Pounding five Seattle pitchers for 22 hits, the Royals routed the Mariners, 15-3. George Brett, Amos Otis, Willie Wilson, Willie Aikens and Hal McRae had three hits apiece. K.C. lashed out eight hits and scored seven runs in the sixth inning with a two-run triple by Wilson being the big blow. Brett triggered the hititng binge with a leadoff three-bagger in the fourth and scored on a double by Aikens. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 15, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 27, 1981 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  6  0
Royals       0  0  0    2  2  7    0  4  x  -  15 22  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Wilson lf             5   2   3   3     1   0   .301
  Anderson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Motley pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      White 2b              6   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Paciorek cf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .326      G. Brett 3b           3   2   3   1     1   0   .308
  Allen cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Chalk pr,3b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .224
Zisk dh               3   0   1   0     0   1   .326      Aikens 1b             5   1   3   1     0   1   .256
  Maler ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .444        Ireland pr,1b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Otis cf               5   2   3   4     0   0   .266
  Henderson pr,rf     1   1   0   0     0   0   .167      McRae dh              4   1   3   1     0   0   .270
Gray 1b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .240        Phelps ph,dh        1   1   1   1     0   0   .136
Meyer lf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .259      Hurdle rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .306
  Walton lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Geronimo ph,rf      2   1   2   1     0   0   .243
Serna ss,2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .260        Sheridan rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bulling c             3   0   0   1     0   1   .255      Quirk c               4   1   2   2     0   1   .255
  Firova c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Keatley c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Clay p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Washington ss         5   1   1   1     0   0   .226
  Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gleaton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   6   3     1   3             Totals               44  15  22  15     2   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 30,317
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Royals 8
DP: Mariners 1, Royals 0
Doubles: McRae 2 (21), Aikens (16), Otis 2 (21), Wilson (8), Washington (18)
Triples: G. Brett (6), Wilson (7)
Home Runs: Paciorek (13)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (33), G. Brett (14)
GIDP: Washington (6)
Hit by Pitch: Serna (2,by Jones), Quirk (1,by Clay)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clay L(1-7)             4.2   8   4   4   1   1   0  23   4.69
Parrott                 0.1   4   4   4   0   0   0   5   5.33
Drago                   0.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   6   6.23
Gleaton                 1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.02
Andersen                1     6   4   4   0   0   0   8   2.69
Totals                  8    22  15  15   2   2   0  47

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(6-2)            8     6   3   3   1   2   1  32   2.80
Quisenberry             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.86
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   3   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Clay (3), Jones (2)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz made an out to second; Randle singled to
center; Paciorek singled to center [Randle to second]; Zisk
struck out; Burroughs lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); White grounded
out (shortstop to first); G. Brett singled to center; Aikens
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
0, Royals 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Gray grounded out (third to first); Meyer grounded
out (pitcher to first); Serna was hit by a pitch; Bulling struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
doubled to left [McRae out at third (left to shortstop to
third)]; Hurdle made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Royals 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz made an out to first; Randle lined to second;
Paciorek popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Quirk was hit by a pitch; Washington grounded out
(first unassisted) [Quirk to second]; Wilson flied out to
center; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Zisk singled to left; Burroughs forced Zisk
(pitcher to second); Gray flied out to left; Meyer lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett tripled to right; Aikens doubled to left
[G. Brett scored]; Otis doubled to right [Aikens scored]; McRae
singled to right [Otis to third]; Hurdle flied out to center;
Quirk flied out to center; Washington flied out to left; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Serna made an out to second; Bulling grounded out
(third to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson doubled to left; On a bunt White grounded out
(catcher to first); G. Brett walked; Wilson stole third and G.
Brett stole second; Aikens struck out; Otis doubled to right
[Wilson scored, G. Brett scored]; PARROTT REPLACED CLAY
(PITCHING); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle singled to left; Quirk singled to center
[Hurdle to second]; Washington doubled to center [Hurdle scored,
Quirk to third]; Wilson tripled to right [Quirk scored,
Washington scored]; DRAGO REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); White
made an out to shortstop; G. Brett singled to center [Wilson
scored]; CHALK RAN FOR G. BRETT; Aikens singled to center [Chalk
to third]; Otis forced Aikens (first to shortstop) [Chalk
scored]; McRae doubled to left [Otis scored]; GERONIMO BATTED
FOR HURDLE; Geronimo singled to left [McRae scored]; GLEATON
REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Quirk struck out; 7 R, 8 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 11.

MARINERS 7TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CHALK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Burroughs singled to left; HENDERSON RAN
FOR BURROUGHS; Gray walked [Henderson to second]; Meyer singled
to right [Henderson scored, Gray to third]; Serna made an out to
second; Bulling grounded out (first unassisted) [Gray scored,
Meyer to second]; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 11.

ROYALS 7TH: ANDERSON REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING SS); SERNA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); HENDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson walked;
White flied out to center; Chalk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 11.

MARINERS 8TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek
homered; MALER BATTED FOR ZISK; Maler made an out to second;
Henderson popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 11.

ROYALS 8TH: MALER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ALLEN REPLACED
PACIOREK (PLAYING CF); WALTON REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING LF);
FIROVA REPLACED BULLING (PLAYING C ); ANDERSEN REPLACED GLEATON
(PITCHING); Aikens singled to center; IRELAND RAN FOR AIKENS;
Otis singled to third [Ireland to second]; PHELPS BATTED FOR
MCRAE; Phelps singled to right [Ireland scored, Otis to second];
Geronimo singled to pitcher [Otis to third, Phelps to second];
Quirk singled to center [Otis scored, Phelps scored, Geronimo to
second]; Washington grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Geronimo to third, Quirk out at second];
Wilson singled to second [Geronimo scored]; MOTLEY RAN FOR
WILSON; White flied out to right; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 3, Royals 15.

MARINERS 9TH: PHELPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MOTLEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); IRELAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
SHERIDAN REPLACED GERONIMO (PLAYING RF); KEATLEY REPLACED QUIRK
(PLAYING C ); QUISENBERRY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Gray flied
out to right; Debut game for Greg Keatley; Walton struck
out; Serna grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 15.