A two-run single by Leroy Stanton in the eighth inning enabled the Mariners to beat the Royals, 4-2. Stanton's key blow came after Jose Baez singled, Dan Meyer walked and the runners advanced on a groundout. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Monday, June      20, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Mariners     1  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  8  0
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baez 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .305      Poquette lf           3   1   2   1     0   0   .329
Braun lf              2   2   2   0     1   0   .254        Zdeb ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Meyer 1b              1   1   0   1     2   1   .249      McRae dh              3   1   1   1     1   0   .279
Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   0   0     1   2   .267      Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
  Smith rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Stanton dh            4   0   2   3     0   1   .263      LaCock rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .351
Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .274        Cowens ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Stinson c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Lopez rf,cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Wheelock p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wathan ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .375
  Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .223
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rojas ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   8   4     4   6             Totals               32   2   8   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 21,475
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Royals 7
DP: Mariners 3, Royals 2
Doubles: Braun (12), Stinson (8)
Triples: Braun (1)
Home Runs: Poquette (1), McRae (6)
Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (7)
Caught Stealing: Reynolds (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Braun (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Meyer (3)
GIDP: McRae (5), Cowens (5)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (5,by Wheelock)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wheelock W(3-4)         5     5   1   1   0   1   1  19   4.66
Kekich                  2.1   2   1   1   3   1   1  12   2.67
Romo SV(3)              1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.09
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   4   2  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(4-8)          9     8   4   4   4   6   0  36   4.29
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   6   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Wheelock (2)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Durwood Merrill


MARINERS 1ST: Baez grounded out (second to first); Braun doubled
to right; Meyer walked; Ruppert Jones struck out; Stanton
singled to center [Braun scored, Meyer to second]; Stein was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals
0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette homered; McRae flied out to right; Brett
flied out to right; Mayberry was hit by a pitch; LaCock grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals
1.

MARINERS 2ND: Stinson flied out to center; Lopez singled to
left; Reynolds flied into a double play (third to first) [Lopez
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter singled to right; Otis flied out to center;
Patek struck out; White forced Porter (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Royals 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Baez grounded out (third to first); Braun tripled
to left; Meyer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Braun scored];
Ruppert Jones walked; Ruppert Jones stole second; Stanton was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals
1.

ROYALS 3RD: Poquette singled to center; McRae grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Poquette out at second];
Brett singled to right; Mayberry flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Stein flied out to center; Stinson grounded out
(third to first); Lopez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock singled to left; Porter flied out to left;
Otis lined into a double play (third to first) [LaCock out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Reynolds flied out to left; Baez grounded out
(third to first); Braun walked; Meyer was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Ruppert Jones struck out; Stanton popped to
catcher in foul territory; Stein popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: KEKICH REPLACED WHEELOCK (PITCHING); McRae walked;
Brett flied out to right; Mayberry popped to third; LaCock
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
2, Royals 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson doubled to right; Lopez lined into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Stinson out at second];
Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter flied out to right; Otis walked; Patek
singled to left [Otis to second]; White struck out; ZDEB BATTED
FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Royals 1.

MARINERS 8TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Baez singled to
left; Braun out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Baez to
second]; Meyer walked; Ruppert Jones grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Baez to third, Meyer to second]; Ruppert Jones
ejected by HP umpire Dave Phillips; Stanton singled to left
[Baez scored, Meyer scored]; Stein grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: SMITH REPLACED RUPPERT JONES (PLAYING RF); LOPEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); McRae homered; Brett flied out
to left; Mayberry walked; ROMO REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING);
COWENS BATTED FOR LACOCK; Cowens grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Royals 2.

MARINERS 9TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stinson was
called out on strikes; Lopez grounded out (third to first);
Reynolds singled to left; Reynolds was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Porter struck out; Otis struck out; WATHAN BATTED
FOR PATEK; Wathan singled to right; ROJAS BATTED FOR WHITE;
Rojas popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Royals 2.