Red Sox 9-4 Royals (Aug 7, 1973)

BOS

KCR

1

3

2

0

3

0

4

0

5

4

0

6

0

1

7

0

8

2

0

9

0

1

R

9

4

H

10

E

0

2

W: L. Tiant

L: P. Splittorff

BOS

Team Stats

KCR

0

HR

1

9

R

4

10

H

10

0

SB

1

LOB

.263

AVG

.270

.378

OBP

.270

.421

SLG

.432

4.00

ERA

8.00

5

K

7

0

BB

6

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 were easily defeated by the Boston Red Sox, 9 to 4, on August 8, 1973.

Game Info

August 7, 1973

BOS

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Tommy Harper T. Harper LF	6	0	0	0	0	2
Luis Aparicio L. Aparicio SS	5	1	0	0	0	0
Reggie Smith R. Smith CF	2	2	0	0	2	1
Rick Miller R. Miller CF	0	1	0	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski 1B	3	2	1	0	2	0
Orlando Cepeda O. Cepeda DH	5	1	4	6	0	0
Rico Petrocelli R. Petrocelli 3B	5	1	2	2	0	0
Doug Griffin D. Griffin 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Montgomery B. Montgomery C	4	0	1	1	1	2
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	4	1	1	0	1	1
Totals	38	9	10	9	6	7

KCR

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	K
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bobby Floyd B. Floyd SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gail Hopkins G. Hopkins PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
Kurt Bevacqua K. Bevacqua 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
John Mayberry J. Mayberry 1B	4	1	3	3	1	0	0
Rick Reichardt R. Reichardt DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0
George Brett G. Brett 3B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Taylor C. Taylor C	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	37	4	10	4	1	1	5

Batting

2B: O. Cepeda 4, D. Evans, R. Petrocelli

TB: O. Cepeda 8, D. Evans 2, D. Griffin, B. Montgomery, R. Petrocelli 3, C. Yastrzemski

RBI: O. Cepeda 6, B. Montgomery, R. Petrocelli 2

HBP: R. Miller

SAC: D. Griffin

Batting

2B: E. Kirkpatrick, J. Mayberry, C. Taylor

HR: J. Mayberry

TB: E. Kirkpatrick 2, J. Mayberry 7, A. Otis, F. Patek, L. Piniella 2, R. Reichardt, C. Taylor 2

RBI: J. Mayberry 3, C. Taylor

Baserunning

SB: L. Piniella

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Luis Tiant L. Tiant (W)	9.0	10	4	4	0	5	1	4.00
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	0	5	1

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Paul Splittorff P. Splittorff (L)	4.0	4	6	5	5	4	11.25
Bruce Dal Canton B. Dal Canton	3.2	4	2	2	0	0	4.91
Steve Mingori S. Mingori	1.1	2	1	1	1	3	6.75
Totals	9.0	10	9	8	6	7

Batters faced: L. Tiant 37

WP: P. Splittorff 2

Batters faced: B. Dal Canton 15, S. Mingori 8, P. Splittorff 23

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Tommy Harper T. Harper LF	6	0	0	0	0	2
Luis Aparicio L. Aparicio SS	5	1	0	0	0	0
Reggie Smith R. Smith CF	2	2	0	0	2	1
Rick Miller R. Miller CF	0	1	0	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski C. Yastrzemski 1B	3	2	1	0	2	0
Orlando Cepeda O. Cepeda DH	5	1	4	6	0	0
Rico Petrocelli R. Petrocelli 3B	5	1	2	2	0	0
Doug Griffin D. Griffin 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Montgomery B. Montgomery C	4	0	1	1	1	2
Dwight Evans D. Evans RF	4	1	1	0	1	1
Totals	38	9	10	9	6	7

Batting

2B: O. Cepeda 4, D. Evans, R. Petrocelli

TB: O. Cepeda 8, D. Evans 2, D. Griffin, B. Montgomery, R. Petrocelli 3, C. Yastrzemski

RBI: O. Cepeda 6, B. Montgomery, R. Petrocelli 2

HBP: R. Miller

SAC: D. Griffin

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Luis Tiant L. Tiant (W)	9.0	10	4	4	0	5	1	4.00
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	0	5	1

Batters faced: L. Tiant 37

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	K
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bobby Floyd B. Floyd SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gail Hopkins G. Hopkins PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
Kurt Bevacqua K. Bevacqua 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
John Mayberry J. Mayberry 1B	4	1	3	3	1	0	0
Rick Reichardt R. Reichardt DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0
George Brett G. Brett 3B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Taylor C. Taylor C	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	37	4	10	4	1	1	5

Batting

2B: E. Kirkpatrick, J. Mayberry, C. Taylor

HR: J. Mayberry

TB: E. Kirkpatrick 2, J. Mayberry 7, A. Otis, F. Patek, L. Piniella 2, R. Reichardt, C. Taylor 2

RBI: J. Mayberry 3, C. Taylor

Baserunning

SB: L. Piniella

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
Paul Splittorff P. Splittorff (L)	4.0	4	6	5	5	4	11.25
Bruce Dal Canton B. Dal Canton	3.2	4	2	2	0	0	4.91
Steve Mingori S. Mingori	1.1	2	1	1	1	3	6.75
Totals	9.0	10	9	8	6	7

WP: P. Splittorff 2

Batters faced: B. Dal Canton 15, S. Mingori 8, P. Splittorff 23

60-52 BOS

KCR 65-50

Team Stats

Current Series

1973 AL East

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