Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
September 20, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1981 at Kingdome. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 2, Seattle Mariners 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 1 1 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 3 0
Otis cf 4 1 2 2
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 4 0 1 0
  Ireland pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Wathan c 4 0 2 0
Motley rf 4 0 1 0
Washington ss 3 0 1 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cruz 2b 2 1 0 0
Simpson cf 4 0 1 1
Paciorek lf 4 1 2 1
Zisk dh 4 0 1 0
Bochte 1b 3 0 1 1
Burroughs rf 3 0 1 0
  Parsons rf 0 0 0 0
Meyer 3b 4 0 0 0
  Randle 3b 0 0 0 0
Serna ss 4 1 2 0
Bulling c 3 0 0 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Kansas City 100 100 0002112
Seattle 000 001 20x380
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (10-11) 8.0 8 3 2 4 4
Totals
8.0
8
3
2
4
4
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  W (7-8) 9.0 11 2 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
0
4

  E–White (5), Washington (10).  2B–Kansas City G Brett (25,off Bannister); Motley (4,off Bannister), Seattle Paciorek (26,off Leonard).  3B–Kansas City Wathan (2,off Bannister).  HR–Kansas City Otis (8,4th inning off Bannister 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bulling (3,off Leonard).  SB–Washington (7,2nd base off Bannister/Bulling); Serna (2,2nd base off Leonard/Wathan); Paciorek (13,2nd base off Leonard/Wathan).  CS–Ireland (1,2nd base by Bannister/Bulling); Zisk (2,2nd base by Leonard/Wathan).  WP–Leonard (5), Bannister (7).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:29.  A–6,117.
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