Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
May 16, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1999 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 1, Seattle Mariners 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Beltran cf 4 0 2 0
Febles 2b 4 0 1 0
Damon lf 4 0 1 0
King 1b 4 0 1 0
Sweeney dh 3 0 1 0
Dye rf 4 1 1 0
Leius 3b 3 0 1 0
  Pose ph 1 0 0 0
Spehr c 2 0 0 0
  Kreuter ph 1 0 0 1
Sanchez ss 3 0 1 0
  Sutton ph 1 0 0 0
Fussell p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Hunter lf 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez ss 3 2 2 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 2 3 2
Segui 1b 3 0 1 0
Huskey dh 2 0 0 1
Mabry rf 4 0 1 1
Davis 3b 3 0 0 0
Bell 2b 4 0 1 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 5
Kansas City 000 000 001191
Seattle 202 000 10x590
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fussell  L (0-1) 6.0 8 4 4 3 3
  Service   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Whisenant   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
4
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W (3-4) 8.0 8 0 0 2 5
  Mesa   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
5

  E–King (2).  DP–Kansas City 1, Seattle 2.  2B–Kansas City Dye (7,off Mesa), Seattle A Rodriguez 2 (2,off Fussell 2).  HR–Seattle Griffey (14,7th inning off Service 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Huskey (1,off Fussell).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–2:37.  A–36,637.
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