Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
June 20, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1977 at Royals Stadium. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 2

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Baez 2b 4 1 1 0
Braun lf 2 2 2 0
Meyer 1b 1 1 0 1
Jones cf 3 0 0 0
  Smith rf 0 0 0 0
Stanton dh 4 0 2 3
Stein 3b 4 0 0 0
Stinson c 4 0 1 0
Lopez rf,cf 4 0 1 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0
Wheelock p 0 0 0 0
  Kekich p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 3 1 2 1
  Zdeb ph,lf 1 0 0 0
McRae dh 3 1 1 1
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 0
LaCock rf 3 0 1 0
  Cowens ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Porter c 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 1 0
  Wathan ph 1 0 1 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
  Rojas ph 1 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Seattle 101 000 020480
Kansas City 100 000 010280
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Wheelock  W (3-4) 5.0 5 1 1 0 1
  Kekich   2.1 2 1 1 3 1
  Romo  SV (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (4-8) 9.0 8 4 4 4 6
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 3, Kansas City 2.  2B–Seattle Braun (12,off Leonard); Stinson (8,off Leonard).  3B–Seattle Braun (1,off Leonard).  HR–Kansas City Poquette (1,1st inning off Wheelock 0 on, 0 out); McRae (6,8th inning off Kekich 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Braun (4,off Leonard).  SF–Meyer (3,off Leonard).  HBP–Mayberry (5,by Wheelock).  SB–Ruppert Jones (7,2nd base off Leonard/Porter).  CS–Reynolds (3,2nd base by Leonard/Porter).  HBP–Wheelock (2,Mayberry).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:40.  A–21,475.
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