Taking advantage of two Kansas City errors and three wild pitches, the Mariners sailed to a 10-1 thumping of the Royals. A walk, two fielder's choice grounders, an error and a triple by Larry Milbourne produced three second-inning runs. Bruce Bochte hit a solo homer to increase the lead to 4-0 in the third. Four more tallies were added in the fourth.

Ruppert Jones led off with a double and Juan Bernhardt hit an RBI single. Milbourne reached first on an error by shortstop Freddie Patek and a double by Julio Cruz produced another run. When the throw from K. C. left fielder Willie Wilson was wild to second base, both Bernhardt and Cruz scored. Three wild pitches by Doug Bird, one short of the A. L. record for one inning, gave the Mariners two more runs in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 10, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Monday, May       22, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  9  2
Mariners     0  3  1    4  0  0    0  2  x  -  10 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .296      Cruz 2b               5   1   2   1     0   0   .273
McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .315      Bochte lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .272
Cowens rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .260      Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Wathan 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .289      Braun dh              1   1   0   0     1   0   .246
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .293        Stanton ph,dh       2   0   0   0     0   1   .205
Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Ruppert Jones cf      4   2   2   0     0   1   .227
  Washington ss       2   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Stinson c             4   2   1   1     0   0   .274
White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Bernhardt 1b          3   2   2   1     0   0   .324
  Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Milbourne 3b          4   1   2   2     0   0   .300
Wilson lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .245      House p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   9   1     0   3             Totals               34  10  10   6     1   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  6,190
Left on Base: Royals 6, Mariners 3
DP: Royals 1, Mariners 2
Errors: Brett, Wilson
Doubles: Cowens (6), Ruppert Jones (5), Cruz (6)
Triples: Milbourne (1)
Home Runs: Bochte (3)
Stolen Bases: Otis (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Bernhardt (1)
GIDP: Porter (2), McRae (6)
Hit by Pitch: Roberts (1,by Mingori)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(3-8)          3.1   6   7   5   1   1   1  18   4.99
Mingori                 1.2   2   1   0   0   1   0   8   1.10
Colborn                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.25
Bird                    1     2   2   2   0   1   0   5   6.87
Totals                  8    10  10   7   1   4   1  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
House W(3-2)            9     9   1   1   0   3   0  34   3.48
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0   3   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Mingori (2)
Wild Pitches: Bird 3 (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc


ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to left; McRae grounded out (third to
first) [Brett to second]; Otis was called out on strikes; Cowens
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to left; Reynolds flied out to left;
Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cruz to second]; Roberts
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 0.

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

MARINERS 2ND: Braun walked; Ruppert Jones reached on an error by
Brett [Braun to third]; Stinson reached on a fielder's choice
[Braun scored, Ruppert Jones to second]; Bernhardt out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Ruppert Jones to third,
Stinson to second]; Milbourne tripled [Ruppert Jones scored
(unearned), Stinson scored]; Cruz lined into a double play
(right to catcher) [Milbourne out at home]; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 3.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to left; Wilson singled to center
[White to second]; Brett flied out to center [White to third];
McRae grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Wilson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 3.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds flied out to center; Bochte homered;
Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; Cowens grounded out (second
to first); Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones doubled to left; Stinson flied out
to left; Bernhardt singled to center [Ruppert Jones scored];
Milbourne singled to center [Bernhardt to third]; MINGORI
REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Cruz doubled to left [Bernhardt
scored, Milbourne scored (error by Wilson) (unearned) (no RBI),
Cruz scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Reynolds was called out on
strikes; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 4 R (2 ER), 4 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 8.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter flied to right in foul territory; Patek
popped to second; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 5TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Roberts
was hit by a pitch; STANTON BATTED FOR BRAUN; Stanton flied out
to center; Ruppert Jones singled to right [Roberts to third];
Stinson reached on a fielder's choice [Roberts out at home
(pitcher to catcher), Ruppert Jones to second]; Bernhardt
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 8.

ROYALS 6TH: STANTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wilson grounded
out (third to first); Brett singled to center; McRae singled to
left [Brett to second]; Otis grounded out (third to first)
[Brett to third, McRae to second]; Cowens popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 6TH: COLBORN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Milbourne
popped to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted);
Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 8.

ROYALS 7TH: Wathan singled to left; Porter was called out on
strikes; Washington grounded out (third to first) [Wathan to
second]; White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 7TH: TERRELL REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Bochte
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts grounded out (third
to first); Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 8.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson was called out on strikes; Brett popped to
third in foul territory; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 8TH: BIRD REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones
struck out; Stinson singled to right; Bernhardt singled to left
[Stinson to second]; Bird threw a wild pitch [Stinson to third,
Bernhardt to second]; Bird threw a wild pitch [Stinson scored,
Bernhardt to third]; Bird threw a wild pitch [Bernhardt scored];
Milbourne flied out to left; Cruz flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 10.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis singled to left; Otis stole second; Cowens
doubled to left [Otis scored]; Wathan flied out to left; Porter
grounded out (second to first) [Cowens to third]; Washington
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Mariners 10.