Scattering six hits, Larry Gura pitched the Royals to a 3-1 triumph over the Mariners. The Royals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when George Brett walked, stole second and scored on a single by Darrell Porter. The Royals picked up their two other runs in the second on two walks, a single by Willie Wilson and throwing error by Mariner catcher Larry Cox. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 9, 1979 (Day game) at Kingdome
Royals       1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             3   0   1   1     2   2   .309      Cruz 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
McRae dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .274      R. Jones cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Brett 3b              4   1   3   0     1   0   .332      Paciorek lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .299
Porter c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .293      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .272
LaCock 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Bochte 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .318
  Otis ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Roberts rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .271
  Nettles lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      B. Stein 3b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Hurdle lf             2   1   0   0     1   1   .227      Cox c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Wathan ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .301        Valentine ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
White 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .252        Milbourne pr,ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Washington ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .246      Parrott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3  10   2     6   5             Totals               31   1   6   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  7,236
Left on Base: Royals 10, Mariners 6
DP: Royals 2, Mariners 3
Errors: Cox
Doubles: Brett (41)
Triples: B. Stein (2)
Home Runs: Paciorek (5)
Stolen Bases: Brett (14), Wilson (67), Washington 2 (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Porter (4)
GIDP: McRae (5), Wathan (7), Porter (11), Bochte (22), R. Jones (18)
Hit by Pitch: B. Stein (2,by Gura)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(11-10)           9     6   1   1   2   1   1  34   4.39
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   1   1  34

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parrott L(13-10)        6     8   3   2   5   4   0  30   3.64
Rawley                  3     2   0   0   1   1   0  10   4.09
Totals                  9    10   3   2   6   5   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Gura (7)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; McRae grounded out (first to
pitcher); Brett walked; Brett stole second; Porter singled to
right [Brett scored, Porter to second (on throw to home)];
LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jones
grounded out (first to pitcher); Paciorek flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle walked; Cowens walked [Hurdle to second];
White struck out; Washington forced Cowens (shortstop to second)
[Hurdle to third]; Wilson singled to center [Hurdle scored,
Washington to third]; Wilson stole second [Washington scored
(error by Cox) (unearned)]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (second to first); Bochte
lined to right; Roberts singled to left; B. Stein singled to
left [Roberts to second]; Cox forced B. Stein (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett singled to right; Porter grounded out (first
unassisted) [Brett to second]; LaCock grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Brett to third]; Hurdle grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza flied out to right; Cruz was called out on
strikes; R. Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens singled to center; White singled to left
[Cowens to second]; Washington grounded out (second to first)
[Cowens to third, White to second]; Wilson was walked
intentionally; McRae grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Wilson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Horton
walked; Bochte grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to pitcher) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett doubled to left; Porter grounded out (second
to first) [Brett to third]; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); B. Stein
tripled to right; Cox grounded out (third to first); Mendoza
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Mariners 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (third to first); White lined to
left; Washington singled to center; Washington stole second;
Wilson was walked intentionally; McRae was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz singled to center; R. Jones grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at
second]; Mariners Manager Darrell Johnson ejected by 1B
umpire George Maloney; Paciorek homered; Horton grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett singled to center; RAWLEY REPLACED PARROTT
(PITCHING); Porter out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Brett to second]; OTIS BATTED FOR LACOCK; Otis was walked
intentionally; WATHAN BATTED FOR HURDLE; Wathan grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Otis out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: NETTLES REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING LF); WATHAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bochte flied out to right; Roberts singled
to center; B. Stein was hit by a pitch [Roberts to second]; Cox
forced Roberts (third unassisted) [B. Stein to second];
VALENTINE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Valentine walked [B. Stein to
third, Cox to second]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR VALENTINE; Cruz forced
Milbourne (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals
3, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 8TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cowens flied
out to center; White singled to left; Washington forced White
(shortstop to second); Washington stole second; Wilson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: R. Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); Paciorek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners
1.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae singled to center; Brett flied out to center;
Porter grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners
1.

MARINERS 9TH: Bochte popped to shortstop; Roberts lined to
third; B. Stein grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Mariners 1.