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Ruppert Jones slashed a two-run triple, highlighting a three-run ninth inning that rallied Seattle over Kansas City and prevented Paul Splittorff from gaining his 20th victory. Byron McLaughlin, 4-8, pitched a seven-hitter. [ap] Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 2Game Played on Wednesday, September 27, 1978 (Night game) at Royals StadiumMariners 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 8 0 Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 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 .239 Braun lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .286 Wilson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Paciorek dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .302 Brett 3b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .295 Beamon pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 Roberts rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .305 Porter dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Ruppert Jones cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .241 LaCock 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Stanton lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .184 Hurdle rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Hale lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Wathan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Meyer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .251 Milbourne 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Quirk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Stinson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 White 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .278 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 8 4 1 1 Totals 34 2 7 1 1 5 Time of Game: 1:53 Attendance: 14,737 Left on Base: Mariners 3, Royals 6 DP: Mariners 0, Royals 1 Doubles: Roberts (20), Paciorek (20), Hurdle (24), Brett (45) Triples: Ruppert Jones (3), Brett (7) Home Runs: Brett (9) Stolen Bases: Patek (38), Otis (32) Caught Stealing: Milbourne (7) Sacrifice Flies: Stanton (2) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McLaughlin W(4-8) 9 7 2 2 1 5 1 35 4.37 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 5 1 35 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(19-13) 9 8 4 4 1 1 0 34 3.40 Totals 9 8 4 4 1 1 0 34 Wild Pitches: McLaughlin (4) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Bill Kunkel MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to right; Reynolds walked; Paciorek lined to center; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Braun flied out to center; Brett tripled to right; Otis struck out; McLaughlin threw a wild pitch [Brett scored]; Porter was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 1. MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Stanton flied out to left; Meyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: LaCock struck out; Hurdle doubled to center; Wathan popped to catcher in foul territory; Patek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 1. MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne flied out to left; Stinson grounded out (third to first); Cruz popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: White singled to right; Braun grounded out (first unassisted) [White to second]; Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [White to third]; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 1. MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds singled to center; Paciorek flied out to right; Roberts doubled to left [Reynolds scored]; Ruppert Jones grounded out (first unassisted) [Roberts to third]; Stanton grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Porter popped to third in foul territory; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 1. MARINERS 5TH: Meyer popped to first; Milbourne singled to left; Milbourne was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Patek walked; White flied out to right; Patek stole second; Braun struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 1. MARINERS 6TH: Cruz flied out to center; Reynolds flied to left in foul territory; Paciorek doubled to right; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: Brett doubled to right; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter flied out to left; LaCock lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 1. MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanton singled to center; Meyer lined into a double play (second to first) [Stanton out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle was called out on strikes; Wathan grounded out (second to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 1. MARINERS 8TH: Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); Stinson lined to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 8TH: White flied out to left; Braun flied out to center; Brett homered; Otis singled to left; Otis stole second; Porter grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 2. MARINERS 9TH: WILSON REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); Reynolds popped to shortstop; Paciorek singled to center; BEAMON RAN FOR PACIOREK; Roberts singled [Beamon to second]; Ruppert Jones tripled to right [Beamon scored, Roberts scored]; Stanton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Ruppert Jones scored]; Meyer popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: BEAMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HALE REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING LF); LaCock flied out to center; Hurdle grounded out (first to pitcher); Wathan singled to center; QUIRK BATTED FOR PATEK; Quirk popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Royals 2. |
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