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Retrosheet Boxscore: Seattle Mariners 6, Kansas City Royals 2 (2)

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Seattle Mariners 6, Kansas City Royals 2 (2)

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Tuesday, May 15, 1979 (N) at Kingdome

KC  A    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  2
SEA A    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  4  x  -   6  8  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson lf                     3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Braun ph,lf                 0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Brett 3b                      3   1   2   1       1   0       0   2
Otis cf                       3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Porter dh                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
LaCock 1b                     4   0   2   1       0   0       6   0
Hurdle rf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       6   0
Wathan c                      2   1   0   0       1   1       3   0
  Poquette ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Cruz ss                       3   0   0   0       0   1       2   5
  Quirk ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Washington 2b                 3   0   1   0       0   1       5   4
  McRae ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gura p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Martin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2       5   7      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Cruz-Washington-LaCock, Cruz-Washington-LaCock, Brett-Washington-LaCock.
E: Hurdle (3), Wathan (1).
BATTING - 
2B: LaCock (8,off Parrott).
GDP: Hurdle (3,off McLaughlin).
IBB: Hurdle (2,by Parrott).
Team LOB: 7.
Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cruz 2b                       4   0   1   0       0   1       1   5
R. Jones cf                   4   2   2   2       0   1       2   0
Paciorek lf                   4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
  Simpson rf                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Horton dh                     4   1   1   2       0   0       0   0
Roberts rf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Hale lf                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Meyer 1b                      1   0   0   0       1   0      11   2
B. Stein 3b                   3   1   0   0       0   0       0   2
Cox c                         3   1   2   0       0   0       7   0
Mendoza ss                    2   0   0   1       0   0       1   2
Parrott p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Rawley p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McLaughlin p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   6   8   5       1   2      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Meyer-Mendoza.
BATTING - 
2B: Paciorek (4,off Gura).
HR: R. Jones (4,3rd inning off Gura 0 on 2 out); Horton (7,8th inning off Martin
1 on 2 out).
SH: Mendoza (3,off Gura).
HBP: Meyer (2,by Gura).
GDP: Meyer (4,off Gura); Cruz (4,off Gura); B. Stein (5,off Gura).
Team LOB: 2.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: R. Jones (11,3rd base off Martin/Wathan); Paciorek (1,2nd base off Martin/Wathan).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gura L(1-5)                   7.1   7   5   4   1   2   1  29
Martin                        0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3
Totals                        8     8   6   5   1   2   2  32
HBP: Gura (4,Meyer).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Martin 2-2.
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Seattle Mariners             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Parrott                       6.2   4   2   2   4   6   0  28
Rawley                        0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1
McLaughlin W(2-2)             2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   7
Totals                        9     5   2   2   5   7   0  36
IBB: Parrott (9,Hurdle).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Rawley 3-1; McLaughlin 3-0.
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Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Dick Feaser, 2B - Gale Miller, 3B - Jay Levet
Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 6356
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Seattle Mariners         
1. Wilson              lf        Cruz                2b
2. Brett               3b        R. Jones            cf
3. Otis                cf        Paciorek            lf
4. Porter              dh        Horton              dh
5. LaCock              1b        Roberts             rf
6. Hurdle              rf        Meyer               1b
7. Wathan              c         B. Stein            3b
8. Cruz                ss        Cox                 c
9. Washington          2b        Mendoza             ss
   Gura                p         Parrott             p

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson was called out on strikes; Brett singled to
left; Otis walked [Brett to second]; Porter struck out; LaCock
doubled to left [Brett scored, Otis to third]; Hurdle was walked
intentionally; Wathan forced Hurdle (third to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz lined to right; R. Jones grounded out (second
to first); Paciorek doubled to right; Horton flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
struck out; Wilson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts popped to shortstop; Meyer walked; B.
Stein flied out to right; Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett flied out to left; Otis flied out to right;
Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza flied out to right; Cruz struck out; R.
Jones homered to right; Paciorek flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock grounded out (second to first); Hurdle flied
out to center; Wathan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton flied out to right; Roberts singled to
right; Meyer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Mariners 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Washington
grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt Wilson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: B. Stein reached on an error by Hurdle [B. Stein
to second]; Cox singled to left [B. Stein to third]; Mendoza
forced Cox (shortstop to second) [B. Stein scored (unearned)];
Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Mendoza out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Mariners 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett singled to center; Otis struck out; Porter
grounded out (second to first) [Brett to second]; LaCock
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: R. Jones struck out; Paciorek grounded out
(shortstop to first); Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle grounded out (third to first); Wathan walked;
Cruz struck out; Washington singled to left [Wathan to second];
BRAUN BATTED FOR WILSON; Braun walked [Wathan to third,
Washington to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Brett
walked [Wathan scored, Washington to third, Braun to second];
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Otis flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Roberts
grounded out (third to first); Meyer was hit by a pitch; B.
Stein grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners
2.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock
singled to right; Hurdle grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [LaCock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: Cox singled to right; Mendoza out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Cox to second]; Cruz singled to center
[Cox to third]; R. Jones singled to left [Cox scored, Cruz to
third]; MARTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Paciorek reached on a
fielder's choice [Cruz out at home (shortstop to catcher), R.
Jones to second]; R. Jones stole third and Paciorek stole second
[R. Jones scored (error by Wathan), Paciorek to third]; Horton
homered to left [Paciorek scored]; Roberts lined to shortstop; 4
R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 6.

ROYALS 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING RF); HALE
REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING LF); POQUETTE BATTED FOR WATHAN;
Poquette grounded out (second to first); QUIRK BATTED FOR CRUZ;
Quirk struck out; MCRAE BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; McRae flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           2   5   2    7
 Mariners         6   8   0    2
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