Kansas City Royals 8, Seattle Mariners 5 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 8, Seattle Mariners 5

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Game Played on Wednesday, May 27, 1981 (N) at Kingdome

KC A 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 8 13 1 SEA A 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 - 5 8 0

BATTING

Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilson lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 Otis cf 2 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 G. Brett 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Aikens 1b 5 1 1 3 0 0 8 0 McRae rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Geronimo rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 May dh 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 White 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 Wathan c 4 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 Washington ss 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 4 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 8 13 8 3 2 27 7

FIELDING - DP: 1. White-Aikens. E: McRae (1).

BATTING - 2B: Washington 2 (6,off Bannister,off Drago). 3B: Wilson (3,off Bannister). HR: Aikens (7,1st inning off Bannister 2 on 0 out); Washington (1,2nd inning off Bannister 0 on 1 out). SF: Otis 2 (5,off Andersen,off Drago). IBB: Wilson (1,by Drago). Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - CS: Wathan (3,2nd base by Andersen/Bulling).

Seattle Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Randle 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 Auerbach ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 Meyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paciorek lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Gray dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Bochte 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 9 1 Henderson cf 3 2 2 2 1 1 4 0 Bulling c 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 Narron ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cruz 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 4 3 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andersen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 5 8 5 2 6 27 13

BATTING - 2B: Gray (1,off Splittorff); Cruz (4,off Martin). HR: Henderson (6,7th inning off Splittorff 0 on 0 out). SF: Randle (2,off Splittorff); Auerbach (1,off Splittorff). Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz 2 (24,2nd base off Splittorff/Wathan 2).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Splittorff W(1-4) 6.1 7 5 5 1 4 1 27 Martin 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 9 Quisenberry SV(5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 8 5 5 2 6 1 37

Inherited Runners - Scored: Martin 1-0; Quisenberry 2-0. .

Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bannister L(4-5) 3.1 8 7 7 1 2 2 19 Andersen 3.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 14 Drago 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 Totals 9 13 8 8 3 2 2 42

IBB: Drago (3,Wilson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Andersen 2-1. .

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jerry Neudecker

Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 6331

Starting Lineups:

Kansas City Royals Seattle Mariners

  1. Wilson lf Randle 3b
  2. Otis cf Auerbach ss
  3. G. Brett 3b Paciorek lf
  4. Aikens 1b Gray dh
  5. McRae rf Burroughs rf
  6. May dh Bochte 1b
  7. White 2b Henderson cf
  8. Wathan c Bulling c
  9. Washington ss Cruz 2b Splittorff p Bannister p

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson tripled to left; Otis walked; G. Brett singled to left [Wilson scored, Otis to second]; Aikens homered to left [Otis scored, G. Brett scored]; McRae flied out to center; May was called out on strikes; White grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington homered to left; Wilson grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Gray doubled to left; Burroughs was called out on strikes; Bochte singled to left [Gray to third]; Henderson singled to shortstop [Gray scored, Bochte to second]; Bulling lined into a double play (second to first) [Henderson out at first]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 3RD: G. Brett grounded out (second to first); Aikens flied out to left; McRae singled to left; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz singled to center; Cruz stole second; Randle struck out; Auerbach flied out to center; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 4TH: White singled to center; Wathan flied out to right; Washington doubled to left [White to third]; Wilson singled to right [White scored, Washington to third]; ANDERSEN REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Washington scored]; G. Brett flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Gray flied out to left; Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae singled to left; May forced McRae (third to second); White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Henderson walked; Bulling singled to right [Henderson to third]; Cruz singled to center [Henderson scored, Bulling to third]; Cruz stole second; Randle hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bulling scored, Cruz to third]; Auerbach hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cruz scored]; Paciorek flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Wathan singled to center; Wathan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Washington walked; Wilson forced Washington (first to shortstop); Otis singled to third [Wilson to second]; three Mariners allowed the ball to roll, hoping it would roll foul; Lenny Randle dropped to the ground and blew the ball into foul territory; the play was ruled foul until Royals manager Jim Frey argued the ruling; the umpires reversed the call to a fair ball; G. Brett forced Otis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Gray struck out; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae made an out to second; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Henderson homered to left; Bulling made an out to second; Cruz reached on an error by McRae [Cruz to second]; MARTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Randle popped to third in foul territory; MEYER BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Meyer flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 5.

ROYALS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING SS); DRAGO REPLACED ANDERSEN (PITCHING); White flied to left in foul territory; Wathan singled to center; Washington doubled to left [Wathan to third]; Wilson was walked intentionally; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wathan scored, Washington to third]; G. Brett forced Wilson (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); Paciorek flied out to right; Gray popped to catcher in foul territory; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Mariners 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); Geronimo flied out to right; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 9TH: Bochte walked; Henderson struck out; NARRON BATTED FOR BULLING; Narron struck out; Cruz doubled to right [Bochte to third]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Mariners 5.

Final Totals R H E LOB Royals 8 13 1 7 Mariners 5 8 0 5

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