Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
April 20, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1973 at Royals Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 16, Kansas City Royals 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 3 2 1 1
  Jeter rf 1 0 0 0
May lf 4 2 2 1
  Muser 1b 1 1 0 0
Allen 1b 3 1 1 1
  Reichardt lf 2 0 2 0
Melton 3b 5 3 3 5
  Morales 3b 1 1 0 1
Henderson cf 4 2 2 0
Andrews dh 4 1 2 3
Orta 2b 4 1 2 1
Leon ss 5 1 2 1
Brinkman c 1 1 0 0
Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 16 17 14
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 0 1 0
  Floyd ss 2 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 1 2 0
  Hovley rf 2 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
  Bevacqua 2b 1 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick rf,lf 3 1 2 0
Piniella lf 3 0 1 1
  Marshall cf 1 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 1
Taylor c 1 0 0 0
  Healy ph,c 2 0 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Chicago 350 005 01216170
Kansas City 001 001 000292
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  W (1-1) 9.0 9 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (1-2) 1.0 4 5 5 1 1
  Jackson   4.0 8 7 7 4 2
  Burgmeier   3.0 4 2 2 3 1
  Wright   1.0 1 2 1 3 0
Totals
9.0
17
16
15
11
4

  E–Patek (2), Floyd (1).  DP–Kansas City 4.  2B–Chicago Andrews (3,off Busby); Orta (1,off Jackson); D Allen (5,off Jackson); Melton (1,off Jackson); Leon (1,off Burgmeier), Kansas City McRae (2,off Bahnsen); Kirkpatrick 2 (4,off Bahnsen 2).  HR–Chicago Melton (4,2nd inning off Jackson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Brinkman (1,off Jackson).  SF–D Allen (1,off Jackson).  HBP–Brinkman (1,by Busby); May (1,by Jackson).  SB–Rojas (2,2nd base off Bahnsen/Brinkman).  WP–Bahnsen (1), Wright (1).  HBP–Busby (1,Brinkman); Jackson (1,May).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:57.  A–13,077.
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