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FINAL
Aug 9, 1973

Box Score

123456789RHE
BOS010000010251
KC02010000-371
win:S. Busby (KC)loss:B. Lee (BOS)save:D. Bird (KC)
Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Tommy HarperLF0400100.267
2Mario GuerreroSS1400000.252
3Reggie SmithCF1300110.291
4Carl Yastrzemski1B1310110.266
5Orlando CepedaDH1400000.292
6Rico Petrocelli3B0400300.249
7Doug Griffin2B0400100.265
8Bob MontgomeryC0400300.348
9Rick MillerRF1311201.264
TOTAL533211221
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Bill LeeLHP8.07331312.80
TOTAL8.0733131
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Freddie PatekSS0400000.233
2Cookie Rojas2B0400000.271
3Amos OtisCF2400000.304
4John Mayberry1B0300010.293
5Lou PiniellaLF2410000.251
Ed KirkpatrickLF0000000.283
6Hal McRaeRF2422001.205
Steve HovleyRF0000000.263
7Rick ReichardtDH0101110.248
8Kurt Bevacqua3B1200010.269
9Carl TaylorC0300000.221
TOTAL72933131
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Steve BusbyRHP7.252211214.33
Doug BirdRHP1.10001002.69
TOTAL9.05221221

Scoring Summary

boskc
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    2
    Wild pitch by pitcher Steve Busby. Carl Yastrzemski scores. Orlando Cepeda to 2nd.[1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Hal McRae triples (2). Lou Piniella scores.[1 run]
    11
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Rick Reichardt out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Reggie Smith. Hal McRae scores.[1 run]
    12
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Hal McRae hits a home run (4).[1 run]
    13
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    8
    Rick Miller hits a home run (3).[1 run]
    23

Play-by-Play

1st inningboskc
  • TOP 1
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Tommy Harper out, third baseman Kurt Bevacqua to first baseman John Mayberry.[1 out]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    LINEOUT — Mario Guerrero lines out to second baseman Cookie Rojas.[2 outs]
    00
  • Boston Red Sox logo
    STRIKEOUT — Reggie Smith strikes out swinging.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Freddie Patek out to right fielder Rick Miller.[1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Cookie Rojas out, pitcher Bill Lee to shortstop Mario Guerrero to first baseman Carl Yastrzemski.[2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out, third baseman Rico Petrocelli to first baseman Carl Yastrzemski.[3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

2Runs3
5Hits7
1Errors1
.152Batting Avg.241
33At Bats29
1Extra-base Hits3
1Home Runs1
1Runs-Batted-In3
2Walks3
0Stolen Bases2
12Strikeouts1
6Left on Base6
8Total Bases13

Game Details

Thursday, August 9, 1973 · 8:05 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 17,167 (45.3%)
weather: 84 degrees, unknown