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 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 27, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Mariners     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.