Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
September 28, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1983 at Kingdome. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 11, Seattle Mariners 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 2 0
  Simpson rf 0 0 0 0
Sheridan rf,cf 5 1 2 0
Brett 3b,1b 4 2 2 4
McRae dh 3 0 1 0
  Motley pr,dh 1 1 0 0
Aikens 1b 4 2 2 5
  Pryor 3b 1 0 0 0
White 2b 3 1 1 0
  Concepcion pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Davis lf 5 1 2 1
Slaught c 4 0 1 0
Washington ss 3 1 1 1
  Biancalana ss 0 0 0 0
Wills p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 14 11
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Roenicke cf 4 1 2 0
Nelson R. lf 4 1 1 0
Coles 3b 5 2 2 1
Putnam dh 5 3 4 4
Phelps 1b 5 1 1 2
Henderson rf 5 0 2 0
Sweet c 5 0 0 1
Owen ss 4 0 0 0
Reynolds 2b 4 0 1 0
Nelson G. p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez p 0 0 0 0
  Vande Berg p 0 0 0 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 13 8
Kansas City 432 000 20011141
Seattle 300 010 2028130
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Wills  W (2-1) 6.0 8 4 4 2 4
  Quisenberry   3.0 5 4 4 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
2
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  L (0-3) 1.2 6 7 7 1 0
  Thomas   3.1 4 2 2 1 6
  Nunez   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Vande Berg   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Caudill   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
11
11
3
9

  E–Brett (24).  DP–Seattle 2.  2B–Kansas City Washington (19,off G Nelson); White (34,off Thomas), Seattle D Henderson (22,off Wills); R Nelson (12,off Wills); Putnam 2 (23,off Wills,off Quisenberry).  3B–Kansas City Davis (6,off Thomas).  HR–Kansas City Aikens 2 (22,1st inning off G Nelson 2 on, 1 out,7th inning off Nunez 1 on, 0 out); Brett (24,2nd inning off G Nelson 2 on, 2 out), Seattle Putnam (19,1st inning off Wills 1 on, 1 out); Phelps (5,9th inning off Quisenberry 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Washington (1,off Thomas).  HBP–McRae (10,by Nunez).  SB–Wilson (56,2nd base off G Nelson/Sweet); Roenicke (6,2nd base off Wills/Slaught).  WP–Wills (3).  HBP–Nunez (3,McRae).  U–Nick Bremigan, Joe Brinkman, Tim McClelland.  T–2:51.  A–3,630.
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