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Sunday September 18, 1977
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Rookie Clint Hurdle drilled a 425-foot, two-run homer in his second major league at-bat to help Dennis Leonard gain his 18th victory as the Royals topped the Mariners, 8-3. Hurdle's blow came in the fifth frame after John Mayberry opened with a double. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 8, Seattle Mariners 3

Game Played on Sunday, September 18, 1977 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  7  2
Royals       0  0  0    0  4  4    0  0  x  -   8 11  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .222      Poquette lf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .293
Baez 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      McRae dh              5   1   2   0     0   1   .294
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .310
Stanton rf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .276      Mayberry 1b           4   2   2   3     0   0   .233
Meyer 1b              4   1   1   3     0   0   .271      Hurdle rf             3   1   1   2     1   0   .333
Stein 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .259        Cowens rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Bernhardt dh          4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Otis cf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .248
Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Porter c              4   2   2   1     0   0   .278
Cox c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Patek ss              3   0   2   0     1   1   .262
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              3   0   1   2     0   1   .248
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burke p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   3     1   5             Totals               33   8  11   8     4   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 33,397
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Royals 6
DP: Mariners 0, Royals 0
Errors: Meyer, Abbott
Doubles: Braun (18), Mayberry (21)
Home Runs: Meyer (21), Hurdle (1), Mayberry (22)
Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (49)
Caught Stealing: Patek (10)
Sacrifice Flies: White (2)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(11-12)         4.1   4   4   3   1   2   1  18   4.61
McLaughlin              1.1   5   4   4   0   1   1   8  27.00
Burke                   2.1   2   0   0   3   1   0  12   1.50
Totals                  8    11   8   7   4   4   2  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(18-11)        9     7   3   3   1   5   1  35   3.21
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   5   1  35

Wild Pitches: Leonard (10)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia


MARINERS 1ST: Braun struck out; Baez singled to left; Ruppert
Jones flied out to right; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (second to first); McRae
struck out; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer flied out to center; Stein was called out on
strikes; Bernhardt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Hurdle
grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Clint
Hurdle; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds was called out on strikes; Cox flied out
to left; Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Porter popped to third in foul territory; Patek
struck out; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Baez flied out to left; Ruppert Jones grounded out
(first unassisted); Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Poquette flied out to center; McRae flied out to
right; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer flied out to right; Stein walked; Bernhardt
lined to left; Reynolds singled to right [Stein to second];
Leonard threw a wild pitch [Stein to third, Reynolds to second];
Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry doubled to right; Hurdle homered [Mayberry
scored]; Otis walked; Otis was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Abbott [Otis to third]; Porter singled to right
[Otis scored]; Patek singled [Porter to third (error by Meyer)];
White hit a sacrifice fly to center [Porter scored (unearned)];
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Patek was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Debut game for Byron
McLaughlin; Poquette lined to center; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Braun singled to center; Baez flied out to center;
Ruppert Jones popped to shortstop in foul territory; Stanton
singled to center [Braun to second]; Meyer homered [Braun
scored, Stanton scored]; Stein singled to left; Bernhardt
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to right; Brett singled to right
[McRae to third, Brett to second (on throw to 3b)]; Mayberry
homered [McRae scored, Brett scored]; Hurdle flied out to right;
Otis was called out on strikes; Porter singled to center; Patek
singled to left [Porter to second]; BURKE REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN
(PITCHING); White singled to left [Porter scored, Patek to
second]; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 8.

MARINERS 7TH: Reynolds flied out to left; Cox flied out to
center; Braun doubled; Baez grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 8.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled to left; Brett flied out to left;
Mayberry grounded out (second to first) [McRae to second];
Hurdle walked; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 8.

MARINERS 8TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Stanton grounded
out (second to first); Meyer lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 8.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter flied out to left; Patek walked; White struck
out; Patek stole second; Patek stole third; Poquette walked;
McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 3, Royals 8.

MARINERS 9TH: COWENS REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING RF); Stein
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bernhardt popped to second in
foul territory; Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 8.



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