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BAL  3
@BOS  2

CAL  3
MIL  2

CLE  5
TOR  4

NYY  5
@DET  4

TEX  6
@MIN  2

OAK  2
CHW  1

SEA  4
KCR  2

SDP  9
@ATL  2

PHI  9
@CHC  8

CIN  4
LAD  1

SFG  2
@HOU  1

NYM  3
PIT  2

(15)
MON  7
@STL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 12,340

Saturday, September 8, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:32
Royals
2
74-67
Lost 1
2nd, 4 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  1
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  1   3  0  X    4  9  0
W: F Bannister (8-14), L: D Leonard (11-10)
Mariners
4
60-83
Won 1
6th, 19 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .309  .772    0    2   0   2B
H McRae DH                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .275  .795    0    0   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .329  .932    0    3   0   3B
A Otis CF                     2   0   1   0    2   0  .295  .821    0    2   0   
D Porter C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .294  .917    0    2   2   
A Cowens RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .776    0    2   0   2B,GDP
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .249  .677    0    1   4   
J Wathan 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .543    0   10   0   
U Washington SS               3   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .628    0    2   2   

D Leonard P                                                              0   0
  A Hrabosky P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   8                    24   8
BATTING
2B: W Wilson (17, off F Bannister); A Cowens (17, off F Bannister).
3B: G Brett (17, off F Bannister).
TB: G Brett 3; A Cowens 2; W Wilson 2; A Otis; U Washington; H McRae.
GIDP: A Cowens (11).
RBI: G Brett 2 (93).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
FIELDING
E: D Porter (13).
Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .263  .670    0    3   6   2·SB
R Jones CF                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .261  .810    0    3   0   CS
B Bochte 1B                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .321  .880    0    8   1   HR
W Horton DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .770    0    0   0   
D Meyer 3B                    2   0   2   0    0   0  .289  .815    0    0   0   2B,CS
  M Mendoza SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .485         1   1   
  C Beamon PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .158  .369    0    0   0   
  B Stein 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .656    0    0   2   
L Roberts LF                  3   0   0   1    1   0  .268  .796    0    0   0   
J Simpson RF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .682    0    0   0   SH
L Milbourne SS-3B-SS          3   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .668    0    1   0   
L Cox C                       4   1   1   0    0   0  .223  .591    0    9   0   

F Bannister P                                                            2   0
Totals                       30   4   9   4    5   2                    27  10
BATTING
2B: D Meyer (20, off D Leonard).
HR: B Bochte (14, off D Leonard; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: J Simpson (5, off A Hrabosky).
TB: B Bochte 5; D Meyer 3; J Simpson; C Beamon; R Jones; W Horton; L Cox.
RBI: B Bochte 2 (87); R Jones (71); L Roberts (46).
2-out RBI: B Bochte 2; R Jones.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Cruz-M Mendoza-B Bochte.
BASERUNNING
SB: J Cruz 2 (42, 2nd base off D Leonard/D Porter 2).
CS: R Jones (8, 2nd base by D Leonard/D Porter); D Meyer (6, 2nd base by D Leonard/D Porter).

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
D Leonard, L (11-10)           7.1   9   4   4    4   2   1   4.41   33     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 9     42    -     1.50  -0.24
A Hrabosky                     0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.17    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.43   0.02
Totals                         8     9   4   4    5   2   1          36     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1· 9          1-0 
Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Bannister, W (8-14)          9     6   2   2    3   8   0   3.88   35     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2· 6     72    -     0.88   0.28
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   8   0          35     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2· 6           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 12,340.
Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Seattle Mariners                     
1. W Wilson             LF    1. J Cruz               2B 
2. H McRae              DH    2. R Jones              CF 
3. G Brett              3B    3. B Bochte             1B 
4. A Otis               CF    4. W Horton             DH 
5. D Porter             C     5. D Meyer              3B 
6. A Cowens             RF    6. L Roberts            LF 
7. F White              2B    7. J Simpson            RF 
8. J Wathan             1B    8. L Milbourne          SS 
9. U Washington         SS    9. L Cox                C  

   D Leonard            P        F Bannister          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  2-2  1--      32%  86% B Bochte        D Leonard       Home Run; Jones Scores
   b 7   2  2-1  -2-      21%  54% R Jones         D Leonard       Single to CF (CF-RF); Cox Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3     -13%  25% G Brett         F Bannister     Triple (CF-RF); Wilson Scores; McRae Scores
   b 6   0  2-0  1--     -10%  23% B Bochte        D Leonard       Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 6   1  2-0  12-      10%  43% C Beamon        D Leonard       Single to CF; Bochte to 3B; Horton to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  W Wilson        Double to LF
          -2-      38%  H McRae         Single to LF; Wilson to 3B
   RR     1-3      25%  G Brett         Triple (CF-RF); Wilson Scores; McRae Scores
          --3      23%  A Otis          Walk
   O      1-3      27%  D Porter        Strikeout
   O      1-3      32%  A Cowens        Lineout: 2B
   O      1-3      36%  F White         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--      42%  R Jones         Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      37%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      34%  B Bochte        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      31%  W Horton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  J Wathan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  U Washington    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      35%  W Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  D Meyer         Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      36%  L Roberts       Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-      33%  J Simpson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -2-      29%  L Milbourne     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Floyd Bannister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      31%  H McRae         Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      32%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      33%  A Otis          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      31%  L Cox           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      34%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--      38%  R Jones         Cruz Steals 2B; Cruz to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      32%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      --3      28%  B Bochte        Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      29%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-P
          ---      26%  A Cowens        Double to LF
   O      -2-      29%  F White         Strikeout
   O      -2-      32%  J Wathan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      29%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      32%  D Meyer         Single to LF
   O      1--      28%  L Roberts       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      25%  J Simpson       Meyer Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
                  Larry Milbourne moves to 3B; Mario Mendoza replaces Dan Meyer playing SS batting 5th
   O      ---      27%  U Washington    Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      30%  H McRae         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
          ---      35%  J Simpson       Single to LF
   O      1--      32%  L Milbourne     Groundout: 2B-1B; Simpson to 2B
   O      -2-      27%  L Cox           Flyball: RF; Simpson to 3B
   O      --3      23%  J Cruz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Floyd Bannister facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      24%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      23%  A Otis          Walk
          1--      20%  D Porter        Walk; Otis to 2B
   OO     12-      27%  A Cowens        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Leonard facing 2-3-4
          ---      33%  R Jones         Walk
   O      1--      23%  B Bochte        Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      27%  " "             Single to RF
          1--      33%  W Horton        Single to LF; Bochte to 2B
                  Charlie Beamon pinch hits for Mario Mendoza batting 5th
          12-      43%  C Beamon        Single to CF; Bochte to 3B; Horton to 2B
   RO     123      40%  L Roberts       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bochte Scores; Horton to 3B
   O      1-3      31%  J Simpson       Foul Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Stein replaces Charlie Beamon playing 3B batting 5th; Larry Milbourne moves to SS
   O      ---      34%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      36%  J Wathan        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      34%  U Washington    Single to LF
   O      1--      37%  W Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  L Milbourne     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      38%  L Cox           Single to CF
   O      1--      34%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B; Cox to 2B
   R      -2-      54%  R Jones         Single to CF (CF-RF); Cox Scores
   RR     1--      86%  B Bochte        Home Run; Jones Scores
   O      ---      86%  W Horton        Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Floyd Bannister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  H McRae         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      92%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      90%  A Otis          Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  B Stein         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      94%  L Roberts       Walk
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Dennis Leonard pitching
   O      1--      93%  J Simpson       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Roberts to 2B
          -2-      93%  L Milbourne     Walk
   O      12-      92%  L Cox           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  F White         Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---     100%  J Wathan        Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Mariners 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA197909080

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