Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
September 19, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 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 6, Kansas City Royals 4

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Perconte 2b 5 0 1 0
  Reynolds 2b 0 0 0 0
Bradley lf 5 1 1 1
Davis 1b 4 0 2 1
  Nelson pr 0 1 0 0
  Bonnell 1b 0 0 0 0
Thomas dh 4 0 2 0
Henderson rf 5 1 1 1
Tartabull 3b,ss 5 1 2 0
Moses cf 5 1 3 1
Scott c 3 0 1 0
  Valle c 2 0 2 0
Owen ss 3 1 1 0
  Phelps ph 1 0 1 2
  Ramos pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Langston p 0 0 0 0
  Lazorko p 0 0 0 0
  Vande Berg p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez p 0 0 0 0
  Mirabella p 0 0 0 0
  Tobik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 17 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 0 0
Smith lf 4 2 1 2
Brett 3b 2 1 1 0
White 2b 5 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 2 0 0 0
Motley dh 4 0 1 2
Jones rf 3 0 0 0
  Moreno ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Wathan c 3 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 1 1 0 0
  Orta ph 0 0 0 0
  Pryor ph 0 0 0 0
  Biancalana pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 3 4
Seattle 000 020 0226172
Kansas City 000 020 200430
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Langston   6.1 2 4 4 8 5
  Lazorko   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Vande Berg   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Nunez  W (7-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mirabella   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Tobik  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
4
4
10
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen   7.1 11 4 4 1 3
  Quisenberry  L (7-9) 1.2 6 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
17
6
6
1
4

  E–Henderson (5), Tartabull (3).  2B–Seattle Bradley (31,off Saberhagen); G Thomas (15,off Saberhagen); Davis (30,off Quisenberry); Henderson (24,off Quisenberry).  HR–Kansas City Smith (6,5th inning off Langston 1 on, 2 out).  SH–G Thomas (1,off Quisenberry); Wathan (2,off Lazorko).  HBP–Balboni (5,by Lazorko).  SB–Brett (9,2nd base off Langston/Scott); Smith (36,2nd base off Langston/Valle).  HBP–Lazorko (2,Balboni).  T–3:00.  A–7,633.
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