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.