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Kansas City Royals @ Seattle Mariners

1981-05-27 · Night game · Kingdome · Att: 6331 · dome, dry · 2:53

Kansas City Royals defeated Seattle Mariners 8–5. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 1st. Paul Splittorff earned the win and Dan Quisenberry picked up the save. Willie Aikens went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	8	13
SEA	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	5	8

W: Paul Splittorff L: Floyd Bannister SV: Dan Quisenberry

Umpires — HP: Larry McCoy · 1B: Durwood Merrill · 2B: Dave Phillips · 3B: Jerry Neudecker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Wilson	4	1	2	1	1	0
Amos Otis	2	1	1	2	1	0
George Brett	5	1	1	1	0	0
Willie Aikens	5	1	1	3	0	0
Hal McRae	4	0	2	0	0	0
Lee May	5	0	0	0	0	2
Frank White	4	1	1	0	0	0
John Wathan	4	1	2	0	0	0
U. L. Washington	3	2	3	1	1	0
Cesar Geronimo	1	0	0	0	0	0

Seattle Mariners — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lenny Randle	4	0	0	1	0	1
Rick Auerbach	2	0	0	1	0	0
Tom Paciorek	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Gray	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jeff Burroughs	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bruce Bochte	3	0	1	0	1	0
Dave Henderson	3	2	2	2	1	1
Bud Bulling	3	1	1	0	0	0
Julio Cruz	4	1	3	1	0	0
Dan Meyer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Narron	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Splittorff	6.1	7	1	4
Renie Martin	2.1	1	1	2
Dan Quisenberry	0.1	0	0	0

Seattle Mariners — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Floyd Bannister	3.1	8	1	2
Larry Andersen	3.2	3	1	0
Dick Drago	2.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Willie Wilson: T7
Amos Otis: W
George Brett: S7.3-H;1-2
Willie Aikens: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Hal McRae: 8
Lee May: K/C
Frank White: 53

Bot 1

Lenny Randle: 63
Rick Auerbach: 63
Tom Paciorek: K

Top 2

John Wathan: 63
U. L. Washington: HR/7
Willie Wilson: 43
Amos Otis: 43

Bot 2

Gary Gray: D7
Jeff Burroughs: K/C
Bruce Bochte: S7.2-3
Dave Henderson: S6.3-H;1-2
Bud Bulling: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 3

George Brett: 43
Willie Aikens: 7
Hal McRae: S7
Lee May: K

Bot 3

Julio Cruz: S8
Lenny Randle: SB2
Lenny Randle: K
Rick Auerbach: 8
Tom Paciorek: 63

Top 4

Frank White: S8
John Wathan: 9
U. L. Washington: D7.1-3
Willie Wilson: S9.3-H;2-3
Amos Otis: 9/SF.3-H
George Brett: 8

Bot 4

Gary Gray: 7
Jeff Burroughs: 43
Bruce Bochte: 8

Top 5

Willie Aikens: 63
Hal McRae: S7
Lee May: 54(1)/FO
Frank White: 8

Bot 5

Dave Henderson: W
Bud Bulling: S9.1-3
Julio Cruz: S8.3-H;1-3
Lenny Randle: SB2
Lenny Randle: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Rick Auerbach: 9/SF.3-H
Tom Paciorek: 8

Top 6

John Wathan: S8
U. L. Washington: CS2(26)
U. L. Washington: W
Willie Wilson: 36(1)/FO
Amos Otis: S5.1-2
George Brett: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Gary Gray: K
Jeff Burroughs: 63
Bruce Bochte: 3/G

Top 7

Willie Aikens: 63
Hal McRae: 4
Lee May: 8

Bot 7

Dave Henderson: HR/7
Bud Bulling: 4
Julio Cruz: E9.B-2
Lenny Randle: 5/FL
Dan Meyer: 7

Top 8

Frank White: 7/FL
John Wathan: S8
U. L. Washington: D7.1-3
Willie Wilson: IW
Amos Otis: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
George Brett: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Tom Paciorek: 9
Gary Gray: 2/FL
Jeff Burroughs: 8

Top 9

Willie Aikens: 3/G
Cesar Geronimo: 9
Lee May: 53

Bot 9

Bruce Bochte: W
Dave Henderson: K
Jerry Narron: K
Julio Cruz: D9.1-3
Lenny Randle: 43

Notes & reviews

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

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