Collecting 14 hits against four Seattle pitchers, the Royals won their 11th game in last 12, a 12-3 lashing of the Mariners. With K.C. ahead, 1-0, Pete LaCock led off the fourth with a home run. A double by Amos Otis, triple by Clint Hurdle and single by Al Cowens sent Mike Parrott down to a third loss in his four decisions. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 12, Seattle Mariners 3

Game Played on Wednesday, July 26, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 2 0 Royals 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 3 x - 12 14 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Brett 3b 1 0 0 1 0 1 .316 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Poquette ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Ruppert Jones cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .250 Terrell pr,3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .186 Roberts rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .300 McRae dh 5 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Paciorek lf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .343 LaCock 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 .310 Meyer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Otis cf 4 2 1 1 0 0 .273 Robertson dh 1 0 0 1 1 0 .213 Porter c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Stein 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Hurdle lf 2 2 2 2 1 0 .266 Stinson c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Wilson lf,cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Bernhardt ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Cowens rf 3 0 1 2 0 1 .255 Plummer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Wathan c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Parrott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zdeb lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .236 Montague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 4 2 3 2 0 0 .281 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .277 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 3 2 3 4 4 Totals 36 12 14 12 3 3 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 20,327 Left on Base: Mariners 3, Royals 5 DP: Mariners 1, Royals 0 Doubles: Paciorek (9), Otis (18), White (18) Triples: Hurdle (4), Patek (1) Home Runs: LaCock (5) Stolen Bases: Patek (28) Sacrifice Flies: Robertson (1), Brett (5), Cowens (7) GIDP: LaCock (5) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Parrott L(1-3) 3 5 4 4 1 2 1 15 5.95 Montague 1.2 4 5 5 0 0 0 10 6.18 Rawley 2.1 3 3 3 2 1 0 11 4.40 Todd 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.57 Totals 8 14 12 12 3 3 1 41 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bird W(4-4) 6 1 3 3 4 4 0 23 5.59 Mingori SV(5) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.85 Totals 9 2 3 3 4 4 0 33 Wild Pitches: Bird (9) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 3B - Marty Springstead MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to left; Reynolds struck out; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett struck out; McRae flied out to right; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. MARINERS 2ND: Roberts struck out; Paciorek walked; Bird threw a wild pitch [Paciorek to second]; Meyer struck out; Robertson walked; Stein lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (second to first); Hurdle walked; Cowens struck out; Wathan forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stinson flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled to center; Patek stole second; White popped to second [Patek to third]; Brett lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Patek scored]; McRae flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 1. MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock homered; Otis doubled to left; Hurdle tripled to left [Otis scored]; Cowens singled [Hurdle scored]; MONTAGUE REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Wathan forced Cowens (shortstop to second); Patek forced Wathan (third to second); White flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 4. MARINERS 5TH: Meyer lined to first; Robertson grounded out (third to first); Stein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: POQUETTE BATTED FOR BRETT; Poquette singled; George Brett left with slight sprain of left thumb; TERRELL RAN FOR POQUETTE; McRae singled to left [Terrell to second]; LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher) [Terrell to third, McRae to second]; Otis reached on a fielder's choice [Terrell scored]; Hurdle singled to right [McRae scored, Otis to third]; Cowens lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Otis scored]; Wathan singled to left [Hurdle to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Patek tripled to right [Hurdle scored, Wathan scored]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 9. MARINERS 6TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Stinson grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 9. ROYALS 6TH: Terrell walked; McRae lined to left; LaCock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Terrell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 9. MARINERS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Ruppert Jones walked; Roberts walked [Ruppert Jones to second]; Paciorek doubled to center [Ruppert Jones scored, Roberts scored]; MINGORI REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Meyer grounded out (second to first) [Paciorek to third]; Robertson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Paciorek scored]; Stein grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 9. ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Wilson was called out on strikes; Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 9. MARINERS 8TH: PORTER REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING C ); ZDEB REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING LF); WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BERNHARDT BATTED FOR STINSON; Bernhardt popped to second; Cruz lined to left; Reynolds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 9. ROYALS 8TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BERNHARDT (PLAYING C ); Zdeb walked; Patek singled to left [Zdeb to second]; White doubled to right [Zdeb scored, Patek to third]; TODD REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Terrell grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (first unassisted); LaCock singled to left [Patek scored, White scored]; Porter singled to center [LaCock to third]; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 12. MARINERS 9TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek singled to center; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 12.

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