A single by Jeff Burroughs drove in the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning as the Mariners opened the new season with a 5-4 triumph over the Angels. The score was 4-4 when Gary Gray singled with one out in the eighth and was replaced by pinch-runner Joe Simpson, who stole second and tallied on Burroughs' blow. Tom Paciorek knocked in three runs for Seattle with a single in the first and two-run homer in the fifth.

The Mariners' Julio Cruz, attempting to set the A.L. consecutive stolen base record, was thrown out by Ed Ott on a pitchout as he tried to pilfer second base in the seventh. Cruz had tied Willie Wilson's record of 32 straight thefts. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 5, California Angels 4
Game Played on Monday, August    10, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4 11  2
Mariners     2  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  x  -   5 10  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              5   2   4   2     0   0   .315      Cruz 2b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .230
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     1   0   .298      Randle 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Lynn cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Paciorek cf,lf        4   2   2   3     0   0   .332
Downing lf,c          3   0   1   1     1   0   .269      Zisk dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .319
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Gray 1b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .285
Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .276        Simpson pr,cf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .205
Baylor dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Burroughs rf          3   0   1   1     1   0   .264
Ott c                 3   1   1   0     0   0   .225        Parsons pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Beniquez ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .169      Bochte lf,1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
  Harlow ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Bulling c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Hobson 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .291      Auerbach ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .138
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  11   3     3   3             Totals               33   5  10   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 14,527
Left on Base: Angels 8, Mariners 7
DP: Angels 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Burleson, Hobson
Doubles: Carew 2 (14), Cruz (5)
Triples: Carew (1)
Home Runs: Paciorek (6)
Stolen Bases: Paciorek (11), Simpson (3)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (2)
GIDP: Ford (12)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn                    4.1   5   3   3   1   2   0  20   3.90
Kison                   1.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   6   5.40
Aase L(1-2)             2     4   1   1   1   0   0  10   1.70
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2   3   1  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  5     6   1   1   1   1   0  21   4.36
Andersen                1.2   3   3   3   0   1   0   8   3.23
Rawley                  1     1   0   0   2   0   0   5   4.28
Drago W(4-2)            1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.09
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   3   0  39

Passed Balls: Ott (4)
Wild Pitches: Aase (2), Rawley (7)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Rocky Roe


ANGELS 1ST: Carew doubled to right; Burleson grounded out (first
unassisted) [Carew to third]; Lynn popped to first in foul
territory; Downing singled to right [Carew scored]; Ford struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to left; Ott allowed a passed ball
[Cruz to second]; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Cruz to third]; Paciorek singled to right [Cruz
scored]; Paciorek stole second; Zisk struck out; Gray singled to
right [Paciorek scored]; Burroughs walked [Gray to second];
Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, Mariners 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Grich singled to left; Baylor made an out to third;
Ott made an out to shortstop; Hobson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Bulling grounded out (second to first); Auerbach
struck out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Carew singled to left; Burleson grounded out (third
to first) [Carew to second]; Lynn singled to right [Carew out at
home (right to first to catcher)]; Downing grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Randle grounded out (third to first); Paciorek
reached on an error by Hobson; Paciorek was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Zisk singled to left; Gray forced Zisk
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners
2.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Grich grounded
out (shortstop to first); Baylor grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Bochte
reached on an error by Burleson; Bulling grounded out (catcher
unassisted) [Bochte to second]; Auerbach flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Ott flied out to center; Hobson lined to right;
Carew doubled to center; Burleson walked; Lynn grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz doubled to left; Randle grounded out (second
to first) [Cruz to third]; KISON REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING);
Paciorek homered [Cruz scored]; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gray struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Mariners 4.

ANGELS 6TH: ANDERSEN REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Downing
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford popped to first in foul
territory; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Mariners 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Bochte
flied out to center; Bulling grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Mariners 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Baylor made an out to third; Ott singled to right;
Hobson singled to center [Ott to second]; Carew tripled to
center [Ott scored, Hobson scored]; Burleson grounded out (third
to first); RAWLEY REPLACED ANDERSEN (PITCHING); Rawley threw a
wild pitch [Carew scored]; Lynn grounded out (second to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 7TH: AASE REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Auerbach singled
to right; Cruz forced Auerbach (third to shortstop); Cruz was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Randle singled to
left; Aase threw a wild pitch [Randle to second]; Paciorek flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Mariners 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Downing walked; Ford grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Downing out at second]; Grich
walked; Baylor singled to right [Grich to second]; BENIQUEZ
BATTED FOR OTT; DRAGO REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); HARLOW BATTED
FOR BENIQUEZ; Harlow struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
4, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: DOWNING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); HARLOW
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Zisk flied out to right; Gray
singled to right; SIMPSON RAN FOR GRAY; Simpson stole second;
Burroughs singled to left [Simpson scored, Burroughs to second
(on throw to home)]; PARSONS RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Bochte was
walked intentionally; Bulling flied out to right; Auerbach flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Mariners 5.

ANGELS 9TH: PACIOREK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SIMPSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PARSONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); BOCHTE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Hobson flied out to
right; Julio Cruz collided with Casey Parsons on Butch
Hobson's flyout; Carew flied out to left; Burleson singled
to center; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 4, Mariners 5.