Bruce Bochte and Tom Paciorek each collected four hits, including a homer apiece, to lead the Mariners to a 5-3 victory over the Royals. The M's, who were losing, 3-2, decided the outcome with two runs in the fifth inning.

Larry Milbourne walked, Bochte singled and Paciorek hit a ground-rule double, scoring Milbourne. Dan Meyer followed with an infield grounder, driving in Bochte. [The Sporting News]
Seattle Mariners 5, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Sunday, July 6, 1980 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Mariners     0  1  0    1  2  0    1  0  0  -   5 15  3
Royals       1  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          4   1   0   0     1   0   .232      Wilson lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .314
Beniquez cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Washington ss         5   1   3   2     0   0   .263
Bochte dh             5   2   4   1     0   0   .287      Wathan 1b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .317
Paciorek 1b           5   1   4   2     0   0   .351      Otis cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Meyer lf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .306      McRae dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .260
  Simpson lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .281
J. Anderson ss        5   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Hurdle rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .307
L. Roberts rf         4   0   2   1     0   0   .265      White 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
T. Cox 3b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .229      Chalk 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .250
L. Cox c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   5  15   5     2   3             Totals               38   3   8   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 28,458
Left on Base: Mariners 13, Royals 10
DP: Mariners 0, Royals 0
Errors: J. Anderson, T. Cox 2, Washington
Doubles: Bochte (16), Meyer (16), Paciorek (11), L. Roberts (12), White (9), McRae (17)
Triples: Washington (7)
Home Runs: Paciorek (10), Bochte (7)
Stolen Bases: Chalk (1), Wilson (37)
Sacrifice Flies: L. Roberts (4)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister W(6-6)        5     7   3   2   1   4   0  25   3.41
Heaverlo                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.66
McLaughlin              0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.60
Rawley SV(7)            2.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.74
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   5   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(5-6)       6    10   5   5   1   3   2  30   4.15
Eastwick                3     5   0   0   1   0   0  15   2.03
Totals                  9    15   5   5   2   3   2  45

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


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne lined to second; Beniquez struck out;
Bochte doubled to left; Paciorek grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Washington tripled to left;
Wathan singled to right [Washington scored]; Otis struck out;
McRae singled to center [Wathan to second]; Porter grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer doubled to left; J. Anderson singled to
center [Meyer to third]; L. Roberts hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Meyer scored]; T. Cox popped to first in foul territory;
L. Cox flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle popped to shortstop; White flied out to
center; Chalk walked; Chalk stole second; Wilson reached on an
error by T. Cox [Chalk to third]; Washington singled to right
[Chalk scored (unearned), Wilson to second]; Wathan grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Royals 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne flied out to left; Beniquez flied out to
center; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (third to first); McRae grounded
out (shortstop to first); Porter grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek homered; Meyer struck out; J. Anderson
flied out to right; L. Roberts singled to left; T. Cox singled
to left [L. Roberts to second]; L. Cox flied out to left; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle struck out; White doubled to left; Chalk
flied out to right; Wilson singled to second [White to third];
Washington singled to left [White scored, Wilson to second];
Wathan reached on an error by T. Cox [Wilson to third,
Washington to second]; Otis forced Wathan (shortstop to second);
1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne walked; Beniquez popped to catcher in
foul territory; Bochte singled to left [Milbourne to second];
Paciorek doubled to right [Milbourne scored, Bochte to third];
Meyer grounded out (second to first) [Bochte scored, Paciorek to
third]; J. Anderson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Porter grounded
out (second to first); Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 4, Royals 3.

MARINERS 6TH: L. Roberts doubled to left; T. Cox grounded out
(shortstop to first); L. Cox reached on an error by Washington;
Milbourne popped to catcher in foul territory; Beniquez grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, Royals
3.

ROYALS 6TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); White popped
to catcher in foul territory; Chalk grounded out (first to
pitcher); Wilson reached on an error by J. Anderson; Wilson
stole second; Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Royals 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Bochte homered; EASTWICK REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); Paciorek singled to shortstop; On a bunt Meyer
singled [Paciorek to second]; J. Anderson forced Paciorek (third
to shortstop) [Meyer to second]; L. Roberts flied out to right;
T. Cox forced J. Anderson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mariners 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Wathan
lined to shortstop; Otis grounded out (third to first); McRae
doubled to center; RAWLEY REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Porter
walked; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 5,
Royals 3.

MARINERS 8TH: L. Cox grounded out (third to first); Milbourne
flied out to center; Beniquez singled to center; Bochte singled
to center [Beniquez to second]; Paciorek singled to third
[Beniquez to third, Bochte to second]; Meyer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Royals 3.

MARINERS 9TH: J. Anderson grounded out (catcher to first); L.
Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); T. Cox walked; L. Cox
forced T. Cox (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING LF); Washington
grounded out (first unassisted); Wathan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 5, Royals 3.
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