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May 16, 1979

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Royals 4 8 0
Mariners 3 4 1
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Royals 4 8 0
Mariners 3 4 1

Joe Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .238
OBP .000 .250
At Bats 3 42
Hits 0 10
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 5

Steve Busby Season Stats

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0 2 0
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Kingdome - May 16, 1979
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Out
Steve Busby
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
U L Washington
George Brett
Todd Cruz
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Clint Hurdle
Joe Simpson
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Todd Cruz now playing shortstop. Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simpson for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Patek. The throw from Stinson and he is out, Mendoza applying the tag.
Top 9 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hurdle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Dan Meyer now playing first base. McRae is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Washington fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Dan Meyer pinch runs for Bruce Bochte. Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meyer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bochte takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 8 LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Otis. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 8 Porter hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mendoza hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Stinson hits a line drive into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Stein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Washington strikes out.
Top 7 Patek bunts towards first. Bochte scoops it up and throws to first, with Cruz covering, for the out. Hurdle moves to second.
Top 7 Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Simpson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Paciorek hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 LaCock takes first base on ball four. Porter moves to second.
Top 6 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Otis hits a line drive into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett tags and scores.
Top 6 There goes Brett. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Brett steals third.
Top 6 Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Brett reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Wilson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Bochte hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hurdle strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mendoza hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stinson takes first base on ball four. Paciorek moves to second.
Bottom 4 Stein hits a line drive into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Paciorek takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores.
Top 4 Porter strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Otis. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 4 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores.
Top 4 Brett strikes out.
Top 4 Jones spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jones. Wilson moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Wilson. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 4 Wilson bunts towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bochte hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Otis is chasing the ball. Jones rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stinson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mendoza is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Stinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Washington hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Patek strikes out.
Top 3 Hurdle strikes out.
Bottom 2 Stein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Paciorek hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McRae is called out on strikes.
Top 2 LaCock strikes out.
Top 2 Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bochte takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out.
Top 1 Wilson hits a line drive towards first. Bochte reaches out and makes the catch for the out.