Closing in on their third consecutive West division crown, the Royals unloaded a 15-hit attack to win over the Mariners, 9-8. The Royals scored four times in their first turn at bat on infield hits by George Brett and Frank White, a single by Hal McRae, two walks, a sacrifice fly by Al Cowens, an error and a grounder by Freddie Patek. The Royals added three runs in the fourth and then got their deciding blow when Patek homered with a man on base in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Seattle Mariners 8
Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals       4  0  0    3  0  0    2  0  0  -   9 15  3
Mariners     2  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  3  -   8 11  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .287      Cruz 2b               4   2   0   0     1   0   .240
McRae dh              5   2   3   0     0   0   .274      Reynolds ss           5   1   2   0     0   2   .292
Otis cf               4   2   1   1     1   0   .296      Paciorek lf           5   3   3   4     0   0   .320
Cowens rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .276      Roberts rf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .300
Porter c              3   1   0   0     2   0   .274        Milbourne pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Wathan 1b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .315      Robertson 1b          4   0   1   0     1   2   .232
White 2b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .277      Stein dh              4   0   1   2     0   0   .261
Patek ss              5   1   2   3     0   1   .260      Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Silverio lf           3   1   1   0     0   2   .667      Bernhardt 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Hurdle ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .264        Bochte ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .262
  Wilson lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Stinson c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGilberry p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rick Jones p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  15   9     4   4             Totals               38   8  11   7     3   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  5,946
Left on Base: Royals 9, Mariners 6
DP: Royals 2, Mariners 0
Errors: Brett, Porter, Patek, Bernhardt
Doubles: Wathan (10), Silverio (2), Otis (28), Patek (20), Stinson (13), Paciorek (18), Robertson (5)
Triples: Roberts (7)
Home Runs: Patek (2), Paciorek (4)
Stolen Bases: Brett (21), Cruz (54), Reynolds (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (11)
GIDP: Robertson (6), Paciorek (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(18-12)     7.1   8   5   3   2   3   0  32   3.44
McGilberry              1.2   3   3   3   1   1   1   9   4.09
Totals                  9    11   8   6   3   4   1  41

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt L(5-10)       3     6   5   4   3   1   0  19   4.68
Parrott                 1     3   2   2   1   0   0   6   4.99
Brown                   4     5   2   2   0   3   1  16   2.25
Rick Jones              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    15   9   8   4   4   1  45

Passed Balls: Porter (9)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ROYALS 1ST: On a bunt Brett singled to first; McRae singled to
center [Brett to second]; Otis walked [Brett to third, McRae to
second]; Cowens hit a sacrifice fly to left [Brett scored];
Porter walked [McRae to third, Otis to second]; Wathan reached
on an error by Bernhardt [McRae scored, Otis to third, Porter to
second]; White singled to left [Otis scored, Porter to third,
Wathan to second]; Patek forced White (shortstop to second)
[Porter scored (unearned), Wathan to third]; Silverio struck
out; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz reached on an error by Patek; On a bunt
Reynolds singled to third [Cruz to second]; Cruz stole third and
Reynolds stole second [Cruz scored (error by Porter) (unearned),
Reynolds to third]; Paciorek reached on an error by Brett
[Reynolds scored (unearned)]; Roberts forced Paciorek (third to
second); Robertson grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Roberts out at second]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Brett lined to shortstop; McRae flied to right in
foul territory; Otis lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein flied out to right; Ruppert Jones walked;
Bernhardt forced Ruppert Jones (third to second); Stinson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Mariners 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
grounded out (first to pitcher); Wathan doubled to left; White
walked; Patek popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz flied out to right; Reynolds singled to left;
Paciorek grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Silverio doubled to left; Brett singled to right
[Silverio scored]; PARROTT REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Brett
stole second; McRae singled to right [Brett out at home (right
to catcher), McRae to second (on throw to home)]; Otis doubled
to right [McRae scored]; Cowens grounded out (third to first);
Porter was walked intentionally; Wathan singled to right [Otis
scored, Porter to third]; White grounded out (second to first);
3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Robertson
struck out; Stein grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 7, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 5TH: BROWN REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Patek struck out;
Silverio was called out on strikes; Brett grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (first to pitcher);
Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); Stinson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to center [McRae out at second (center
to second)]; Otis flied out to center; Cowens singled to left;
Porter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 7, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
struck out; Paciorek singled to center; Roberts tripled to left
[Paciorek scored]; Robertson walked; Stein singled to center
[Roberts scored, Robertson to second]; Ruppert Jones flied out
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); White singled
to left; Patek homered [White scored]; HURDLE BATTED FOR
SILVERIO; Hurdle struck out; Brett grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Bernhardt
lined to left; Stinson doubled to left; Cruz grounded out
(second to first) [Stinson to third]; Reynolds was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae flied out to center; Otis flied out to right;
Cowens singled to center; Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: Paciorek doubled to right; Roberts flied out to
right; Robertson doubled to center [Paciorek to third];
MCGILBERRY REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Stein grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Paciorek scored]; Ruppert Jones grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Mariners
5.

ROYALS 9TH: RICK JONES REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Wathan
grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (second to
first); Patek doubled; Wilson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 9, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 9TH: BOCHTE BATTED FOR BERNHARDT; Bochte singled to
left; Stinson grounded out (first unassisted) [Bochte to
second]; Cruz walked; Porter allowed a passed ball [Bochte to
third, Cruz to second]; Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to
first); Paciorek homered [Bochte scored, Cruz scored]; Roberts
singled to left; MILBOURNE RAN FOR ROBERTS; Robertson was called
out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Mariners 8.