Royals 5-8 Red Sox (Aug 17, 1973)

KCR

BOS

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

1

5

0

6

2

3

7

0

8

0

9

2

X

R

5

8

H

14

10

E

2

W: D. Pole

L: P. Splittorff

S: B. Bolin

KCR

Team Stats

BOS

1

HR

0

5

R

8

14

H

10

0

SB

2

LOB

.378

AVG

.303

.395

OBP

.378

.459

SLG

.394

5.63

ERA

5.00

1

K

2

4

BB

1

Current Series

Royals

4

Red Sox

6

Game 1

Final

Royals

5

Red Sox

8

Game 2

Final

Royals

3

Red Sox

4

Game 3

Final

1973 AL West

KCR BOS

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

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

Game Summary

The Boston Red Sox decisively defeated the Kansas City Royals, 8 to 5, on August 18, 1973.

Game Info

August 17, 1973

KCR

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Paul Schaal P. Schaal 3B	5	0	4	1	0	0	0
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	1	3	2	1	0	0
John Mayberry J. Mayberry 1B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae H. McRae RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
Rick Reichardt R. Reichardt DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fran Healy F. Healy C	4	0	2	1	0	0	1
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Floyd B. Floyd PH-SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gail Hopkins G. Hopkins PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	5	14	5	1	1	2

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Tommy Harper T. Harper LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
Mario Guerrero M. Guerrero SS	5	2	2	1	1	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	0
Orlando Cepeda O. Cepeda DH	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Danny Cater D. Cater 3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Montgomery B. Montgomery C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Griffin D. Griffin 2B	4	2	2	0	0	0	0
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rick Miller R. Miller CF	4	1	2	3	1	0	0
Totals	33	8	10	7	2	4	1

Batting

HR: A. Otis

TB: F. Healy 2, H. McRae 2, A. Otis 6, L. Piniella 2, C. Rojas, P. Schaal 4

RBI: F. Healy, A. Otis 2, L. Piniella, P. Schaal

GIDP: L. Piniella, C. Rojas 2, P. Schaal

Batting

2B: D. Griffin, R. Miller 2

TB: D. Cater, D. Griffin 3, M. Guerrero 2, T. Harper, R. Miller 4, C. Yastrzemski 2

RBI: D. Cater, M. Guerrero, R. Miller 3, C. Yastrzemski 2

IBB: O. Cepeda, D. Evans, T. Harper

SAC: D. Evans

GIDP: B. Montgomery

Baserunning

SB: M. Guerrero, R. Miller

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Paul Splittorff P. Splittorff (L)	3.2	5	5	2	2	0	4.91
Barry Raziano B. Raziano	1.2	3	2	2	1	0	10.80
Doug Bird D. Bird	2.2	2	1	1	1	1	3.38
Totals	8.0	10	8	5	4	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dick Pole D. Pole (W)	8.0	12	5	5	1	2	1	5.63
Bobby Bolin B. Bolin (S)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	14	5	5	1	2	1

Batters faced: D. Bird 11, B. Raziano 9, P. Splittorff 18

Batters faced: B. Bolin 5, D. Pole 33

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
Paul Schaal P. Schaal 3B	5	0	4	1	0	0	0
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	1	3	2	1	0	0
John Mayberry J. Mayberry 1B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae H. McRae RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0
Rick Reichardt R. Reichardt DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fran Healy F. Healy C	4	0	2	1	0	0	1
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Floyd B. Floyd PH-SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gail Hopkins G. Hopkins PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	5	14	5	1	1	2

Batting

HR: A. Otis

TB: F. Healy 2, H. McRae 2, A. Otis 6, L. Piniella 2, C. Rojas, P. Schaal 4

RBI: F. Healy, A. Otis 2, L. Piniella, P. Schaal

GIDP: L. Piniella, C. Rojas 2, P. Schaal

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Paul Splittorff P. Splittorff (L)	3.2	5	5	2	2	0	4.91
Barry Raziano B. Raziano	1.2	3	2	2	1	0	10.80
Doug Bird D. Bird	2.2	2	1	1	1	1	3.38
Totals	8.0	10	8	5	4	1

Batters faced: D. Bird 11, B. Raziano 9, P. Splittorff 18

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	K
Tommy Harper T. Harper LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
Mario Guerrero M. Guerrero SS	5	2	2	1	1	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	0
Orlando Cepeda O. Cepeda DH	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Danny Cater D. Cater 3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Montgomery B. Montgomery C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Griffin D. Griffin 2B	4	2	2	0	0	0	0
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rick Miller R. Miller CF	4	1	2	3	1	0	0
Totals	33	8	10	7	2	4	1

Batting

2B: D. Griffin, R. Miller 2

TB: D. Cater, D. Griffin 3, M. Guerrero 2, T. Harper, R. Miller 4, C. Yastrzemski 2

RBI: D. Cater, M. Guerrero, R. Miller 3, C. Yastrzemski 2

IBB: O. Cepeda, D. Evans, T. Harper

SAC: D. Evans

GIDP: B. Montgomery

Baserunning

SB: M. Guerrero, R. Miller

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dick Pole D. Pole (W)	8.0	12	5	5	1	2	1	5.63
Bobby Bolin B. Bolin (S)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	14	5	5	1	2	1

Batters faced: B. Bolin 5, D. Pole 33

70-54 KCR

BOS 64-57

Team Stats

Current Series

1973 AL West

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