Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
May 22, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1978 at Kingdome. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 1, Seattle Mariners 10

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 4 0 2 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Cowens rf 4 0 1 1
Wathan 1b 4 0 2 0
Porter c 4 0 0 0
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
  Washington ss 2 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 1 0
  Terrell 2b 0 0 0 0
Wilson lf 3 0 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Colborn p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cruz 2b 5 1 2 1
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0
Bochte lf 4 1 1 1
Roberts rf 3 0 0 0
Braun dh 1 1 0 0
  Stanton ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Jones cf 4 2 2 0
Stinson c 4 2 1 1
Bernhardt 1b 3 2 2 1
Milbourne 3b 4 1 2 2
House p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 10 6
Kansas City 000 000 001192
Seattle 031 400 02x10100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (3-8) 3.1 6 7 5 1 1
  Mingori   1.2 2 1 0 0 1
  Colborn   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bird   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
10
7
1
4
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
House  W (3-2) 9.0 9 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
0
3

  E–Brett (4), Wilson (2).  DP–Kansas City 1, Seattle 2.  2B–Kansas City Cowens (6,off House), Seattle Ruppert Jones (5,off Leonard); Cruz (6,off Mingori).  3B–Seattle Milbourne (1,off Leonard).  HR–Seattle Bochte (3,3rd inning off Leonard 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bernhardt (1,off Leonard).  HBP–Roberts (1,by Mingori).  SB–Otis (9,2nd base off House/Stinson).  WP–Bird 3 (3).  HBP–Mingori (2,Roberts).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:19.  A–6,190.
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