Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees
May 2, 1973
FINAL
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
loss:
D. Medichwin:
P. Splittorffsave:G. Garber
D. Medichwin:P. Splittorffsave:G. GarberScoring Summary
KCNYY
5Carl Taylor singles on a to left fielder Roy White. Cookie Rojas scores. Paul Schaal to 2nd. [1 run]10- 6Ed Kirkpatrick doubles (7) on a to right fielder Matty Alou. Amos Otis scores. John Mayberry scores. [2 runs]30
- 6Hal McRae flies into a sacrifice double play, right fielder Matty Alou to second baseman Horace Clarke to first baseman Felipe Alou. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. Cookie Rojas out at 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]40
- 6Jim Ray Hart walks. Gene Michael scores. Roy White to 3rd. Matty Alou to 2nd. [1 run]41
- 9Horace Clarke singles on a to left fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Graig Nettles scores. Thurman Munson scores. [2 runs]43
Player Stats
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Freddie PatekSS | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .242 |
| 2Steve HovleyDH-RF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 |
| 3Amos OtisCF | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 |
| 4John Mayberry Sr.1B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 |
| 5Ed KirkpatrickLF | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .393 |
| 6Cookie Rojas2B | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .319 |
| 7Hal McRaeRF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 |
| Paul SplittorffP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gene GarberP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 8Paul Schaal3B | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| 9Carl TaylorC | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul SplittorffLHP | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3.07 |
| Gene GarberRHP | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.66 |
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 48 | - |
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Horace Clarke2B | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .305 |
| 2Roy WhiteLF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .205 |
| 3Matty AlouRF | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .321 |
| 4Bobby MurcerCF | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .282 |
| 5Jim Ray HartDH | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| 6Graig Nettles3B | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .186 |
| 7Thurman MunsonC | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .387 |
| 8Felipe Alou1B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .241 |
| 9Gene MichaelSS | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Ron BlombergPH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc MedichRHP | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3.69 |
| Lindy McDanielRHP | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2.75 |
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 50 | - |
Play-by-Play
1st inningKCNYY
- TOP 1
- STRIKEOUT — Freddie Patek strikes out swinging. [1 out]00
- BATTER OUT — Steve Hovley out to left fielder Roy White. [2 outs]00
- BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out to left fielder Roy White. [3 outs]00
- BOTTOM 1
- SINGLE — Horace Clarke singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis.00
- GROUNDED INTO DP — Roy White grounds into a double play, third baseman Paul Schaal to second baseman Cookie Rojas to first baseman John Mayberry. Horace Clarke out at 2nd. Roy White out at 1st. [2 outs]00
- BATTER OUT — Matty Alou out to right fielder Hal McRae. [3 outs]00
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Team Stats
Game Details
Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 7:05 PM
Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC
attendance: 7,604 (37.6%)
weather: 67 degrees, unknown