The Mariners won their fourth straight game, 8-3 over the Royals, behind the seven-hit pitching of Floyd Bannister. The Mariners broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning on a two-run double by Bud Bulling and an RBI single by Dan Meyer. Tom Paciorek and Bruce Bochte hit solo homers in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 8, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1981 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Mariners     1  0  0    0  3  2    1  0  1  -   8 16  0
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3  7  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .265      Wilson lf             4   0   1   0     0   3   .296
Meyer 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .258      White 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .247
  Randle 3b           1   0   1   1     0   0   .238      McRae dh              3   1   2   0     0   0   .265
Paciorek lf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .325      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Zisk dh               4   0   1   1     0   0   .325      Aikens 1b             3   1   0   1     1   1   .249
Bochte 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .270      Wathan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Burroughs rf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .254      Motley rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Henderson rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .168      Chalk 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .234
Simpson cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Washington ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Serna ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .279      Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bulling c             4   2   3   2     0   0   .260        Splittorff p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paschall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  16   7     0   1             Totals               33   3   7   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 24,262
Left on Base: Mariners 4, Royals 6
DP: Mariners 1, Royals 2
Doubles: Burroughs (13), Bulling (3), Chalk (3), McRae (18)
Triples: Otis (3)
Home Runs: Paciorek (12), Bochte (5), White (9)
Caught Stealing: Meyer (3)
GIDP: Paciorek 2 (10), McRae (9)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (2,by Bannister)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister W(8-8)        9     7   3   3   2   5   1  36   4.61
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   5   1  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(1-3)           5     8   5   5   0   1   1  21   3.83
Splittorff              3     6   2   2   0   0   1  14   4.60
Paschall                1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.50
Totals                  9    16   8   8   0   1   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Bannister (2)
Wild Pitches: Paschall (1)

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to right; Meyer singled to right
[Cruz to third]; Paciorek grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Cruz scored (no RBI), Meyer out at second];
Zisk flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; White grounded out (third to
first); McRae singled to left; Otis made an out to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte flied out to left; Burroughs made an out to
second; Simpson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens walked; Wathan was called out on strikes;
Motley flied out to left; Chalk doubled to center [Aikens
scored]; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Serna lined to third; Bulling grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cruz singled to left; Meyer flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson singled to shortstop; White flied out to
center; McRae grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Wilson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Royals 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek made an out to second; Zisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bochte was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis tripled to left; Aikens flied out to center;
Wathan made an out to second; Motley grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Burroughs doubled to left; Simpson made an out to
first; Serna singled to right [Burroughs to third]; Bulling
doubled to left [Burroughs scored, Serna scored]; Cruz popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Meyer singled to right [Bulling
scored]; Meyer was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Chalk walked; Washington flied out to center; Wilson
struck out; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 4, Royals 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Paciorek homered; SPLITTORFF REPLACED WRIGHT
(PITCHING); Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
homered; Burroughs singled to center; Simpson flied out to
center; Serna singled to right [Burroughs to second]; Bulling
singled to right [Burroughs to third, Serna out at third (right
to catcher to shortstop)]; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 6,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae doubled to left; Otis grounded out (second to
first) [McRae to third]; Aikens grounded out (second to first)
[McRae scored]; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6, Royals 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Meyer singled
to shortstop; Paciorek grounded out (pitcher to first) [Meyer to
second]; Zisk singled to left [Meyer scored]; Bochte flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: RANDLE REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 3B); Motley made an
out to shortstop; Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first);
Washington singled to left; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 7, Royals 2.

MARINERS 8TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Simpson grounded out
(first to pitcher); Serna flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: HENDERSON REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); White
homered; McRae was hit by a pitch; Otis flied out to left;
Aikens was called out on strikes; Wathan flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Royals 3.

MARINERS 9TH: PASCHALL REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Bulling
singled to right; Paschall threw a wild pitch [Bulling to
second]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted) [Bulling to
third]; Randle singled to center [Bulling scored]; Paciorek
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Randle out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 8,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Motley flied out to center; Chalk grounded out
(second to first); Washington grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 8, Royals 3.