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.

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