Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
May 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1997 at Kauffman 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 4

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 1 2 0
Rodriguez ss 5 2 3 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 1 1 2
Martinez dh 3 2 2 1
Buhner rf 4 1 1 3
Sorrento 1b 5 1 2 2
Wilson c 4 0 1 0
Blowers 3b 4 0 1 0
Ducey lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 4 1 1 0
Roberts lf 5 0 2 1
Bell ss 5 0 1 0
King 1b 3 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 1 2 0
Vitiello rf 4 1 1 2
  Howard rf 0 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 2 0
  Goodwin pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Paquette 3b 3 1 1 0
Halter cf 2 0 0 0
  Sweeney c 1 0 0 0
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 3
Seattle 000 240 0028132
Kansas City 112 000 0004100
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (6-1) 7.0 8 4 4 3 10
  Ayala   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Charlton   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
12
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  L (5-5) 6.0 10 6 6 1 4
  Montgomery   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo   0.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Walker   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
2
4

  E–Cora (8), Johnson (1).  DP–Seattle 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Roberts (9,off Johnson); Macfarlane (2,off Johnson).  HR–Seattle Sorrento (6,4th inning off Belcher 1 on, 1 out); Buhner (9,5th inning off Belcher 2 on, 2 out); Griffey (21,9th inning off Pichardo 1 on, 2 out), Kansas City Vitiello (1,3rd inning off Johnson 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–E Martinez (4,by Belcher); Halter (1,by Johnson).  SB–Paquette (2,Home off Johnson/Wilson); Halter (3,2nd base off Johnson/Wilson).  CS–Goodwin (6,2nd base by Johnson/Wilson).  WP–Pichardo (2).  HBP–Johnson (5,Halter); Belcher (2,E Martinez).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–3:04.  A–21,042.
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