Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
June 23, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1985 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 8, Kansas City Royals 2

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Perconte 2b 5 1 0 0
Bradley cf,lf 4 1 0 0
Calderon lf,rf 5 1 2 1
Thomas dh 3 1 0 0
Davis 1b 2 1 1 1
Cowens rf 4 0 1 1
  Henderson cf 1 0 1 1
Presley 3b 3 1 2 1
Kearney c 5 1 2 2
Owen ss 5 1 3 1
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Vande Berg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
Smith lf 3 0 1 1
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
Orta dh 3 0 0 0
  McRae ph,dh 1 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Leeper rf 3 0 0 0
  Motley ph 1 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 1 1 1
Sundberg c 3 1 1 0
Biancalana ss 2 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 0 0 0 0
  Concepcion ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Seattle 004 011 0028121
Kansas City 000 010 001241
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  W (5-4) 6.1 3 1 1 3 7
  Vande Berg   2.2 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
10
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  L (5-7) 2.2 5 4 4 2 2
  Beckwith   2.1 3 1 1 2 1
  Jones   3.0 2 1 1 2 4
  LaCoss   1.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
8
8

  E–Owen (6), Beckwith (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Seattle Calderon 2 (8,off Black 2); Cowens (11,off Black); Presley 2 (14,off Beckwith,off LaCoss); Henderson (11,off LaCoss), Kansas City Smith (5,off Moore).  HR–Seattle Kearney (4,3rd inning off Black 0 on, 0 out); Owen (2,6th inning off M Jones 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Balboni (13,9th inning off Vande Berg 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Davis (4,off Black).  IBB–G Thomas (3,by Black); Presley (5,by Beckwith).  IBB–Black (4,G Thomas); Beckwith (6,Presley).  T–2:54.  A–31,080.
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