September 6, 1977 Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@CLE 3 BAL 7
@DET 2 MIN 7
TEX 4 CHW 7
@OAK 2 KCR 10
@SEA 0 BOS 11
@TOR 2 SFG 12
@ATL 2 STL 3
@CHC 1 HOU 8
CIN 3 NYM 5
MON 3 PIT 5
PHI 4
(11) LAD 3
@SDP 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 7,191

Tuesday, September 6, 1977
Time of Game: 2:46

Royals

82-54

Won 7

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          3  0  2   0  1  2   2  0  0   10 16  0
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1

W: P Splittorff (13-6), L: R Honeycutt (0-1)

Mariners

55-85

Lost 2

7th, 29 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Zdeb LF                     5   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .721    0    0   0   3B
H McRae DH                    3   2   1   0    2   0  .286  .855    0    0   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .310  .911    0    1   5   2·2B,HBP
  C Rojas 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .603         0   0   
A Cowens RF                   5   4   5   4    0   0  .304  .860    0    2   0   2·HR,2B
A Otis CF                     5   1   2   2    0   1  .260  .796    0    4   0   HR,SB
J Wathan C                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .326  .814    0    4   0   
  B Martinez C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .545    0    2   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .228  .745    0   11   0   IW
F Patek SS                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .264  .683    0    0   0   HR
  U Washington PR-SS          0   0   0   0    1   0                0    2   3   
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .236  .613    0    1   3   CS
  B Heise 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .577    0    0   2   

P Splittorff P                                                           0   0
  R McGilberry P                                                         0   0
  M Littell P                                                            0   0
Totals                       40  10  16   9    4   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: G Brett 2 (29, off D Segui, off R Honeycutt); A Cowens (27, off D Segui).

3B: J Zdeb (2, off D Segui).

HR: F Patek (4, off D Segui; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); A Otis (15, off B Galasso; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); A Cowens 2 (21, 2 off R Honeycutt; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: J Mayberry (8, by D Segui).

HBP: G Brett (2, by R Honeycutt).

TB: A Cowens 12; A Otis 5; F Patek 5; G Brett 4; J Zdeb 3; J Wathan 2; H McRae; J Mayberry.

RBI: A Cowens 4 (90); A Otis 2 (69); J Wathan (18); G Brett (71); F Patek (54).

2-out RBI: J Wathan.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Heise-U Washington-J Mayberry.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Otis (19, 2nd base off D Segui/L Cox).

CS: F White (5, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by R Honeycutt).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Braun LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .221  .641    0    3   0   GDP
J Baez 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .671    0    3   0   
B Stein 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .684    0    1   1   
L Stanton RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .823    0    2   0   
R Jones CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .800    0    2   1   
  P Delgado CF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Bernhardt 1B                3   0   2   0    0   0  .253  .640    0    7   1   
L Milbourne DH                3   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .529    0    0   0   
L Cox C                       2   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .695    0    7   2   
J Sexton SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .500    0    1   5   

R Honeycutt P                                                            0   1
  D Segui P                                                              0   0
  B Galasso P                                                            1   0
  T House P                                                              0   0
  G Erardi P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   0   4   0    2   6                    27  11

BATTING

TB: J Bernhardt 2; S Braun; J Sexton.

GIDP: S Braun (13).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Sexton-L Cox-J Baez.

E: J Bernhardt (2).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Splittorff, W (13-6)         6     2   0   0    2   4   0   3.87   22     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 2     70    -     0.53   0.17
R McGilberry                   2     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.02   0.00
M Littell                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   6   0          32     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1· 4           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Honeycutt, L (0-1)           2.1   5   5   5    1   1   2   5.17   13     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 5     27    -     0.62  -0.31
D Segui                        3.1   6   3   3    2   3   1   5.74   17     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 6          0-0    0.23  -0.01
B Galasso                      0.2   4   2   2    0   0   1   9.79    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4          2-1    0.03  -0.01
T House                        1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.82    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 1          2-0    0.00   0.00
G Erardi                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    16  10  10    4   6   4          45     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2·16          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: B Galasso (3).

IBB: D Segui (3; J Mayberry).

PO: R Honeycutt (1; F White, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: R Honeycutt (2; G Brett).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 7,191.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Seattle Mariners                     
1. J Zdeb               LF    1. S Braun              LF 
2. H McRae              DH    2. J Baez               2B 
3. G Brett              3B    3. B Stein              3B 
4. A Cowens             RF    4. L Stanton            RF 
5. A Otis               CF    5. R Jones              CF 
6. J Wathan             C     6. J Bernhardt          1B 
7. J Mayberry           1B    7. L Milbourne          DH 
8. F Patek              SS    8. L Cox                C  
9. F White              2B    9. J Sexton             SS 

   P Splittorff         P        R Honeycutt          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  -2-      14%  75% A Cowens        R Honeycutt     Home Run; Brett Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      11%  61% G Brett         R Honeycutt     Double to LF; McRae Scores
   t 3   1  0-3  1--      10%  90% A Cowens        R Honeycutt     Home Run; Brett Scores
   t 4   1  0-5  --3      -3%  91% H McRae         D Segui         Double Play: Fielder's Choice SS; Zdeb out at Hm/SS-C; McRae out at 2B/C-2B
   b 1   1  3-0  1--       3%  76% B Stein         P Splittorff    Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Zdeb          Lineout: LF
          ---      50%  H McRae         Walk
   R      1--      61%  G Brett         Double to LF; McRae Scores
   RR     -2-      75%  A Cowens        Home Run; Brett Scores
   O      ---      74%  A Otis          Strikeout
          ---      75%  J Wathan        Single to LF
   O      1--      74%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  S Braun         Strikeout Looking
          ---      73%  J Baez          Walk
   O      1--      76%  B Stein         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      78%  L Stanton       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  F Patek         Popfly: 1B
          ---      78%  F White         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      76%  J Zdeb          White Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      75%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  R Jones         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      79%  J Bernhardt     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  L Milbourne     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  H McRae         Single (LF-CF); McRae out at 2B/CF-2B
          ---      80%  G Brett         Hit By Pitch
   RR     1--      90%  A Cowens        Home Run; Brett Scores
                  Diego Segui replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
          ---      91%  A Otis          Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  J Wathan        Flyball: LF
          1--      90%  J Mayberry      Otis Steals 2B
          -2-      91%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      89%  F Patek         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  L Cox           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  J Sexton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      91%  S Braun         Single to CF
   O      1--      92%  J Baez          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Diego Segui facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  F White         Strikeout
          ---      94%  J Zdeb          Triple to CF
   OO     --3      91%  H McRae         Double Play: Fielder's Choice SS; Zdeb out at Hm/SS-C; McRae out at 2B/C-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  B Stein         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  L Stanton       Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  R Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Diego Segui facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
          ---      94%  A Cowens        Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      94%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      96%  J Wathan        Single to CF; Cowens Scores
   O      1--      96%  J Mayberry      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  J Bernhardt     Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  L Milbourne     Popfly: 1B
          1--      94%  L Cox           Walk; Bernhardt to 2B
   O      12-      96%  J Sexton        Strikeout
   O      12-      97%  S Braun         Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Diego Segui facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      99%  F Patek         Home Run
   O      ---      98%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Zdeb          Strikeout
          ---      98%  H McRae         Walk
          1--      99%  G Brett         Double to LF; McRae to 3B
                  Bob Galasso replaces Diego Segui pitching
   RO     -23      99%  A Cowens        Wild Pitch; McRae Scores; Brett out at Hm/C-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-8, Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  J Baez          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Stein         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  L Stanton       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Mariners 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bob Galasso facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  A Cowens        Single to LF
   RR     1--     100%  A Otis          Home Run (CF-RF); Cowens Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Wathan        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  J Mayberry      Single to LF
          1--     100%  F Patek         Single to LF; Mayberry to 2B
                  Tom House replaces Bob Galasso pitching; U L Washington pinch runs for Freddie Patek batting 8th
   O      12-     100%  F White         Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  J Zdeb          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 10, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-10, Randy McGilberry facing 5-6-7
                  Randy McGilberry replaces Paul Splittorff pitching; Buck Martinez replaces John Wathan playing C batting 6th; U L Washington moves to SS
   O      ---     100%  R Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  J Bernhardt     Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  L Milbourne     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  L Cox           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Mariners 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-0, Tom House facing 2-3-4
                  Puchy Delgado replaces Ruppert Jones playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Brett         Lineout: 3B
          ---     100%  A Cowens        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-10, Randy McGilberry facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Heise replaces Frank White playing 2B batting 9th
          ---     100%  J Sexton        Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  S Braun         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Baez          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Mariners 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-0, Greg Erardi facing 6-7-8
                  Greg Erardi replaces Tom House pitching
   O      ---     100%  B Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  U Washington    Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Heise         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-10, Mark Littell facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Littell replaces Randy McGilberry pitching; Cookie Rojas replaces George Brett playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  B Stein         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Stanton       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Delgado       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Mariners 0.

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