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Royals
@ Mariners
Kingdome
May 23, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 23, 1978 at Kingdome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Seattle Mariners
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Shane Rawley |
| Ballpark | Kingdome |
| City | Seattle |
| State | WA |
| Attendance | 8,275 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: George Maloney |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Clint Hurdle | First Baseman |
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Cruz | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Bochte | Left Fielder |
| Juan Bernhardt | First Baseman |
| Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
| Leroy Stanton | DH |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Jose Baez | Third Baseman |
| Bob Stinson | Catcher |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Mariners
Kingdome
May 23, 1978
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rawley
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Rawley
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Rawley
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. White scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Rawley
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Rawley
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Gura
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Gura
Bochte hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernhardt vs. Gura
Bernhardt hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Gura
There goes Cruz. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Gura
Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Rawley
Wathan 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 -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Rawley
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Rawley
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Gura
Stanton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gura
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurdle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. Stanton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Gura
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baez vs. Gura
Baez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Rawley
Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rawley
White hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Rawley
McRae hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Gura
Stinson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Gura
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Gura
Bochte hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Rawley
Brett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Rawley
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Rawley
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernhardt vs. Gura
Bernhardt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Gura
Roberts hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Wathan settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Wathan. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Gura
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanton vs. Gura
Stanton hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gura
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bernhardt moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Gura
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bernhardt scores. Jones moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baez vs. Gura
Baez 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
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Rawley
Wathan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Wathan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Rawley
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wathan moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hurdle vs. Rawley
Hurdle hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wathan tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Rawley
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Gura
Stinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Gura
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Stinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bochte vs. Gura
Bochte bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Stinson moves to third. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bernhardt vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Bernhardt hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stinson tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Bird
There's a wild pitch. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roberts vs. Bird
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanton vs. Bird
Stanton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rawley
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Rawley
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bernhardt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Rawley
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Rawley
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bird
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Bird
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Bird
Baez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Rawley
Otis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Burke
Steve Burke now pitching.
Wathan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Burke
There goes Otis. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Burke
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hurdle vs. Burke
There goes Patek. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hurdle vs. Burke
Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roberts throws the ball in to Reynolds who tags Hurdle trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Otis scores. Patek scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Burke
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bernhardt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Bird
Stinson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bird
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Bird
Bochte strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burke
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Burke
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roberts throws the ball in to Reynolds who tags McRae trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Burke
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bernhardt juggles the ball. That's an error on Bernhardt. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernhardt vs. Bird
Bernhardt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Bernhardt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Bird
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanton vs. Bird
Stanton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Jones hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Jones reaches second base with a double. Bernhardt scores. Stanton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reynolds vs. Hrabosky
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stein vs. Hrabosky
Bill Stein pinch hits for Jose Baez.
Stein strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Burke
Larry Milbourne now playing third base.
Cowens hits a line drive into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Burke
Otis 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 -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Burke
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Hrabosky
Stinson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hrabosky
Cruz 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 -
Royals, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Hrabosky
Bochte strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1978, game 2 -- Kansas City at Seattle (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Seattle AB R H RBI
White F, 2b 4 2 2 0 Cruz J, 2b 3 0 0 0
McRae H, dh 4 0 2 0 Bochte B, lf 4 0 0 0
Brett G, 3b 3 0 0 2 Bernhardt J, 1b 3 2 2 1
Cowens A, rf 4 0 0 0 Roberts L, rf 3 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 3 1 0 0 Stanton L, dh 2 0 0 0
Wathan J, c 4 1 1 0 Jones R, cf 4 0 2 1
Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0 Reynolds C, ss 4 0 1 1
Hurdle C, 1b 2 0 1 3 Baez J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Wilson W, lf 3 0 0 0 Stein B, ph 1 0 0 0
Milbourne L, 3b 0 0 0 0
Stinson B, c 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 5 7 5 30 3 5 3
Kansas City 100 011 200 -- 5
Seattle 000 110 010 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L 4.1 3 2 1 4 2
Bird D (W) 3.0 1 1 1 2 4
Hrabosky A (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Rawley S (L)* 6.0 4 4 4 0 1
Burke S 3.0 3 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Wathan J, Bernhardt J
LOB -- Kansas City 1, Seattle 8
2B -- Wathan J, White F, Bernhardt J, Jones R
SB -- Cruz J, Otis A, Patek F
SH -- Bochte B
SF -- Hurdle C, Bernhardt J, Brett G
HBP -- by Rawley S (Otis A)
WP -- Bird D
T -- 2:27
A -- 8275
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