Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
September 23, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1987 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 9, Seattle Mariners 0

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 1 0
  Thurman cf 1 0 1 2
Seitzer 3b 4 1 2 1
Brett 1b 4 1 2 0
  Madison 1b 0 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 3 1 3 2
  Bosley ph,rf 1 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 1 1
  Salazar ss 1 0 0 0
Balboni dh 4 1 0 0
Smith lf 2 1 0 0
  Jackson ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Pecota ss,2b 4 2 2 2
Owen c 5 1 2 1
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 14 9
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 3 0 1 0
Bradley P. lf 4 0 1 0
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Phelps dh 3 0 1 0
Presley 3b 4 0 1 0
Brantley rf 3 0 0 0
Bradley S. c 4 0 1 0
Quinones ss 3 0 0 0
Reynolds 2b 3 0 0 0
Langston p 0 0 0 0
  Trujillo p 0 0 0 0
  Parker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Kansas City 100 300 3029141
Seattle 000 000 000050
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  W (12-17) 9.0 5 0 0 4 11
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
4
11
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Langston  L (18-12) 6.0 11 7 7 5 7
  Trujillo   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Parker   1.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
8
9

  E–Salazar (9).  DP–Kansas City 2, Seattle 2.  2B–Kansas City Pecota (5,off Langston); Tartabull (26,off Langston), Seattle Nixon (4,off Gubicza).  3B–Kansas City Wilson (15,off Langston).  HR–Kansas City Pecota (3,4th inning off Langston 1 on, 1 out); Owen (5,4th inning off Langston 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Davis (2,by Gubicza).  SB–Seitzer (11,2nd base off Langston/S Bradley).  CS–Reynolds (17,2nd base by Gubicza/Owen).  HBP–Gubicza (6,Davis).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:32.  A–8,503.
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