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.

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