Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
April 18, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1973 at Royals Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 1 0
North dh 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 5 0 1 2
Jackson rf 4 1 1 0
Bando 3b 2 1 0 0
Tenace 1b 3 2 2 2
  Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0
Mangual cf 5 1 2 0
Fosse c 4 1 2 2
Green 2b 3 1 2 1
  Marquez ph 1 0 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 1 0 0 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 2 2 1
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 2 1 0 0
McRae rf 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 1 0 0
Kirkpatrick dh 4 1 1 3
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Taylor c 3 1 1 0
Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 5 4
Oakland 040 000 1027121
Kansas City 031 020 000650
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter   4.2 5 6 4 3 3
  Pina  W (1-1) 4.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
6
4
3
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago   1.2 6 4 4 1 3
  Jackson   3.2 2 0 0 4 1
  Dal Canton  L (0-1) 3.2 4 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
8
6

  E–Fosse (2).  2B–Oakland Campaneris (1,off Jackson), Kansas City Rojas (8,off Hunter).  HR–Oakland Tenace (3,9th inning off Dal Canton 1 on, 1 out), Kansas City Kirkpatrick (2,2nd inning off Hunter 2 on, 1 out); Rojas (1,3rd inning off Hunter 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Fosse (1,by Jackson).  HBP–McRae (4,by Hunter).  SB–North (4,2nd base off Drago/Taylor); Bando (1,2nd base off Jackson/Taylor); Jackson (1,2nd base off Dal Canton/Taylor).  CS–Bando (1,2nd base by Jackson/Taylor); Jackson (1,3rd base by Dal Canton/Taylor); Patek (1,2nd base by Hunter/Fosse).  HBP–Hunter (1,McRae).  IBB–Jackson (1,Fosse).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:59.  A–17,717.
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