Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
May 22, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1991 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 1, Kansas City Royals 3

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Briley rf 3 0 1 0
Reynolds 2b 4 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 1 1 1
Griffey lf 4 0 0 0
Martinez 3b 3 0 1 0
O'Brien dh 3 0 0 0
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Bradley c 2 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Swift p 0 0 0 0
  Burba p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Gibson rf 1 1 0 0
Stillwell ss 4 0 1 1
McRae cf 2 0 1 1
Tartabull dh 4 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 0 0
Pecota 3b 3 0 0 0
Eisenreich lf 3 1 2 0
Martinez 1b 3 1 1 0
Shumpert 2b 2 0 0 0
Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 3 5 2
Seattle 000 000 001141
Kansas City 000 010 20x350
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (3-4) 6.1 4 3 3 8 7
  Swift   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Burba   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
8
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gordon  W (3-2) 9.0 4 1 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
3

  E–Briley (1).  DP–Seattle 4, Kansas City 3.  HR–Seattle Griffey Jr (3,9th inning off Gordon 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Shumpert (3,off Johnson).  HBP–Eisenreich (1,by Johnson).  CS–E Martinez (1,2nd base by Gordon/Macfarlane).  SB–Pecota (2,2nd base off Johnson/Bradley); Gibson (5,3rd base off Johnson/Bradley).  WP–Johnson (2).  HBP–Johnson (2,Eisenreich).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:32.  A–23,618.
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