Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
May 25, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1997 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 3, Kansas City Royals 4

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Amaral cf,lf 6 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 5 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. dh 4 1 1 1
Martinez 1b 5 0 2 0
Buhner rf 2 1 0 0
Blowers lf 3 0 1 0
  Gates ph,3b 2 1 1 1
Davis 3b 3 0 0 0
  Sorrento ph 1 0 0 0
  Ducey cf 1 0 0 0
Marzano c 2 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,c 2 0 1 0
Cora 2b 3 0 2 1
Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 8 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 4 0 3 1
Roberts lf 4 0 1 1
Bell ss 4 1 0 0
King 1b 5 0 3 0
Davis dh 5 1 1 1
Vitiello rf 3 0 0 1
  Howard rf 1 0 0 0
Paquette 3b 4 1 1 0
Sweeney c 3 0 1 0
  Halter pr 0 1 0 0
  Spehr c 0 0 0 0
  Macfarlane ph,c 1 0 0 0
Goodwin cf 4 0 3 0
Rusch p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 13 4
Seattle 100 100 001 00380
Kansas City 000 011 100 014130
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Fassero   9.0 11 3 3 1 4
  Ayala  L (3-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
13
4
4
1
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch   7.1 4 2 2 5 4
  Montgomery   1.2 2 1 1 1 2
  Pichardo   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Walker  W (3-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
8
3
3
7
6

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 2, Kansas City 1.  2B–Seattle E Martinez (14,off Pichardo), Kansas City King (9,off Fassero).  HR–Seattle Griffey (22,1st inning off Rusch 0 on, 2 out); Gates (2,9th inning off Montgomery 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Davis (6,11th inning off Ayala 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Offerman (4,off Fassero).  SF–Roberts (2,off Fassero).  CS–Offerman (4,2nd base by Fassero/Marzano); King (2,2nd base by Fassero/Marzano).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:03.  A–22,733.
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