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Mariners
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 25, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners, played on September 25, 1981 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 25, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Seattle Mariners
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 25, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Floyd Bannister |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Wright |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 24,262 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Dale Ford |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Cruz | Second Baseman |
| Dan Meyer | Third Baseman |
| Tom Paciorek | Left Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | DH |
| Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Joe Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Paul Serna | Shortstop |
| Bud Bulling | Catcher |
| Rene Lachemann | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Darryl Motley | Right Fielder |
| Dave Chalk | Third Baseman |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mariners
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 25, 1981
Top 1
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Wright
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Wright
Meyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paciorek vs. Wright
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cruz scores. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Wright
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bannister
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bannister
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bannister
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Bannister
Otis hits a popup towards first. Bochte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Wright
Bochte hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Wright
Burroughs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Wright
Simpson hits a popup towards third. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Bannister
Aikens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Bannister
Wathan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motley vs. Bannister
Motley hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Bannister
Chalk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simpson. Chalk reaches second base with a double. Aikens goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Bannister
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Serna scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serna vs. Wright
Serna hits a line drive towards third. Chalk reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bulling vs. Wright
Bulling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Wright
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Wright
Meyer hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bannister
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Serna fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bannister
White hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Bannister
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Wright
Paciorek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Wright
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Wright
Bochte is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bannister
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Paciorek who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aikens vs. Bannister
Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wathan vs. Bannister
Wathan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Motley vs. Bannister
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bannister fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Wright
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Burroughs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Wright
Simpson hits a popup towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Serna vs. Wright
Serna hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bulling vs. Wright
Bulling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Bulling reaches second base with a double. Burroughs scores. Serna goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Wright
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meyer vs. Wright
Meyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bulling scores. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paciorek vs. Wright
There goes Meyer. The throw from Wathan and he is out, White applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mariners, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Bannister
Chalk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Bannister
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Bannister
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bannister
White hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mariners, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Wright
Paciorek hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Splittorff
Paul Splittorff now pitching.
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Splittorff
Bochte hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Splittorff
Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Splittorff
Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serna vs. Splittorff
Serna hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bulling vs. Splittorff
Bulling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to third. There goes Serna trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mariners, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bannister
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Paciorek. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Bannister
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aikens vs. Bannister
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae scores. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Bannister
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Serna scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mariners, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Splittorff
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Splittorff
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paciorek vs. Splittorff
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Splittorff
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meyer scores. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Splittorff
Bochte hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mariners, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Bannister
Lenny Randle now playing third base.
Motley hits a popup towards short. Serna settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Bannister
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bannister fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Bannister
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Bannister
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mariners, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Splittorff
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Splittorff
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serna vs. Splittorff
Serna hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mariners, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bannister
Dave Henderson now playing right field.
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bannister
McRae is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Bannister
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Bannister
Aikens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Bannister
Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mariners, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bulling vs. Paschall
Bill Paschall now pitching.
Bulling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Paschall
There's a wild pitch. Bulling moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Paschall
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. Bulling moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 7 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randle vs. Paschall
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bulling scores. View Play -
Mariners, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paciorek vs. Paschall
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mariners, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Bannister
Motley hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Bannister
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Bannister
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/25/1981 -- Seattle at Kansas City (N)
Seattle AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Cruz J, 2b 5 1 2 0 Wilson W, lf 4 0 1 0
Meyer D, 3b 4 1 3 1 White F, 2b 4 1 1 1
Randle L, 3b 1 0 1 1 McRae H, dh 3 1 2 0
Paciorek T, lf 5 1 1 1 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0
Zisk R, dh 4 0 1 1 Aikens W, 1b 3 1 0 1
Bochte B, 1b 4 1 1 1 Wathan J, c 4 0 0 0
Burroughs J, rf 4 1 2 0 Motley D, rf 4 0 0 0
Henderson D, rf 0 0 0 0 Chalk D, 3b 3 0 1 1
Simpson J, cf 4 0 0 0 Washington U, ss 4 0 1 0
Serna P, ss 4 1 2 0
Bulling B, c 4 2 3 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 16 7 33 3 7 3
Seattle 100 032 101 -- 8
Kansas City 010 001 010 -- 3
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister F (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Wright J (L)* 5.0 8 5 5 0 1
Splittorff P 3.0 6 2 2 0 0
Paschall B 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
DP -- Seattle 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Seattle 4, Kansas City 6
2B -- Chalk D, Burroughs J, Bulling B, McRae H
3B -- Otis A
HR -- Paciorek T, Bochte B, White F
CS -- Meyer D
HBP -- by Bannister F (McRae H)
WP -- Paschall B
T -- 2:30
A -- 24262
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