A pinch-hit homer by Andre Thornton in the seventh inning was the big blow as the Indians sank the Mariners, 5-2. The game was tied, 2-2, when Thornton walloped his round-tripper. Doubles by Thornton, Rick Manning and Tom Veryzer produced two insurance runs in the ninth. Tom Paciorek, the league's leading hitter, raised his average to .347 with two hits in three at-bats. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    18, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome
Indians      0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  2  -   5 10  0
Mariners     1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 11  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister lf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Cruz 2b               3   1   1   0     1   1   .238
Orta rf               5   0   2   0     0   1   .285      Bochte 1b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .307        Gray ph,1b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Hassey c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Paciorek lf           3   0   2   1     0   0   .347
Harrah 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .249      Zisk dh               4   0   2   1     0   0   .335
Hayes dh              1   1   0   0     1   0   .214        Parsons pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Thornton ph,dh      2   2   2   1     0   0   .236      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .272
Manning cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .235      Meyer 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .273
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Simpson cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Veryzer ss            4   0   3   2     0   0   .248      Narron c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Anderson ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .222
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clay p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clark p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     2   2             Totals               33   2  11   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 10,624
Left on Base: Indians 6, Mariners 7
DP: Indians 2, Mariners 1
Doubles: Orta (7), Thornton (9), Manning (5), Veryzer (3), Burroughs (6), Paciorek (21)
Home Runs: Harrah (5), Thornton (4)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (31), Meyer (3)
Caught Stealing: Anderson (3), Paciorek (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Paciorek (5)
GIDP: Simpson (1), Burroughs (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(8-5)         6.2   9   2   2   2   3   0  28   2.82
Monge                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.69
Spillner SV(3)          2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.95
Totals                  9    11   2   2   2   6   0  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clay                    5     5   2   2   1   0   1  20   5.40
Clark L(2-3)            3.1   4   3   3   1   1   1  15   3.36
Andersen                0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.72
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   2   2  38

Wild Pitches: Clark (4)
Balks: Clark (2)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Dallas Parks


INDIANS 1ST: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
grounded out (second to first); Hargrove flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to center; Cruz stole second; Bochte
grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Paciorek hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Cruz scored]; Zisk flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey flied out to left; Harrah flied out to left;
Hayes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Burroughs doubled to left; Meyer singled to
shortstop [Burroughs stayed at second]; On a bunt Simpson
grounded into a double play (catcher to third to first) [Meyer
to second, Burroughs out at third]; Narron struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
singled to center; On a bunt Veryzer hit into a double play
(first to second) [Kuiper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Anderson singled to left; Anderson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bochte made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Bannister made an out to first; Orta doubled to
right; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Hassey flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek flied out to right; Zisk made an out to
second; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Harrah homered; Hayes walked; Manning flied out to
left; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hayes to
second]; Veryzer singled to center [Hayes scored]; Bannister
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer walked; Simpson made an out to second;
Narron flied out to left; Meyer stole second; Anderson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Orta singled to right; CLARK REPLACED CLAY
(PITCHING); Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first) [Orta to
second]; Hassey grounded out (second to first) [Orta to third];
Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Bochte singled to
center; Paciorek singled to left [Bochte to second]; Zisk
singled to left [Bochte scored, Paciorek to second]; Burroughs
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zisk
out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 2.

INDIANS 7TH: THORNTON BATTED FOR HAYES; Thornton homered;
Manning grounded out (first unassisted); Kuiper grounded out
(pitcher to first); Veryzer singled to center; Bannister
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
3, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson
singled to center; Narron flied out to right; Anderson singled
to left [Simpson to third]; Cruz walked [Anderson to second];
MONGE REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); GRAY BATTED FOR BOCHTE; Gray
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Mariners 2.

INDIANS 8TH: GRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Orta flied out to
right; Hargrove walked; Hassey forced Hargrove (second to
shortstop); Clark balked [Hassey to second]; Harrah was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: SPILLNER REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Paciorek
doubled to right; Zisk singled to right [Paciorek to third];
PARSONS RAN FOR ZISK; Burroughs was called out on strikes; Meyer
struck out; Paciorek was caught stealing home (catcher to third
to catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
Mariners 2.

INDIANS 9TH: PARSONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Thornton
doubled to right; Manning doubled to right [Thornton scored];
Clark threw a wild pitch [Manning to third]; Kuiper grounded out
(second to first); ANDERSEN REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Veryzer
doubled to right [Manning scored]; Bannister flied out to left;
Orta struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Simpson flied out to center; Narron flied out to
center; Anderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 2.