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.

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