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Retrosheet Boxscore: Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 2

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Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 2

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Game Played on Saturday, September 8, 1979 (N) at Kingdome

KC  A    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
SEA A    0  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  x  -   4  9  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson lf                     4   1   1   0       0   2       2   0
McRae dh                      4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Brett 3b                      4   0   1   2       0   0       3   0
Otis cf                       2   0   1   0       2   0       2   0
Porter c                      3   0   0   0       1   1       2   2
Cowens rf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
White 2b                      4   0   0   0       0   2       1   4
Wathan 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   1      10   0
Washington ss                 3   0   1   0       0   1       2   2
Leonard p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hrabosky p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2       3   8      24   8
FIELDING - 
E: Porter (13).
BATTING - 
2B: Wilson (17,off Bannister); Cowens (17,off Bannister).
3B: Brett (17,off Bannister).
GDP: Cowens (10,off Bannister).
Team LOB: 6.
Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cruz 2b                       2   0   0   0       2   1       3   6
R. Jones cf                   3   1   1   1       1   1       3   0
Bochte 1b                     4   2   2   2       0   0       8   1
Horton dh                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Meyer 3b                      2   0   2   0       0   0       0   0
  Mendoza ss                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Beamon ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  B. Stein 3b                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Roberts lf                    3   0   0   1       1   0       0   0
Simpson rf                    3   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Milbourne ss,3b,ss            3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Cox c                         4   1   1   0       0   0       9   0
Bannister p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Totals                       30   4   9   4       5   2      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cruz-Mendoza-Bochte.
BATTING - 
2B: Meyer (20,off Leonard).
HR: Bochte (14,7th inning off Leonard 1 on 2 out).
SH: Simpson (5,off Hrabosky).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cruz 2 (42,2nd base off Leonard/Porter 2).
CS: Meyer (6,2nd base by Leonard/Porter); R. Jones (8,2nd base by Leonard/Porter).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Leonard L(11-10)              7.1   9   4   4   4   2   1  33
Hrabosky                      0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Totals                        8     9   4   4   5   2   1  36
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hrabosky 1-0.
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Seattle Mariners             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bannister W(8-14)             9     6   2   2   3   8   0  35

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan
Ejections: SEA Manager Darrell Johnson by George Maloney [Call at
2B]; Dan Meyer by George Maloney [Call at 2B]
Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 12340
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Seattle Mariners         
1. Wilson              lf        Cruz                2b
2. McRae               dh        R. Jones            cf
3. Brett               3b        Bochte              1b
4. Otis                cf        Horton              dh
5. Porter              c         Meyer               3b
6. Cowens              rf        Roberts             lf
7. White               2b        Simpson             rf
8. Wathan              1b        Milbourne           ss
9. Washington          ss        Cox                 c
   Leonard             p         Bannister           p

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson doubled to left; McRae singled to left
[Wilson to third]; Brett tripled [Wilson scored, McRae scored];
Otis walked; Porter struck out; Cowens lined to second; White
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; R. Jones struck
out; Bochte flied out to left; Horton grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Wathan flied out to center; Washington flied out to
center; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer doubled; Roberts popped to first; Simpson
grounded out (first unassisted); Milbourne flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae popped to first in foul territory; Brett
grounded out (second to first); Otis lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cox grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked;
Cruz stole second [Cruz to third (error by Porter)]; R. Jones
popped to third; Bochte popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter grounded out (second to pitcher); Cowens
doubled to left; White struck out; Wathan struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
singled to left; Roberts flied out to center; Meyer was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Dan Meyer and
Mariners Manager Darrell Johnson ejected by 2B umpire George
Maloney; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 5TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING SS); MILBOURNE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Washington struck out; Wilson
grounded out (second to first); McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Simpson singled to left; Milbourne grounded out
(second to first) [Simpson to second]; Cox flied out to right
[Simpson to third]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 2, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis walked;
Porter walked [Otis to second]; Cowens grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: R. Jones walked; R. Jones was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Bochte singled to right; Horton
singled to left [Bochte to second]; BEAMON BATTED FOR MENDOZA;
Beamon singled to center [Bochte to third, Horton to second];
Roberts forced Beamon (shortstop to second) [Bochte scored,
Horton to third]; Simpson popped to third in foul territory; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 7TH: B. STEIN REPLACED BEAMON (PLAYING 3B); MILBOURNE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); White grounded out (third to
first); Wathan grounded out (third to first); Washington singled
to left; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Cox
singled to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cox to
second]; R. Jones singled to center [Cox scored]; Bochte homered
to right [R. Jones scored]; Horton lined to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae popped to shortstop; Brett grounded out (first
to pitcher); Otis singled to center; Porter grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: B. Stein popped to first in foul territory;
Roberts walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Simpson
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Roberts to second];
Milbourne walked; Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Royals 2, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Cowens flied out to center; White popped to catcher
in foul territory; Wathan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           2   6   1    6
 Mariners         4   9   0    8
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