The Mariners moved ahead of Kansas City in the A.L. West standings by sweeping a doubleheader from the Royals, 7-1 and 5-2. Gary Gray led the way to the triumph in the lidlifter with a pair of two-run homers. His first round-tripper came in the second inning and Dave Henderson followed with another circuit clout to give Seattle a 3-0 lead. In the seventh canto, Gray followed a walk to Jeff Burroughs with his second four-ply swat.

Homers by Rick Auerbach and Lenny Randle highlighted the Mariners' second-game victory. Randle led off the fourth inning with a homer and the Mariners added two more in that same frame on a run-scoring single by Burroughs and sacrifice fly by Dan Meyer. Auerbach drilled a two-run shot in the seventh following a walk to Jerry Narron. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 7, Kansas City Royals 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, May       25, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
Mariners     0  3  2    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   7 12  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Geronimo rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .241      Randle 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .231
McRae lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Anderson ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .194
G. Brett 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .284      Paciorek lf           3   0   1   0     2   0   .329
Aikens 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .325      Zisk dh               3   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Otis cf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .211        Meyer ph,dh         2   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Quirk c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Burroughs rf          2   3   1   0     3   1   .286
Phelps dh             3   0   1   0     0   2   .118        Simpson pr,cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Gray 1b               4   3   3   4     1   0   .333
  Chalk 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Henderson cf,rf       5   1   1   1     0   2   .169
Washington ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .193      Bulling c             4   0   3   1     1   0   .250
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cruz 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .179
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Allard p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     1   5             Totals               35   7  12   7     7   5

Time of Game: 2:29
Left on Base: Royals 5, Mariners 13
DP: Royals 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: G. Brett (8), Otis (7), Randle (3), Burroughs (2)
Home Runs: Gray 2 (10), Henderson (5)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (21)
Caught Stealing: Otis (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Randle (1)
GIDP: McRae (3)
Hit by Pitch: Cruz (2,by Gura)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(4-4)             3     6   5   5   4   1   2  20   3.72
Wright                  5     6   2   2   3   4   1  24   3.21
Totals                  8    12   7   7   7   5   3  44

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Allard W(2-1)           9     6   1   1   1   5   0  33   3.86
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   5   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Gura (2)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry McCoy


ROYALS 1ST: Geronimo struck out; McRae grounded out (shortstop
to first); G. Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Anderson made an out
to second; Paciorek singled to left; Zisk flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens walked; Otis forced Aikens (shortstop to
second); Otis was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first); Quirk singled to right; Phelps struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Burroughs walked; Gray homered [Burroughs scored];
Henderson homered; Bulling walked; Cruz popped to first in foul
territory; Randle doubled to center [Bulling to third]; Anderson
lined to left; Paciorek walked; Zisk flied out to center; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 3.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Washington
flied out to left; Geronimo singled to left; McRae forced
Geronimo (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 3.

MARINERS 3RD: Burroughs walked; Gray singled to center
[Burroughs to second]; Henderson struck out; Bulling singled to
center [Burroughs scored, Gray to second]; Cruz was hit by a
pitch [Gray to third, Bulling to second]; Randle hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Gray scored, Bulling to third]; Cruz stole
second; Anderson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 5.

ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett flied out to right; Aikens struck out; Otis
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 4TH: WRIGHT REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Paciorek flied
out to left; Zisk singled to third; Burroughs struck out; Gray
forced Zisk (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Quirk grounded out (shortstop to first); Phelps
singled to center; White lined to left; Washington struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Bulling
singled to left; Cruz flied to left in foul territory; Randle
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Mariners 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Geronimo reached on an error by Cruz; McRae grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Geronimo out at
second]; G. Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Anderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Paciorek
grounded out (second to first); Richie Zisk pulled a muscle
in his right leg in the fourth inning; MEYER BATTED FOR
ZISK; Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 5.

ROYALS 7TH: MEYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Aikens grounded
out (second to first); Otis grounded out (pitcher to first);
Quirk lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners
5.

MARINERS 7TH: Burroughs walked; Gray homered [Burroughs scored];
Henderson flied out to center; Bulling singled to center; Cruz
singled to left [Bulling to second]; Randle struck out; Anderson
made an out to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners
7.

ROYALS 8TH: Phelps struck out; White flied out to left;
Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 7.

MARINERS 8TH: CHALK REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Paciorek
walked; Meyer struck out; Burroughs doubled to left [Paciorek to
third]; SIMPSON RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Gray was walked
intentionally; Henderson struck out; Bulling flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 7.

ROYALS 9TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HENDERSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Geronimo flied out to left;
McRae flied out to right; G. Brett doubled to left; Aikens
singled to center [G. Brett to third]; Otis doubled to right [G.
Brett scored, Aikens to third]; Quirk grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 7.