Pilots/Royals split series

9/11 - 9/12 - Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, MO GAME 1 - Pilots 7, Royals 1
The Pilots finally had one of those offensive break out games vs a quality
pitcher (Jim Rooker).  With the score knotted at 1 apiece the Seattle
exploded for 5 runs in the top of the 3rd and never looked back.  The
key blow was a Greg Goossen grand slam that took all the air out of the
building.  Goossen added a 5th RBI on the day with a sac fly in the
8th.  Fred Talbot (2-1, 2.11) threw 6 scoreless innings before giving
way to his buddy Jim Bouton (2 scoreless innings).  Tommy Davis (.358)
went 3 for 3 and had 2 doubles in this contest.  Tommy Harper stole his
8th and 9th bases.

GAME 2 - Royals 5, Pilots 3
Pilot starter Meyer couldn't make it out of the 2nd inning.  Dick Baney came on to
throw almost 5 scoreless innings in relief, which kept the Pilots in
the game.  Dick Drago gave up only 2 earned runs in 7 innings of work
for KC and that was the difference.  Mike Hegan had a pinch hit 2 run
shot in the 7th to cut it to 1, but the Royals scored a key insurance
run in the bottom of the frame off of Diego Segui to boost the lead
back up to 2.  Tommy Harper stole 2 more bases to increase his season
total to 11.

9/13 - 9/14 - Sicks Stadium, Seattle, WA GAME 3 - Pilots 4, Royals 0
Big Gene Brabender carried a no hitter into the 5th only to see his
opposing number, Wally Bunker, break it up.  Bob Oliver recorded KC's
only other hit as Brabender (3-1, 3.08) tossed a 2 hit complete game
shutout.  Seattle nursed a 1-0 lead until the bottom of the 8th when
they exploded for 3 off of KC reliever Mike Hedlund.  "Orbit", Steve
Hovley doubled home Tommy Harper, followed by John Donaldson scoring on
a passed ball.  The final nail in the coffin was Wayne Comer's RBI
single to center.  KC got bitten by the injury bug.  Pat Kelly and Mike
Fiore went down in the same inning and are listed as game by game.

GAME 4 - Royals 3, Pilots 1
Butler and John Gelnar hooked up in a scoreless pitcher's duel for 5 innings
until KC posted 2 in the top of the 6th.  1969 Rookie of the Year, Lou
Piniella, led off the inning with a clean single to right.  Mike Fiore,
returning from injury, slugged a tape measure shot to right center to
break the ice and give KC a 2-0 lead.  The Pilots cut the deficit in
half in the home half of the 7th when Wayne Comer lifted a sac fly to
left to score Rich Rollins, who had singled earlier.  With 2 runners
still on, Don Mincher came up as a pinch hitter and lined out to Jackie
Hernandez at short to end the inning and squander Seattle's chance to
tie it.  Bob Locker allowed KC to load the bases in the 8th and Diego
Segui came on and walked Jackie Hernandez to give KC a much needed
insurance run.  Mo Drabowsky came on to save the game in the 9th and
quickly got the first 2 outs.  Steve Whitaker, pinch hitting for Wayne
Comer, walked to bring up Mincher who was given an intentional pass.
Merritt Ranew came off the bench to pinch hit for Jerry McNertney and
looked at a called strike 3 to end the game as KC salvaged a series
split.