A grand slam by Jerry Grote -- his first homer since 1976 -- highlighted an eight-run fifth inning as the Royals outslugged the Mariners, 12-9. Grote, who ended a two-year retirement and earned a spot on the Royals as a free agent in spring training, also slapped a two-run double in the fourth and RBI single in the sixth for a K.C. club record of seven RBIs in a game.

The Royals rallied in the fifth by sending 14 batters to the plate to overcome a 5-3 deficit. Amos Otis, Lee May and George Brett singled home runs and Frank White doubled home another in an outburst that was aided by six walks. Tom Paciorek hit two homers for the Mariners. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 12, Seattle Mariners 9
Game Played on Wednesday, June      3, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Mariners     0  0  3    2  0  3    0  0  1  -   9 14  0
Royals       0  0  0    3  8  1    0  0  x  -  12 13  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Simpson cf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .234      Washington ss         4   1   1   0     1   2   .222
  Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Wathan lf             3   0   1   0     2   1   .271
Paciorek lf           5   2   3   4     0   0   .330        Wilson lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Bochte 1b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .240      G. Brett 3b           5   1   1   1     0   2   .297
Meyer 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Aikens 1b             3   1   0   0     2   1   .296
Burroughs rf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .261      Otis cf               5   2   2   1     0   2   .238
Gray dh               4   2   2   2     0   0   .291      May dh                5   1   1   1     0   2   .323
Narron c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .248      White 2b              5   3   4   2     0   0   .269
  Bulling ph,c        0   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Hurdle rf             1   2   0   0     2   0   .414
Anderson ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .215        Geronimo rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Cruz 2b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .221      Grote c               4   1   3   7     0   0   .325
Clark p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Galasso p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        K. Brett p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  14   9     2   3             Totals               37  12  13  12     7  11

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 23,025
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Royals 8
DP: Mariners 0, Royals 1
Doubles: Bochte (8), White 2 (7), Washington (8), Otis (12), Grote (3)
Triples: White (1)
Home Runs: Paciorek 2 (4), Gray (11), Bochte (2), Grote (1)
Stolen Bases: Wathan (5), White (1), Grote (1)
Caught Stealing: Paciorek (5)
GIDP: Cruz (3)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clark L(2-1)            4.1   8   7   7   3   6   0  24   2.96
Clay                    0     2   3   3   1   0   1   3   6.05
Galasso                 1.2   3   2   2   3   2   0  11   6.00
Andersen                2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.17
Totals                  8    13  12  12   7  11   1  44

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(4-3)             5.2   7   7   7   1   3   3  24   5.09
Wright                  0     3   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.00
K. Brett SV(1)          3.1   4   1   1   1   0   1  14   3.68
Totals                  9    14   9   9   2   3   4  41

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Rich Garcia


MARINERS 1ST: Simpson grounded out (second to first); Paciorek
flied out to right; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Washington made an out to second; Wathan singled to
right; Wathan stole second; G. Brett struck out; Aikens was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals
0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer was called out on strikes; Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gray flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis struck out; May flied out to left; White
doubled to left; Hurdle flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Narron grounded out (first to pitcher); Anderson
made an out to third; Cruz singled to left; Simpson walked [Cruz
to second]; Paciorek homered [Cruz scored, Simpson scored];
Bochte flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
doubled to left; Wathan was called out on strikes; G. Brett
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 3, Royals 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Burroughs
singled to left; Gray homered [Burroughs scored]; Narron flied
out to right; Anderson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Otis doubled
to right; May was called out on strikes; White tripled to left
[Otis scored]; Hurdle walked; Grote doubled to left [White
scored, Hurdle scored]; Washington struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 5, Royals 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Simpson struck
out; Paciorek singled to left; Paciorek was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Wathan walked; G. Brett forced Wathan (first to
shortstop); Aikens walked [G. Brett to second]; Otis singled to
right [G. Brett scored, Aikens to third]; May singled to left
[Aikens scored, Otis to third]; CLAY REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING);
White doubled to left [Otis scored, May to third]; Hurdle was
walked intentionally; Grote homered [May scored, White scored,
Hurdle scored]; GALASSO REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Washington
walked; Wathan walked [Washington to second]; G. Brett singled
to right [Washington scored, Wathan to third]; Aikens walked [G.
Brett to second]; Otis struck out; May made an out to second; 8
R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 5, Royals 11.

MARINERS 6TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING RF); Bochte
homered; Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
flied out to center; Gray singled to center; WRIGHT REPLACED
GALE (PITCHING); Narron singled to center [Gray to second];
Anderson singled to right [Gray scored, Narron to third]; Cruz
singled to center [Narron scored, Anderson to second]; K. BRETT
REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Simpson singled to shortstop
[Anderson to third, Cruz to second]; Paciorek lined to third; 3
R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 8, Royals 11.

ROYALS 6TH: White singled to right; White stole second; Geronimo
grounded out (first to pitcher) [White to third]; Grote singled
to pitcher [White scored]; Washington struck out; Grote stole
second; Wathan grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 8, Royals 12.

MARINERS 7TH: Bochte doubled to left; Meyer made an out to
first; Burroughs grounded out (first unassisted) [Bochte to
third]; Gray flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
8, Royals 12.

ROYALS 7TH: ANDERSEN REPLACED GALASSO (PITCHING); G. Brett
struck out; Aikens flied out to left; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 8, Royals
12.

MARINERS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING LF); BULLING
BATTED FOR NARRON; Bulling walked; Anderson forced Bulling
(second to shortstop); Cruz grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Anderson out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 8, Royals 12.

ROYALS 8TH: BULLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); May struck out;
White grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 8, Royals 12.

MARINERS 9TH: RANDLE BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Randle flied out to
center; Paciorek homered; Bochte singled to right; Meyer flied
out to left; Burroughs flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mariners 9, Royals 12.