George Brett went 3-for-3, including a homer, to raise his average to .391 as the Royals downed the Mariners, 4-1. The Royals scored in the first inning when Willie Wilson singled, stole second, took third on a groundout and scored on a groundout by Willie Aikens. Brett's homer led off the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Wednesday, October   1, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  1
Royals       1  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Allen 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Wilson lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .326
  T. Cox ph,3b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .240      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Simpson rf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .249      G. Brett 3b           3   2   3   1     1   0   .391
  L. Roberts ph,cf    2   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Aikens 1b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .280
Beniquez cf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .231        LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Walton rf           2   1   1   1     0   1   .267      Porter c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .251
Bochte 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .251
Meyer lf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Hurdle rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .220      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Narron c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Washington ss         2   0   1   0     1   0   .274
  L. Cox c            1   0   1   0     0   0   .202      Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
J. Anderson 3b,2b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .223        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stein ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .272        K. Brett p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Milbourne pr,ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Mendoza ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Cruz 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Dressler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     1   4             Totals               32   4   8   3     2   1

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 15,604
Left on Base: Mariners 2, Royals 6
DP: Mariners 0, Royals 2
Errors: Mendoza, Washington
Doubles: Bochte (34), Hurdle (30), G. Brett 2 (33)
Home Runs: Walton (2), G. Brett (24)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (77), G. Brett (15)
Caught Stealing: Horton (4), Allen (3)
GIDP: Beniquez (10), Paciorek (13)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler L(4-10)        8     8   4   3   2   1   1  34   3.98
Totals                  8     8   4   3   2   1   1  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale                    4     3   0   0   1   1   0  13   4.00
Pattin W(4-0)           4     2   1   1   0   2   1  14   3.64
K. Brett SV(1)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   4   1  30

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Bill Kunkel


MARINERS 1ST: Allen grounded out (third to first); Simpson
grounded out (second to first); Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; Wilson stole second; McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wilson to third]; G. Brett
was walked intentionally; G. Brett stole second; Aikens grounded
out (second to first) [Wilson scored, G. Brett to third]; Porter
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
0, Royals 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte doubled to left; Meyer walked; Horton
forced Meyer (first to shortstop) [Bochte to third]; Horton was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Narron flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (third to first); Hurdle grounded
out (shortstop to first); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 1.

MARINERS 3RD: J. Anderson flied out to right; Mendoza singled to
center; Allen forced Mendoza (second unassisted); Allen was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington singled to left; Washington was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Wilson flied out to left; McRae
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Simpson singled to right; Beniquez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Simpson out at second]; Bochte
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett homered; Aikens grounded out (second to
first); Porter flied out to left; Otis singled to shortstop;
Hurdle doubled to center [Otis to third]; White reached on an
error by Mendoza [Otis scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hurdle to
third]; Washington walked [White to second]; Wilson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Royals 3.

MARINERS 5TH: PATTIN REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Meyer grounded
out (shortstop to first); Horton struck out; Narron flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett
doubled to right; Aikens grounded out (second to first) [G.
Brett to third]; Porter singled to right [G. Brett scored]; Otis
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 4.

MARINERS 6TH: J. Anderson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Mendoza popped to second in foul territory; T. COX BATTED FOR
ALLEN; T. Cox reached on an error by Washington; L. ROBERTS
BATTED FOR SIMPSON; L. Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Mariners 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: T. COX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); L. ROBERTS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WALTON REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING
RF); L. COX REPLACED NARRON (PLAYING C ); J. ANDERSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Hurdle flied out to right; White
grounded out (third to first); Washington grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Royals 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Walton homered; Bochte grounded out (first
unassisted); Meyer popped to second; Horton grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); McRae flied
out to left; G. Brett doubled to right; Aikens flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 4.

MARINERS 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); L. Cox
singled to left; STEIN BATTED FOR J. ANDERSON; Stein forced L.
Cox (shortstop to second); MILBOURNE RAN FOR STEIN; PACIOREK
BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Paciorek grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Milbourne out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CRUZ REPLACED
PACIOREK (PLAYING 2B); Porter grounded out (second to first);
Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 4.

MARINERS 9TH: K. BRETT REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); T. Cox
grounded out (third to first); L. Roberts grounded out (third to
first); Walton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Royals 4.