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Thursday June 1, 1978
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Pounding out 14 hits against four pitchers, the Royals posted their seventh straight victory, romping over the Mariners, 10-0. Dennis Leonard tossed a six-hitter for his first win since April 29.

Singles by Amos Otis and Al Cowens plus an error by shortstop Craig Reynolds loaded the bases in the second inning before Darrell Porter cleared them with a double. Porter scored the fourth run of the inning on a single by Frank White. The Royals added a run in the third on a sacrifice fly by Joe Zdeb and four more in the sixth, highlighted by George Brett's two-run double. Brett also doubled home a run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 10, Seattle Mariners 0

Game Played on Thursday, June 1, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  3
Royals       0  4  1    0  0  4    0  1  x  -  10 14  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      White 2b              5   1   3   2     0   0   .293
Reynolds ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .329      Brett 3b              5   1   2   3     0   0   .304
Bochte lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      McRae dh              4   1   2   1     1   1   .299
Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Otis cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .326
Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Cowens rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Stanton dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Zdeb lf               3   1   2   1     0   0   .280
Hale rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Wathan 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .283
Stein 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Patek ss              3   2   0   0     1   0   .275
Stinson c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Porter c              2   2   1   3     2   0   .284
House p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burke p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   6   0     1   1             Totals               34  10  14  10     4   1

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 16,595
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Royals 5
DP: Mariners 3, Royals 2
Errors: Reynolds, Stein, Stinson
Doubles: Stinson (7), Porter (6), McRae (13), Brett 2 (14)
Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (8)
Caught Stealing: White (5), Patek (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Zdeb (2)
GIDP: Bochte (8), Ruppert Jones (7), Porter (4), Wathan (1), White (2)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
House L(3-4)            3     6   5   1   0   0   0  16   3.44
Montague                3     6   4   4   2   0   0  15   5.89
Burke                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.64
Romo                    1     1   1   1   2   1   0   5   3.55
Totals                  8    14  10   6   4   1   0  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(4-8)          9     6   0   0   1   1   0  32   4.45
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   1   0  32

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Nick Bremigan


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
singled to right; Bochte grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White flied out to right; Brett flied out to center;
McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Royals 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones walked; Ruppert Jones stole second;
Robertson grounded out (first unassisted) [Ruppert Jones to
third]; Stanton flied out to right; Hale lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to center; Cowens singled to center
[Otis to second]; Zdeb lined to left; Wathan reached on an error
by Reynolds [Otis to third, Cowens to second]; Patek forced Otis
(third to catcher) [Cowens to third, Wathan to second]; Porter
doubled [Cowens scored (unearned), Wathan scored (unearned),
Patek scored (unearned), Porter to third (error by Stinson)];
White singled to left [Porter scored (unearned)]; Brett lined to
right; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 4.

MARINERS 3RD: Stein singled to center; Stinson flied out to
left; Cruz singled to right [Stein to second]; Reynolds lined to
center; Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae doubled to left; Otis singled to right [McRae
to third]; Cowens popped to shortstop; Zdeb hit a sacrifice fly
to left [McRae scored, Otis to second]; Wathan lined to third; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 5.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robertson lined to center; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Patek reached on
an error by Stein; Porter grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Patek out at second]; White singled to
left; White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 5.

MARINERS 5TH: Hale popped to third in foul territory; Stein
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson doubled to right;
Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett lined to center; McRae walked; Otis flied out
to right; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Royals 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds singled to right; Bochte lined to third;
Ruppert Jones forced Reynolds (pitcher to second); Robertson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Zdeb singled to center; Wathan singled to right
[Zdeb to third]; Patek forced Wathan (shortstop to second);
Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Porter
walked; White singled to left [Zdeb scored, Porter to second];
Brett doubled to right [Porter scored, White scored]; McRae
singled to right [Brett scored]; Otis grounded out (third to
first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 9.

MARINERS 7TH: Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Hale
lined to center; Stein lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Royals 9.

ROYALS 7TH: BURKE REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Cowens grounded
out (second to first); Zdeb singled to center; Wathan grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Zdeb out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 9.

MARINERS 8TH: Stinson flied out to center; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 9.

ROYALS 8TH: ROMO REPLACED BURKE (PITCHING); Patek walked; Porter
walked [Patek to second]; White grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Patek to third, Porter out at
second]; Brett doubled to left [Patek scored]; McRae struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 10.

MARINERS 9TH: Bochte singled to center; Ruppert Jones grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bochte out at
second]; Robertson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 10.



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