Rookie Craig Chamberlain, winning for the fourth time in five decisions, pitched the Royals to a 6-2 victory over the Mariners. The Royals put the game away with four runs in the sixth inning. George Brett beat out a hit to Rick Honeycutt, advanced to second on the losing pitcher's wild throw and scored on a single by Amos Otis. After a pass to Darrell Porter and a sacrifice, Frank White was walked intentionally to load the bases.

John Wathan responded with a double, driving in two runs, and another scored on a sacrifice fly by U.L. Washington. Larry Milbourne spoiled Chamberlain's bid for a shutout with a two-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Friday, September 7, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  4    0  0  1  -   6 10  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  8  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .309      Cruz 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
McRae dh              5   0   1   1     0   0   .276      R. Jones cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Brett 3b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .330      Bochte 1b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .320
Otis cf               4   1   1   1     1   0   .295      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Porter c              3   1   0   0     2   3   .296      Meyer 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Cowens rf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .301      Paciorek lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .300
White 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .252      Simpson rf            2   1   2   0     0   0   .291
Wathan 1b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .217      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Washington ss         3   1   0   1     0   0   .245      Mendoza ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Chamberlain p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Milbourne ph,ss     2   1   1   2     0   0   .282
                                                          Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            R. Stein p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  10   6     5   3             Totals               31   2   8   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  6,843
Left on Base: Royals 8, Mariners 4
DP: Royals 3, Mariners 2
Errors: Honeycutt 2
Doubles: Wilson 2 (16), Wathan (7), Bochte (34)
Triples: White (2)
Home Runs: Milbourne (2)
Stolen Bases: Simpson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Cowens (2), Simpson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Washington (3)
GIDP: White (10), Meyer (10), R. Jones (17)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chamberlain W(4-1)      9     8   2   2   1   4   1  33   2.57
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   4   1  33

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt L(10-10)      5.1   7   5   4   4   1   0  26   3.92
R. Stein                3.1   3   1   1   1   1   0  14   5.67
Hinton                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.86
Totals                  9    10   6   5   5   3   0  41

Wild Pitches: R. Stein (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - George Maloney


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); McRae grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brett grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; R. Jones struck out; Bochte
doubled; Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
walked; Cowens singled to center [Porter to second]; White lined
into a double play (third to second) [Porter out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer lined to left; Paciorek was called out on
strikes; Simpson singled to right; Simpson stole second; Stinson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wathan lined to center; Washington reached on an
error by Honeycutt; Wilson singled to center [Washington to
second]; McRae flied out to center; Brett singled to right
[Washington scored (unearned), Wilson to third]; Otis grounded
out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza flied out to left; Cruz flied out to left;
R. Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Mariners 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter was called out on strikes; Cowens walked;
White grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte singled to center; Horton lined to center;
Meyer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bochte out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Mariners 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson doubled to right;
McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Paciorek singled to left; Simpson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Paciorek to second]; Stinson
lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Paciorek out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett singled to pitcher [Brett to second (error by
Honeycutt)]; Otis singled to center [Brett scored]; Porter
walked [Otis to second]; Cowens out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Otis to third, Porter to second]; White was walked
intentionally; Wathan doubled to left [Otis scored, Porter
scored, White to third]; R. STEIN REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING);
Washington lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [White
scored]; Wilson flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Milbourne flied out
to left; Cruz singled to left; R. Jones grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 7TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett lined to center; Otis
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Bochte lined to right; Horton flied out to right;
Meyer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter was called out on strikes; Cowens flied out
to right; White tripled to right; Wathan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 8TH: Paciorek popped to second; Simpson singled to
center; Stinson popped to third; Milbourne homered [Simpson
scored]; Cruz flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
5, Mariners 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson
doubled to right; R. Stein threw a wild pitch [Wilson to third];
McRae singled to left [Wilson scored]; Brett flied out to
center; Otis walked [McRae to second]; HINTON REPLACED R. STEIN
(PITCHING); Porter struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: R. Jones lined to center; Bochte walked; Horton
flied out to right; Meyer singled to right [Bochte to second];
Paciorek popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 6, Mariners 2.