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Mariners
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 24, 1979
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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 May 24, 1979 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Seattle Mariners
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Floyd Bannister |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,428 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Al Clark |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Cruz | Second Baseman |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Dan Meyer | Left Fielder |
| Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
| Larry Milbourne | Third Baseman |
| Larry Cox | Catcher |
| Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| John Wathan | First Baseman |
| Joe Zdeb | Right Fielder |
| U L Washington | Second Baseman |
| Todd Cruz | Shortstop |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mariners
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 24, 1979
Top 1
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Leonard
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Leonard
There goes Cruz. The throw from Porter and he is out, Cruz applying the tag. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Leonard
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Leonard
Bochte is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bannister
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Bannister
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Bannister
There goes Brett. The throw from Cox and he is safe. Brett steals second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Bannister
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Bannister
Porter hits a popup towards first. Bochte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Bannister
McRaehits a dribbler in front of the plate. Cox interferes with McRae who is awarded first base. Brett moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wathan vs. Bannister
Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Leonard
Meyer strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Leonard
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Bannister
Zdeb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberts who is chasing the ball. Zdeb reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Washington vs. Bannister
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meyer. Washington reaches second base with a double. Zdeb scores. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Bannister
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Bannister
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Bannister
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it and throws to second for the out. Washington scores. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Bannister
Otis 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, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Leonard
Milbourne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Leonard
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mendoza vs. Leonard
Mendoza hits a fly ball into right field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Leonard
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Bannister
Porter 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, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bannister
McRae hits a popup, foul, towards third. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Bannister
Wathan hits a popup towards third. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Leonard
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Leonard
Bochte hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Bannister
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Milbourne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Bannister
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza misplays the ball. That's an error on Mendoza. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Bannister
Cruz hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Bannister
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Bannister
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meyer. Brett reaches second base with a double. Washington scores. Wilson goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Bannister
Otis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Bannister
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Leonard
Meyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Leonard
Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milbourne vs. Leonard
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Meyer moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Leonard
Cox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meyer scores. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mendoza vs. Leonard
Mendoza is hit by the pitch. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Leonard
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Jones
Odell Jones now pitching.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Jones
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Jones
Zdeb hits a line drive into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Leonard
Jones hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Leonard
Bochte hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Jones
Washington is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Jones
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Jones
There goes Cruz. The throw from Cox and he is out, Mendoza applying the tag. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Jones
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Jones
There goes Wilson. The throw from Cox and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Jones
Brett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Jones
Otis strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Leonard
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Leonard
Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milbourne vs. Leonard
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Leonard
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Jones
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Jones
McRae is hit by the pitch. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wathan vs. Jones
Wathan bunts towards third. Milbourne fields it and throws to first for the out. Porter moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Poquette vs. Jones
Tom Poquette pinch hits for Joe Zdeb.
Poquette is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Washington vs. Jones
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Leonard
Tom Poquette now playing right field. Joe Simpson pinch hits for Mario Mendoza.
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Leonard
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Leonard
Jones hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Leonard
Bochte hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Bochte reaches second base with a double. Cruz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Leonard
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mariners, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Jones
Joe Simpson now playing left field. Larry Milbourne now playing shortstop. Dan Meyer now playing third base. Steve Braun pinch hits for Todd Cruz.
Braun bunts towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Jones
Freddie Patek pinch runs for Steve Braun.
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Jones
Brett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Jones
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Rawley
Shane Rawley now pitching.
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte fields it and throws to home to get Brett. Otis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Rawley
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mariners, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Leonard
Freddie Patek now playing shortstop.
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Leonard
Milbourne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Leonard
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Leonard
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1979 -- Seattle at Kansas City (N)
Seattle AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Cruz J, 2b 2 1 0 0 Wilson W, lf 4 1 2 0
Jones R, cf 4 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 3 0 2 3
Bochte B, 1b 4 1 1 1 Otis A, cf 3 0 1 1
Horton W, dh 4 1 1 2 Porter D, c 5 0 1 0
Meyer D, lf-3b 4 1 1 0 McRae H, dh 3 0 0 0
Roberts L, rf 4 0 2 0 Wathan J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Milbourne L, 3b-ss 3 0 1 0 Zdeb J, rf 3 1 1 0
Cox L, c 4 0 1 1 Poquette T, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Mendoza M, ss 1 0 0 0 Washington U, 2b 4 2 1 1
Simpson J, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Cruz T, ss 3 0 2 0
Braun S, ph 1 0 1 0
Patek F, pr-ss 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 7 4 33 5 11 5
Seattle 000 010 030 -- 4
Kansas City 020 200 01x -- 5
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister F 4.0 6 4 2 2 1
Jones O (L) 3.1 5 1 1 2 3
Rawley S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 7 4 4 3 4
E -- Cox L, Mendoza M
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Seattle 5, Kansas City 12
2B -- Washington U, Brett G, Bochte B
3B -- Zdeb J
HR -- Horton W
SB -- Brett G, Wilson W
CS -- Cruz J, Cruz T
SH -- Wathan J, Wilson W
HBP -- by Leonard D (Mendoza M), by Jones O (McRae H)
T -- 2:27
A -- 19428
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