Red Sox 2-3 Royals (Aug 9, 1973)

BOS

KCR

1

0

2

1

2

3

0

4

0

1

5

0

6

0

7

0

8

1

0

9

0

R

2

3

H

5

7

E

1

W: S. Busby

L: B. Lee

S: D. Bird

Current Series

Red Sox

6

Royals

7

Game 1

Final

Red Sox

9

Royals

4

Game 2

Final

Red Sox

2

Royals

3

Game 3

Final

1973 AL East

BOS KCR

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	97	65	.599
Red Sox	89	73	.549	8.0
Tigers	85	77	.525	12.0
Yankees	80	82	.494	17.0
Brewers	74	88	.457	23.0
Indians	71	91	.438	26.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	94	68	.580
Royals	88	74	.543	6.0
Twins	81	81	.500	13.0
Angels	79	83	.488	15.0
White Sox	77	85	.475	17.0
Rangers	57	105	.352	37.0

Game Summary

The Kansas City Royals squeaked out a win over the Boston Red Sox, 3 to 2, on August 9, 1973.

Game Info

August 9, 1973

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Tommy Harper T. Harper LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Mario Guerrero M. Guerrero SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Reggie Smith R. Smith CF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski 1B	3	1	1	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333
Orlando Cepeda O. Cepeda DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Rico Petrocelli R. Petrocelli 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
Doug Griffin D. Griffin 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Bob Montgomery B. Montgomery C	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
Rick Miller R. Miller RF	3	1	1	1	0	2	.333	.333	1.333
Totals	33	2	5	1	2	12

KCR

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750
John Mayberry J. Mayberry 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Hal McRae H. McRae RF	4	2	2	2	0	0	.500	.500	1.750
Steve Hovley S. Hovley RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Rick Reichardt R. Reichardt DH	1	0	0	1	1	1	.000	.333	.000
Kurt Bevacqua K. Bevacqua 3B	2	0	1	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500
Carl Taylor C. Taylor C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	29	3	7	3	3	1

Batting

HR: R. Miller

RBI: R. Miller

Batting

2B: A. Otis

3B: H. McRae

HR: H. McRae

RBI: H. McRae 2, R. Reichardt

Baserunning

SB: K. Bevacqua, J. Mayberry

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bill Lee B. Lee (L)	8.0	7	3	3	3	1	1	3.38
Totals	8.0	7	3	3	3	1	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Steve Busby S. Busby (W)	7.2	5	2	2	2	11	1	2.35
Doug Bird D. Bird (S)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	5	2	2	2	12	1

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Tommy Harper T. Harper LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Mario Guerrero M. Guerrero SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Reggie Smith R. Smith CF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski 1B	3	1	1	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333
Orlando Cepeda O. Cepeda DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Rico Petrocelli R. Petrocelli 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
Doug Griffin D. Griffin 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Bob Montgomery B. Montgomery C	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
Rick Miller R. Miller RF	3	1	1	1	0	2	.333	.333	1.333
Totals	33	2	5	1	2	12

Batting

HR: R. Miller

RBI: R. Miller

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Bill Lee B. Lee (L)	8.0	7	3	3	3	1	1	3.38
Totals	8.0	7	3	3	3	1	1

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750
John Mayberry J. Mayberry 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Hal McRae H. McRae RF	4	2	2	2	0	0	.500	.500	1.750
Steve Hovley S. Hovley RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Rick Reichardt R. Reichardt DH	1	0	0	1	1	1	.000	.333	.000
Kurt Bevacqua K. Bevacqua 3B	2	0	1	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500
Carl Taylor C. Taylor C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	29	3	7	3	3	1

Batting

2B: A. Otis

3B: H. McRae

HR: H. McRae

RBI: H. McRae 2, R. Reichardt

Baserunning

SB: K. Bevacqua, J. Mayberry

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Steve Busby S. Busby (W)	7.2	5	2	2	2	11	1	2.35
Doug Bird D. Bird (S)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	5	2	2	2	12	1

60-53 BOS

KCR 66-50

Current Series

1973 AL East

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