Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
September 22, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 1989 at Royals Stadium. 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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Seattle Mariners 2, Kansas City Royals 9

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Reynolds 2b 3 0 0 0
  Diaz ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Briley lf 4 0 2 0
Davis 1b 3 0 1 0
  Presley 1b 1 0 0 0
Leonard dh 3 0 1 0
  Wilson ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 1 1 0
Coles 3b 1 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,3b 2 1 1 1
Cotto rf 2 0 0 0
  Kingery ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Bradley c 3 0 0 0
  McGuire c 1 0 1 1
Vizquel ss 2 0 0 0
  Cochrane ss 2 0 0 0
Holman p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Seitzer 3b 4 1 2 0
  Palacios 3b 0 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 2 3 0
  Thurman cf 1 0 0 0
Brett 1b 4 1 1 1
  de los Santos ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Jackson lf 2 2 2 2
  Schulz lf 1 0 0 0
Eisenreich rf 5 1 2 3
  Winters rf 0 0 0 0
Tartabull dh 4 1 2 0
Stillwell ss 4 0 0 1
  Pecota ss 1 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
  Wellman 2b 1 0 0 0
Boone c 3 1 1 1
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 14 8
Seattle 000 000 002273
Kansas City 011 213 01x9141
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Holman  L (7-10) 5.0 10 7 5 3 3
  Niedenfuer   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Powell   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
9
7
4
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (21-6) 7.0 3 0 0 1 7
  Leibrandt   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Farr   0.2 3 2 2 1 2
  Leach   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
9

  E–Reynolds (17), Briley (9), Holman (1), Thurman (2).  2B–Seattle Briley (21,off Saberhagen); Griffey (21,off Farr), Kansas City Eisenreich (32,off Niedenfuer).  3B–Kansas City Boone (2,off Holman).  HR–Kansas City Eisenreich (8,8th inning off Powell 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Coles (6,by Saberhagen).  SF–Boone (5,off Holman).  SB–Brett (13,2nd base off Holman/Bradley).  HBP–Saberhagen (2,Coles).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–2:47.
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