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.

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