167 13 20 48 55 2 5 175,925
CLE 6 2 4 .750 43 35 61 82 4 9 194,182
CLN 3 3 0 .500 23 29 44 61 3 4 159,999
COL 6 0 3 1.000 38 11 63 46 3 5 137,537
DET 5 3 3 .625 34 37 61 69 3 3 198,087
IND 5 3 2 .625 41 35 84 80 6 5 233,228
LAD 3 3 2 .500 28 25 42 45 5 5 170,513
MIA 4 2 2 .667 22 17 47 39 4 1 138,472
MIL 3 3 1 .500 27 28 45 58 3 6 163,328
MIN 5 3 1 .625 41 23 74 61 4 5 233,791
MON 4 2 1 .667 32 18 42 39 3 4 171,111
NYA 6 2 4 .750 55 18 72 47 1 6 208,011
NYG 5 1 2 .833 29 10 53 31 4 6 154,968
OAK 6 2 0 .750 52 28 82 77 5 4 139,860
PHN 3 3 3 .500 28 30 50 57 7 3 172,285
PIT 2 4 1 .333 19 39 40 67 3 5 173,819
SDP 2 4 2 .333 20 25 40 47 6 11 172,616
SEM 6 2 3 .750 38 18 72 63 2 5 233,806
TAM 6 2 1 .750 42 23 73 64 5 5 198,402
TOR 4 4 2 .500 37 45 64 87 6 4 182,826
WAS 4 2 1 .667 30 16 49 43 1 4 175,659
Regular Season Game Results
Date   Opp Dec Score W-L
Apr 03 TAM W 9-0 1-0
Apr 04 TAM L 2-7 1-1
Apr 05 TAM W 3-0 2-1
Apr 06 TAM W 4-3 3-1
Apr 07 @ LAD L 3-4 3-2
Apr 08 @ LAD W 4-2 4-2
Apr 09 @ LAD W 7-2 5-2
Apr 11 @ SEM L 3-4 5-3
Apr 12 @ SEM W 8-3 6-3
Apr 13 @ SEM W 2-1 7-3
Apr 14 @ SEM W 11-0 8-3
Apr 15 MIA W 6-4 9-3
Apr 16 MIA W 7-1 10-3
Apr 17 MIA W 3-1 11-3
Apr 18 NYA W 5-2 12-3
Apr 19 NYA W 3-2 13-3
Apr 20 NYA L 1-2 13-4
Apr 21 NYA L 1-4 13-5
Apr 23 @ BOS L 2-5 13-6
Apr 24 @ BOS L 2-3 13-7
Apr 25 @ BOS W 6-0 14-7
Apr 26 @ BOS W 6-4 15-7
Apr 27 @ CLN L 5-11 15-8
Apr 28 @ CLN W 2-1 16-8
Apr 29 @ CLN W 6-2 17-8
May 01 DET W 12-5 18-8
May 02 DET L 0-5 18-9
May 03 DET W 7-4 19-9
May 04 DET L 1-12 19-10
May 05 SDP L 5-7 19-11
May 06 SDP W 4-2 20-11
May 07 SDP L 1-3 20-12
May 09 @ TOR W 8-5 21-12
May 10 @ TOR L 7-10 21-13
May 11 @ TOR L 1-11 21-14
May 12 @ TOR W 4-3 22-14
May 13 NYG W 8-0 23-14
May 14 NYG W 7-3 24-14
May 15 NYG W 8-4 25-14
May 17 @ MON L 1-6 25-15
May 18 @ MON L 4-8 25-16
May 19 @ MON W 3-1 26-16
May 20 OAK W 7-6 27-16
May 21 OAK W 6-1 28-16
May 22 OAK L 2-3 28-17
May 23 OAK L 2-8 28-18
May 24 @ MIL W 5-3 29-18
May 25 @ MIL L 2-4 29-19
May 26 @ MIL W 7-2 30-19
May 28 MIN W 11-3 31-19
May 29 MIN L 3-4 31-20
May 30 MIN W 3-1 32-20
May 31 MIN L 2-6 32-21
Jun 01 @ PIT L 2-8 32-22
Jun 02 @ PIT W 7-5 33-22
Jun 03 @ PIT L 0-4 33-23
Jun 05 @ BAL L 0-8 33-24
Jun 06 @ BAL W 4-2 34-24
Jun 07 @ BAL W 3-1 35-24
Jun 08 @ BAL W 10-4 36-24
Jun 09 WAS W 6-2 37-24
Jun 10 WAS W 5-1 38-24
Jun 11 WAS W 5-2 39-24
Jun 13 @ CLE W 4-3 40-24
Jun 14 @ CLE L 4-9 40-25
Jun 15 @ CLE L 3-4 40-26
Jun 16 @ CLE W 10-3 41-26
Jun 17 @ BSN L 1-2 41-27
Jun 18 @ BSN L 1-4 41-28
Jun 19 @ BSN W 3-2 42-28
Jun 21 PHN L 2-3 42-29
Jun 22 PHN W 5-3 43-29
Jun 23 PHN L 5-7 43-30
Jun 24 @ IND W 4-3 44-30
Jun 25 @ IND L 6-7 44-31
Jun 26 @ IND W 3-2 45-31
Jun 27 @ IND L 6-12 45-32
Jun 28 COL W 5-4 46-32
Jun 29 COL W 2-1 47-32
Jun 30 COL W 13-2 48-32
 
Date   Opp Dec Score W-L
Jul 04 LAD L 4-8 48-33
Jul 05 LAD L 5-6 48-34
Jul 06 LAD W 5-3 49-34
Jul 07 CLN W 5-4 50-34
Jul 08 CLN L 5-8 50-35
Jul 09 CLN L 0-3 50-36
Jul 11 CLE W 8-7 51-36
Jul 12 CLE W 3-2 52-36
Jul 13 CLE W 4-3 53-36
Jul 14 CLE W 7-4 54-36
Jul 15 @ MIA L 0-4 54-37
Jul 16 @ MIA L 1-3 54-38
Jul 17 @ MIA W 5-4 55-38
Jul 19 @ NYG W 2-0 56-38
Jul 20 @ NYG W 3-1 57-38
Jul 21 @ NYG L 1-2 57-39
Jul 22 BOS W 8-1 58-39
Jul 23 BOS W 12-7 59-39
Jul 24 BOS W 10-3 60-39
Jul 25 BOS W 10-7 61-39
Jul 26 MON W 13-0 62-39
Jul 27 MON W 2-1 63-39
Jul 28 MON W 9-2 64-39
Jul 30 SEM L 2-4 64-40
Jul 31 SEM W 2-0 65-40
Aug 01 SEM W 4-3 66-40
Aug 02 SEM W 6-3 67-40
Aug 03 MIL L 2-7 67-41
Aug 04 MIL W 7-6 68-41
Aug 05 MIL L 4-6 68-42
Aug 07 @ TAM W 9-3 69-42
Aug 08 @ TAM W 5-0 70-42
Aug 09 @ TAM W 2-1 71-42
Aug 10 @ TAM L 8-9 71-43
Aug 11 BSN L 5-6 71-44
Aug 12 BSN L 1-3 71-45
Aug 13 BSN L 2-3 71-46
Aug 15 @ NYA W 6-2 72-46
Aug 16 @ NYA W 16-0 73-46
Aug 17 @ NYA W 13-1 74-46
Aug 18 @ NYA W 10-5 75-46
Aug 19 @ WAS W 6-0 76-46
Aug 20 @ WAS L 2-4 76-47
Aug 21 @ WAS L 6-7 76-48
Aug 23 TOR W 8-4 77-48
Aug 24 TOR L 0-8 77-49
Aug 25 TOR L 1-2 77-50
Aug 26 TOR W 8-2 78-50
Aug 27 @ SDP L 3-4 78-51
Aug 28 @ SDP W 3-2 79-51
Aug 29 @ SDP L 4-7 79-52
Aug 30 @ DET W 4-2 80-52
Aug 31 @ DET W 6-4 81-52
Sep 01 @ DET L 0-3 81-53
Sep 02 @ DET W 4-2 82-53
Sep 04 PIT W 4-3 83-53
Sep 05 PIT L 2-10 83-54
Sep 06 PIT L 4-9 83-55
Sep 07 IND L 2-3 83-56
Sep 08 IND W 9-3 84-56
Sep 09 IND W 7-2 85-56
Sep 10 IND W 4-3 86-56
Sep 12 @ COL W 6-3 87-56
Sep 13 @ COL W 5-1 88-56
Sep 14 @ COL W 7-0 89-56
Sep 15 @ OAK W 10-4 90-56
Sep 16 @ OAK W 7-1 91-56
Sep 17 @ OAK W 8-2 92-56
Sep 18 @ OAK W 10-3 93-56
Sep 20 BAL W 3-2 94-56
Sep 21 BAL L 2-6 94-57
Sep 22 BAL W 4-3 95-57
Sep 23 BAL L 4-5 95-58
Sep 24 @ PHN W 8-6 96-58
Sep 25 @ PHN W 4-1 97-58
Sep 26 @ PHN L 4-10 97-59
Sep 27 @ MIN W 11-6 98-59
Sep 28 @ MIN L 1-2 98-60
Sep 29 @ MIN W 7-1 99-60
Sep 30 @ MIN W 3-0 100-60
Post-Season Game Results
Date   Opp Dec Score W-L  
Oct 03 DET L 1-5 0-1  
Oct 04 DET W 9-2 1-1  
Oct 06 @ DET W 5-4 2-1  
Oct 07 @ DET L 4-8 2-2  
Oct 08 @ DET W 5-2 3-2  
Oct 10 DET L 2-4 3-3  
Oct 11 DET L 2-7 3-4