Paul Splittorff and two relievers joined in pitching a four-hitter and Al Cowens went 5-for-5, including a pair of two-run homers, as the Royals massacred the Mariners, 10-0, for their seventh straight victory. In the first inning, Hal McRae walked and scored on a double by George Brett before Cowens hit his first homer of the game. His second drive came after Brett was hit by a pitched ball in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, Seattle Mariners 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 6, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals       3  0  2    0  1  2    2  0  0  -  10 16  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Zdeb lf               5   0   1   0     0   2   .286      Braun lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .221
McRae dh              3   2   1   0     2   0   .286      Baez 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Brett 3b              4   2   2   1     0   0   .310      Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Rojas 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Cowens rf             5   4   5   4     0   0   .304      Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Otis cf               5   1   2   2     0   1   .260        Delgado cf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Wathan c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .326      Bernhardt 1b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .253
  Martinez c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Milbourne dh          3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     1   1   .228      Cox c                 2   0   0   0     1   0   .253
Patek ss              4   1   2   1     0   0   .264      Sexton ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .167
  Washington pr,ss    0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .236        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heise 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Galasso p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGilberry p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Erardi p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  10  16   9     4   6             Totals               30   0   4   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  7,191
Left on Base: Royals 8, Mariners 5
DP: Royals 1, Mariners 1
Errors: Bernhardt
Doubles: Brett 2 (29), Cowens (27)
Triples: Zdeb (2)
Home Runs: Cowens 2 (21), Patek (4), Otis (15)
Stolen Bases: Otis (19)
Caught Stealing: White (5)
GIDP: Braun (13)
Hit by Pitch: Brett (2,by Honeycutt)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(13-6)      6     2   0   0   2   4   0  22   3.87
McGilberry              2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Littell                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   6   0  32

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt L(0-1)        2.1   5   5   5   1   1   2  13   5.17
Segui                   3.1   6   3   3   2   3   1  17   5.74
Galasso                 0.2   4   2   2   0   0   1   5   9.79
House                   1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.82
Erardi                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    16  10  10   4   6   4  45

Hit by Pitch: Honeycutt (2)
Wild Pitches: Galasso (3)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Zdeb lined to left; McRae walked; Brett doubled to
left [McRae scored]; Cowens homered [Brett scored]; Otis struck
out; Wathan singled to left; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Braun was called out on strikes; Baez walked;
Stein flied out to right; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek popped to first; White reached on an error by
Bernhardt; White was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Zdeb flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones lined to center; Bernhardt grounded
out (second to first); Milbourne grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae singled [McRae out at second (center to
second)]; Brett was hit by a pitch; Cowens homered [Brett
scored]; SEGUI REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Otis singled to
left; Wathan flied out to left; Otis stole second; Mayberry was
walked intentionally; Patek forced Mayberry (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cox flied out to right; Sexton grounded out (third
to first); Braun singled to center; Baez flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 4TH: White struck out; Zdeb tripled to center; McRae
reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play
[Zdeb out at home (shortstop to catcher), McRae out at second
(catcher to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Mariners
0.

MARINERS 4TH: Stein grounded out (third to first); Stanton
struck out; Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett flied out to left; Cowens doubled; Otis flied
out to center; Wathan singled to center [Cowens scored];
Mayberry was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 6, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Bernhardt singled to center; Milbourne popped to
first; Cox walked [Bernhardt to second]; Sexton struck out;
Braun popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 6, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek homered; White grounded out (shortstop to
first); Zdeb struck out; McRae walked; Brett doubled to left
[McRae to third]; GALASSO REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Galasso
threw a wild pitch [McRae scored, Brett out at home (catcher to
pitcher)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Baez grounded out (third to first); Stein flied
out to center; Stanton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 8, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens singled to left; Otis homered [Cowens
scored]; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
singled to left; Patek singled to left [Mayberry to second];
HOUSE REPLACED GALASSO (PITCHING); WASHINGTON RAN FOR PATEK;
White struck out; Debut game for U L Washington; Zdeb
struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 10, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MARTINEZ
REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING C ); MCGILBERRY REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); Ruppert Jones grounded out (shortstop to first);
Debut game for Randy McGilberry; Bernhardt singled to
center; Milbourne forced Bernhardt (second to shortstop); Cox
forced Milbourne (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 10, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 8TH: DELGADO REPLACED RUPPERT JONES (PLAYING CF); McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Puchy
Delgado; Brett lined to third; Cowens singled to right; Otis
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 10, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 8TH: HEISE REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Sexton singled
to left; Braun grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Sexton out at second]; Baez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 9TH: ERARDI REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Martinez grounded
out (third to first); Debut game for Greg Erardi;
Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Washington walked;
Heise flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 10,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 9TH: ROJAS REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B); LITTELL
REPLACED MCGILBERRY (PITCHING); Stein struck out; Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Delgado struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Mariners 0.