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FINAL
Aug 29, 1973

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC1100000103508
CLE0000100102937
win:Kansas City Royals logoS. Busbyloss:Cleveland Guardians logoD. Tidrowsave:Kansas City Royals logoD. Bird

Scoring Summary

KCCLE
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Amos Otis out, third baseman Buddy Bell to first baseman Chris Chambliss. Kurt Bevacqua scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Freddie Patek singles on a to left fielder Walt Williams. Lou Piniella scores. Cookie Rojas to 2nd. [1 run]
    20
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    5
    Frank Duffy out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Lou Piniella. Walt Williams scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    21
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    Lou Piniella reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Buddy Bell. Kurt Bevacqua scores. Gail Hopkins to 2nd. [1 run]
    31
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    8
    Chris Chambliss out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. Buddy Bell scores. [1 run] [1 out]
    32

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Ed KirkpatrickRF14001102.276
2Kurt Bevacqua3B14201003.261
3Amos OtisCF04010002.300
4John Mayberry Sr.1B13000100.279
5Gail HopkinsDH03000103.254
6Lou PiniellaLF03101102.256
7Cookie Rojas2B13000103.273
8Fran HealyC02001003.278
Carl TaylorC02001001.234
9Freddie PatekSS14010001.233
TOTAL5323255020-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Steve BusbyRHP6.0511220334.32
Doug BirdRHP3.0411100152.68
TOTAL9.092232048-
Cleveland Guardians logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Buddy Bell3B13100101.275
2Oscar GambleDH14000000.263
3Chris Chambliss1B23011000.270
4Dave DuncanC14001003.209
5John LowensteinRF04001003.289
6Walt WilliamsLF24100000.295
7Rusty TorresCF12000000.208
Charlie SpikesPH11000000.235
Mike KekichPR00000000.000
8Jack Brohamer2B03000102.208
9Frank DuffySS02010001.242
John EllisPH01000001.271
TOTAL9312232011-
Cleveland Guardians logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Dick TidrowRHP9.0530550634.21
TOTAL9.053055063-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCCLE
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    LINEOUT — Ed Kirkpatrick lines out to center fielder Rusty Torres. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Kurt Bevacqua singles on a to center fielder Rusty Torres.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    PICKOFF ERROR 1B — Missed catch error by first baseman Chris Chambliss on the pickoff attempt. Kurt Bevacqua to 3rd.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out, third baseman Buddy Bell to first baseman Chris Chambliss. Kurt Bevacqua scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — John Mayberry out, first baseman Chris Chambliss to pitcher Dick Tidrow. [3 outs]
    10
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Buddy Bell out, third baseman Kurt Bevacqua to first baseman John Mayberry. [1 out]
    10
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Oscar Gamble out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman John Mayberry. [2 outs]
    10
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    SINGLE — Chris Chambliss singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ed Kirkpatrick.
    10
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Dave Duncan out to left fielder Lou Piniella. [3 outs]
    10
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Team Stats

3Runs2
5Hits9
0Errors3
.156Batting Avg.290
32At Bats31
2Extra-base Hits2
0Home Runs0
2Runs-Batted-In2
5Walks2
1Stolen Bases0
5Strikeouts3
8Left on Base7
7Total Bases11

Game Details

Wednesday, August 29, 1973 · 3:33 AM
Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH
attendance: 3,471 (10.0%)
weather: 85 degrees, unknown