Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
April 8, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1973 at Anaheim Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 0 0
Rojas 2b 5 1 3 1
Otis cf 4 1 1 2
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1
McRae rf 5 1 2 1
  Hovley lf 0 0 0 0
Piniella lf 5 1 1 1
  Marshall lf,rf 0 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0
May c 2 1 1 0
Taylor dh 3 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 3 1 0 0
  Howard ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Valentine ss 5 1 4 1
Pinson rf 2 0 1 3
Oliver dh 4 0 0 0
McCraw lf 3 0 1 1
Spencer 1b 2 0 0 0
Berry cf 5 0 1 0
Kusnyer c 3 1 1 0
  Stephenson ph,c 2 1 1 0
Meoli 3b,2b 2 1 2 0
May p 0 0 0 0
  Sells p 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 11 5
Kansas City 200 210 0106101
California 220 000 0105111
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (1-0) 7.1 10 5 5 6 0
  Dal Canton  SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
8
0
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
May  L (0-1) 4.2 7 5 5 2 3
  Sells   3.1 3 1 1 2 2
  Barber   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
5

  E–May (1), Meoli (1).  DP–Kansas City 2, California 1.  PB–Kusnyer (1).  2B–Kansas City Rojas 2 (4,off May,off Sells), California Valentine (1,off Dal Canton).  HR–Kansas City McRae (1,4th inning off May 0 on, 0 out); Piniella (1,4th inning off May 0 on, 0 out); Otis (1,5th inning off May 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Otis (1,off Sells); Pinson (1,off Drago); Spencer (1,off Dal Canton).  HBP–May (1,by Sells); Oliver (1,by Drago).  IBB–Mayberry (1,by Sells); Spencer (1,by Drago); Pinson (1,by Dal Canton).  SF–Pinson (1,off Drago).  SB–McRae (1,2nd base off Sells/Kusnyer); McCraw (1,2nd base off Drago/May).  CS–Kusnyer (1,2nd base by Drago/May).  WP–Drago (1).  HBP–Drago (1,Oliver); Sells (1,May).  IBB–Drago (1,Spencer); Dal Canton (1,Pinson); Sells (1,Mayberry).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:26.  A–7,390.
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