George Brett had a 4-for-4 night at the plate, driving in two runs, and Darrell Porter went 4-for-5, including a pair of solo homers, to help the Royals come from behind to defeat the Mariners, 10-7. The Mariners exploded for six runs in the third inning to take a 7-4 lead. The Royals rallied to tie the score in the fourth and then went ahead to stay in the fifth when Porter hit his second homer of the game and another run scored on a single by Frank White, a stolen base and double by Brett. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, Seattle Mariners 7
Game Played on Wednesday, September 7, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals       2  2  0    3  2  0    1  0  0  -  10 18  1
Mariners     1  0  6    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 12  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   2   4   2     1   0   .316      Collins lf            5   2   3   0     0   0   .224
McRae dh              4   1   2   2     0   0   .288      Baez 2b,3b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .279
Lahoud lf             4   0   3   2     0   0   .289      Ruppert Jones cf      5   0   1   1     0   2   .264
  Zdeb lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Stanton rf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .273
Cowens rf             5   0   1   2     0   0   .303      Stein 3b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Mayberry 1b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .226        Milbourne pr,2b     2   1   0   0     0   1   .219
Porter c              5   3   4   2     0   0   .272      Bernhardt dh          4   1   2   1     0   0   .257
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Meyer 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .272
Patek ss              5   1   1   0     0   2   .263      Sexton ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .182
White 2b              4   3   3   0     1   0   .241      Cox c                 1   1   0   0     1   0   .250
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stinson ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   1   .272
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  10  18  10     2   3             Totals               37   7  12   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance:  7,814
Left on Base: Royals 8, Mariners 6
DP: Royals 2, Mariners 2
Errors: Brett
Doubles: Lahoud (5), Patek (24), Brett (30), Collins (6), Stanton (22), Meyer (18)
Home Runs: Porter 2 (13)
Stolen Bases: White 2 (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Otis (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Lahoud (1)
GIDP: Cowens (12), Stein (12), Sexton (1)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (10,by Romo), Stein (4,by Hassler)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                 2.2   7   6   6   1   0   0  15   4.49
Gura                    0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.63
Littell W(7-4)          3     0   0   0   1   2   0  10   3.26
Bird SV(11)             3     3   0   0   0   2   0  12   4.19
Totals                  9    12   7   7   2   4   0  40

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  2     8   4   4   1   0   1  13   4.51
Laxton                  1     1   2   2   1   0   0   5   4.95
Romo L(6-10)            6     9   4   4   0   3   1  27   3.13
Totals                  9    18  10  10   2   3   2  45

Passed Balls: Porter (8)
Hit by Pitch: Hassler (5), Romo (5)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to left; McRae singled to left [Brett
to second]; Lahoud singled to right [Brett scored, McRae to
third]; Cowens forced Lahoud (shortstop to second) [McRae
scored]; Mayberry lined into a double play (second to first)
[Cowens out at first]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners
0.

MARINERS 1ST: Collins doubled to right; Baez lined to first;
Ruppert Jones singled [Collins scored]; Stanton singled to left
[Ruppert Jones to second]; Stein grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Stanton out at second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter homered; Otis popped to first in foul
territory; Patek flied out to left; White singled to center;
White stole second; Brett walked; McRae singled to center [White
scored, Brett to second]; McRae was picked off first (catcher
unassisted); Hal McRae trapped off 1B when ball bounced away
from catcher Larry Cox, who recovered and ran down McRae; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Bernhardt flied out to right; Meyer singled to
center; Sexton grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Lahoud doubled to center; Cowens singled to left
[Lahoud to third]; LAXTON REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Mayberry
reached on a fielder's choice [Lahoud out at home (first to
catcher), Cowens to second]; Porter popped to second; Otis
popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Cox walked; Collins singled to third [Cox to third
(error by Brett)]; Porter allowed a passed ball [Cox scored,
Collins to second]; Baez popped to second; Ruppert Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton doubled to left
[Collins scored]; Stein was hit by a pitch; MILBOURNE RAN FOR
STEIN; Bernhardt singled to left [Stanton scored, Milbourne to
third, Bernhardt to second (on throw to home)]; GURA REPLACED
HASSLER (PITCHING); Meyer doubled to left [Milbourne scored,
Bernhardt scored]; Sexton singled to center [Meyer scored]; Cox
grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Mariners 7.

ROYALS 4TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BAEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Patek doubled to left; White walked;
ROMO REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING); Brett singled to right [Patek
to third, White to second]; McRae was hit by a pitch [Patek
scored, White to third, Brett to second]; Lahoud hit a sacrifice
fly to center [White scored, Brett to third]; Cowens grounded
out (first unassisted) [Brett scored, McRae to second]; Mayberry
flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Mariners 7.

MARINERS 4TH: LITTELL REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Collins popped
to third in foul territory; Baez walked; Ruppert Jones struck
out; Stanton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7,
Mariners 7.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter homered; Otis struck out; Patek struck out;
White singled to right; White stole second; Brett doubled to
left [White scored]; McRae grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Mariners 7.

MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first);
Bernhardt grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Mariners 7.

ROYALS 6TH: Lahoud singled to right; Cowens grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lahoud out at
second]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 9, Mariners 7.

MARINERS 6TH: Sexton grounded out (shortstop to first); STINSON
BATTED FOR COX; Stinson struck out; Collins lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Mariners 7.

ROYALS 7TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Porter singled
to left; Otis flied out to center; Patek struck out; White
singled to center [Porter to second]; Brett singled to center
[Porter scored, White to third]; McRae forced Brett (third to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 10, Mariners 7.

MARINERS 7TH: BIRD REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Baez grounded
out (third to first); Ruppert Jones struck out; Stanton grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10,
Mariners 7.

ROYALS 8TH: Lahoud flied out to center; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mayberry popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 10, Mariners 7.

MARINERS 8TH: ZDEB REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING LF); Milbourne
struck out; Bernhardt singled to center; Meyer grounded out
(second to first) [Bernhardt to second]; Sexton popped to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 10, Mariners 7.

ROYALS 9TH: Porter singled to right; Otis out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Porter to second]; Patek flied out to
right; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 10, Mariners 7.

MARINERS 9TH: Stinson flied out to center; Collins singled to
center; Baez singled to center [Collins to second]; Ruppert
Jones lined to center [Collins to third]; Stanton forced Baez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 10,
Mariners 7.