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FINAL
Aug 9, 1973

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
BOS0100000102516
KC02010000-3716
win:Kansas City Royals logoS. Busbyloss:Boston Red Sox logoB. Leesave:Kansas City Royals logoD. Bird

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] [2 outs]
    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

Player Stats

Boston Red Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Tommy HarperLF04001000.267
2Mario GuerreroSS14000000.252
3Reggie SmithCF13001100.291
4Carl Yastrzemski1B13101102.266
5Orlando CepedaDH14000005.292
6Rico Petrocelli3B04003002.249
7Doug Griffin2B04001001.265
8Bob MontgomeryC04003001.348
9Rick MillerRF13112010.264
TOTAL53321122111-
Boston Red Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Bill LeeLHP8.0733131442.80
TOTAL8.073313144-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Freddie PatekSS04000002.233
2Cookie Rojas2B04000000.271
3Amos OtisCF24000000.304
4John Mayberry Sr.1B03000101.293
5Lou PiniellaLF24100001.251
Ed KirkpatrickLF00000000.283
6Hal McRaeRF24220011.205
Steve HovleyRF00000000.263
7Rick ReichardtDH01011100.248
8Kurt Bevacqua3B12000101.269
9Carl TaylorC03000002.221
TOTAL729331318-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Steve BusbyRHP7.25221121594.33
Doug BirdRHP1.100010062.69
TOTAL9.0522122165-

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