September 20, 1981 Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
MIL 2 BOS 4
NYY 1 CHW 11
OAK 3 DET 5
@CLE 1 SEA 3
KCR 2 TEX 4
MIN 3 TOR 6
CAL 3 CIN 5
@LAD 1 MON 4
CHC 0 NYM 7
STL 6 PHI 5
PIT 4 ATL 3
@SDP 1
(11) HOU 7
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 6,117

Sunday, September 20, 1981, 1:37PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Royals

42-47

Lost 2

4th, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2 11  2
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  X    3  8  0

W: F Bannister (7-8), L: D Leonard (10-11)

Mariners

37-59

Won 2

6th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .292  .665    0    2   0   
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .671    0    3   1   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .300  .791    0    1   0   2B
A Otis CF                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .268  .748    0    3   0   HR
H McRae DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .672    0    0   0   
W Aikens 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .834    0    7   0   
  T Ireland PR-1B             0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   CS
J Wathan C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .246  .595    0    5   2   3B
D Motley RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .600    0    1   0   2B
U Washington SS               3   0   1   0    0   0  .218  .619    0    1   2   SB
  L May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .673    0    0   0   

D Leonard P                                                              0   2
Totals                       37   2  11   2    0   4                    24   7

BATTING

2B: G Brett (25, off F Bannister); D Motley (4, off F Bannister).

3B: J Wathan (2, off F Bannister).

HR: A Otis (8, off F Bannister; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: A Otis 5; G Brett 4; J Wathan 4; D Motley 2; U Washington; W Aikens; W Wilson.

RBI: A Otis 2 (48).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: U Washington (10); F White (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: U Washington (7, 2nd base off F Bannister/B Bulling).

CS: T Ireland (1, 2nd base by F Bannister/B Bulling).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     2   1   0   0    2   1  .266  .680    0    1   2   
J Simpson CF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .231  .581    0    4   0   
T Paciorek LF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .331  .896    0    1   0   2B,SB
R Zisk DH                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .332  .904    0    0   0   CS
B Bochte 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .273  .724    0   12   0   
J Burroughs RF                3   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .755    0    1   0   
  C Parsons RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .627         0   0   
D Meyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .601    0    1   5   
  L Randle 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .608         0   0   
P Serna SS                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .827    0    1   3   SB
B Bulling C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .618    0    6   1   SH

F Bannister P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   3   8   3    4   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Paciorek (26, off D Leonard).

SH: B Bulling (3, off D Leonard).

TB: T Paciorek 3; P Serna 2; J Simpson; R Zisk; B Bochte; J Burroughs.

RBI: T Paciorek (60); J Simpson (26); B Bochte (26).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Paciorek (13, 2nd base off D Leonard/J Wathan); P Serna (2, 2nd base off D Leonard/J Wathan).

CS: R Zisk (2, 2nd base by D Leonard/J Wathan).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Leonard, L (10-11)           8     8   3   2    4   4   0   3.28   36     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0· 8     56    -     1.50  -0.14
Totals                         8     8   3   2    4   4   0          36     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0· 8           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Bannister, W (7-8)           9    11   2   2    0   4   1   4.75   37     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0·11     61    -     1.11   0.36
Totals                         9    11   2   2    0   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Leonard (5); F Bannister (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 6,117.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Seattle Mariners                     
1. W Wilson             LF    1. J Cruz               2B 
2. F White              2B    2. J Simpson            CF 
3. G Brett              3B    3. T Paciorek           LF 
4. A Otis               CF    4. R Zisk               DH 
5. H McRae              DH    5. B Bochte             1B 
6. W Aikens             1B    6. J Burroughs          RF 
7. J Wathan             C     7. D Meyer              3B 
8. D Motley             RF    8. P Serna              SS 
9. U Washington         SS    9. B Bulling            C  

   D Leonard            P        F Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  2-2  12-      22%  87% T Paciorek      D Leonard       Double to LF; Cruz Scores; Simpson to 3B
   b 7   1  2-1  12-      21%  64% J Simpson       D Leonard       Single to LF; Serna Scores; Cruz to 2B
   t 4   0  0-1  ---     -11%  26% A Otis          F Bannister     Home Run
   t 8   1  3-2  1--      10%  85% J Wathan        F Bannister     Ireland Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      -8%  41% G Brett         F Bannister     Double to CF; Wilson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  W Wilson        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  F White         Strikeout
          1--      41%  G Brett         Double to CF; Wilson to 3B
   RO     -23      41%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B; Wilson Scores
   O      -2-      44%  H McRae         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      40%  J Simpson       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      39%  T Paciorek      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  W Aikens        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      43%  J Wathan        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      44%  D Motley        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  R Zisk          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      39%  B Bochte        Strikeout
          ---      41%  J Burroughs     Walk
   O      1--      38%  D Meyer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
          ---      35%  U Washington    Single to LF
   O      1--      38%  W Wilson        Strikeout
          1--      36%  F White         Washington Steals 2B
   O      -2-      40%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      39%  G Brett         Wild Pitch; Washington to 3B
   O      --3      43%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
          ---      47%  P Serna         Single to CF
          1--      50%  B Bulling       Serna Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      48%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      12-      42%  J Simpson       Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      37%  T Paciorek      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      26%  A Otis          Home Run
   O      ---      28%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      29%  W Aikens        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      28%  J Wathan        Single to LF
          1--      25%  D Motley        Double to LF; Wathan to 3B
   O      -23      30%  U Washington    Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
          ---      35%  R Zisk          Single to CF
   O      1--      27%  B Bochte        Zisk Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      25%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
          ---      27%  J Burroughs     Single to LF
   O      1--      24%  D Meyer         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      25%  W Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      27%  F White         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      26%  G Brett         Single to 1B
          1--      24%  A Otis          Single to CF; Brett to 2B
   O      12-      28%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      24%  P Serna         Flyball: RF
          ---      30%  B Bulling       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bulling to 2B
          -2-      33%  J Cruz          Wild Pitch; Bulling to 3B
   O      --3      26%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      21%  J Simpson       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      23%  W Aikens        Flyball: CF
          ---      17%  J Wathan        Triple to RF
   O      --3      22%  D Motley        Foul Flyball: C
   O      --3      25%  U Washington    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 3-4-5
          ---      30%  T Paciorek      Single to RF
          1--      38%  R Zisk          Paciorek Steals 2B; Paciorek to 3B/Adv on E4
   O      --3      31%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      39%  B Bochte        Single to RF; Paciorek Scores/unER
   O      1--      34%  J Burroughs     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      30%  D Meyer         Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      32%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      33%  G Brett         Single to LF
   O      1--      35%  A Otis          Foul Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
          ---      43%  P Serna         Single to SS
   O      1--      39%  B Bulling       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Serna to 2B
          -2-      43%  J Cruz          Walk
   R      12-      64%  J Simpson       Single to LF; Serna Scores; Cruz to 2B
   R      12-      87%  T Paciorek      Double to LF; Cruz Scores; Simpson to 3B
   O      -23      80%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
          -23      81%  B Bochte        Walk
   O      123      75%  J Burroughs     Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
                  Casey Parsons replaces Jeff Burroughs playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---      81%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
          ---      75%  W Aikens        Single to CF
                  Tim Ireland pinch runs for Willie Aikens batting 6th
   O      1--      85%  J Wathan        Ireland Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      87%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
                  Tim Ireland moves to 1B
   O      ---      86%  D Meyer         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      85%  P Serna         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  B Bulling       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
                  Len Randle replaces Dan Meyer playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      91%  D Motley        Strikeout
                  Lee May pinch hits for U L Washington batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  L May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  W Wilson        Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA198109200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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