Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
September 25, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1985 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 5, Seattle Mariners 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 2 0
Smith lf 4 2 2 2
Brett 3b 5 0 2 1
McRae dh 4 0 2 1
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 3 0 0 0
Motley rf 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 1 1 0
Biancalana ss 3 1 2 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 4
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Perconte 2b 4 0 0 0
Bradley lf 5 0 2 0
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
  Ramos pr,1b 0 0 0 0
  Tartabull ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas G. dh 4 1 1 0
Presley 3b 4 0 2 1
Henderson rf,cf 4 1 2 0
Moses cf 2 0 0 0
  Chambers ph 1 0 0 0
  Bonnell rf 1 0 0 0
Scott c 3 0 0 0
  Nelson pr 0 1 0 0
Owen ss 3 0 1 0
  Phelps ph 1 1 1 3
Young p 0 0 0 0
  Vande Berg p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas R. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Kansas City 000 020 3005113
Seattle 000 100 003490
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (19-6) 8.2 9 4 4 2 4
  Farr  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Young  L (12-17) 6.0 8 5 4 4 5
  Vande Berg   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Thomas   2.2 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
4
6

  E–Biancalana 2 (9), Saberhagen (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Scott (9).  2B–Kansas City Wilson (21,off Young); Smith (23,off Young), Seattle Presley (30,off Saberhagen); Henderson 2 (26,off Saberhagen 2); Bradley (32,off Saberhagen).  HR–Seattle Phelps (9,9th inning off Saberhagen 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Biancalana (4,off Young).  SB–Wilson (41,2nd base off Young/Scott); Smith (39,3rd base off R Thomas/Scott).  CS–Davis (2,3rd base by Saberhagen/Sundberg).  T–2:55.  A–6,588.
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