Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
April 13, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 1973 at Comiskey Park I. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 2 2 0
Rojas 2b 6 1 2 1
Otis cf 6 3 4 1
Mayberry 1b 4 2 1 1
  Hopkins ph,1b 1 0 1 1
Kirkpatrick rf 3 3 2 2
Piniella lf 2 0 1 3
  Marshall lf 0 0 0 0
Hovley dh 5 0 1 2
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 1
Taylor c 5 1 2 0
Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 12 17 12
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 5 2 4 1
May lf 5 0 2 2
Allen 1b 5 0 1 1
Melton 3b 5 1 1 0
Henderson cf 2 0 1 0
Muser dh 5 0 0 1
Herrmann c 5 0 1 0
Orta 2b 1 2 1 0
Leon ss 5 0 0 0
Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Kansas City 203 301 01212171
Chicago 120 000 0115110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (2-0) 6.0 8 3 2 5 3
  Dal Canton  SV (2) 3.0 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
7
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  L (0-1) 2.0 5 4 4 2 1
  Gossage   1.2 4 4 4 3 0
  Stone   3.1 4 1 1 3 2
  Johnson   2.0 4 3 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
12
11
8
3

  E–Otis (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Herrmann (2).  2B–Kansas City Kirkpatrick (1,off Fisher), Chicago D Allen (2,off Drago); Henderson (1,off Dal Canton).  HR–Kansas City Otis (2,3rd inning off Fisher 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Piniella (1,off Gossage).  SF–Piniella (1,off Johnson).  IBB–Henderson (1,by Drago).  SB–Otis (1,2nd base off Stone/Herrmann).  CS–Schaal (1,2nd base by Gossage/Herrmann).  WP–Gossage (1).  IBB–Drago (2,Henderson).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–3:16.  A–2,977.
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