Jim Anderson, the number nine hitter in the Seattle lineup, entered the game hitting .183 before collecting two singles and a double, enabling the Mariners to prevail over the Royals, 4-3. Anderson triggered a two-run third inning with a double and scored on a triple by Tom Paciorek, and then drove home two runs with a fifth-inning single. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Tuesday, June 2, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Mariners 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 3 11 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .232 Wilson lf 5 1 0 1 0 0 .268 Paciorek lf 3 0 2 2 2 0 .322 Otis cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .233 Bochte 1b 3 0 0 0 2 1 .227 G. Brett 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .301 Gray dh 5 0 0 0 0 3 .283 Aikens 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 McRae dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Simpson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 White 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .248 Meyer 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .270 Hurdle rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .429 Narron c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .245 Grote c 4 1 3 0 0 0 .278 Henderson cf,rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .160 Wathan pr,c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Anderson ss 4 1 3 2 0 0 .213 Washington ss 2 0 1 0 2 0 .221 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Berenguer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 8 4 6 7 Totals 38 3 11 3 3 5 Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 25,678 Left on Base: Mariners 9, Royals 11 DP: Mariners 0, Royals 0 Errors: Simpson, Aikens Doubles: Meyer 2 (6), Anderson (3), Paciorek (14), Otis 2 (11), White (5), Grote (2), G. Brett (10) Triples: Paciorek (1) Stolen Bases: Meyer (2) Caught Stealing: Paciorek (4) Sacrifice Hits: Randle (1) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister W(5-5) 6.1 8 2 2 2 4 0 29 5.16 Rawley 1.1 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 4.39 Drago SV(3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.78 Totals 9 11 3 2 3 5 0 41 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Berenguer L(0-4) 4.1 4 4 2 4 5 0 20 7.41 Martin 3.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.46 Quisenberry 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 3.33 Totals 9 8 4 2 6 7 0 40 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc MARINERS 1ST: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Paciorek walked; Bochte struck out; Paciorek was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis doubled to left; G. Brett flied out to left; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. MARINERS 2ND: Gray struck out; Burroughs struck out; Meyer doubled to right [Meyer out at third (right to second to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to center; White doubled to left; Hurdle walked; Grote flied out to center [White to third]; Washington walked [Hurdle to second]; Wilson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. MARINERS 3RD: Narron flied out to right; Henderson made an out to second; Anderson doubled to left; Randle walked; Paciorek tripled to left [Anderson scored, Randle scored]; Bochte flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Otis made an out to second; G. Brett singled to center; Aikens lined to center; McRae was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 0. MARINERS 4TH: Gray struck out; Burroughs struck out; Meyer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: White struck out; Hurdle singled to right; Grote singled to center [Hurdle to second]; Washington forced Grote (shortstop to second) [Hurdle to third]; Wilson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 0. MARINERS 5TH: Narron walked; Henderson reached on a fielder's choice [Narron to third (error by Aikens), Henderson to second]; Anderson singled to left [Narron scored (unearned), Henderson scored (unearned)]; Randle grounded out (second to first) [Anderson to second]; Paciorek walked; MARTIN REPLACED BERENGUER (PITCHING); Bochte grounded out (second to first) [Anderson to third, Paciorek to second]; Gray flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Otis flied out to center; G. Brett grounded out (third to first); Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 0. MARINERS 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer doubled to left; Narron flied out to right [Meyer to third]; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 0. MARINERS 7TH: Anderson singled to center; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Anderson to second]; Paciorek lined to center; Bochte was walked intentionally; Gray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: Grote doubled to left; Washington singled to center [Grote to third]; Wilson forced Washington (shortstop to second) [Grote scored]; Otis doubled to left [Wilson scored]; RAWLEY REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); G. Brett grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 2. MARINERS 8TH: Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer singled to center; Meyer stole second; Narron grounded out (first to pitcher) [Meyer to third]; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: SIMPSON REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to center [White to third (error by Simpson)]; Hurdle grounded out (second to first) [White scored (unearned)]; Grote singled to right; WATHAN RAN FOR GROTE; Washington walked [Wathan to second]; DRAGO REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Wilson popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 3. MARINERS 9TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); QUISENBERRY REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Anderson grounded out (third to first); Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Paciorek doubled to left; Bochte was walked intentionally; Gray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 9TH: Otis was called out on strikes; G. Brett doubled to right; Aikens grounded out (second to first) [G. Brett to third]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 3.

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