Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
September 23, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1989 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 8, Kansas City Royals 0

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Reynolds 2b 4 3 2 0
Cotto lf,cf 5 0 2 2
Davis 1b 4 2 1 0
Leonard dh 4 1 3 2
  Wilson ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Coles rf 5 1 2 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 1 1 1
  Briley lf 0 0 0 0
Martinez 3b 4 0 1 0
Valle c 4 0 0 0
Diaz ss 2 0 0 0
  Vizquel ss 2 0 1 2
Bankhead p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Seitzer 3b 3 0 0 0
  Palacios 3b 0 0 0 0
Wilson cf 3 0 1 0
  Thurman cf 0 0 0 0
Brett 1b 4 0 0 0
Tartabull dh 3 0 0 0
Eisenreich rf 4 0 0 0
Stillwell ss 4 0 0 0
Tabler lf 3 0 0 0
Boone c 2 0 1 0
  Macfarlane c 1 0 0 0
Wellman 2b 2 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
  Pecota 2b 0 0 0 0
McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Luecken p 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
  DeJesus p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 2 0
Seattle 201 040 0108132
Kansas City 000 000 000020
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Bankhead  W (14-6) 9.0 2 0 0 3 9
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
3
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  L (2-1) 4.1 7 5 5 1 4
  Leach   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Luecken   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Gleaton   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  DeJesus   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
4
6

  E–Valle (4), Diaz (5).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Seattle Leonard (20,off McWilliams); Reynolds (22,off McWilliams); Martinez (5,off McWilliams); Davis (27,off McWilliams); Griffey (22,off Leach); Cotto (10,off Gleaton), Kansas City Wilson (17,off Bankhead).  3B–Seattle Cotto (2,off McWilliams).  HBP–Davis (6,by McWilliams).  IBB–Martinez (1,by Leach).  SB–Seitzer (17,2nd base off Bankhead/Valle); Boone (3,2nd base off Bankhead/Valle).  HBP–McWilliams (3,Davis).  IBB–Leach (9,Martinez).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:46.  A–35,102.
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