Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
August 12, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1996 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 10, Seattle Mariners 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 6 1 2 1
Randa 3b 6 1 3 1
Paquette lf 5 1 0 0
Macfarlane c 6 0 2 1
Sweeney dh 4 1 2 3
Young 1b 4 1 1 0
Damon rf 4 1 2 0
Howard ss 2 2 0 0
Goodwin cf 5 2 3 2
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Huisman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 15 8
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 0 0 0 0
  Sojo pr,2b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez ss 5 1 3 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 0 1 0
Martinez dh 4 1 1 0
Buhner rf 3 1 1 0
Sorrento 1b 4 1 3 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 1
  Marzano c 0 0 0 0
Amaral lf 3 0 1 1
Sheets 3b 4 0 0 0
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Bosio p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 3
Kansas City 000 027 10010150
Seattle 000 102 0014124
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  W (11-7) 6.0 10 3 3 2 2
  Huisman  SV (1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
4
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  L (8-2) 5.2 11 9 3 3 4
  Bosio   3.1 4 1 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
15
10
3
5
6

  E–Wilson (4), Sheets (4), Moyer 2 (3).  DP–Kansas City 3.  2B–Kansas City Randa 2 (19,off Moyer 2); Macfarlane (22,off Moyer); Goodwin (14,off Moyer), Seattle Sorrento (27,off Appier).  HR–Kansas City Sweeney (1,6th inning off Moyer 2 on, 2 out), Seattle Rodriguez (27,9th inning off Huisman 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Damon (8,off Moyer); Howard (14,off Moyer).  HBP–Amaral (4,by Appier).  SB–Offerman (15,2nd base off Moyer/Wilson); Goodwin (53,2nd base off Moyer/Wilson).  WP–Appier (5).  HBP–Appier (5,Amaral).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–3:02.  A–43,476.
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