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Saturday September 8, 1979
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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.



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