Larry Gura pitched a four-hitter and gained his 10th victory of the season as the Royals used two-run triples by U.L. Washington and John Wathan in the fifth inning to defeat the Mariners, 4-2. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      28, 1980 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals       0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  1
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  4  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .307      Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Washington ss         5   1   3   2     0   1   .257      Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
McRae dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Bochte 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .277
Otis cf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Paciorek dh           3   0   1   2     1   0   .325
Aikens 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .270      Meyer lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .305
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .165      L. Roberts rf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Wathan c              5   0   2   2     0   0   .327      J. Anderson 3b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hurdle rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .297
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Hill c                3   1   0   0     0   0   .146
Chalk 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .255      D. Roberts p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   4  12   4     1   4             Totals               31   2   4   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 22,154
Left on Base: Royals 11, Mariners 3
DP: Royals 1, Mariners 1
Errors: Washington, Cruz, Mendoza
Doubles: Chalk (8), Bochte (14)
Triples: Washington (5), Wathan (5)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (32)
GIDP: McRae (3), Meyer (4)
Hit by Pitch: Aikens (5,by D. Roberts)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(10-3)            9     4   2   0   1   3   0  32   2.09
Totals                  9     4   2   0   1   3   0  32

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Roberts L(1-2)       4.2   8   4   4   0   2   0  24   5.06
McLaughlin              3.1   4   0   0   0   1   0  14   7.09
Heaverlo                1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.96
Totals                  9    12   4   4   1   4   0  42

Hit by Pitch: D. Roberts (1)

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


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

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
singled to center; Bochte grounded out (first to shortstop to
first) [Beniquez to second]; Paciorek flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis lined to left; Aikens flied out to left; Wathan
singled to center; Hurdle singled to left [Wathan to second];
White reached on a fielder's choice [Wathan to third, Hurdle to
second (error by Cruz)]; Chalk lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer popped to second; L. Roberts struck out; J.
Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson flied out to left; Washington struck out;
McRae reached on an error by Mendoza; Otis singled to center
[McRae to second]; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza popped to third; Hill flied out to left;
Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Wathan flied out to right; Hurdle lined to right;
White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Bochte singled to
left; Paciorek flied out to right; Meyer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Chalk doubled to left; Wilson singled to left [Chalk
to third]; Washington tripled to center [Chalk scored, Wilson
scored]; McRae grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded out
(third to first); Aikens was hit by a pitch; Wathan tripled to
center [Washington scored, Aikens scored]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED
D. ROBERTS (PITCHING); Hurdle lined to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: L. Roberts flied out to right; J. Anderson flied
out to right; Mendoza grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 6TH: White grounded out (second to first); Chalk flied
out to right; Wilson singled to left; Wilson stole second;
Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Hill flied out to center; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Beniquez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae grounded out (first unassisted); Otis singled
to left; Aikens popped to third; Wathan forced Otis (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Bochte was called out on strikes; Paciorek walked;
Meyer grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Paciorek out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Hurdle lined to right; White grounded out (third to
first); Chalk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 8TH: L. Roberts popped to third in foul territory; J.
Anderson lined to left; Mendoza flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Wilson singled to center; Washington singled to
center [Wilson to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN
(PITCHING); McRae struck out; Otis grounded out (second to
first) [Wilson to third, Washington to second]; Aikens was
walked intentionally; Wathan forced Aikens (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Hill reached
on an error by Washington; Cruz flied out to center; Beniquez
lined to left; Bochte doubled to right [Hill to third]; Paciorek
singled to center [Hill scored (unearned), Bochte scored
(unearned)]; Meyer flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Mariners 2.