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.