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.