Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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         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                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     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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