Pushing across a run in the eighth inning, the Royals edged the Mariners, 3-2. Willie Wilson and Amos Otis began the K.C. eighth with singles. After Shane Rawley replaced Larry Andersen on the hill for Seattle, George Brett laced the reliever's first pitch into right field for the game-winning RBI. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Monday, June 1, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Mariners 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 x - 3 9 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .237 Wilson lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .276 Paciorek lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .315 Otis cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .227 Bochte 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .232 G. Brett 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .297 Gray dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .297 Aikens 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .313 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Simpson pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 White 2b 2 1 1 0 1 1 .240 Meyer 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Hurdle rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .440 Henderson cf,rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Wathan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Parsons ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Bulling c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .264 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Auerbach ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .156 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Narron ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Anderson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andersen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 10 2 1 6 Totals 31 3 9 3 1 2 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 28,419 Left on Base: Mariners 8, Royals 5 DP: Mariners 1, Royals 2 Doubles: Randle (4), Gray (2), Aikens (10), Hurdle (3) Triples: Meyer (1), G. Brett (1) Caught Stealing: Simpson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Auerbach 2 (6) GIDP: Gray (4), Hurdle (1) Hit by Pitch: Meyer (1,by Splittorff) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Abbott 6.1 6 2 2 1 1 0 25 4.59 Andersen L(1-3) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 2.33 Rawley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.62 Totals 8 9 3 3 1 2 0 32 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(2-4) 8 9 2 2 1 5 0 33 4.09 Quisenberry SV(8) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.47 Totals 9 10 2 2 1 6 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Splittorff (1) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Rich Garcia MARINERS 1ST: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek flied out to right; Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson lined to first; Otis made an out to second; G. Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. MARINERS 2ND: Gray struck out; Burroughs flied out to center; Meyer was hit by a pitch; Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens doubled to center; McRae reached on a fielder's choice [Aikens out at third (shortstop to third)]; White walked [McRae to second]; Hurdle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. MARINERS 3RD: Bulling singled to right; Auerbach out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bulling to second]; Randle doubled to left [Bulling scored]; Paciorek singled to left [Randle to third]; Bochte reached on a fielder's choice [Randle scored, Paciorek to second]; Gray grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bochte out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington flied out to right; Wilson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 0. MARINERS 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Meyer tripled to right; Henderson struck out; Bulling grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; G. Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); Aikens singled to center; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 0. MARINERS 5TH: Auerbach singled to left; Randle singled to left [Auerbach to second]; Paciorek hit into a double play (left to second) [Auerbach out at third]; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: White struck out; Hurdle made an out to third; Wathan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 0. MARINERS 6TH: Gray doubled to right; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gray to third]; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson flied out to center; On a bunt Otis singled; G. Brett tripled to left [Otis scored]; Aikens made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 1. MARINERS 7TH: Bulling singled to third; Auerbach out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Bulling to second]; Randle grounded out (third to first); Paciorek was walked intentionally; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to right; Hurdle doubled to left [White scored]; ANDERSEN REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Wathan grounded out (third to first); Washington struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 2. MARINERS 8TH: Gray struck out; Burroughs singled to right; SIMPSON RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Simpson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Wilson singled to right; Otis singled to center [Wilson to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED ANDERSEN (PITCHING); G. Brett singled to right [Wilson scored, Otis to third, G. Brett out at second (right to second to shortstop)]; Aikens grounded out (second to first); McRae flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 3. MARINERS 9TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); PARSONS BATTED FOR HENDERSON; Parsons flied out to right; Bulling struck out; NARRON BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Narron singled to center; ANDERSON RAN FOR NARRON; Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 3.

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