Scattering 11 hits in a route-going performance, Floyd Bannister pitched the Mariners to a 3-2 triumph over the Royals. Seattle trailed, 2-1, when Paul Serna opened the bottom of the seventh with a single and was sacrificed to second. After Julio Cruz walked, Serna scored on a single by Joe Simpson and Tom Paciorek drilled a two-bagger to plate Cruz. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 3, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Sunday, September 20, 1981 (Day game) at Kingdome

Royals 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 2 Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 x - 3 8 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .292 Cruz 2b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .266 White 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Simpson cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .231 G. Brett 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .300 Paciorek lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .331 Otis cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .268 Zisk dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .332 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Bochte 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .273 Aikens 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Burroughs rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .255 Ireland pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parsons rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Wathan c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .246 Meyer 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Motley rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Randle 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Washington ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .218 Serna ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Bulling c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 2 11 2 0 4 Totals 31 3 8 3 4 4 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 6,117 Left on Base: Royals 8, Mariners 9 DP: Royals 0, Mariners 0 Errors: White, Washington Doubles: G. Brett (25), Motley (4), Paciorek (26) Triples: Wathan (2) Home Runs: Otis (8) Stolen Bases: Washington (7), Serna (2), Paciorek (13) Caught Stealing: Ireland (1), Zisk (2) Sacrifice Hits: Bulling (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(10-11) 8 8 3 2 4 4 0 36 3.28 Totals 8 8 3 2 4 4 0 36 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister W(7-8) 9 11 2 2 0 4 1 37 4.75 Totals 9 11 2 2 0 4 1 37 Wild Pitches: Leonard (5), Bannister (7) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - John Shulock ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; White struck out; G. Brett doubled to center [Wilson to third]; Otis grounded out (third to first) [Wilson scored]; McRae popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to left; Simpson popped to catcher in foul territory; Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens flied out to left; Wathan popped to catcher in foul territory; Motley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Bochte struck out; Burroughs walked; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. ROYALS 3RD: Washington singled to left; Wilson struck out; Washington stole second; White struck out; Bannister threw a wild pitch [Washington to third]; G. Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Serna singled to center; Serna stole second; Bulling struck out; Cruz walked; Simpson made an out to first; Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0. ROYALS 4TH: Otis homered; McRae flied out to right; Aikens grounded out (second to first); Wathan singled to left; Motley doubled to left [Wathan to third]; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Zisk singled to center; Zisk was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); Burroughs singled to left; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. ROYALS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (third to first); White popped to third in foul territory; G. Brett singled to first; Otis singled to center [G. Brett to second]; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Serna flied out to right; Bulling reached on an error by Washington [Bulling to second]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Bulling to third]; Cruz struck out (catcher to first); Simpson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. ROYALS 6TH: Aikens flied out to center; Wathan tripled to right; Motley popped to catcher in foul territory; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 6TH: Paciorek singled to right; Paciorek stole second [Paciorek to third (error by White)]; Zisk struck out; Bochte singled to right [Paciorek scored (unearned)]; Burroughs popped to third in foul territory; Meyer popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 1. ROYALS 7TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (third to first); G. Brett singled to left; Otis popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 1. MARINERS 7TH: Serna singled to shortstop; Bulling out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Serna to second]; Cruz walked; Simpson singled to left [Serna scored, Cruz to second]; Paciorek doubled to left [Cruz scored, Simpson to third]; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte walked; Burroughs made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 3. ROYALS 8TH: PARSONS REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); McRae flied out to center; Aikens singled to center; IRELAND RAN FOR AIKENS; Ireland was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Debut game for Tim Ireland; Wathan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 3. MARINERS 8TH: IRELAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Meyer made an out to second; Serna grounded out (shortstop to first); Bulling flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 3. ROYALS 9TH: RANDLE REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 3B); Motley struck out; MAY BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; May grounded out (second to first); Wilson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 3.

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