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.

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