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A two-run homer by Bruce Bochte in the seventh inning meant a 4-2 victory for the Mariners and put a serious dent in the Royals' pennant hopes as they fell four games behind the Angels. The Royals jumped on Floyd Bannister for two runs before a man was out, when George Brett tripled after a double by Willie Wilson and single by Hal McRae, but thereafter were stymied on just three hits. In the eighth, Larry Cox singled, moved up on an infield out and scored the tying run on a single by Ruppert Jones. Bochte then blasted Dennis Leonard's first pitch into the right field stands. [The Sporting News] |
Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 8, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 x - 4 9 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .309 Cruz 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .263 McRae dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .275 R. Jones cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .261 Brett 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .329 Bochte 1b 4 2 2 2 0 0 .321 Otis cf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .295 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Porter c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .294 Meyer 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 .289 Cowens rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 White 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 Beamon ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .158 Wathan 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 B. Stein 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Washington ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Roberts lf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .268 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Simpson rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milbourne ss,3b,ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Cox c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .223 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 6 2 3 8 Totals 30 4 9 4 5 2 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 12,340 Left on Base: Royals 6, Mariners 8 DP: Royals 0, Mariners 1 Errors: Porter Doubles: Wilson (17), Cowens (17), Meyer (20) Triples: Brett (17) Home Runs: Bochte (14) Stolen Bases: Cruz 2 (42) Caught Stealing: Meyer (6), R. Jones (8) Sacrifice Hits: Simpson (5) GIDP: Cowens (10) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(11-10) 7.1 9 4 4 4 2 1 33 4.41 Hrabosky 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.17 Totals 8 9 4 4 5 2 1 36 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister W(8-14) 9 6 2 2 3 8 0 35 3.88 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 8 0 35 Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan ROYALS 1ST: Wilson doubled to left; McRae singled to left [Wilson to third]; Brett tripled [Wilson scored, McRae scored]; Otis walked; Porter struck out; Cowens lined to second; White struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; R. Jones struck out; Bochte flied out to left; Horton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. ROYALS 2ND: Wathan flied out to center; Washington flied out to center; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Meyer doubled; Roberts popped to first; Simpson grounded out (first unassisted); Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. ROYALS 3RD: McRae popped to first in foul territory; Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Cox grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked; Cruz stole second [Cruz to third (error by Porter)]; R. Jones popped to third; Bochte popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. ROYALS 4TH: Porter grounded out (second to pitcher); Cowens doubled to left; White struck out; Wathan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer singled to left; Roberts flied out to center; Meyer was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Dan Meyer and Mariners Manager Darrell Johnson ejected by 2B umpire George Maloney; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. ROYALS 5TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING SS); MILBOURNE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Washington struck out; Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Simpson singled to left; Milbourne grounded out (second to first) [Simpson to second]; Cox flied out to right [Simpson to third]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis walked; Porter walked [Otis to second]; Cowens grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 6TH: R. Jones walked; R. Jones was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bochte singled to right; Horton singled to left [Bochte to second]; BEAMON BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Beamon singled to center [Bochte to third, Horton to second]; Roberts forced Beamon (shortstop to second) [Bochte scored, Horton to third]; Simpson popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 1. ROYALS 7TH: B. STEIN REPLACED BEAMON (PLAYING 3B); MILBOURNE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); White grounded out (third to first); Wathan grounded out (third to first); Washington singled to left; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 1. MARINERS 7TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Cox singled to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cox to second]; R. Jones singled to center [Cox scored]; Bochte homered [R. Jones scored]; Horton lined to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 4. ROYALS 8TH: McRae popped to shortstop; Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis singled to center; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 4. MARINERS 8TH: B. Stein popped to first in foul territory; Roberts walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Simpson out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Roberts to second]; Milbourne walked; Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 4. ROYALS 9TH: Cowens flied out to center; White popped to catcher in foul territory; Wathan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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