Alan Bannister singled to score Mike Hargrove with the winning run as the Indians outdueled the Mariners, 6-5 in 14 innings. Hargrove and Chris Bando singled off reliever Dick Drago before Toby Harrah flied out, setting the stage for Bannister's deciding blow.

Pinch-hitter Pat Kelly's two-run single was the key blow when the Tribe rallied to tie the score, 5-5, in the ninth. Reliever Mike Stanton allowed one hit in 5 2/3 innings to earn the decision. [The Sporting News]
Cleveland Indians 6, Seattle Mariners 5

Game Played on Thursday, August 20, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome

Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  -   6 16  0
Mariners     1  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   5 12  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             7   0   2   1     0   0   .309      Cruz 2b               6   2   2   2     1   2   .236
Orta rf               6   1   2   1     1   2   .286      Randle 3b             7   0   3   1     0   0   .230
Hargrove 1b           3   1   1   0     4   0   .309      Paciorek cf,lf        5   0   1   1     1   1   .344
Hassey c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Zisk dh               5   0   1   0     1   0   .333
  Thornton ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Burroughs rf          6   0   0   0     0   1   .268
  Bando c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Gray 1b               3   1   1   0     0   1   .276
Harrah dh,3b          6   1   2   0     1   0   .253        Simpson cf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Hayes 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .211      Bochte lf,1b          5   1   2   1     1   2   .271
  Bannister ph,2b     3   1   2   1     0   0   .261      Bulling c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .238
  Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Narron ph,c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Manning cf            6   0   3   1     0   0   .239      Anderson ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .211
Kuiper 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Rosello ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .261        McHenry ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Kelly ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .176      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dybzinski pr,3b,2b  2   1   0   0     0   0   .150        Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Veryzer ss            6   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clark p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               53   6  16   6     6   2             Totals               51   5  12   5     5   8

Time of Game: 3:47   Attendance:  7,630
Left on Base: Indians 12, Mariners 9
DP: Indians 2, Mariners 3
Doubles: Harrah (5), Hayes (1), Dilone (5), Orta (8), Gray (5), Cruz (6), Randle (6)
Home Runs: Orta (4)
Stolen Bases: Cruz 2 (33)
Sacrifice Hits: Bannister (1)
GIDP: Hassey (3), Rosello (1), Orta (6), Anderson (3), Zisk (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits                   1.1   6   5   5   2   0   0  11   3.92
Spillner                7     5   0   0   3   3   0  28   3.52
Stanton W(3-2)          5.2   1   0   0   0   5   0  17   2.17
Totals                 14    12   5   5   5   8   0  56

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  6     6   2   2   2   2   1  25   3.94
Rawley                  2     3   3   3   2   0   0   9   4.24
Andersen                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.70
Clark                   1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.31
Drago L(4-4)            4.1   4   1   1   1   0   0  17   4.73
Totals                 14    16   6   6   6   2   1  60

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


INDIANS 1ST: On a bunt Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first);
Orta homered; Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Hassey
singled to center; Harrah doubled to right [Hassey to third];
Hayes grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Randle popped to
second; Paciorek singled to right [Cruz scored]; Zisk flied out
to center; Burroughs popped to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Mariners 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Manning singled to center; Kuiper grounded out
(second to first) [Manning to second]; Veryzer flied out to
right; Dilone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Gray doubled to left; Bochte singled to right
[Gray scored]; Bulling singled to right [Bochte to third];
Anderson walked [Bulling to second]; Cruz doubled to right
[Bochte scored, Bulling scored, Anderson out at home (right to
second to catcher), Cruz to third (on throw to home)]; Randle
singled to left [Cruz scored]; SPILLNER REPLACED WAITS
(PITCHING); Paciorek flied out to center; Zisk walked [Randle to
second]; Burroughs flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Orta struck out; Hargrove walked; Hassey grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hargrove out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 3RD: Gray flied out to right; Bochte walked; Bulling
flied out to right; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah flied out to right; Hayes grounded out
(first unassisted); Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 4TH: Cruz struck out; Randle grounded out (first to
pitcher); Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper lined to center; Veryzer flied out to
center; Dilone made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 5TH: Zisk singled to right; Burroughs flied out to
right; Gray struck out; Bochte singled to center [Zisk to
second]; Bulling grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Orta struck out; Hargrove walked; Hassey grounded
out (first unassisted) [Hargrove to second]; Harrah flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Anderson flied out to right; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Randle singled to center; Paciorek flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 7TH: SIMPSON REPLACED GRAY (PLAYING CF); PACIOREK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BOCHTE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Hayes doubled to right; Manning singled to center
[Hayes scored]; RAWLEY REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); ROSELLO
BATTED FOR KUIPER; Rosello grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Manning out at second]; Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 7TH: ROSELLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Zisk grounded
out (shortstop to first); Burroughs flied out to right; Simpson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Dilone singled to center; Orta grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dilone out at
second]; Hargrove walked; THORNTON BATTED FOR HASSEY; Thornton
forced Hargrove (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 8TH: BANDO REPLACED THORNTON (PLAYING C ); Bochte flied
out to left; Bulling singled to right; Anderson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bulling out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Harrah walked; BANNISTER BATTED FOR HAYES;
Bannister singled to left [Harrah to second]; Manning singled to
third [Harrah to third, Bannister to second]; ANDERSEN REPLACED
RAWLEY (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Kelly singled to
left [Harrah scored, Bannister scored, Manning to second];
DYBZINSKI RAN FOR KELLY; On a bunt Veryzer forced Manning
(pitcher to third) [Dybzinski to second]; CLARK REPLACED
ANDERSEN (PITCHING); Dilone doubled to right [Dybzinski scored,
Veryzer to third]; Orta was walked intentionally; Hargrove
forced Veryzer (first to catcher) [Dilone to third, Orta to
second]; Bando lined to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians
5, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 9TH: DYBZINSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BANNISTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); On a bunt Cruz popped to first in
foul territory; Randle doubled to right; Paciorek was walked
intentionally; STANTON REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Zisk
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Paciorek
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 10TH: Harrah singled to center; Bannister out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Harrah to second]; Manning
grounded out (first unassisted) [Harrah to third]; DRAGO
REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Dybzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 10TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simpson lined to first; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 5, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 11TH: Veryzer made an out to first; Dilone grounded out
(second to first); Orta doubled to right; Hargrove was walked
intentionally; Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 5, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 11TH: NARRON BATTED FOR BULLING; Narron popped to
third; MEYER BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Meyer flied out to center;
Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
5, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 12TH: NARRON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MCHENRY
REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING SS); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bannister flied out to right; Manning made an out to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 12TH: Randle flied out to center; Paciorek struck out;
Zisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Mariners 5.

INDIANS 13TH: Dybzinski grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
flied out to center; Dilone grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 13TH: Burroughs struck out; Simpson grounded out (first
unassisted); Bochte was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Mariners 5.

INDIANS 14TH: Orta popped to first; Hargrove singled to right;
Bando singled to center [Hargrove to second]; Harrah flied out
to center; Bannister singled to left [Hargrove scored, Bando out
at third (left to third to shortstop)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 6, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 14TH: HARRAH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); DYBZINSKI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); STANTON REPLACED BANNISTER
(PITCHING); Narron flied out to center; McHenry grounded out
(first unassisted); Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second;
Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6,
Mariners 5.
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