Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
May 15, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1979 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 2, Seattle Mariners 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 3 0 0 0
  Braun ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 1 2 1
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Porter dh 4 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 4 0 2 1
Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0
Wathan c 2 1 0 0
  Poquette ph 1 0 0 0
Cruz ss 3 0 0 0
  Quirk ph 1 0 0 0
Washington 2b 3 0 1 0
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cruz 2b 4 0 1 0
Jones cf 4 2 2 2
Paciorek lf 4 1 1 0
  Simpson rf 0 0 0 0
Horton dh 4 1 1 2
Roberts rf 4 0 1 0
  Hale lf 0 0 0 0
Meyer 1b 1 0 0 0
Stein 3b 3 1 0 0
Cox c 3 1 2 0
Mendoza ss 2 0 0 1
Parrott p 0 0 0 0
  Rawley p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 8 5
Kansas City 100 000 100252
Seattle 001 010 04x680
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  L (1-5) 7.1 7 5 4 1 2
  Martin   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
5
1
2
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Parrott   6.2 4 2 2 4 6
  Rawley   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  McLaughlin  W (2-2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
7

  E–Hurdle (3), Wathan (1).  DP–Kansas City 3, Seattle 1.  2B–Kansas City LaCock (8,off Parrott), Seattle Paciorek (4,off Gura).  HR–Seattle R Jones (4,3rd inning off Gura 0 on, 2 out); Horton (7,8th inning off Martin 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Hurdle (2,by Parrott).  SH–Mendoza (3,off Gura).  HBP–Meyer (2,by Gura).  SB–R Jones (11,3rd base off Martin/Wathan); Paciorek (1,2nd base off Martin/Wathan).  HBP–Gura (4,Meyer).  IBB–Parrott (9,Hurdle).  U-HP–Dallas Parks, 1B–Dick Feaser, 2B–Gale Miller, 3B–Jay Levet.  T–2:12.  A–6,356.
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