Red Sox 2-3 Royals (Aug 8, 1973)

BOS

KCR

1

0

2

1

2

3

0

4

0

1

5

0

6

0

7

0

8

1

0

9

0

X

R

2

3

H

5

7

E

1

W: S. Busby

L: B. Lee

S: D. Bird

BOS

Team Stats

KCR

1

HR

1

2

R

3

5

H

7

0

SB

2

LOB

.152

AVG

.241

.200

OBP

.303

.242

SLG

.448

3.38

ERA

2.00

1

K

12

3

BB

2

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 8, 1973

BOS

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

KCR

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
John Mayberry J. Mayberry 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae H. McRae RF	4	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
Steve Hovley S. Hovley RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Reichardt R. Reichardt DH	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
Kurt Bevacqua K. Bevacqua 3B	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Carl Taylor C. Taylor C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	29	3	7	3	1	2	3	1

Batting

HR: R. Miller

TB: O. Cepeda, M. Guerrero, R. Miller 4, R. Smith, C. Yastrzemski

RBI: R. Miller

Batting

2B: A. Otis

3B: H. McRae

HR: H. McRae

TB: K. Bevacqua, H. McRae 7, A. Otis 3, L. Piniella 2

RBI: H. McRae 2, R. Reichardt

SF: 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 faced: B. Lee 33

WP: S. Busby 2

Batters faced: D. Bird 4, S. Busby 31

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

Batting

HR: R. Miller

TB: O. Cepeda, M. Guerrero, R. Miller 4, R. Smith, C. Yastrzemski

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 faced: B. Lee 33

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
John Mayberry J. Mayberry 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae H. McRae RF	4	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
Steve Hovley S. Hovley RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Reichardt R. Reichardt DH	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
Kurt Bevacqua K. Bevacqua 3B	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Carl Taylor C. Taylor C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	29	3	7	3	1	2	3	1

Batting

2B: A. Otis

3B: H. McRae

HR: H. McRae

TB: K. Bevacqua, H. McRae 7, A. Otis 3, L. Piniella 2

RBI: H. McRae 2, R. Reichardt

SF: 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

WP: S. Busby 2

Batters faced: D. Bird 4, S. Busby 31

60-53 BOS

KCR 66-50

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1973 AL East

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