Rod Carew singled home the first run of a four-run ninth inning and then stole home with the tie-breaking marker to spark the Angels to an 8-6 victory over the Mariners. The Angels trailed, 6-4, when Tom Brunansky drew a leadoff walk in the ninth. Larry Andersen releived Ken Clay for Seattle and struck out Bobby Grich, but Butch Hobson drew a walk and Carew followed with his run-scoring single.

After Andersen walked Rick Burleson to load the bases, he was derricked in favor of Bryan Clark. An infield forceout by Fred Lynn plated Bert Campaneris, pinch-running for Hobson. Clark was replaced by Dick Drago and with a 2-0 count on Don Baylor, Carew stole home for the 17th time in his career. Burleson also tallied on the play when Drago made a wild pitch to the plate. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 8, Seattle Mariners 6

Game Played on Sunday, April 12, 1981 (Day game) at Kingdome

Angels 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 - 8 9 1 Mariners 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 - 6 13 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Carew 1b 4 3 3 2 1 0 .368 Cruz 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .353 Burleson ss 3 1 1 0 2 0 .357 Simpson cf 3 1 3 2 0 0 .500 Lynn cf 5 1 2 3 0 0 .353 Edler ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Baylor dh 4 0 1 0 1 1 .133 Bochte 1b 5 0 1 2 0 0 .176 Ford rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .077 Zisk dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .375 Ott c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Burroughs rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .467 Brunansky lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .231 Narron c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .444 Grich 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Gray ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .667 Hobson 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .083 Bulling c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campaneris pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Paciorek lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .375 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allen pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Henderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randle 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Auerbach ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .250 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andersen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clark p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 8 9 6 7 3 Totals 37 6 13 6 1 6 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 8,859 Left on Base: Angels 5, Mariners 6 DP: Angels 1, Mariners 1 Errors: Ott Doubles: Baylor (1), Hobson (1), Bochte (1) Home Runs: Gray (1) Stolen Bases: Carew 3 (3), Cruz 2 (5), Paciorek (2) Caught Stealing: Carew (1), Baylor (1), Burroughs (1) Sacrifice Hits: Simpson (1) GIDP: Bochte (1) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 6.2 10 5 5 1 5 0 29 6.75 Hassler W(1-0) 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 1 10 4.15 Totals 9 13 6 6 1 6 1 39 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clay 8 8 5 5 4 2 0 34 5.63 Andersen L(0-1) 0.1 1 3 3 2 1 0 4 20.25 Clark 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Drago 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 9 8 8 7 3 0 40 Wild Pitches: Clay (1), Drago (1) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Steve Palermo ANGELS 1ST: Carew walked; Carew stole second; Burleson grounded out (second to first) [Carew to third]; Lynn singled to left [Carew scored]; Baylor doubled to right [Lynn to third]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lynn scored]; Ott flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Simpson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Cruz to third]; Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz scored]; Zisk struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Mariners 1. ANGELS 2ND: Brunansky flied out to center; Grich grounded out (third to first); Hobson doubled to right; Carew singled to right [Hobson scored]; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Narron made an out to third; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 1. ANGELS 3RD: Burleson singled to left; Lynn flied out to right; Baylor flied out to center; Ford walked [Burleson to second]; Ott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 3RD: Randle struck out; Auerbach made an out to second; Cruz singled to third; Cruz stole second [Cruz to third (error by Ott)]; Simpson singled to center [Cruz scored]; Bochte doubled to left [Simpson scored]; Zisk flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 3. ANGELS 4TH: Brunansky flied out to center; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 3. MARINERS 4TH: Burroughs singled to center; Narron struck out; Burroughs was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 3. ANGELS 5TH: Carew singled to right; Carew stole second; Burleson walked; Clay threw a wild pitch [Carew to third, Burleson to second]; Lynn singled to right [Carew scored, Burleson to third]; Baylor reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Burleson out at home (third to catcher), Lynn out at second (catcher to second)]; Ford forced Baylor (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 3. MARINERS 5TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach made an out to shortstop; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 3. ANGELS 6TH: Ott flied out to right; Brunansky made an out to second; Grich singled to center; Hobson forced Grich (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 3. MARINERS 6TH: Simpson singled to right; Bochte grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Simpson out at second]; Zisk singled to center; Burroughs singled to center [Zisk to second]; Narron singled to right [Zisk scored, Burroughs to third]; Paciorek flied out to right; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 4. ANGELS 7TH: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 4. MARINERS 7TH: Randle grounded out (catcher to first); Auerbach walked; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted) [Auerbach to second]; Simpson singled to center [Auerbach scored, Simpson to second (on throw to home)]; HASSLER REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Bochte flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 5. ANGELS 8TH: Baylor struck out; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Ott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 5. MARINERS 8TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); GRAY BATTED FOR NARRON; Gray homered; Paciorek singled to right; Paciorek stole second; ALLEN RAN FOR PACIOREK; Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 6. ANGELS 9TH: BULLING REPLACED GRAY (PLAYING C ); HENDERSON REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING LF); Brunansky walked; ANDERSEN REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Grich struck out; Hobson walked [Brunansky to second]; CAMPANERIS RAN FOR HOBSON; Carew singled to center [Brunansky scored, Campaneris to second]; Burleson walked [Campaneris to third, Carew to second]; CLARK REPLACED ANDERSEN (PITCHING); Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Campaneris scored, Carew to third, Burleson to second]; DRAGO REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Carew stole home; Drago threw a wild pitch [Burleson scored]; Baylor walked; Baylor was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 8, Mariners 6. MARINERS 9TH: CAMPANERIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Auerbach was called out on strikes; Cruz made an out to shortstop; EDLER BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Edler singled to shortstop; Bochte made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 8, Mariners 6.

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