A three-run double by Hal McRae in the third inning capped a four-run outburst that triggered the Royals to a 6-2 victory over the Mariners. The Royals' first run in the third came on a sacrifice fly by Jose Cardenal. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Thursday, October 2, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 3 Royals 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 x - 6 8 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Allen 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Wilson lf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .326 Craig ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Cardenal rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .272 Simpson rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .252 Hurdle ph,rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .293 L. Roberts lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 G. Brett 3b 2 1 0 1 1 0 .389 Bochte 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .302 McRae dh 4 0 1 3 0 0 .289 Beniquez cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .229 Wathan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .307 Horton ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Milbourne pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Terrell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Walton dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 J. Anderson ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Otis cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .253 Stein ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Chalk 2b 1 1 0 0 2 0 .253 Paciorek cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 White 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Edler 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .212 Concepcion ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 .133 Meyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Mulliniks ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 L. Cox c 3 1 0 0 0 0 .199 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Narron ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 K. Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R. Anderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 6 0 4 1 Totals 32 6 8 5 4 0 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 15,241 Left on Base: Mariners 8, Royals 8 DP: Mariners 0, Royals 1 Errors: J. Anderson, Edler 2, Concepcion Doubles: Walton (6), Otis (16), McRae (38) Stolen Bases: Simpson (16) Sacrifice Flies: Cardenal (3), G. Brett (6) GIDP: Stein (5) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister L(9-13) 6 5 5 5 4 0 0 28 3.47 Heaverlo 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 3.94 R. Anderson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.75 Totals 8 8 6 5 4 0 0 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martin W(10-10) 6.2 5 2 0 4 1 0 30 4.39 K. Brett 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Quisenberry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.11 Totals 9 6 2 0 4 1 0 37 Passed Balls: L. Cox (7) Wild Pitches: Bannister (7) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - John Shulock MARINERS 1ST: Allen flied out to left; Simpson singled to center; L. Roberts flied out to center; Bochte walked [Simpson to second]; Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); G. Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. MARINERS 2ND: Walton grounded out (third to first); J. Anderson popped to first in foul territory; Edler singled to center; L. Cox flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (third to first); Wathan popped to catcher in foul territory; Aikens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. MARINERS 3RD: Allen grounded out (first unassisted); Simpson popped to second; L. Roberts popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Otis doubled to left; Chalk walked; Concepcion forced Otis (pitcher to third) [Chalk to second]; L. Cox allowed a passed ball [Chalk to third, Concepcion to second]; Wilson walked; Cardenal hit a sacrifice fly to center [Chalk scored, Concepcion to third]; G. Brett walked [Wilson to second]; McRae doubled to left [Concepcion scored, Wilson scored, G. Brett scored]; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 4. MARINERS 4TH: Bochte flied out to left; Beniquez walked; Walton doubled to left [Beniquez to third]; J. Anderson flied out to center; Edler flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 4TH: Aikens popped to shortstop; Otis flied out to right; Chalk popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 4. MARINERS 5TH: L. Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); Allen grounded out (second to first); Simpson singled to right; L. Roberts singled to center [Simpson to second]; Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; Wilson singled to center; Cardenal singled to left [Wilson to second]; Bannister threw a wild pitch [Wilson to third, Cardenal to second]; G. Brett hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wilson scored]; McRae flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 5. MARINERS 6TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Walton flied out to center; J. Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 6TH: Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first); Aikens reached on an error by J. Anderson; Otis singled to center [Aikens to second]; Chalk walked [Aikens to third, Otis to second]; Concepcion popped to shortstop; Wilson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 5. MARINERS 7TH: Edler walked; L. Cox forced Edler (second to shortstop); Allen walked [L. Cox to second]; Simpson forced Allen (second to shortstop) [L. Cox to third]; Simpson stole second; L. Roberts reached on an error by Concepcion [L. Cox scored (unearned) (no RBI), Simpson scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; K. BRETT REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Bochte flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 5. ROYALS 7TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); HURDLE BATTED FOR CARDENAL; Hurdle singled to second; G. Brett flied out to right; McRae popped to catcher; Wathan singled to right [Hurdle to third]; Aikens reached on an error by Edler [Hurdle scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wathan to third]; TERRELL RAN FOR AIKENS; Otis grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 6. MARINERS 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED TERRELL (PLAYING 1B); HURDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WHITE REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING 2B); MULLINIKS REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); HORTON BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ; Horton singled to center; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HORTON; Walton flied out to right; STEIN BATTED FOR J. ANDERSON; Stein grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Milbourne out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 6. ROYALS 8TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PACIOREK REPLACED STEIN (PLAYING CF); R. ANDERSON REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); White singled to third [White to second (error by Edler)]; Mulliniks lined to second; Wilson flied out to center [White to third]; Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 6. MARINERS 9TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED K. BRETT (PITCHING); MEYER BATTED FOR EDLER; Meyer flied out to left; NARRON BATTED FOR L. COX; Narron flied out to left; CRAIG BATTED FOR ALLEN; Craig grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 6.

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