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Lineups and Summary
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Royals
@ Mariners
Kingdome
May 25, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 25, 1981 at Kingdome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Seattle Mariners
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Berenguer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Gleaton |
| Ballpark | Kingdome |
| City | Seattle |
| State | WA |
| Attendance | 11,453 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Wathan | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Simpson | Center Fielder |
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
| Gary Gray | DH |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Dan Meyer | Third Baseman |
| Tom Paciorek | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Narron | Catcher |
| Rick Auerbach | Shortstop |
| Rene Lachemann | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Mariners
Kingdome
May 25, 1981
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gleaton
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Gleaton
McRae hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bochte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Gleaton
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aikens vs. Gleaton
Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Gleaton
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Berenguer
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Berenguer
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Berenguer
Bochte strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Gleaton
Wathan hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gleaton
White hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Gleaton
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Berenguer
Gray strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Berenguer
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Berenguer
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Gleaton
Grote hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gleaton
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Gleaton
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Berenguer
Paciorek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Narron vs. Berenguer
There goes Paciorek. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Paciorek steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Narron vs. Berenguer
Narron hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Auerbach vs. Berenguer
Auerbach is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Berenguer
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Gleaton
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Gleaton
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Gleaton
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Gleaton
There goes Otis. The throw from Narron and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Gleaton
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Berenguer
Randle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Berenguer
Bochte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Berenguer
Gray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bochte moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Berenguer
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bochte scores. Gray moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meyer vs. Berenguer
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gray tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paciorek vs. Berenguer
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Narron vs. Berenguer
Narron hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gleaton
White hits a line drive towards third. Meyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Gleaton
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Gleaton
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Berenguer
Auerbach strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Berenguer
Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Berenguer
Randle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gleaton
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Gleaton
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Gleaton
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aikens vs. Gleaton
Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Gleaton
Otis is hit by the pitch. Wilson moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wathan vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Wathan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Berenguer
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Berenguer
Gray hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Berenguer
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Berenguer
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Drago
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Paciorek. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Drago
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Drago
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Jerry Grote.
Quirk strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Drago
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Brett
Jamie Quirk now catching. Ken Brett now pitching.
Paciorek hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narron vs. Brett
Narron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auerbach vs. Brett
Auerbach hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Brett
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Brett covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Brett
Randle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Drago
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Drago
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Drago
There's a wild pitch. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aikens vs. Drago
Aikens hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Drago
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Brett
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Brett
Gray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Brett
The ball gets by Quirk for a passed ball. Gray moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Brett
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Brett
Dave Henderson pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs.
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Drago
Lenny Randle now playing third base. Dave Henderson now playing right field. Julio Cruz now playing second base.
Wathan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Drago
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Rawley
Ken Phelps pinch hits for U L Washington. Shane Rawley now pitching. Lee May pinch hits for Ken Phelps.
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chalk vs. Rawley
Dave Chalk pinch hits for Jamie Quirk.
Chalk takes first base on ball four. Wathan moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Rawley
Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Dave Chalk.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1981, game 2 -- Kansas City at Seattle (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Seattle AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 5 1 2 0 Simpson J, cf 4 0 0 0
McRae H, dh 3 1 1 0 Randle L, 2b-3b 4 1 1 1
Brett G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bochte B, 1b 3 1 0 0
Aikens W, 1b 3 0 1 2 Gray G, dh 4 1 2 0
Otis A, cf 3 0 1 0 Burroughs J, rf 2 0 1 1
Wathan J, rf 4 0 1 0 Henderson D, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 0 2 0 Meyer D, 3b 3 0 0 1
Washington U, ss 3 0 0 0 Cruz J, 2b 0 0 0 0
Phelps K, ph 0 0 0 0 Paciorek T, lf 2 0 0 0
May L, ph 1 0 0 0 Narron J, c 2 1 0 0
Grote J, c 2 0 0 0 Auerbach R, ss 3 1 1 2
Quirk J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Chalk D, ph 0 0 0 0
Geronimo C, pr 0 0 0 0
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33 2 9 2 27 5 5 5
Kansas City 100 000 010 -- 2
Seattle 000 300 20x -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Berenguer J (L) 6.0 3 3 3 3 6
Brett K 2.0 2 2 2 2 0
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Gleaton J (W) 5.2 6 1 1 0 2
Drago D* 2.1 3 1 1 1 2
Rawley S (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
DP -- Kansas City 1, Seattle 2
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Seattle 4
2B -- White F
HR -- Randle L, Auerbach R
SB -- Paciorek T, Otis A
SF -- Meyer D, Aikens W
HBP -- by Gleaton J (Otis A)
WP -- Drago D
PB -- Quirk J
T -- 2:33
A -- 11453
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