Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
June 28, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1980 at Kingdome. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Kansas City Royals 4, Seattle Mariners 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 1 3 0
Washington ss 5 1 3 2
McRae dh 5 0 0 0
Otis cf 5 0 2 0
Aikens 1b 3 1 0 0
  LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0
Wathan c 5 0 2 2
Hurdle rf 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Chalk 3b 4 1 1 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 12 4
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cruz 2b 4 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0
Bochte 1b 4 1 2 0
Paciorek dh 3 0 1 2
Meyer lf 4 0 0 0
Roberts L. rf 3 0 0 0
Anderson 3b 3 0 0 0
Mendoza ss 3 0 0 0
Hill c 3 1 0 0
Roberts D. p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Kansas City 000 040 0004121
Seattle 000 000 002242
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (10-3) 9.0 4 2 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
0
1
3
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (1-2) 4.2 8 4 4 0 2
  McLaughlin   3.1 4 0 0 0 1
  Heaverlo   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
4

  E–Washington (12), Cruz (5), Mendoza (12).  DP–Kansas City 1, Seattle 1.  2B–Kansas City Chalk (8,off D Roberts), Seattle Bochte (14,off Gura).  3B–Kansas City Washington (5,off D Roberts); Wathan (5,off D Roberts).  HBP–Aikens (5,by D Roberts).  IBB–Aikens (3,by Heaverlo).  SB–Wilson (32,2nd base off McLaughlin/Hill).  HBP–D Roberts (1,Aikens).  IBB–Heaverlo (6,Aikens).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:11.  A–22,154.
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