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.

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