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Standings
TEX
@MIN		0
2
KCR
@SEA		1
10
BOS
@TOR		5
4
ATL
@CIN		0
10
PIT
@MON		2
5
LAD
@SDP		8
1
Monday, May 22, 1978, 7:35PM
, Kingdome
Attendance: 6,190, Time of Game: 2:19
Royals
1
19-18
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Mariners
10
15-27
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Tom House (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  9  2
Mariners        0  3  1   4  0  0   0  2  X   10 10  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
George Brett 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .296 .855 0.005 0.76 0.038 -0.033 0.2 0 1
Hal McRae DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .882 -0.118 0.85 0.004 -0.121 -1.1 GDP
Amos Otis CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .315 .958 -0.053 0.40 0.000 -0.053 -0.2 4 0 SB
Al Cowens RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .260 .737 -0.046 0.43 0.000 -0.046 -0.0 1 1 2B
John Wathan 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .289 .675 0.035 0.31 0.041 -0.006 0.2 8 1
Darrell Porter C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 .804 -0.082 0.44 0.000 -0.082 -1.6 6 0 GDP
Freddie Patek SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .651 -0.012 0.23 0.000 -0.012 -0.2 0 0
   U L Washington SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .661 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.5 1 1
Frank White 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 .615 0.034 0.29 0.036 -0.001 -0.0 0 2
   Jerry Terrell 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .450 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Willie Wilson LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .245 .614 0.056 0.52 0.059 -0.003 0.2 3 0
Dennis Leonard P 1 1
   Steve Mingori P 0 1
   Jim Colborn P 0 0
   Doug Bird P 0 0
Team Totals 34 1 9 1 0 3 .265 .559 -0.182 0.46 0.178 -0.358 -3.2 24 8
2B: A Cowens (6, off T House).
TB: G Brett 2; J Wathan 2; A Cowens 2; A Otis; W Wilson; H McRae; F White.
GIDP: D Porter (2); H McRae (6).
RBI: A Cowens (16).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Cowens-D Porter.
E: W Wilson (2); G Brett (4).
Outfield Assists: A Cowens (L Milbourne at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: A Otis (9, 2nd base off T House/B Stinson).

Seattle Mariners

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Cruz 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .273 .680 0.010 0.39 0.061 -0.051 1.3 1 4 2B
Craig Reynolds SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .722 -0.044 0.47 0.000 -0.044 -0.8 2 5
Bruce Bochte LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .272 .745 0.040 0.37 0.057 -0.018 0.5 2 0 HR
Leon Roberts RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .914 -0.036 0.34 0.001 -0.037 -0.2 2 0 HBP
Steve Braun DH 1 1 0 0 1 0 .246 .729 0.034 0.53 0.038 -0.004 0.3
   Leroy Stanton PH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .205 .577 -0.001 0.01 0.000 -0.001 -0.4
Ruppert Jones CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 .227 .628 0.116 0.46 0.116 0.000 2.0 1 0 2B
Bob Stinson C 4 2 1 1 0 0 .274 .813 0.042 0.35 0.055 -0.013 0.8 4 0
Juan Bernhardt 1B 3 2 2 1 0 0 .324 .763 0.025 0.40 0.027 -0.002 1.1 13 0 SH
Larry Milbourne 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .300 .700 0.132 0.41 0.132 0.000 1.8 2 5 3B
Tom House P 0 1
Team Totals 34 10 10 6 1 4 .294 .833 0.318 0.38 0.487 -0.170 6.3 27 15
2B: J Cruz (6, off S Mingori); R Jones (5, off D Leonard).
3B: L Milbourne (1, off D Leonard).
HR: B Bochte (3, off D Leonard; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: J Bernhardt (1, off D Leonard).
HBP: L Roberts (1, by S Mingori).
TB: L Milbourne 4; B Bochte 4; R Jones 3; J Cruz 3; J Bernhardt 2; B Stinson.
RBI: L Milbourne 2 (3); J Cruz (8); B Stinson (17); J Bernhardt (3); B Bochte (19).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Cruz-C Reynolds-J Bernhardt 2.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Leonard, L (3-8) 3.1 6 7 5 1 1 1 4.99 18 24 -0.295 0.82 -4.3
Steve Mingori 1.2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.10 8 2 2 -0.024 0.07 -1.4
Jim Colborn 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.25 6 0 0 0.001 0.00 0.9
Doug Bird 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 6.87 5 0 0 0.000 0.00 -1.5
Team Totals 8 10 10 7 1 4 1 7.88 37 24 2 2 -0.318 0.46 -6.3

Seattle Mariners

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom House, W (3-2) 9 9 1 1 0 3 0 3.48 34 68 0.182 0.46 3.2
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 0 3 0 1.00 34 68 0.182 0.38 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: D Bird 3 (3).
HBP: S Mingori (2; L Roberts).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 6,190.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Seattle Mariners
1 George Brett 3B 1 Julio Cruz 2B
2 Hal McRae DH 2 Craig Reynolds SS
3 Amos Otis CF 3 Bruce Bochte LF
4 Al Cowens RF 4 Leon Roberts RF
5 John Wathan 1B 5 Steve Braun DH
6 Darrell Porter C 6 Ruppert Jones CF
7 Freddie Patek SS 7 Bob Stinson C
8 Frank White 2B 8 Juan Bernhardt 1B
9 Willie Wilson LF 9 Larry Milbourne 3B
Dennis Leonard P Tom House P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-0 1 -23 RR SEA L. Milbourne D. Leonard 12% 86% Triple (CF-RF); Jones Scores/unER; Stinson Scores
t3 0-3 1 1-3 OO KCR H. McRae T. House 10% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 0-0 0 1-- SEA R. Jones D. Leonard 10% 68% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Braun to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO KCR D. Porter T. House 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 0-3 0 1-- KCR W. Wilson T. House -6% 71% Single to CF; White to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCR G. Brett T. House -4% 46% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O KCR H. McRae T. House 2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B; Brett to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O KCR A. Otis T. House 3% 51% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 -2- O KCR A. Cowens T. House 3% 55% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- SEA J. Cruz D. Leonard 4% 58% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O SEA C. Reynolds D. Leonard -3% 55% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O SEA B. Bochte D. Leonard -2% 53% Groundout: 1B-P; Cruz to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O SEA L. Roberts D. Leonard -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- KCR J. Wathan T. House -4% 46% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO KCR D. Porter T. House 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR F. Patek T. House 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- SEA S. Braun D. Leonard 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- SEA R. Jones D. Leonard 10% 68% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Braun to 3B
b2 0-0 0 1-3 R SEA B. Stinson D. Leonard 6% 74% Fielder's Choice ; Braun Scores; Jones to 2B
b2 1-0 0 12- O SEA J. Bernhardt D. Leonard -0% 74% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Jones to 3B; Stinson to 2B
b2 1-0 1 -23 RR SEA L. Milbourne D. Leonard 12% 86% Triple (CF-RF); Jones Scores/unER; Stinson Scores
b2 3-0 1 --3 OO SEA J. Cruz D. Leonard -5% 81% Line Drive Double Play: RF-C
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 3.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mariners' Tom House facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 --- KCR F. White T. House -4% 77% Single to LF
t3 0-3 0 1-- KCR W. Wilson T. House -6% 71% Single to CF; White to 2B
t3 0-3 0 12- O KCR G. Brett T. House 3% 75% Flyball: CF; White to 3B
t3 0-3 1 1-3 OO KCR H. McRae T. House 10% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 2-3-4
b3 3-0 0 --- O SEA C. Reynolds D. Leonard -1% 84% Flyball: CF
b3 3-0 1 --- R SEA B. Bochte D. Leonard 6% 90% Home Run
b3 4-0 1 --- O SEA L. Roberts D. Leonard -0% 89% Groundout: P-1B
b3 4-0 2 --- O SEA S. Braun D. Leonard -0% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 4.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mariners' Tom House facing 3-4-5
t4 0-4 0 --- O KCR A. Otis T. House 2% 91% Flyball: RF
t4 0-4 1 --- O KCR A. Cowens T. House 1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-4 2 --- O KCR J. Wathan T. House 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 6-7-8
b4 4-0 0 --- SEA R. Jones D. Leonard 2% 94% Double to LF
b4 4-0 0 -2- O SEA B. Stinson D. Leonard -1% 93% Flyball: LF
b4 4-0 1 -2- R SEA J. Bernhardt D. Leonard 3% 95% Single to CF; Jones Scores
b4 5-0 1 1-- SEA L. Milbourne D. Leonard 1% 97% Single to CF; Bernhardt to 3B
Steve Mingori replaces Dennis Leonard pitching
b4 5-0 1 1-3 RRR SEA J. Cruz S. Mingori 3% 99% Double to LF; Bernhardt Scores; Milbourne Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER; Cruz Scores/No RBI/unER
b4 8-0 1 --- O SEA C. Reynolds S. Mingori -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b4 8-0 2 --- O SEA B. Bochte S. Mingori -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Mariners' Tom House facing 6-7-8
t5 0-8 0 --- O KCR D. Porter T. House 0% 99% Foul Flyball: RF
t5 0-8 1 --- O KCR F. Patek T. House 0% 99% Popfly: 2B
t5 0-8 2 --- O KCR F. White T. House 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 8-0, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 4-5-6
U L Washington replaces Freddie Patek playing SS batting 7th
b5 8-0 0 --- SEA L. Roberts S. Mingori 0% 100% Hit By Pitch
Leroy Stanton pinch hits for Steve Braun (DH) batting 5th
b5 8-0 0 1-- O SEA L. Stanton S. Mingori -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b5 8-0 1 1-- SEA R. Jones S. Mingori 0% 100% Single to RF; Roberts to 3B
b5 8-0 1 1-3 O SEA B. Stinson S. Mingori -0% 99% Fielder's Choice P; Roberts out at Hm/P-C; Jones to 2B
b5 8-0 2 12- O SEA J. Bernhardt S. Mingori -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Mariners' Tom House facing 9-1-2
t6 0-8 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson T. House 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-8 1 --- KCR G. Brett T. House -0% 99% Single to CF
t6 0-8 1 1-- KCR H. McRae T. House -0% 99% Single to LF; Brett to 2B
t6 0-8 1 12- O KCR A. Otis T. House 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B; Brett to 3B; McRae to 2B
t6 0-8 2 -23 O KCR A. Cowens T. House 0% 100% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 8-0, Royals' Jim Colborn facing 9-1-2
Jim Colborn replaces Steve Mingori pitching
b6 8-0 0 --- O SEA L. Milbourne J. Colborn -0% 100% Popfly: SS
b6 8-0 1 --- O SEA J. Cruz J. Colborn -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 8-0 2 --- O SEA C. Reynolds J. Colborn -0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Mariners' Tom House facing 5-6-7
t7 0-8 0 --- KCR J. Wathan T. House -0% 99% Single to LF
t7 0-8 0 1-- O KCR D. Porter T. House 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-8 1 1-- O KCR U. Washington T. House 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B; Wathan to 2B
t7 0-8 2 -2- O KCR F. White T. House 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 8-0, Royals' Jim Colborn facing 3-4-5
Jerry Terrell replaces Frank White playing 2B batting 8th
b7 8-0 0 --- O SEA B. Bochte J. Colborn -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 8-0 1 --- O SEA L. Roberts J. Colborn -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 8-0 2 --- O SEA L. Stanton J. Colborn 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Mariners' Tom House facing 9-1-2
t8 0-8 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson T. House 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-8 1 --- O KCR G. Brett T. House 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B
t8 0-8 2 --- O KCR H. McRae T. House 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 8-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 6-7-8
Doug Bird replaces Jim Colborn pitching
b8 8-0 0 --- O SEA R. Jones D. Bird 0% 100% Strikeout
b8 8-0 1 --- SEA B. Stinson D. Bird 0% 100% Single to RF
b8 8-0 1 1-- SEA J. Bernhardt D. Bird 0% 100% Single to LF; Stinson to 2B
b8 8-0 1 12- SEA L. Milbourne D. Bird 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Stinson to 3B; Bernhardt to 2B
b8 8-0 1 -23 R SEA L. Milbourne D. Bird 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Stinson Scores; Bernhardt to 3B
b8 9-0 1 --3 R SEA L. Milbourne D. Bird 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Bernhardt Scores
b8 10-0 1 --- O SEA L. Milbourne D. Bird 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b8 10-0 2 --- O SEA J. Cruz D. Bird 0% 100% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Mariners 10.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-10, Mariners' Tom House facing 3-4-5
t9 0-10 0 --- KCR A. Otis T. House -0% 100% Single to LF
t9 0-10 0 1-- KCR A. Cowens T. House 0% 100% Otis Steals 2B
t9 0-10 0 -2- R KCR A. Cowens T. House -0% 100% Double to LF; Otis Scores
t9 1-10 0 -2- O KCR J. Wathan T. House 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 1-10 1 -2- O KCR D. Porter T. House 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cowens to 3B
t9 1-10 2 --3 O KCR U. Washington T. House 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Mariners 10.

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