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Friday September 14, 1979
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A grand-slam homer by Leon Roberts powered the Mariners to a 7-5 victory over the Royals. Willie Horton drove in a run for the Mariners with a single and Roberts added another with a double in the first inning. Then, in the third, Julio Cruz doubled and Ruppert Jones walked. After a sacrifice by Tom Paciorek, Larry Gura passed Horton intentionally to load the bases before falling victim to Roberts' slam.

Horton singled and batted in the Mariners' last run in the seventh. George Brett hit a two-run homer for the Royals and Hal McRae delivered two runs with a double. [The Sporting News]


Seattle Mariners 7, Kansas City Royals 5

Game Played on Friday, September 14, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Mariners     2  0  4    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   7 10  0
Royals       0  0  2    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   5  9  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   2   1   0     2   1   .265      Wilson lf             5   2   2   1     0   1   .308
R. Jones cf           4   2   1   0     1   1   .259      McRae dh              5   0   1   2     0   0   .278
Paciorek lf           1   0   0   0     2   0   .297      Brett 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .327
  Simpson pr,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .296
Horton dh             3   2   2   2     1   1   .276      Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Roberts rf            4   1   2   5     0   0   .271      Porter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Craig rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Wathan 1b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .206
Bochte 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .321        LaCock ph,1b        1   1   0   0     1   1   .277
B. Stein 3b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .256      White 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .251
Cox c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .211        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Mendoza ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .201      Washington ss         2   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hurdle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Patek ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
                                                            Quirk ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .303
                                                          Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Busby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   7  10   7     6   5             Totals               36   5   9   5     1   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 24,240
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Royals 6
DP: Mariners 0, Royals 3
Doubles: Roberts (22), Cruz (11), McRae (29), Quirk (4)
Home Runs: Roberts (15), Brett (20)
Stolen Bases: Cruz 2 (44), R. Jones 2 (30), Wilson (70)
Caught Stealing: B. Stein (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Paciorek (3), B. Stein (3)
GIDP: Roberts 2 (8), Mendoza (12)
Hit by Pitch: Porter (7,by Bannister)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister W(9-14)       6     5   2   2   0   3   1  24   3.85
McLaughlin SV(14)       3     4   3   3   1   2   0  14   4.38
Totals                  9     9   5   5   1   5   1  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(11-11)           2.1   5   6   6   3   1   1  14   4.59
Pattin                  4.2   3   1   1   3   4   0  18   4.79
Busby                   0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.63
Martin                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   5   7.04
Totals                  9    10   7   7   6   5   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Bannister (4)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Dallas Parks


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; R. Jones struck
out; Paciorek flied out to right [Cruz to third]; Horton singled
to left [Cruz scored]; Roberts doubled to left [Horton scored];
Bochte popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; McRae lined to right; Brett flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 0.

MARINERS 2ND: B. Stein singled to center; B. Stein was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
singled to left; Porter was hit by a pitch [Cowens to second];
Wathan popped to first in foul territory; White forced Porter
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals
0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz doubled to left; R. Jones walked; Paciorek
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Cruz to third, R.
Jones to second]; Horton was walked intentionally; Roberts
homered [Cruz scored, R. Jones scored, Horton scored]; PATTIN
REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Bochte struck out; B. Stein grounded
out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington struck out; Wilson singled to center;
McRae flied out to center; Wilson stole second; Brett homered
[Wilson scored]; Otis lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 6, Royals 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Cox struck out; Mendoza grounded out (pitcher to
first); Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; R. Jones lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (first unassisted); Porter
grounded out (first to pitcher); Wathan singled to center; White
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 6, Royals 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Paciorek walked; Horton struck out; Roberts
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Paciorek out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Washington struck out; Wilson grounded out (third to
first); McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
6, Royals 2.

MARINERS 6TH: On a bunt Bochte singled to third; B. Stein out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bochte to second]; Cox
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mendoza popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis singled
to left; Cowens flied out to center; Porter grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 6, Royals 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Cruz struck out; On a bunt R. Jones singled to
third; R. Jones stole second; R. Jones stole third; Paciorek
walked; SIMPSON RAN FOR PACIOREK; Horton singled to left [R.
Jones scored, Simpson to second]; Roberts grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Horton out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MCLAUGHLIN
REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); LACOCK BATTED FOR WATHAN; LaCock
walked; White singled to left [LaCock to second]; HURDLE BATTED
FOR WASHINGTON; Hurdle flied out to left; Wilson singled to left
[LaCock scored, White to second]; McRae doubled to right [White
scored, Wilson scored]; Brett flied out to left; Otis struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Royals 5.

MARINERS 8TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PATEK REPLACED
HURDLE (PLAYING SS); BUSBY REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Bochte
singled to center; B. Stein singled to left [Bochte to second];
MARTIN REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Cox forced Bochte (pitcher to
shortstop) [B. Stein to second]; Mendoza grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cox out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens flied out to center; Porter flied out to
right; LaCock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7,
Royals 5.

MARINERS 9TH: Cruz flied out to left; R. Jones lined to second;
Simpson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 7, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: CRAIG REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING RF); BRAUN BATTED
FOR WHITE; Braun flied out to right; QUIRK BATTED FOR PATEK;
Quirk doubled to right; Wilson flied out to center; McRae lined
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Royals 5.



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