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Mariners
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 27, 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 27, 1981 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 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 27, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Clay |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Jones |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 30,317 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Marty Springstead |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Cruz | Second Baseman |
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Tom Paciorek | Center Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | DH |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Gary Gray | First Baseman |
| Dan Meyer | Left Fielder |
| Paul Serna | Shortstop |
| Bud Bulling | Catcher |
| Rene Lachemann | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mariners
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 27, 1981
Top 1
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Jones
Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Jones
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paciorek vs. Jones
Paciorek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Jones
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Jones
Burroughs hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clay
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Clay
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Serna scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Clay
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Clay
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Jones
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Jones
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serna vs. Jones
Serna is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bulling vs. Jones
Bulling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Clay
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Serna scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Clay
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meyer. McRae reaches second base with a double. Meyer throws the ball in to Randle who tags McRae trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Clay
Hurdle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Jones
Cruz hits a popup towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Jones
Randle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Jones
Paciorek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Clay
Quirk is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Clay
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. Quirk moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Clay
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Clay
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Serna scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Jones
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Jones
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Jones
Gray hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Jones
Meyer hits a line drive into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Clay
Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aikens vs. Clay
Aikens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meyer. Aikens reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Clay
Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Otis reaches second base with a double. Aikens scores. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Clay
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hurdle vs. Clay
Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Quirk vs. Clay
Quirk hits a fly ball into center field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Clay
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serna vs. Jones
Serna hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bulling vs. Jones
Bulling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Jones
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clay
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meyer. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Clay
White bunts in front of the plate. Bulling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Clay
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aikens vs. Clay
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aikens vs. Clay
Aikens strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Clay
Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Otis reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. Brett scores. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Parrott
Mike Parrott now pitching.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Serna scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Jones
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Jones
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Jones
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Parrott
Hurdle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Parrott
Quirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Parrott
Washington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Paciorek. Washington reaches second base with a double. Hurdle scores. Quirk moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Parrott
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. Quirk scores. Washington scores. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
White hits a popup towards short. Serna settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Drago
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Drago
Dave Chalk pinch runs for George Brett.
Aikens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chalk moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Drago
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gray fields it and throws to second for the out. Chalk scores. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Drago
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meyer. McRae reaches second base with a double. Otis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Drago
Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Clint Hurdle.
Geronimo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae scores. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Gleaton
Jerry Gleaton now pitching.
Quirk strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Jones
Cesar Geronimo now playing right field. Dave Chalk now playing third base.
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Jones
Dave Henderson pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs.
Gray takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Jones
Meyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Gray moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Serna vs. Jones
Serna 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, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bulling vs. Jones
Bulling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bulling for the out. Gray scores. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Jones
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Gleaton
Jim Anderson now playing shortstop. Paul Serna now playing second base. Dave Henderson now playing right field.
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gleaton
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Gleaton
White hits a fly ball into center field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Gleaton
Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Jones
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Jones
Paciorek hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maler vs. Jones
Jim Maler pinch hits for Richie Zisk.
Maler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Jones
Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mariners, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Andersen
Kim Allen now playing center field. Reggie Walton now playing left field. Dan Firova now catching. Larry Andersen now pitching.
Aikens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Andersen
Tim Ireland pinch runs for Willie Aikens.
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ireland moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phelps vs. Andersen
Ken Phelps pinch hits for Hal McRae.
Phelps hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ireland scores. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Royals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geronimo vs. Andersen
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andersen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Otis moves to third. Phelps moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Royals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Quirk vs. Andersen
Quirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. Phelps scores. Geronimo moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Royals, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Andersen
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serna fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Geronimo moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Royals, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Andersen
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serna fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Geronimo scores. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Royals, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Andersen
Darryl Motley pinch runs for Willie Wilson.
White hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mariners, 3 - Royals, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Quisenberry
Darryl Motley now playing left field. Tim Ireland now playing first base. Pat Sheridan now playing right field. Greg Keatley now catching. Dan Qu
Gray hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Royals, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Quisenberry
Walton strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 3 - Royals, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serna vs. Quisenberry
Serna hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quisenberry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1981 -- Seattle at Kansas City (D)
Seattle AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Cruz J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wilson W, lf 5 2 3 3
Anderson J, ss 0 0 0 0 Motley D, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Randle L, 3b 4 0 1 0 White F, 2b 6 0 0 0
Paciorek T, cf 4 1 2 1 Brett G, 3b 3 2 3 1
Allen K, cf 0 0 0 0 Chalk D, pr-3b 1 1 0 0
Zisk R, dh 3 0 1 0 Aikens W, 1b 5 1 3 1
Maler J, ph 1 0 0 0 Ireland T, pr-1b 0 1 0 0
Burroughs J, rf 3 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 5 2 3 4
Henderson D, pr-rf 1 1 0 0 McRae H, dh 4 1 3 1
Gray G, 1b 3 1 0 0 Phelps K, ph 1 1 1 1
Meyer D, lf 3 0 1 1 Hurdle C, rf 3 1 1 0
Walton R, lf 1 0 0 0 Geronimo C, ph-rf 2 1 2 1
Serna P, ss-2b 3 0 0 0 Sheridan P, rf 0 0 0 0
Bulling B, c 3 0 0 1 Quirk J, c 4 1 2 2
Firova D, c 0 0 0 0 Keatley G, c 0 0 0 0
Washington U, ss 5 1 1 1
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33 3 6 3 44 15 22 15
Seattle 000 000 210 -- 3
Kansas City 000 227 04x -- 15
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Clay K (L) 4.2 8 4 4 1 1
Parrott M* 0.1 4 4 4 0 0
Drago D 0.2 4 3 3 0 0
Gleaton J 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Andersen L 1.0 6 4 4 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Jones M (W) 8.0 6 3 3 1 2
Quisenberry D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
DP -- Seattle 1
LOB -- Seattle 5, Kansas City 8
2B -- McRae H 2, Aikens W, Otis A 2, Wilson W, Washington U
3B -- Brett G, Wilson W
HR -- Paciorek T
SB -- Brett G, Wilson W
HBP -- by Jones M (Serna P), by Clay K (Quirk J)
T -- 2:30
A -- 30317
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