| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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