Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
September 16, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1979 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 6, Kansas City Royals 3

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cruz 2b 4 0 1 2
  Milbourne ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Jones cf 5 0 1 0
Roberts lf 3 1 1 0
  Simpson lf 1 0 1 0
Horton dh 5 1 1 0
Stein 3b 5 2 2 1
Bochte 1b 2 0 1 1
Valentine ss 4 1 2 1
  Mendoza ss 1 0 0 0
Craig rf 4 1 2 1
Cox c 3 0 1 0
  Stinson c 1 0 0 0
Dressler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 3 1
McRae dh 4 0 3 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Porter c 3 1 0 0
LaCock 1b 4 1 1 0
Cowens rf 4 0 1 1
Nettles lf 4 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 1 1
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
Washington ss 3 0 0 0
  Quirk ph 1 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Eaton p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Seattle 000 500 1006131
Kansas City 001 200 000393
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Dressler  W (3-2) 9.0 9 3 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
1
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (13-17) 4.0 8 5 5 0 1
  Eaton   2.2 4 1 1 2 0
  Martin   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
2
2

  E–Cruz (11), Brett (30), White (11), Washington (16).  DP–Seattle 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Seattle Cruz (13,off Splittorff); B Stein (9,off Eaton), Kansas City McRae (30,off Dressler); LaCock (25,off Dressler).  HR–Kansas City Wilson (6,3rd inning off Dressler 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Roberts (7,off Eaton).  SF–Bochte (9,off Splittorff).  IBB–Bochte (8,by Eaton).  SB–Wilson (73,2nd base off Dressler/Cox).  IBB–Eaton (2,Bochte).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Dallas Parks, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:42.  A–27,828.
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