Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
July 18, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1997 at Kingdome. 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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Kansas City Royals 4, Seattle Mariners 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 5 0 3 0
Halter cf 5 1 1 1
Bell ss 4 0 0 0
King 1b 3 1 0 0
Davis dh 4 1 3 0
  Damon pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Sweeney c 4 0 0 1
Paquette 3b 4 1 1 1
Long rf 4 0 1 1
Howard 2b 3 0 0 0
  Goodwin pr 0 0 0 0
Bones p 0 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 1 1 0
Rodriguez ss 3 1 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 1 2 2
Martinez dh 4 0 2 2
Buhner rf 3 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 2 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 1 0 0
Davis 3b 3 0 1 0
Cruz, Jr. lf 4 1 1 1
  Ducey lf 0 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
Kansas City 100 200 010491
Seattle 200 300 00x571
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bones  L (0-2) 3.2 5 5 4 3 1
  Casian   2.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Olson   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
4
6
2
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (13-2) 9.0 9 4 4 3 16
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
16

  E–Paquette (12), Griffey (4).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Davis 2 (11,off Johnson 2), Seattle R Davis (28,off Bones).  HR–Kansas City Halter (1,1st inning off Johnson 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Wilson (3,by Bones).  IBB–Sorrento (3,by Olson).  SB–Roberts (11,2nd base off Johnson/Wilson); Bell (6,2nd base off Johnson/Wilson); Rodriguez (19,3rd base off Bones/Sweeney); Griffey (9,2nd base off Bones/Sweeney).  HBP–Bones (1,Wilson).  IBB–Olson (2,Sorrento).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:50.  A–34,968.
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