Rallying in the late innings, the Royals prevailed over the Mariners, 5-4. K.C. trailed, 3-2, when George Brett opened the eighth with a single and, one out later, raced to third on a wild pitch. Brett scored on a single by Frank White, who moved to second on John Wathan's single and tallied on a single by Lee May. Amos Otis homered in the ninth for an insurance marker. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 5, Seattle Mariners 4

Game Played on Tuesday, May 26, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome

Royals 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 - 5 14 0 Mariners 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 - 4 12 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Simpson cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .214 Otis cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .213 Randle 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .233 G. Brett 3b 5 2 4 0 0 0 .309 Bochte 1b 4 1 3 2 1 0 .238 Aikens 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .320 Gray dh 4 0 2 0 1 1 .350 McRae dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Burroughs rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .286 White 2b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .240 Paciorek lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .336 Wathan c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .285 Narron c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Geronimo rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Anderson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 May ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .429 Meyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Garcia rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Auerbach ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 Washington ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 Cruz 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .181 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 5 14 5 0 2 Totals 36 4 12 4 4 6 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 5,265 Left on Base: Royals 8, Mariners 10 DP: Royals 3, Mariners 0 Errors: Anderson, Abbott Doubles: Aikens (9), Washington (4), Anderson (2), Bochte 2 (7) Home Runs: Otis (2) Stolen Bases: Randle (6), Cruz (22) Caught Stealing: Geronimo (1) Sacrifice Hits: McRae (2) Sacrifice Flies: Wathan (3) GIDP: Paciorek (4), Meyer (4) Hit by Pitch: Simpson (1,by Quisenberry) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(5-5) 7 9 3 3 4 5 0 33 3.42 Quisenberry SV(4) 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 4.26 Totals 9 12 4 4 4 6 0 41 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Abbott 7 8 2 1 0 2 0 29 4.84 Rawley L(0-2) 2 6 3 3 0 0 1 11 4.50 Totals 9 14 5 4 0 2 1 40 Hit by Pitch: Quisenberry (1) Wild Pitches: Rawley 2 (4) Balks: Leonard (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis struck out; G. Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Simpson flied out to center; Randle was called out on strikes; Bochte singled to center; Gray walked [Bochte to second]; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 0. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens doubled to left; McRae reached on an error by Abbott on a sacrifice bunt [Aikens to third]; White made an out to first; Wathan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Aikens scored (unearned)]; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek singled to left; Narron flied out to center; Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Paciorek to second]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. ROYALS 3RD: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Simpson grounded out (first unassisted); Randle flied out to center; Bochte walked; Gray flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett singled to right; Aikens reached on a fielder's choice [G. Brett out at second (first to shortstop), Aikens to second (error by Anderson)]; McRae struck out; White singled to left [Aikens to third]; Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Paciorek singled to center; Narron flied out to left; Anderson doubled to left [Paciorek to third]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. ROYALS 5TH: Geronimo singled to center; Geronimo was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Washington doubled to left; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted) [Washington to third]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Simpson lined to third; Randle walked; Randle stole second; Bochte doubled to right [Randle scored]; Gray singled to left [Bochte to third]; Burroughs singled to left [Bochte scored, Gray to second]; Paciorek grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 2. ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett singled to left; Aikens flied out to left; McRae singled to center [G. Brett to third]; White singled to right [G. Brett scored, McRae to second]; Wathan flied out to right; Geronimo flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 2. MARINERS 6TH: Narron lined to left; Anderson flied out to left; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 2. ROYALS 7TH: Washington flied out to left; Wilson grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 2. MARINERS 7TH: Simpson walked; Leonard balked [Simpson to second]; Randle flied out to left; Bochte doubled to right [Simpson scored]; Gray struck out; Burroughs flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 3. ROYALS 8TH: RAWLEY REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); G. Brett singled to right; Rawley threw a wild pitch [G. Brett to third]; Aikens lined to center; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to left [G. Brett scored]; Wathan singled to right [White to second]; MAY BATTED FOR GERONIMO; May singled to left [White scored, Wathan out at third (left to third to shortstop)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 3. MARINERS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED MAY (PLAYING RF); Paciorek singled to left; QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Narron struck out; MEYER BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Meyer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Paciorek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 3. ROYALS 9TH: AUERBACH REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING SS); Washington flied out to right; Wilson made an out to second; Otis homered; G. Brett singled to center; Rawley threw a wild pitch [G. Brett to third]; Aikens flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 3. MARINERS 9TH: Cruz singled to catcher; Cruz stole second; Simpson was hit by a pitch; Randle singled to left [Cruz scored, Simpson to second]; Bochte lined into a double play (center to shortstop) [Simpson out at second]; Gray singled to center [Randle to second]; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 4.

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