Willie Wilson drove in three runs to spark the Royals to an 8-3 victory over the Mariners. Wilson had two hits, including a two-run single in the fourth inning that put the Royals ahead to stay, two stolen bases and two runs scored. Willie Aikens also had three hits, including his 15th homer of the season and a double. Dan Quisenberry pitched the final three frames to record his 17th save. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Friday, September 18, 1981 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals       0  0  1    3  1  0    1  1  1  -   8 15  1
Mariners     1  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   2   2   3     0   0   .294      Cruz 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .265
White 2b              5   0   2   1     0   1   .247      Randle 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .235
G. Brett 3b           3   0   0   1     1   0   .298      Bochte lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .274
Aikens 1b             5   2   3   1     0   0   .260      Zisk dh               3   0   1   1     1   0   .332
Otis cf               5   1   3   1     0   1   .269      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
McRae dh              5   2   2   0     0   0   .258      Gray 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Wathan c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Serna ss              3   1   1   1     0   0   .238
Hurdle rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .341        Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Geronimo rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Henderson cf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .165
  Motley ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Simpson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Washington ss         4   1   2   1     0   0   .220      Bulling c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Parsons ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Firova c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clark p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  15   8     1   2             Totals               32   3   6   3     3   1

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 13,855
Left on Base: Royals 7, Mariners 5
DP: Royals 0, Mariners 0
Errors: White, Serna
Doubles: White (13), Aikens (15), Randle (9)
Triples: Zisk (1)
Home Runs: Aikens (15), Serna (2)
Stolen Bases: Wilson 2 (25)
Caught Stealing: Otis (7), Randle (6), Cruz (7)
Sacrifice Flies: G. Brett (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(5-1)            6     5   3   2   3   0   1  26   2.40
Quisenberry SV(17)      3     1   0   0   0   1   0   9   1.93
Totals                  9     6   3   2   3   1   1  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(3-7)           6.1   9   6   5   1   1   1  29   3.94
Clark                   0.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   5   4.23
Parrott                 2     3   1   1   0   0   0   8   4.91
Totals                  9    15   8   7   1   2   1  42

Passed Balls: Wathan (1), Bulling (3)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Rocky Roe


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied out to right; White singled to center;
G. Brett popped to third in foul territory; Aikens flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Randle reached on an error by White
[Cruz to third]; Randle was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Bochte flied out to
left; Zisk tripled to right [Cruz scored (unearned)]; Burroughs
lined to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners
1.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
McRae flied out to center; Wathan grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Gray flied out to left; Serna flied out to center;
Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Washington
grounded out (third to first); Wilson reached on an error by
Serna; Wilson stole second; Bulling allowed a passed ball
[Wilson to third]; White doubled to left [Wilson scored
(unearned)]; G. Brett walked; Aikens grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Bulling flied out to center; Cruz flied out to
right; Randle doubled to left; Bochte singled to center [Randle
scored]; Zisk walked [Bochte to second]; Burroughs forced Zisk
(third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to center; McRae singled to center
[Otis to second]; Wathan flied out to center; Hurdle flied out
to center; Washington singled to center [Otis scored, McRae to
third, Washington to second (on throw)]; Wilson singled to
center [McRae scored, Washington scored]; White struck out; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Gray made an out to second; Serna grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 5TH: G. Brett grounded out (second to first); Aikens
homered; Otis singled to right; Otis was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to second); McRae flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Bulling flied out to right; Cruz made an out to
first; Randle singled to right; Wathan allowed a passed ball
[Randle to second]; Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle
grounded out (third to first); Washington flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING RF); Zisk lined
to center; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Gray
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson singled to right; Wilson stole second; White
made an out to second [Wilson to third]; CLARK REPLACED ABBOTT
(PITCHING); G. Brett hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wilson
scored]; Aikens singled to right; Otis struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Serna homered; Henderson walked; PARSONS BATTED
FOR BULLING; QUISENBERRY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Parsons
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Henderson to second]; Cruz
singled to shortstop [Henderson to third]; Cruz was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); Randle lined
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Mariners 3.

ROYALS 8TH: FIROVA REPLACED PARSONS (PLAYING C ); McRae singled
to left; Wathan singled to right [McRae to second]; MOTLEY
BATTED FOR GERONIMO; PARROTT REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Motley
made an out to shortstop; Washington singled to left [McRae to
third, Wathan to second]; Wilson forced Washington (second to
shortstop) [McRae scored]; White flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: MOTLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bochte was
called out on strikes; Zisk grounded out (first to pitcher);
Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 7, Mariners 3.

ROYALS 9TH: G. Brett flied out to right; Aikens doubled to left;
Otis singled to center [Aikens scored, Otis out at second
(center to second)]; McRae grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 9TH: Gray grounded out (shortstop to first); MEYER
BATTED FOR SERNA; Meyer grounded out (third to first); SIMPSON
BATTED FOR HENDERSON; Simpson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Mariners 3.