Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
May 12, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1996 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 5, Seattle Mariners 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 1b 5 0 1 0
Stynes lf 5 1 3 1
Roberts 2b 5 0 0 0
Vitiello dh 3 1 1 0
Paquette 3b 3 0 0 0
  Lockhart ph,3b 2 1 1 0
Norman rf 1 0 0 0
  Tucker ph,rf 2 1 0 0
Howard ss 4 1 0 1
Fasano c 3 0 0 0
  Hamelin ph 0 0 0 0
  Damon pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Goodwin cf 2 0 2 0
  Macfarlane ph,c 0 0 0 1
Linton p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 3
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Bragg lf 5 3 3 1
Rodriguez ss 3 2 3 5
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 1 0
Martinez dh 4 0 2 1
Buhner rf 4 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 3 1 1 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 1
Cora 2b 3 2 1 0
Davis 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 8
Kansas City 100 000 040581
Seattle 002 112 02x8122
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Linton  L (0-1) 4.2 6 4 4 2 5
  Magnante   2.1 4 2 2 1 0
  Pichardo   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
3
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (5-0) 5.0 5 1 1 3 7
  Wells   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Jackson   0.0 2 4 2 1 0
  Charlton  SV (5) 2.0 0 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
7
13

  E–Fasano (2), Sorrento (2), Cora (4).  2B–Seattle Rodriguez (12,off Linton); Sorrento (4,off Linton); Wilson (4,off Linton); Bragg 2 (3,off Linton,off Magnante); E Martinez 2 (18,off Linton,off Magnante); Cora (7,off Magnante).  HR–Seattle Rodriguez 2 (6,3rd inning off Linton 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Pichardo 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Rodriguez (1,off Linton).  SF–Rodriguez (2,off Magnante).  SB–Stynes 4 (4,2nd base off Johnson/Wilson,3rd base off Johnson/Wilson,Home off Johnson/Wilson,2nd base off Charlton/Wilson); Vitiello (2,2nd base off Johnson/Wilson); Goodwin (21,2nd base off Johnson/Wilson); Cora (3,3rd base off Magnante/Fasano); Bragg (3,3rd base off Magnante/Fasano).  CS–Goodwin (6,3rd base by Johnson/Wilson).  BK–Johnson (1).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Terry Craft, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–3:13.  A–27,470.
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