Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
September 19, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1988 at Kingdome. 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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Kansas City Royals 0, Seattle Mariners 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
Seitzer 3b 3 0 2 0
Brett 1b 4 0 1 0
Tartabull dh 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Pecota ss 3 0 0 0
Hearn c 3 0 0 0
Thurman lf 2 0 0 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cotto cf 4 1 1 0
Reynolds 2b 4 0 0 0
Coles lf 3 0 1 0
  Kingery lf 0 0 0 0
Balboni dh 4 1 2 2
Davis 1b 4 1 2 0
Brantley rf 4 0 2 1
Presley 3b 3 0 1 0
Valle c 3 1 1 1
Quinones ss 3 0 0 0
Langston p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4
Kansas City 000 000 000040
Seattle 101 001 10x4100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L (11-13) 7.0 8 4 4 1 3
  Montgomery   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
1
3
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Langston  W (13-11) 9.0 4 0 0 4 11
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
11

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Seattle 1.  PB–Hearn (1).  2B–Seattle Presley (26,off Bannister); Davis (21,off Bannister); Brantley (25,off Bannister).  HR–Seattle Balboni (22,3rd inning off Bannister 0 on, 2 out); Valle (10,7th inning off Bannister 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Thurman (4,2nd base off Langston/Valle); Cotto (27,2nd base off Bannister/Hearn).  BK–Langston (4).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:20.  A–6,557.
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