Frank White homered in the fifth inning and Willie Aikens followed suit in the sixth to enable the Royals to defeat the Mariners, 2-1. Jim Anderson homered with two out in the ninth to account for the M's runs. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Friday, June      27, 1980 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2 11  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Milbourne 2b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .208
Washington ss         5   0   2   0     0   0   .250        L. Cox c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .166
McRae dh              1   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .226
  Porter pr,dh        3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Bochte 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .274
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Meyer lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Aikens 1b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .273      Paciorek dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .325
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .165      L. Roberts rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Wathan c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .325      J. Anderson 3b        4   1   1   1     0   2   .254
Hurdle rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .335      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .304
White 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .266      Stinson c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .143
Chalk 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .255        Cruz pr,2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  11   2     2   3             Totals               31   1   4   1     4   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 12,099
Left on Base: Royals 10, Mariners 7
DP: Royals 0, Mariners 2
Doubles: Chalk (7), Stinson (2)
Home Runs: White (4), Aikens (9), J. Anderson (5)
Stolen Bases: Wathan (7)
GIDP: Otis (7), Chalk (4)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (4,by Honeycutt)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(5-7)             7     3   0   0   4   2   0  28   4.33
Quisenberry SV(14)      2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7   3.42
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   3   1  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt L(7-5)        9    11   2   2   2   3   2  39   2.82
Totals                  9    11   2   2   2   3   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Honeycutt (2)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Washington
singled to catcher; McRae singled to right [Washington to
second]; Otis grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne flied out to center; Beniquez singled to
center; Bochte walked [Beniquez to second]; Meyer flied out to
right; Paciorek forced Bochte (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens walked; Wathan singled to center [Aikens to
second]; Hurdle walked [Aikens to third, Wathan to second];
White forced Aikens (third to catcher) [Wathan to third, Hurdle
to second]; Chalk grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: L. Roberts walked; J. Anderson struck out; Mendoza
lined to center; Stinson lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington
flied out to center; McRae was hit by a pitch; PORTER RAN FOR
MCRAE; Otis flied out to right; Hal McRae hit on left calf by
pitch; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: PORTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Milbourne
grounded out (second to first); Beniquez popped to shortstop;
Bochte lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Aikens flied out to left; Wathan grounded out
(second to first); Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer flied out to left; Paciorek singled to
right; L. Roberts flied out to center; J. Anderson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 5TH: White homered; Chalk singled to center; Wilson
struck out; Washington singled to left [Chalk to second]; Porter
flied out to center; Otis struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Mendoza walked; Stinson grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Mendoza to second]; Milbourne grounded out (second to
first) [Mendoza to third]; Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Aikens homered; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hurdle grounded out (first to pitcher); White popped to
first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Bochte lined to second; Meyer grounded out (second
to first); Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Chalk doubled to left; On a bunt Wilson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Washington grounded out (shortstop to
first); Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: L. Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); J.
Anderson flied to left in foul territory; Mendoza lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis popped to first in foul territory; Aikens was
called out on strikes; Wathan singled to center; Wathan stole
second; Hurdle singled to right [Wathan to third]; White lined
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Stinson
doubled to right; CRUZ RAN FOR STINSON; Milbourne walked;
QUISENBERRY REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Beniquez forced Milbourne
(third to second) [Cruz to third]; Bochte lined to shortstop;
Meyer grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 9TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); L. COX REPLACED
MILBOURNE (PLAYING C ); Chalk lined to right; Wilson singled to
pitcher; Washington popped to first in foul territory; Porter
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 9TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); L. Roberts
grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Anderson homered; Mendoza
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 1.