For the second straight night, Darrell Porter went 4-for-5 at bat with two solo homers and paced the Royals to a 7-2 victory over the Mariners. Hal McRae, Frank White and John Mayberry also homered for the Royals. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 8, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals       0  0  1    1  1  0    1  1  2  -   7 11  3
Mariners     0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .313      Collins lf            5   0   1   0     0   2   .224
McRae dh              4   1   2   1     0   0   .289      Bernhardt 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Lahoud lf             2   0   1   0     1   1   .298      Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
  Zdeb ph,lf          2   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   1   1     1   1   .265
Cowens rf             3   1   2   1     2   0   .305      Stanton rf            3   1   0   0     0   2   .271
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   2     1   0   .226      Braun dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .223
Porter c              5   2   4   2     0   1   .279      Stinson c             2   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Jutze c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .269
White 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .241      Cruz 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .241
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
                                                          Montague p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Honeycutt p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Erardi p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  11   7     5   3             Totals               33   2   6   1     2  10

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  7,785
Left on Base: Royals 8, Mariners 8
DP: Royals 1, Mariners 3
Errors: Brett, Patek, Leonard
Doubles: McRae (47), Reynolds (10)
Home Runs: McRae (18), Porter 2 (15), White (5), Mayberry (21), Ruppert Jones (23)
Stolen Bases: Patek (44)
Sacrifice Hits: Bernhardt (4)
GIDP: Otis 2 (10), Bernhardt (7)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (11,by Montague), Patek (5,by Honeycutt), Stanton (3,by Leonard)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(16-11)        9     6   2   1   2  10   1  37   3.33
Totals                  9     6   2   1   2  10   1  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montague L(7-11)        6.1   9   4   4   3   1   3  29   4.29
Honeycutt               1.2   1   1   1   1   1   1   8   5.19
Erardi                  1     1   2   2   1   1   1   5   9.00
Totals                  9    11   7   7   5   3   5  42

Hit by Pitch: Leonard (7), Montague (4), Honeycutt (3)
Wild Pitches: Leonard (9)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae flied
out to right; Lahoud singled to center; Cowens grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Collins singled to left; Bernhardt out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Collins to second]; Leonard
threw a wild pitch [Collins to third]; Meyer popped to third in
foul territory; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Porter singled to left [Mayberry to
second]; Otis grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Mayberry to third, Porter out at second]; Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton grounded out (second to first); Braun
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson singled to center;
Cruz reached on an error by Patek [Stinson to third]; Reynolds
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded
out (pitcher to first); McRae homered; Lahoud walked; Cowens
singled to left [Lahoud to second]; Mayberry flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Collins reached on an error by Leonard; Bernhardt
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Collins out at second]; Meyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 1, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter homered; Otis grounded out (second to first);
Patek popped to shortstop; White popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Stanton was hit
by a pitch; Braun singled to center [Stanton to third, Braun to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Stinson struck out; Cruz reached on an
error by Brett [Stanton scored (unearned) (no RBI), Braun out at
home (left to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Mariners 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett walked; McRae was hit by a pitch [Brett to
second]; Lahoud was called out on strikes; Cowens singled to
right [Brett scored, McRae to third]; Mayberry flied into a
double play (left to catcher) [McRae out at home]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); Collins
lined to center; Bernhardt grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 6TH: JUTZE REPLACED STINSON (PLAYING C ); Porter singled
to right; Otis grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Porter out at second]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer flied out to left; Ruppert Jones homered;
Stanton struck out; Braun flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 7TH: White homered; Brett popped to third in foul
territory; McRae doubled to right; HONEYCUTT REPLACED MONTAGUE
(PITCHING); ZDEB BATTED FOR LAHOUD; Zdeb struck out; Cowens was
walked intentionally; Mayberry flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Jutze was called
out on strikes; Cruz walked; Reynolds popped to third in foul
territory; Collins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter homered; Otis grounded out (shortstop to
first); Patek was hit by a pitch; Patek stole second; White
flied out to center; Brett flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: Bernhardt grounded out (second to first); Meyer
flied out to right; Ruppert Jones walked; Stanton struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 9TH: ERARDI REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); McRae flied
out to right; Zdeb grounded out (second to first); Cowens
walked; Mayberry homered [Cowens scored]; Porter struck out; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Braun singled to right; SMITH BATTED FOR JUTZE;
Smith struck out; Cruz was called out on strikes; Reynolds
doubled to right [Braun to third]; Collins struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Mariners 2.