New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners
May 23, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1985 at Kingdome. The Seattle Mariners defeated the New York Yankees 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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New York Yankees 4, Seattle Mariners 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 5 1 1 0
Griffey lf 3 0 0 0
  Sample lf 2 0 1 0
Mattingly 1b 5 1 3 2
Winfield rf 5 0 1 0
Baylor dh 3 2 2 2
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 3 0 0 0
Meacham ss 2 0 0 0
  Hassey ph 1 0 0 0
  Hudler ss 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Perconte 2b 4 0 0 0
Bradley rf 4 2 2 1
Henderson cf 2 1 0 0
Phelps dh 3 1 1 4
Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
Calderon lf 4 1 1 0
Presley 3b 4 0 0 0
Scott c 3 0 0 0
  Kearney c 0 0 0 0
Owen ss 3 1 2 1
Beattie p 0 0 0 0
  Best p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
New York 111 000 010490
Seattle 104 001 00x671
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (5-3) 8.0 7 6 6 3 3
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
3
3
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie  W (2-4) 7.1 7 4 4 3 4
  Best  SV (1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
6

  E–Beattie (1).  DP–Seattle 1.  2B–Seattle Bradley (8,off P Niekro).  HR–New York Mattingly (4,1st inning off Beattie 0 on, 2 out); Baylor 2 (8,2nd inning off Beattie 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Beattie 0 on, 1 out), Seattle Bradley (6,1st inning off P Niekro 0 on, 1 out); Phelps (5,3rd inning off P Niekro 3 on, 1 out).  HBP–Baylor (8,by Beattie).  SB–Henderson (11,2nd base off Beattie/Scott); Meacham (6,2nd base off Beattie/Scott); Calderon (2,2nd base off P Niekro/Wynegar).  HBP–Beattie (3,Baylor).  T–2:28.  A–15,790.
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