Collecting 14 hits against four Seattle pitchers, the Royals won their 11th game in last 12, a 12-3 lashing of the Mariners. With K.C. ahead, 1-0, Pete LaCock led off the fourth with a home run. A double by Amos Otis, triple by Clint Hurdle and single by Al Cowens sent Mike Parrott down to a third loss in his four decisions. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 12, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      26, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  2  0
Royals       0  0  1    3  5  0    0  3  x  -  12 14  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Brett 3b              1   0   0   1     0   1   .316
Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .295        Poquette ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .225
Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   0   0     1   1   .250        Terrell pr,3b       1   1   0   0     1   0   .186
Roberts rf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .300      McRae dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Paciorek lf           3   1   2   2     1   0   .343      LaCock 1b             5   1   2   3     0   0   .310
Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .206      Otis cf               4   2   1   1     0   0   .273
Robertson dh          1   0   0   1     1   0   .213        Porter c            1   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Stein 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Hurdle lf             2   2   2   2     1   0   .266
Stinson c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Wilson lf,cf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Bernhardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Cowens rf             3   0   1   2     0   1   .255
  Plummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Wathan c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .284
Parrott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Zdeb lf             0   1   0   0     1   0   .236
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              4   2   3   2     0   0   .281
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .277
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   3   2   3     4   4             Totals               36  12  14  12     3   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 20,327
Left on Base: Mariners 3, Royals 5
DP: Mariners 1, Royals 0
Doubles: Paciorek (9), Otis (18), White (18)
Triples: Hurdle (4), Patek (1)
Home Runs: LaCock (5)
Stolen Bases: Patek (28)
Sacrifice Flies: Robertson (1), Brett (5), Cowens (7)
GIDP: LaCock (5)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parrott L(1-3)          3     5   4   4   1   2   1  15   5.95
Montague                1.2   4   5   5   0   0   0  10   6.18
Rawley                  2.1   3   3   3   2   1   0  11   4.40
Todd                    1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.57
Totals                  8    14  12  12   3   3   1  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird W(4-4)             6     1   3   3   4   4   0  23   5.59
Mingori SV(5)           3     1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1.85
Totals                  9     2   3   3   4   4   0  33

Wild Pitches: Bird (9)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 3B - Marty Springstead


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to left; Reynolds struck out;
Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Royals 0.

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

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts struck out; Paciorek walked; Bird threw a
wild pitch [Paciorek to second]; Meyer struck out; Robertson
walked; Stein lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (second to first); Hurdle walked;
Cowens struck out; Wathan forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson flied out to left; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled to center; Patek stole second; White
popped to second [Patek to third]; Brett lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Patek scored]; McRae flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (pitcher to first);
Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock homered; Otis doubled to left; Hurdle tripled
to left [Otis scored]; Cowens singled [Hurdle scored]; MONTAGUE
REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Wathan forced Cowens (shortstop to
second); Patek forced Wathan (third to second); White flied out
to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 4.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer lined to first; Robertson grounded out
(third to first); Stein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: POQUETTE BATTED FOR BRETT; Poquette singled;
George Brett left with slight sprain of left thumb; TERRELL
RAN FOR POQUETTE; McRae singled to left [Terrell to second];
LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher) [Terrell to third, McRae
to second]; Otis reached on a fielder's choice [Terrell scored];
Hurdle singled to right [McRae scored, Otis to third]; Cowens
lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Otis scored]; Wathan
singled to left [Hurdle to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED MONTAGUE
(PITCHING); Patek tripled to right [Hurdle scored, Wathan
scored]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 9.

MARINERS 6TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Stinson
grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (second to
first); Reynolds popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Royals 9.

ROYALS 6TH: Terrell walked; McRae lined to left; LaCock grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Terrell out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 9.

MARINERS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Ruppert Jones
walked; Roberts walked [Ruppert Jones to second]; Paciorek
doubled to center [Ruppert Jones scored, Roberts scored];
MINGORI REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Meyer grounded out (second to
first) [Paciorek to third]; Robertson hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Paciorek scored]; Stein grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 9.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Wilson was
called out on strikes; Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 9.

MARINERS 8TH: PORTER REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING C ); ZDEB REPLACED
WATHAN (PLAYING LF); WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
BERNHARDT BATTED FOR STINSON; Bernhardt popped to second; Cruz
lined to left; Reynolds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 9.

ROYALS 8TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BERNHARDT (PLAYING C ); Zdeb
walked; Patek singled to left [Zdeb to second]; White doubled to
right [Zdeb scored, Patek to third]; TODD REPLACED RAWLEY
(PITCHING); Terrell grounded out (second to first); McRae
grounded out (first unassisted); LaCock singled to left [Patek
scored, White scored]; Porter singled to center [LaCock to
third]; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 12.

MARINERS 9TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Roberts grounded
out (shortstop to first); Paciorek singled to center; Meyer
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals
12.