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September 30, 1980

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Top 10	R	H	E
Mariners	4	8	1
Royals	4	12	1

Top 10	R	H	E
Mariners	4	8	1
Royals	4	12	1

Julio Cruz Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.206
OBP	.250	.306
At Bats	4	412
Hits	1	85
• Singles	1	71
• Doubles	0	9
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	59
RBI’s	0	16

Dennis Leonard Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
19	11	0

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Royals Stadium - September 30, 1980

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Out

Dennis Leonard

Darrell Porter

Pete LaCock

Frank White

George Brett

U L Washington

Willie Wilson

Amos Otis

John Wathan

Julio Cruz

Dave Edler

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 10 Milbourne bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Edler moves to second.

Top 10 Edler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 9 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Craig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Washington hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Dan Meyer now playing first base. Kim Allen now playing left field. Marc Hill now catching. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Kim Allen pinch runs for Tom Paciorek. Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Larry Cox. Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 9 Paciorek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 9 Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 John Wathan now playing right field. Pete LaCock now playing first base. Bochte hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 8 White hits a fly ball into center field. Craig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 John Wathan pinch hits for Clint Hurdle. Wathan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Paciorek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Craig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Craig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out.

Top 8 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Leonard fires to first and picks off Cruz.

Top 8 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington scores. McRae moves to third.

Bottom 7 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington moves to third.

Bottom 7 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Craig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 7 Larry Milbourne now playing shortstop. Larry Cox now catching. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Mario Mendoza. Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 7 Jim Anderson pinch runs for Jerry Narron. Edler strikes out.

Top 7 Narron takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Hurdle strikes out.

Bottom 6 Porter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Edler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Dave Roberts now pitching. Aikens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores.

Bottom 6 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple. McRae goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 6 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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

Top 6 Meyer hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Clint Hurdle now playing right field. Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, 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 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLaughlin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to third.

Bottom 5 There goes Wilson. The throw from Narron and he is safe. Wilson steals second.

Bottom 5 Wilson bunts towards the mound. McLaughlin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Clint Hurdle pinch hits for Jose Cardenal. Hurdle hits a popup towards short. Mendoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Craig hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Simpson strikes out.

Top 5 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Edler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Narron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Narron reaches second base with a double. Bochte scores. Paciorek goes all the way around to score.

Top 4 Paciorek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bochte moves to second.

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

Top 4 Bochte takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Byron McLaughlin now pitching. McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Washington moves to second.

Bottom 3 Washington takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Edler fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Craig hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard juggles the ball. That's an error on Leonard.

Top 3 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Bottom 2 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.

Bottom 2 Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Craig settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Honeycutt fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Edler strikes out.

Top 2 Narron hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Washington moves to second.

Bottom 1 Washington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 There goes Wilson. The throw from Narron and he is out, Cruz applying the tag.

Bottom 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Edler juggles the ball. That's an error on Edler.

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

Top 1 Bochte hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Bochte reaches second base with a double. Simpson scores.

Top 1 Craig hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 There goes Simpson. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Simpson steals second.

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

Top 1 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.

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Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Mariners @ Royals
September 30, 1980