Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
September 7, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1977 at Kingdome. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 10, Seattle Mariners 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 4 2 4 2
McRae dh 4 1 2 2
Lahoud lf 4 0 3 2
  Zdeb lf 0 0 0 0
Cowens rf 5 0 1 2
Mayberry 1b 5 0 0 0
Porter c 5 3 4 2
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Patek ss 5 1 1 0
White 2b 4 3 3 0
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 18 10
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Collins lf 5 2 3 0
Baez 2b,3b 4 0 1 0
Jones cf 5 0 1 1
Stanton rf 5 1 2 1
Stein 3b 1 0 0 0
  Milbourne pr,2b 2 1 0 0
Bernhardt dh 4 1 2 1
Meyer 1b 4 1 2 2
Sexton ss 4 0 1 1
Cox c 1 1 0 0
  Stinson ph,c 2 0 0 0
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
  Laxton p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 6
Kansas City 220 320 10010181
Seattle 106 000 0007120
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler   2.2 7 6 6 1 0
  Gura   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Littell  W (7-4) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Bird  SV (11) 3.0 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
2
4
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott   2.0 8 4 4 1 0
  Laxton   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Romo  L (6-10) 6.0 9 4 4 0 3
Totals
9.0
18
10
10
2
3

  E–Brett (19).  DP–Kansas City 2, Seattle 2.  PB–Porter (8).  2B–Kansas City Lahoud (5,off Abbott); Patek (24,off Laxton); Brett (30,off Romo), Seattle Collins (6,off Hassler); Stanton (22,off Hassler); Meyer (18,off Gura).  HR–Kansas City Porter 2 (13,2nd inning off Abbott 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Romo 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Otis (3,off Romo).  SF–Lahoud (1,off Romo).  HBP–McRae (10,by Romo); Stein (4,by Hassler).  SB–White 2 (22,2nd base off Abbott/Cox,2nd base off Romo/Cox).  HBP–Hassler (5,Stein); Romo (5,McRae).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:57.  A–7,814.
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