Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
September 5, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1983 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 13, Kansas City Royals 6

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Owen ss 5 0 1 2
Bradley cf 4 1 2 1
Roenicke 1b 3 2 2 0
  Castillo ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Cowens dh 4 2 3 3
  Phelps ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Henderson S. lf 4 2 3 2
  Nelson R. ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Henderson D. rf 3 2 2 3
  Moses rf 2 0 1 0
Coles 3b 6 1 3 1
Mercado c 4 1 0 1
Reynolds 2b 5 2 2 0
Beattie p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson G. p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 13 19 13
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Motley rf 5 1 2 3
Sheridan cf 5 0 1 1
Brett 3b 3 0 1 0
  Pryor 3b 2 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0
Roberts lf 4 0 0 0
Slaught c 2 0 0 0
  Johnson c 1 2 1 0
Washington ss 4 2 3 1
Concepcion 2b 4 1 1 1
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Huismann p 0 0 0 0
  Creel p 0 0 0 0
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 10 6
Seattle 010 507 00013193
Kansas City 001 010 1036103
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie  W (9-12) 7.0 7 3 3 0 7
  Nelson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Stanton   1.0 3 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
1
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  L (10-17) 3.2 8 6 5 4 1
  Huismann   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Creel   1.1 7 7 7 2 1
  Armstrong   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Simpson   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
19
13
12
7
4

  E–Owen (9), Roenicke (2), Castillo (6), Brett 2 (22), Washington (32).  DP–Seattle 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Seattle Reynolds (1,off Gura); Roenicke (10,off Gura); Cowens (17,off Creel), Kansas City Washington (18,off Beattie); Brett (36,off Beattie); Concepcion (9,off Stanton).  3B–Seattle Reynolds (1,off Creel), Kansas City Washington (6,off Beattie).  HR–Seattle S Henderson (10,4th inning off Gura 1 on, 2 out); D Henderson (15,6th inning off Creel 2 on, 0 out); Coles (1,6th inning off Creel 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Motley (1,3rd inning off Beattie 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Mercado (2,off Gura); Bradley (1,off Gura).  CS–Owen (6,2nd base by Gura/Slaught).  SB–Motley (1,2nd base off Beattie/Mercado); Washington (35,2nd base off Beattie/Mercado).  BK–Beattie (1).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–3:20.  A–16,952.
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