The Royals got two runs in the ninth inning to snare a 6-5 verdict over the Mariners. Juan Bernhardt's solo homer had given the Mariners a 5-4 lead.

Singles by Al Cowens and pinch-hitter Joe Lahoud opened the Royals' ninth. After a sacrifice by Frank White, Enrique Romo relieved Jim Todd on the hill for the Mariners and issued an intentional base on balls to Amos Otis. Tom Poquette followed with a grounder to first that scored Cowens with the tying run and a sacrifice fly by Hal McRae knocked in the game-winner. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Seattle Mariners 5
Game Played on Wednesday, May       24, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals       0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  2  -   6 10  2
Mariners     2  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Otis cf               3   1   2   2     2   0   .316      Cruz 2b               3   1   1   0     2   0   .270
Poquette lf           4   1   0   1     1   0   .243      Reynolds ss           5   0   2   0     0   1   .318
McRae dh              4   0   0   1     0   1   .293      Braun dh              2   1   0   0     2   0   .238
Brett 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .280        Roberts ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Hurdle 1b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .257      Ruppert Jones cf      5   1   2   1     0   1   .242
Porter c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .285      Bochte lf             3   1   0   1     1   0   .256
Cowens rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Bernhardt 1b          2   1   1   1     1   0   .349
Patek ss              2   0   1   0     1   0   .285      Stinson c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .261
  Lahoud ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .125      Milbourne 3b          3   0   0   1     0   1   .231
  Washington pr,ss    0   1   0   0     0   0   .300      Hale rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .113
White 2b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .257      Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6  10   6     5   4             Totals               30   5   6   4     8   3

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  6,717
Left on Base: Royals 7, Mariners 9
DP: Royals 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Otis, White
Doubles: Porter (4), Patek (6), Hurdle (8), Ruppert Jones (8)
Home Runs: Otis (6), Bernhardt (1)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (17)
Caught Stealing: Patek (2), Otis (2)
Sacrifice Hits: White (6), Milbourne (1), Bernhardt (2)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (1), Bochte (2)
GIDP: Porter (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale                    3.1   5   4   2   6   1   0  21   2.78
Colborn                 4.1   1   1   1   2   2   1  16   4.76
Mingori W(1-0)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.06
Hrabosky SV(7)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.98
Totals                  9     6   5   3   8   3   1  41

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell                4.2   6   4   4   3   4   1  23   3.88
Todd L(0-3)             3.2   4   2   2   1   0   0  13   3.73
Romo                    0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.38
Totals                  9    10   6   6   5   4   1  40

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


ROYALS 1ST: Otis lined to right; Poquette flied out to right;
McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to center; Cruz stole second;
Reynolds was called out on strikes; Braun walked; Ruppert Jones
singled to center [Cruz scored, Braun to third (error by Otis),
Ruppert Jones to second (on throw to 3b)]; Bochte hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Braun scored (unearned)]; Bernhardt lined
to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Brett grounded out (second to first); Hurdle struck
out; Porter doubled to left; Cowens grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Stinson walked; Milbourne out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Stinson to second]; Hale popped to
shortstop; Cruz walked; Reynolds singled to center [Stinson to
third, Cruz to second]; Braun lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek doubled to center; White struck out; Otis
walked; Poquette flied out to center [Patek to third]; McRae
forced Otis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
0, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Ruppert Jones doubled to right; Bochte walked;
Bernhardt out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ruppert
Jones to third, Bochte to second]; Stinson walked; Milbourne
forced Stinson (shortstop to second) [Ruppert Jones scored,
Bochte scored (error by White) (unearned) (no RBI), Milbourne to
second]; Hale grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Hurdle
grounded out (second to first); Porter walked; Cowens was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
singled to center; Braun walked [Reynolds to second]; COLBORN
REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones struck out; Bochte
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
0, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to right; White singled to left;
Otis homered [White scored]; Poquette walked; McRae flied out to
right; Brett singled to right [Poquette to second]; Hurdle
doubled to left [Poquette scored, Brett scored]; TODD REPLACED
MITCHELL (PITCHING); Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 5TH: Bernhardt homered; Stinson popped to third;
Milbourne struck out; Hale grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
walked; White flied out to center; Patek was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Mariners 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds
popped to second; Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 4, Mariners 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis singled to right; Poquette popped to first in
foul territory; Otis was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); McRae lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first);
Bochte lined to center; Bernhardt walked; Stinson popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); Hurdle
singled to center; Porter grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Hurdle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 8TH: Milbourne flied out to left; Hale popped to third;
Cruz walked; MINGORI REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Reynolds
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
4, Mariners 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Cowens singled to center; LAHOUD BATTED FOR PATEK;
Lahoud singled to right [Cowens to second]; WASHINGTON RAN FOR
LAHOUD; White out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cowens
to third, Washington to second]; ROMO REPLACED TODD (PITCHING);
Otis was walked intentionally; Poquette reached on a fielder's
choice [Cowens scored, Washington to third, Otis to second];
McRae hit a sacrifice fly to right [Washington scored, Otis to
third]; Brett flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
6, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 9TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROBERTS
BATTED FOR BRAUN; Roberts lined to left; HRABOSKY REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones popped to third; Bochte popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Mariners 5.