The Royals defeated the Mariners, 8-4, for their sixth straight victory. A six-run second inning, highlighted by George Brett's two-run homer and a two-run single by Frank White, sent the Royals on the way to their 17th victory in the last 20 games. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Monday, September 5, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals       0  6  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   8  6  1
Mariners     1  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .309      Braun lf              2   3   1   0     2   0   .220
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Baez 2b               4   0   3   1     0   0   .283
Lahoud lf             2   0   0   0     0   2   .244      Meyer 1b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .270
  Zdeb ph,lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Stanton rf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .274
Cowens rf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .298      Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Mayberry 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .228      Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Stinson c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Otis cf               4   2   2   1     0   1   .258      Bernhardt dh          4   1   1   1     0   0   .248
Patek ss              4   2   2   2     0   0   .262      Sexton ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .133
White 2b              4   1   1   2     0   2   .238        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   8   6   7     2   7             Totals               33   4   7   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 11,750
Left on Base: Royals 1, Mariners 5
DP: Royals 1, Mariners 0
Errors: Colborn, Stein
Doubles: Patek (23)
Home Runs: Brett (18), Bernhardt (6)
Stolen Bases: Otis (18), Patek (43), Braun (7)
Hit by Pitch: Cowens (7,by Pole)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn W(16-13)        9     7   4   3   3   2   1  36   3.57
Totals                  9     7   4   3   3   2   1  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole L(7-12)            1.1   1   4   4   2   1   0   8   5.15
Kekich                  7.2   5   4   3   0   6   1  28   5.15
Totals                  9     6   8   7   2   7   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Pole (6)
Wild Pitches: Pole (3)
Balks: Colborn (3)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


ROYALS 1ST: Brett popped to third in foul territory; McRae lined
to center; Lahoud struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Braun walked; Baez singled to right [Braun to
second]; Braun was picked off second but was safe on an error by
Colborn [Braun to third]; Meyer forced Baez (second to
shortstop) [Braun scored (unearned)]; Stanton struck out;
Ruppert Jones walked [Meyer to second]; Stein forced Ruppert
Jones (shortstop unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens was hit by a pitch; Pole threw a wild pitch
[Cowens to second]; Mayberry walked; Porter walked [Cowens to
third, Mayberry to second]; Otis forced Porter (third to second)
[Cowens scored, Mayberry to third]; Patek doubled to left
[Mayberry scored, Otis to third]; KEKICH REPLACED POLE
(PITCHING); White singled to right [Otis scored, Patek scored,
White to second (on throw to home)]; Brett homered [White
scored]; McRae was called out on strikes; Lahoud struck out; 6
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Stinson grounded out (second to first); Bernhardt
homered; Sexton lined to right; Braun singled to right; Braun
stole second; Baez singled to center [Braun scored]; Meyer flied
out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Mariners 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens popped to first in foul territory; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); Porter flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 3RD: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones flied out to
right; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 6, Mariners 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to left; Patek flied out to center;
White struck out; Brett forced Otis (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Stinson lined to center; Bernhardt flied out to
left; Sexton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 6, Mariners 3.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae flied out to center; ZDEB BATTED FOR LAHOUD;
Zdeb popped to first in foul territory; Cowens lined to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Braun lined to
center; Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Mariners
3.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Porter flied out to
left; Otis singled to left; Otis stole second; Patek singled to
left [Otis scored, Patek to second (on throw to home)]; Patek
stole third [Patek scored (error by Stein) (unearned)]; White
grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Stanton singled to center; Ruppert Jones lined
into a double play (first unassisted) [Stanton out at first];
Stein flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8,
Mariners 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); Zdeb grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson lined to third; Bernhardt popped to first;
Sexton lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8,
Mariners 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens flied out to right; Mayberry struck out;
Porter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Braun walked; Baez singled to right [Braun to
second]; Meyer flied out to right [Braun to third]; Stanton
forced Baez (center to second) [Braun scored]; Ruppert Jones
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
8, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Patek grounded out
(third to first); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 9TH: Stein popped to first in foul territory; Stinson
singled to center; Colborn balked [Stinson to second]; Bernhardt
popped to first in foul territory; SMITH BATTED FOR SEXTON;
Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 8, Mariners 4.