Going the route in a six-hit performance, Rick Honeycutt hurled the Mariners to 4-2 triumph over the Royals. The Mariners trailed, 2-1, going into the bottom of the sixth inning, but took a 3-2 lead on singles by Rodney Craig and Reggie Walton, a sacrifice fly by Willie Horton and squeeze bunt by Larry Milbourne. They added an insurance tally in the seventh on a single by Dave Edler and double by Kim Allen. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 24, 1980 (Night game) at Kingdome
Royals       0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Mariners     0  0  0    0  1  2    1  0  x  -   4 11  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .325      Allen 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .313
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Cruz 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Washington ph,ss    1   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Craig cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .237
G. Brett 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .389      Walton rf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .260
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .291        Bochte ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .284      Horton dh             2   0   0   1     1   0   .220
  Terrell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Milbourne ss          3   0   1   1     0   0   .270
Wathan c              3   1   1   0     1   1   .311        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Paciorek 1b,rf        3   1   1   0     0   0   .272
Cardenal rf           2   1   1   1     0   0   .268        Meyer ph,lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Chalk 2b              2   0   2   0     0   0   .255      L. Roberts lf         2   0   0   0     1   2   .259
  White ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Simpson ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edler 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .210
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      L. Cox c              2   0   2   1     0   0   .198
                                                          Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     3   4             Totals               29   4  11   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 11,180
Left on Base: Royals 5, Mariners 7
DP: Royals 2, Mariners 2
Errors: Wathan
Doubles: Wathan (14), Allen (3)
Stolen Bases: Paciorek (3), Craig (3), Walton (2)
Caught Stealing: Edler (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Milbourne (14), L. Cox (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Cardenal (2), Horton (4)
GIDP: Concepcion (1), McRae (12), Allen (1), Simpson (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(13-11)     6.1   9   4   4   1   2   0  28   4.15
Pattin                  1.2   2   0   0   2   0   0   7   3.59
Totals                  8    11   4   4   3   2   0  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt W(10-17)      8     6   2   2   2   2   0  30   3.95
Parrott SV(3)           1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   7.42
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   4   0  34

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Dallas Parks


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
lined to shortstop; G. Brett grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Allen grounded out (third to first); Craig flied
out to right; Walton singled to left; Horton grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (third to first); Aikens grounded
out (second to first); Wathan walked; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Paciorek
flied out to center; L. Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Cardenal singled to right; Chalk singled to left
[Cardenal to third]; Wilson forced Chalk (second to shortstop)
[Cardenal scored]; Concepcion grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Wilson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Edler flied out to right; L. Cox singled to right;
Allen grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[L. Cox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Mariners 0.

ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
flied out to right; Aikens grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Craig flied out to right; Walton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Horton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Mariners 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Wathan doubled to left; Otis grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Wathan to third]; Cardenal hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Wathan scored]; Chalk singled to left; Wilson struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne singled to right; Paciorek forced
Milbourne (shortstop to second); Paciorek stole second; L.
Roberts walked; Edler flied out to left; L. Cox singled to
center [Paciorek scored, L. Roberts to third]; Allen flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); G.
Brett walked; McRae grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [G. Brett out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Craig singled to center; Craig stole second;
Walton singled to center [Craig to third]; Horton hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Craig scored]; Walton stole second
[Walton to third (error by Wathan)]; Milbourne out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Walton scored]; Paciorek
singled to center; L. Roberts struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Mariners 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Wathan
grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Edler singled to left; L. Cox out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Edler to second]; Allen doubled to left
[Edler scored]; PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Craig
flied out to left; BOCHTE BATTED FOR WALTON; Bochte was walked
intentionally; Horton walked [Allen to third, Bochte to second];
Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Royals 2, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 8TH: BOCHTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PACIOREK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cardenal grounded out (second to first);
WHITE BATTED FOR CHALK; White grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wilson singled to center; WASHINGTON BATTED FOR CONCEPCION;
Washington singled to center [Wilson to third]; G. Brett flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WASHINGTON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MEYER BATTED FOR PACIOREK; Meyer
singled to center; SIMPSON BATTED FOR L. ROBERTS; Simpson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Meyer out at second]; Edler singled to center; Edler was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Mariners 4.

ROYALS 9TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MEYER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); MENDOZA REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING SS); CRUZ
REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 2B); PARROTT REPLACED HONEYCUTT
(PITCHING); McRae struck out; Aikens walked; TERRELL RAN FOR
AIKENS; Wathan struck out; Otis grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Mariners 4.