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Mariners
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 27, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners, played on July 27, 1978 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Seattle Mariners
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Mitchell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 26,712 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Larry Barnett |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Cruz | Second Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Tom Paciorek | Left Fielder |
| Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Bill Stein | Third Baseman |
| Dan Meyer | First Baseman |
| Juan Bernhardt | DH |
| Bill Plummer | Catcher |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Clint Hurdle | Left Fielder |
| Tom Poquette | Right Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mariners
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 27, 1978
Top 1
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Gura
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Gura
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paciorek vs. Gura
Paciorek hits a line drive into left field. Hurdle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hurdle. Cruz scores. Reynolds moves to third. Paciorek moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roberts vs. Gura
Roberts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Gura
Jones hits a popup towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stein vs. Gura
Stein hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Mitchell
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Mitchell
There's a wild pitch. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Mitchell
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Mitchell
LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Mitchell
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Gura
Meyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernhardt vs. Gura
Bernhardt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plummer vs. Gura
Plummer hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Gura
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Mitchell
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Mitchell covering, for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Mitchell
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Meyer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hurdle for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Mitchell
Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Gura
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Gura
Paciorek hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Gura
Roberts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Roberts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Gura
Jones hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Mitchell
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Mitchell
There goes Patek. The throw from Plummer and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Mitchell
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Braun vs. Mitchell
Braun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Mitchell
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Gura
Stein hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Gura
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernhardt vs. Gura
Bernhardt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plummer vs. Gura
Plummer hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Mitchell
LaCock hits a line drive towards third. Stein reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Mitchell
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Mitchell
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Mitchell
Hurdle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Paciorek. Hurdle reaches second base with a double. Porter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Mitchell
Poquette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Mitchell
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Gura
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Gura
Reynolds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Gura
Paciorek hits a line drive into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mitchell
White hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Mitchell
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Mitchell
McRae hits a popup, foul, towards first. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Gura
Roberts hits a popup towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gura
Jones hits a popup towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Gura
Stein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Mitchell
LaCock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Mitchell
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Paciorek. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Mitchell
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hurdle vs. Mitchell
Hurdle hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poquette vs. Mitchell
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Gura
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernhardt vs. Gura
Bernhardt hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Gura
Plummer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Mitchell
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mitchell
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Mitchell
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Mitchell
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. House
Tom House now pitching.
LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Romo
Enrique Romo now pitching.
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Gura
Jerry Terrell now playing third base. Willie Wilson now playing left field. Clint Hurdle now playing right field.
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Gura
Bob Robertson pinch hits for Craig Reynolds.
Robertson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paciorek vs. Gura
Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Bob Robertson.
Paciorek strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Gura
Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Romo
Larry Milbourne now playing shortstop.
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Romo
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Meyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Meyer. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Romo
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Romo
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gura
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Gura
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Gura
Meyer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1978 -- Seattle at Kansas City (N)
Seattle AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Cruz J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Braun S, 3b 3 0 1 1
Reynolds C, ss 3 0 1 0 Terrell J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Robertson B, ph 1 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 1
Milbourne L, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 LaCock P, 1b 4 0 1 0
Paciorek T, lf 4 0 1 1 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0
Roberts L, rf 4 0 1 0 Porter D, c 3 1 1 0
Jones R, cf 4 0 1 0 Hurdle C, lf-rf 4 0 1 1
Stein B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Poquette T, rf 2 0 0 0
Meyer D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Wilson W, lf 1 0 0 0
Bernhardt J, dh 3 0 2 0 Patek F, ss 3 1 0 0
Plummer B, c 3 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 1 1 0
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34 1 8 1 31 3 7 3
Seattle 100 000 000 -- 1
Kansas City 001 100 10x -- 3
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Mitchell P (L) 6.2 6 3 3 4 0
House T* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Romo E 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L (W) 9.0 8 1 1 0 4
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Hurdle C, Meyer D
DP -- Seattle 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Seattle 6, Kansas City 8
2B -- Roberts L, Hurdle C, Otis A
SB -- Patek F
WP -- Mitchell P
T -- 2:27
A -- 26712
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