Mariners @ Royals
May 31, 1978

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Top 9	R	H	E
Mariners	2	8	0
Royals	8	11	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Mariners	2	8	0
Royals	8	11	1

Bruce Bochte Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.257
OBP	.667	.333
At Bats	2	187
Hits	1	48
• Singles	0	34
• Doubles	1	10
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	1	22
RBI’s	0	22

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	4	0

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Royals Stadium - May 31, 1978

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Out

Paul Splittorff

Darrell Porter

Pete LaCock

Frank White

George Brett

Freddie Patek

Willie Wilson

Amos Otis

Al Cowens

Bruce Bochte

Ruppert Jones

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Stanton hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White misplays the ball. That's an error on White.

Bottom 8 White strikes out.

Bottom 8 Patek hits a line drive into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Cowens takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out.

Top 8 Robertson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Willie Wilson now playing left field. Reynolds hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 LaCock hits a ball on the ground for a double play.

Bottom 7 Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae scores. Brett moves to second.

Bottom 7 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. McRae reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores.

Bottom 7 Steve Burke now pitching. Willie Wilson pinch runs for Clint Hurdle. There goes Wilson. The throw from Plummer and he is safe. Wilson steals second.

Bottom 7 Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores.

Bottom 7 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Todd fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 There goes White. The throw from Plummer and he is safe. White steals second.

Bottom 7 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek scores.

Bottom 7 There goes Patek. The throw from Plummer and he is safe. Patek steals second.

Bottom 7 Patek takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Cruz strikes out.

Top 7 Plummer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bochte scores.

Top 7 Stein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bochte moves to third.

Top 7 Bochte hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Bochte reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 6 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cowens for the out.

Bottom 6 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Stanton hits a popup towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Jones hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Robertson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second.

Top 6 Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 6 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Jim Todd now pitching. Hurdle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 5 White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 5 Cruz is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Plummer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Stein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 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.

Bottom 4 Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to third.

Bottom 4 Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Porter reaches second base with a double. LaCock scores.

Bottom 4 LaCock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberts. LaCock reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 McRae strikes out.

Top 4 Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Top 4 Stanton hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Jones takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Otis hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Robertson hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Roberts hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reynolds tags and scores.

Top 3 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Reynolds reaches third base with a triple.

Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Patek hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 There goes Cowens. The throw from Plummer and he is safe. Cowens steals second.

Bottom 2 Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LaCock scores.

Bottom 2 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LaCock moves to third.

Bottom 2 LaCock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberts. LaCock reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 2 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Plummer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 Stein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bochte moves to second.

Top 2 Bochte takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Stanton hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 McRae strikes out.

Bottom 1 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first, with Abbott covering, for the out.

Bottom 1 Otis hits a line drive into left field. Bochte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out.

Top 1 Robertson strikes out.

Top 1 Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second.

Top 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second.

Mariners @ Royals
May 31, 1978