With the winning run resulting from a hit batsman, the Royals picked up a 7-6 triumph over the Mariners in 11 innings. The score was 6-6 entering the 11th frame when George Brett stroked a leadoff single. Amos Otis sacrificed and was safe at first when pitcher Mike Parrott bobbled the ball. A single by Darrell Porter loaded the sacks and brought on Enrique Romo in relief of Parrott.

Romo, after throwing a strike, hit John Wathan with his next heave to force in the winning marker. The Royals trailed, 6-5, going into the ninth chukker but tied the contest on a walk to Otis, an infield out and a single by Hal McRae. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 7, Seattle Mariners 6

Game Played on Monday, September 18, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Royals 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 7 13 1 Mariners 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 13 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braun lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .269 Cruz 2b 6 1 1 0 0 0 .242 Terrell pr,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .197 Reynolds ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .291 Brett 3b 6 2 4 1 0 0 .285 Stein ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Otis cf 1 2 0 0 4 0 .296 Paciorek dh 5 0 2 0 0 0 .314 Porter c 5 0 1 1 0 0 .275 Roberts rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .298 LaCock 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .303 Robertson 1b 4 1 2 4 0 0 .232 Wathan ph,1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313 Meyer 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 McRae dh 6 0 1 1 0 1 .271 Stanton lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .183 Cowens rf 6 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Hale lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .178 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Ruppert Jones cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Quirk ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .240 Bernhardt 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Wilson pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 White 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .274 Stinson c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .267 Hurdle ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington pr,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 44 7 13 7 5 4 Totals 45 6 13 6 1 0 Time of Game: 3:21 Attendance: 5,766 Left on Base: Royals 12, Mariners 8 DP: Royals 1, Mariners 1 Errors: Otis, Parrott Doubles: LaCock 2 (19), Brett (41), Paciorek (17) Home Runs: Stinson (11), Robertson (8) Stolen Bases: White (12) Sacrifice Hits: Otis (1) Sacrifice Flies: Porter (4) GIDP: Robertson (5) Hit by Pitch: Wathan (4,by Romo), Stinson (6,by Gura) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura 4.1 10 6 6 0 0 2 23 2.96 Bird W(6-6) 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 22 5.40 Hrabosky SV(19) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.07 Totals 11 13 6 6 1 0 2 47 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mitchell 7 8 5 5 3 2 0 32 4.01 Todd 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.86 Rawley 0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 4.27 Parrott L(1-4) 1.2 3 1 0 0 2 0 9 4.80 Romo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.86 Totals 11 13 7 6 5 4 0 52 Hit by Pitch: Gura (4), Romo (5) Wild Pitches: Mitchell (4) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Greg Kosc ROYALS 1ST: Braun singled to left; Brett singled to right [Braun to third]; Otis walked [Brett to second]; Porter hit a sacrifice fly to left [Braun scored, Brett to third, Otis to second]; LaCock doubled to left [Brett scored, Otis scored]; McRae was called out on strikes; Cowens lined to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to center; Reynolds singled to left [Cruz to second]; Paciorek flied out to center; Roberts flied out to right [Cruz to third]; Robertson singled to center [Cruz scored, Reynolds to third]; Stanton popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 1. ROYALS 2ND: Patek flied out to center; White popped to shortstop; Braun popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); Bernhardt lined to left; Stinson was hit by a pitch; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 1. ROYALS 3RD: Brett flied out to center; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds popped to third; Paciorek singled to center; Roberts singled to left [Paciorek to second]; Robertson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 1. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock lined to left; McRae flied out to center; Cowens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 4TH: Stanton singled; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Bernhardt lined to right; Stinson homered [Stanton scored]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Mariners 3. ROYALS 5TH: Patek popped to first in foul territory; White singled to center; Braun flied out to right; White stole second; Brett doubled to right [White scored]; Otis walked; Porter flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 3. MARINERS 5TH: Reynolds singled to center; Paciorek flied out to left; Roberts singled to left [Reynolds to second]; Robertson homered [Reynolds scored, Roberts scored]; BIRD REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Stanton grounded out (third to first); Ruppert Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 6. ROYALS 6TH: LaCock flied out to left; McRae lined to center; Cowens singled to center; Patek forced Cowens (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 6. MARINERS 6TH: Bernhardt flied out to center; Stinson grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 6. ROYALS 7TH: White flied out to left; Braun popped to third; Brett singled to right; Otis walked [Brett to second]; Mitchell threw a wild pitch [Brett to third, Otis to second]; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 6. MARINERS 7TH: Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek doubled to center [Paciorek to third (error by Otis)]; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Robertson popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Mariners 6. ROYALS 8TH: MEYER REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING 1B); LaCock doubled to center; TODD REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first) [LaCock to third]; Cowens grounded out (third to first); QUIRK BATTED FOR PATEK; Quirk singled to left [LaCock scored]; HURDLE BATTED FOR WHITE; WILSON RAN FOR QUIRK; Hurdle singled [Wilson to third]; WASHINGTON RAN FOR HURDLE; Braun walked [Washington to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); TERRELL RAN FOR BRAUN; Brett flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 6. MARINERS 8TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Stanton grounded out (third to first); Ruppert Jones popped to third; Bernhardt singled to center; Stinson singled to left [Bernhardt to third]; Cruz forced Stinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Mariners 6. ROYALS 9TH: HALE REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING LF); Otis walked; Porter grounded out (third to first) [Otis to second]; PARROTT REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan grounded out (third to first); McRae singled to left [Otis scored, McRae to second (on throw to home)]; Cowens flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 6. MARINERS 9TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Reynolds popped to first; Paciorek flied out to left; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 6. ROYALS 10TH: Wilson flied out to left; Washington struck out; Terrell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 6. MARINERS 10TH: Meyer popped to shortstop; Hale flied out to left; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Mariners 6. ROYALS 11TH: Brett singled to center; Otis reached on an error by Parrott on a sacrifice bunt [Brett to second]; Porter singled to left [Brett to third, Otis to second]; ROMO REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Wathan was hit by a pitch [Brett scored (unearned), Otis to third, Porter to second]; McRae popped to first in foul territory; Cowens lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Porter out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 6. MARINERS 11TH: Bernhardt walked; MILBOURNE RAN FOR BERNHARDT; Stinson popped to pitcher in foul territory; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to center; STEIN BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Stein forced Milbourne (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Mariners 6.

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