Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
September 11, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1996 at Kauffman 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 4

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez ss 4 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 0 1 0
Martinez dh 3 0 0 0
  Amaral pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Strange ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Buhner rf 4 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 3 0 1 0
  Hunter ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Whiten lf 3 1 0 0
Hollins 3b 4 1 2 2
Marzano c 2 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 1 0
  Widger c 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman ss,1b 4 0 0 0
Goodwin cf 4 2 2 0
Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0
Paquette 3b 4 1 1 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 1 1
Vitiello dh 4 0 1 2
Damon rf 2 0 0 0
Young 1b 3 0 0 0
  Howard ss 0 0 0 0
Stynes lf 3 0 2 0
  Myers lf 0 0 0 0
Linton p 0 0 0 0
  Scanlan p 0 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Bluma p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 3
Seattle 000 000 200272
Kansas City 000 300 01x482
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  L (11-3) 7.0 8 4 3 1 1
  Ayala   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
1
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Linton  W (7-9) 6.0 5 2 2 3 4
  Scanlan   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Granger   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Bluma  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
6

  E–Rodriguez (14), Widger (1), Paquette (14), Scanlan (4).  DP–Seattle 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Seattle Cora (34,off Bluma), Kansas City Vitiello (15,off Moyer).  HR–Seattle Hollins (15,7th inning off Linton 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Cora (7,by Linton).  IBB–Griffey (9,by Bluma).  SF–Macfarlane (2,off Moyer).  SB–Goodwin (64,2nd base off Moyer/Widger).  HBP–Linton (8,Cora).  IBB–Bluma (1,Griffey).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:31.  A–13,078.
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