With two out, pinch-hitter Hal McRae tripled and drove in two runs in the eighth inning to bring the Royals a 5-3 victory over the Mariners. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Friday, July      4, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  9  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  2    1  2  x  -   5 10  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .230      Wilson lf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .313
Beniquez cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Washington ss         4   0   1   1     0   1   .257
Bochte dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .275      Wathan c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .324
Meyer lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Porter dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Paciorek 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Simpson rf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .279      Hurdle rf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .314
J. Anderson 3b        4   1   1   1     0   1   .256      Quirk 3b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .253
Stinson c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .212        Chalk ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      LaCock 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .168
  L. Roberts ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Torres pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terrell 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  D. Roberts p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McRae ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .255
                                                            Aikens 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
                                                          White 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .258
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     1   2             Totals               34   5  10   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 27,891
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Royals 7
DP: Mariners 0, Royals 0
Errors: Milbourne, Washington
Doubles: Beniquez (6), Bochte (15), Simpson (6)
Triples: Wilson (6), McRae (2)
Home Runs: Quirk (2)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (35)
Caught Stealing: Simpson (3), White (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Stinson (2)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  6     6   3   3   0   2   1  25   3.11
D. Roberts L(1-3)       2     4   2   2   2   0   0  11   4.86
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2   2   1  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 6.2   8   3   3   1   1   0  28   4.65
Quisenberry W(6-4)      2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.13
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   2   0  36

Wild Pitches: D. Roberts (1)

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Al Clark


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first);
Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to right; Washington struck out;
Wilson stole second; Wathan popped to first in foul territory;
Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Royals 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer flied out to center; Paciorek lined to
shortstop; On a bunt Simpson singled to first; Simpson was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to right; Hurdle struck out; Quirk
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

MARINERS 3RD: J. Anderson grounded out (third to first); Stinson
singled to center; Mendoza grounded out (first unassisted)
[Stinson to second]; Milbourne popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: LaCock flied out to left; White grounded out (third
to first); Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Beniquez doubled to right; Bochte doubled to
center [Beniquez scored, Bochte to third (error by Washington)];
Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek lined to third;
Simpson walked; J. Anderson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Washington popped to catcher in foul territory;
Wathan flied out to center; Porter reached on an error by
Milbourne; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 1, Royals 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson flied out to left; Mendoza grounded out
(second to first); Milbourne singled to center; Beniquez forced
Milbourne (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle grounded out (first to pitcher); Quirk
grounded out (second to first); LaCock grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Bochte flied out to left; Meyer flied out to left;
Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: White singled to left; Wilson tripled to right
[White scored]; Washington singled to center [Wilson scored];
Wathan singled to right [Washington to third]; Porter reached on
a fielder's choice [Washington out at home (pitcher to third),
Wathan to second]; Otis forced Wathan (third unassisted) [Porter
to second]; Hurdle flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, Royals 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Simpson doubled to left; J. Anderson singled to
center [Simpson scored]; Stinson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [J. Anderson to second]; Mendoza grounded
out (third to first); Milbourne singled to right [J. Anderson
scored, Milbourne to second (on throw to home)]; QUISENBERRY
REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Beniquez grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Quirk homered; D. ROBERTS REPLACED ABBOTT
(PITCHING); LaCock walked; TORRES RAN FOR LACOCK; White singled
to center [Torres to second]; D. Roberts threw a wild pitch
[Torres to third, White to second]; Wilson walked; Washington
forced Torres (shortstop to catcher) [White to third, Wilson to
second]; White was caught stealing home (catcher to third);
Wathan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 3, Royals 3.

MARINERS 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED TORRES (PLAYING 1B); Bochte
grounded out (second to first); Meyer grounded out (first to
pitcher); Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter singled to right; Otis singled to left
[Porter to second]; Hurdle forced Porter (pitcher to third)
[Otis to second]; CHALK BATTED FOR QUIRK; Chalk flied out to
center; MCRAE BATTED FOR TERRELL; McRae tripled to center [Otis
scored, Hurdle scored]; White grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 5.

MARINERS 9TH: CHALK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); AIKENS REPLACED
MCRAE (PLAYING 1B); Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first);
J. Anderson struck out; Stinson singled to left; L. ROBERTS
BATTED FOR MENDOZA; L. Roberts forced Stinson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Royals 5.