Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
September 22, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 1980 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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Kansas City Royals 4, Seattle Mariners 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 0 0
Washington ss 3 0 0 0
  Otis ph 1 0 0 0
  Mulliniks ss 0 0 0 0
  Concepcion ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 1
McRae dh 5 0 0 0
Wathan lf 4 1 3 0
Aikens 1b 5 1 1 2
Porter c 3 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 4 1 1 0
  Hurdle ph,rf 1 0 0 0
White 2b 5 0 1 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 7 3
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cruz 2b 4 1 2 0
Craig cf 5 0 1 0
Bochte 1b 5 1 2 1
Horton dh 5 0 1 1
Beniquez lf 2 0 1 0
  Paciorek pr,lf 2 1 0 0
  Simpson ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Walton rf 3 1 2 0
  Roberts rf 1 1 0 0
Hill c 4 0 2 1
  Allen pr 0 0 0 0
  Cox L. c 1 0 0 0
Edler 3b 2 0 1 0
  Milbourne ph,ss 2 0 1 0
Mendoza ss 3 0 0 0
  Meyer ph 1 0 1 0
  Anderson 3b 0 0 0 0
  Narron ph 0 0 0 1
  Cox T. 3b 0 0 0 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 14 4
Kansas City 000 000 201 10473
Seattle 010 100 100 115142
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura   7.0 10 3 2 3 5
  Quisenberry  L (11-7) 3.1 4 2 1 2 2
Totals
10.1
14
5
3
5
7
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister   10.0 6 4 3 3 11
  McLaughlin  W (3-6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
7
4
3
4
11

  E–Concepcion (1), G Brett (15), Wathan (7), Cruz (10), Bochte (4).  2B–Seattle Walton (5,off Gura); Beniquez (10,off Gura); Bochte (31,off Quisenberry).  HR–Kansas City Aikens (19,7th inning off Bannister 1 on, 1 out); G Brett (21,9th inning off Bannister 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Porter (5,by McLaughlin); Edler (1,by Gura); Bochte (10,by Quisenberry).  SH–Craig (5,off Gura).  SF–Narron (2,off Quisenberry).  HBP–Horton (3,by Gura).  SB–Wathan (16,2nd base off Bannister/Hill); Cruz (42,2nd base off Gura/Porter); Edler (2,2nd base off Gura/Porter).  CS–Cruz (7,2nd base by Gura/Porter); Craig (5,2nd base by Gura/Porter); L Roberts (4,Home by Quisenberry/Porter).  HBP–Gura (5,Horton).  IBB–Gura (4,Edler); Quisenberry (13,Bochte); McLaughlin (14,Porter).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Dallas Parks, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Fred Spenn.  T–3:16.  A–8,643.
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