Tom Poquette, Hal McRae and George Brett, batting 1-2-3, each collected three of the Royals' 16 hits in a 13-3 rout of the Mariners. McRae, whose blows included a homer, batted in four runs. Al Cowens also hit for the circuit in the Royals' attack.

Jim Colborn, who started for the Royals, gave up two runs in the first inning on a walk and doubles by Ruppert Jones and Leroy Stanton. After Bob Stinson doubled and Craig Reynolds singled for another Mariner tally in the second, Colborn retired the next 16 straight batters before turning the mound over to Marty Pattin. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 13, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Tuesday, June      21, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Mariners     2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  1
Royals       0  2  4    1  3  3    0  0  x  -  13 16  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baez 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Poquette lf           5   3   3   1     1   0   .337
Braun lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      McRae dh              5   2   3   4     0   0   .285
Meyer 1b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .246      Brett 3b              5   1   3   3     0   0   .291
Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   1   1     0   1   .266      Mayberry 1b           2   1   0   1     2   1   .215
Stanton dh            3   0   1   1     0   1   .265      Cowens rf             4   2   2   2     0   0   .312
Stein 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Porter c              4   0   1   0     1   1   .270
  Bernhardt 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     1   2   .245
Stinson c             3   1   1   0     0   1   .297      Patek ss              4   2   2   1     0   0   .270
Lopez rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .279        Heise ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Reynolds ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .236      White 2b              5   2   2   0     0   1   .228
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   4   3     1   4             Totals               39  13  16  12     5   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 10,958
Left on Base: Mariners 1, Royals 9
DP: Mariners 1, Royals 1
Errors: Baez
Doubles: Ruppert Jones (12), Stanton (8), Stinson (9), Brett 2 (15), McRae (19)
Triples: Brett (3)
Home Runs: Cowens (11), McRae (7)
GIDP: Baez (2), McRae (6)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (6,by Abbott), Cowens (3,by Pagan)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(3-7)           2     4   4   4   1   1   1  11   4.89
House                   1.1   5   3   3   1   0   1  10   7.56
Pagan                   2     6   6   5   3   0   0  16   5.97
Segui                   2.2   1   0   0   0   4   0   9   5.19
Totals                  8    16  13  12   5   5   2  46

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn W(8-7)          7     4   3   3   1   4   0  25   3.22
Pattin                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   6.34
Totals                  9     4   3   3   1   4   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Abbott (6), Pagan (2)
Wild Pitches: Segui (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


MARINERS 1ST: Baez popped to first; Braun lined to right; Meyer
walked; Ruppert Jones doubled to center [Meyer scored]; Stanton
doubled to left [Ruppert Jones scored]; Stein grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals
0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette singled to right; McRae grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Poquette out at
second]; Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Royals 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stinson doubled to right; Lopez popped to third;
Reynolds singled to center [Stinson scored]; Baez grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reynolds out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry was hit by a pitch; Cowens homered
[Mayberry scored]; Porter walked; Otis was called out on
strikes; Patek flied out to left; White popped to shortstop; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Braun lined to shortstop; Meyer grounded out
(second to first); Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Poquette singled to center; McRae singled to left
[Poquette to second]; HOUSE REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Brett
tripled to right [Poquette scored, McRae scored]; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first) [Brett scored]; Cowens singled to
center; Porter singled to right [Cowens to third, Porter to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Otis was walked intentionally; Patek
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cowens scored, Porter to third,
Otis to second]; White flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 3, Royals 6.

MARINERS 4TH: Stanton flied out to center; Stein grounded out
(second to first); Stinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Poquette popped to first in foul territory; McRae
homered; Brett doubled to right; PAGAN REPLACED HOUSE
(PITCHING); Mayberry walked; Cowens popped to shortstop; Porter
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
3, Royals 7.

MARINERS 5TH: Lopez grounded out (third to first); Reynolds
lined to second; Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 7.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Patek singled;
White singled to right [Patek to second]; Poquette walked [Patek
to third, White to second]; McRae reached on an error by Baez
[Patek scored, White scored (no RBI), Poquette to third]; Brett
doubled to right [Poquette scored (unearned), McRae to third,
Brett out at second (right to first to second)]; Mayberry
walked; Cowens was hit by a pitch [Mayberry to second]; Porter
lined to left; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals
10.

MARINERS 6TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Meyer struck
out; Ruppert Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Royals 10.

ROYALS 6TH: BERNHARDT REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING 3B); Otis lined to
center; Patek singled to center; White singled to center [Patek
to second]; Poquette singled to right [Patek scored, White to
third]; SEGUI REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); McRae doubled to left
[White scored, Poquette scored]; Segui threw a wild pitch [McRae
to third]; Brett lined to right; Mayberry struck out; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 13.

MARINERS 7TH: HEISE REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Stanton struck
out; Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); Stinson was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 13.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Porter struck
out; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals
13.

MARINERS 8TH: PATTIN REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Lopez flied
out to right; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Baez
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals
13.

ROYALS 8TH: Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); White was
called out on strikes; Poquette lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 13.

MARINERS 9TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Meyer
grounded out (first unassisted); Ruppert Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals
13.