A three-run outburst in the top of the ninth inning carried the Mariners to a 7-4 triumph over the Twins. The score was 4-4 when Julio Cruz began the ninth by reaching first safely on an error by third baseman John Castino. After Cruz stole second and Bruce Bochte walked, Tom Paciorek and Richie Zisk followed with run-scoring singles.

A sacrifice by Casey Parsons advanced both runners, and after Dan Meyer walked to load the bases, Joe Simpson hit an RBI groundout. Minnesota had deadlocked the contest in the bottom of the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Sal Butera and an RBI single by Butch Wynegar. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 7, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    16, 1981 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  2    1  1  3  -   7 12  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   4  6  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   3   2   0     0   0   .237      Ward lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Bochte 1b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .259      Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .239
Paciorek lf           5   1   4   2     0   0   .343      Hatcher cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .269
Zisk dh               3   0   1   1     2   0   .332      Goodwin 1b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .252
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   3   .272        Butera ph,1b        0   0   0   1     0   0   .238
  Parsons pr,rf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .286      Wynegar c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .310
Meyer 3b              3   0   2   2     2   0   .271      Castino 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .254
Simpson cf            5   0   0   1     0   0   .221      R. Jackson dh         4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Narron c              3   0   0   0     2   0   .232      Mackanin ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Anderson ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .212        Adams ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .216
Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Baker pr,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .135
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Engle rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            O'Connor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  12   6     7   4             Totals               33   4   6   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  6,274
Left on Base: Mariners 11, Twins 5
DP: Mariners 0, Twins 1
Errors: Cruz, Castino, O'Connor
Doubles: Bochte (11), Paciorek 2 (20), Burroughs (5), Castino (8), Adams (7), Hatcher (16)
Stolen Bases: Cruz 2 (30)
Caught Stealing: Meyer (1), Paciorek (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Parsons (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Butera (2)
GIDP: Anderson (2)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie                 6.2   3   2   2   2   4   0  26   5.21
Drago                   0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4   5.29
Rawley W(1-3)           1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.89
Totals                  9     6   4   4   2   4   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern                 5.2   6   2   2   3   4   0  24   4.16
O'Connor                1     1   1   0   0   0   0   5   5.04
Corbett L(2-3)          2.1   5   4   2   4   0   0  16   2.83
Totals                  9    12   7   4   7   4   0  45

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Lou DiMuro


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to left; Bochte singled to right;
Paciorek flied out to center; Zisk walked [Bochte to second];
Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Ward struck out; Wilfong grounded out (first to
pitcher); Hatcher grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer singled to left; Simpson flied out to left;
Meyer was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Narron
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Goodwin flied out to left; Wynegar grounded out
(shortstop to first); Castino grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Anderson made an out to second; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mackanin grounded out (third to first); Engle grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek singled to left; Zisk flied out to left;
Paciorek was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Ward reached on an error by Cruz [Ward to second];
Wilfong reached on a fielder's choice [Ward out at third (second
to third)]; Hatcher grounded out (second to first) [Wilfong to
second]; Goodwin walked; Wynegar walked [Wilfong to third,
Goodwin to second]; Castino lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Simpson
grounded out (first unassisted); Narron grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mackanin struck out; Engle made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Twins 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Anderson struck out; Cruz singled to shortstop;
Bochte doubled to left [Cruz to third]; Paciorek doubled to left
[Cruz scored, Bochte to third]; Zisk was walked intentionally;
Burroughs struck out; Meyer walked [Bochte scored, Paciorek to
third, Zisk to second]; O'CONNOR REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING);
Simpson grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mariners 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Ward lined to center; Wilfong grounded out (second to
first); Hatcher grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 2, Twins 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Narron grounded out (first to pitcher); Anderson
flied out to left; Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second;
Bochte reached on an error by O'Connor [Cruz scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; CORBETT REPLACED O'CONNOR (PITCHING); Paciorek
doubled to left [Bochte to third]; Zisk grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Goodwin struck out; Wynegar singled to left; Castino
doubled to left [Wynegar to third]; R. Jackson struck out; ADAMS
BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Adams doubled to left [Wynegar scored,
Castino scored]; BAKER RAN FOR ADAMS; DRAGO REPLACED BEATTIE
(PITCHING); Engle flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 3, Twins 2.

MARINERS 8TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Burroughs
doubled to center; PARSONS RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Meyer singled to
right [Parsons scored]; Simpson grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Meyer to second]; Narron was walked intentionally; Anderson
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Meyer out at
third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: PARSONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Ward flied out
to right; On a bunt Wilfong singled; Hatcher doubled to left
[Wilfong to third]; RAWLEY REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); BUTERA
BATTED FOR GOODWIN; Butera hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wilfong
scored, Hatcher to third]; Wynegar singled to left [Hatcher
scored]; Castino popped to pitcher; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 4, Twins 4.

MARINERS 9TH: BUTERA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cruz reached
on an error by Castino; Cruz stole second; Bochte walked;
Paciorek singled to left [Cruz scored (unearned), Bochte to
third]; Zisk singled to shortstop [Bochte scored, Paciorek to
second]; Parsons out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Paciorek to third, Zisk to second]; Meyer was walked
intentionally; Simpson grounded out (first unassisted) [Paciorek
scored (unearned), Zisk to third, Meyer to second]; Narron was
walked intentionally; Anderson flied out to right; 3 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: R. Jackson flied out to center; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Engle grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7, Twins 4.