Red Sox (9) vs Royals (4) · Aug 8, 1973

FINAL

Aug 8, 1973

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	9	10	0
KC	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	10	2

win:L. Tiant (BOS)loss:P. Splittorff (KC)

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	AVG
1Tommy HarperLF	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	.270
2Luis AparicioSS	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	.264
3Reggie SmithCF	0	2	2	0	1	2	0	.290
Rick MillerCF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.263
4Carl Yastrzemski1B	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	.266
5Orlando CepedaDH	4	5	1	6	0	0	0	.293
6Rico Petrocelli3B	2	5	1	2	0	0	0	.252
7Doug Griffin2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	.270
8Bob MontgomeryC	1	4	0	1	2	1	0	.369
9Dwight EvansRF	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	.221


TOTAL	10	38	9	9	7	6	0

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	AVG
1Freddie PatekSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	.236
Bobby FloydSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.377
Gail HopkinsPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	.256
2Cookie Rojas2B	0	4	1	0	1	0	.274
Kurt Bevacqua2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
3Amos OtisCF	1	4	1	0	0	0	.302
4John Mayberry1B	3	4	1	3	0	1	.295
5Rick ReichardtDH	1	4	0	0	2	0	.249
6Ed KirkpatrickRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	.283
7Lou PiniellaLF	2	4	0	0	0	0	.248
8George Brett3B	0	4	1	0	0	0	.143
9Carl TaylorC	1	4	0	1	0	0	.228
TOTAL	10	37	4	4	5	1

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	ERA
Paul SplittorffLHP	4.0	4	6	5	4	5	3.34
Bruce Dal CantonRHP	3.2	4	2	2	0	0	4.47
Steve MingoriLHP	1.1	2	1	1	3	1	5.27
TOTAL	9.0	10	9	8	7	6

boskc

1
Orlando Cepeda doubles (17) on a to right fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Luis Aparicio scores. Reggie Smith scores. Carl Yastrzemski scores.[3 runs]
30
1
John Mayberry doubles (16) on a to right fielder Dwight Evans. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis scores.[2 runs]
32
5
Orlando Cepeda doubles (18) on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Reggie Smith scores. Carl Yastrzemski to 3rd.[1 run]
42
5
Rico Petrocelli doubles (13) on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Carl Yastrzemski scores. Orlando Cepeda scores.[2 runs]
62
5
Bob Montgomery singles on a to right fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Rico Petrocelli scores.[1 run]
72
6
John Mayberry hits a home run (23).[1 run]
73
8
Orlando Cepeda doubles (20). Dwight Evans scores. Rick Miller scores. Carl Yastrzemski to 3rd.[2 runs]
93
9
Carl Taylor doubles (4). George Brett scores.[1 run]
94

1st inningboskc

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Tommy Harper out to center fielder Amos Otis.[1 out]
00
FIELD ERROR — Luis Aparicio reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Freddie Patek.
00
WALK — Reggie Smith walks.
00
WALK — Carl Yastrzemski walks. Luis Aparicio to 3rd. Reggie Smith to 2nd.
00
DOUBLE — Orlando Cepeda doubles (17) on a to right fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Luis Aparicio scores. Reggie Smith scores. Carl Yastrzemski scores.[3 runs]
30
BATTER OUT — Rico Petrocelli out, first baseman John Mayberry to pitcher Paul Splittorff.[2 outs]
30
STRIKEOUT — Doug Griffin strikes out swinging, catcher Carl Taylor to first baseman John Mayberry.[3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Freddie Patek singles on a to center fielder Reggie Smith.
30
FORCEOUT — Cookie Rojas grounds into a force out, shortstop Luis Aparicio to second baseman Doug Griffin. Freddie Patek out at 2nd. Cookie Rojas to 1st.[1 out]
30
SINGLE — Amos Otis singles on a to right fielder Dwight Evans. Cookie Rojas to 3rd.
30
DOUBLE — John Mayberry doubles (16) on a to right fielder Dwight Evans. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis scores.[2 runs]
32
SINGLE — Rick Reichardt singles on a to right fielder Dwight Evans. John Mayberry to 3rd.
32
POP OUT — Ed Kirkpatrick pops out to shortstop Luis Aparicio.[2 outs]
32
FORCEOUT — Lou Piniella grounds into a force out, shortstop Luis Aparicio to second baseman Doug Griffin. Rick Reichardt out at 2nd. Lou Piniella to 1st.[3 outs]
32

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BOS

9Runs4

10Hits10

0Errors2

.263Batting Avg.270

38At Bats37

6Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs1

9Runs-Batted-In4

6Walks0

0Stolen Bases1

7Strikeouts5

10Left on Base6

16Total Bases16

Wednesday, August 8, 1973 · 8:05 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 18,985 (50.1%)

weather: 91 degrees, unknown