Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
April 22, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Jeter rf 5 2 4 1
May lf 5 1 2 3
Allen 1b 5 0 1 0
Melton 3b 4 1 1 0
Henderson cf 4 1 1 0
Andrews dh 5 1 2 0
Orta 2b 3 1 1 0
Leon ss 2 0 0 0
  Muser ph 1 0 0 0
  Alvarado ss 1 0 0 0
Brinkman c 4 1 1 2
Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 2 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 1
McRae rf 3 1 1 1
Piniella lf 3 1 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Bevacqua dh 4 0 2 1
Taylor c 3 0 1 1
Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Chicago 050 100 0028132
Kansas City 010 300 0004102
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (3-2) 5.0 8 4 2 1 2
  Forster  SV (2) 4.0 2 0 0 4 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
2
5
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (2-1) 1.2 8 5 5 1 2
  Dal Canton   7.1 5 3 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
13
8
6
3
8

  E–Leon (2), Alvarado (1), Taylor (1), Dal Canton (1).  DP–Chicago 3, Kansas City 1.  2B–Chicago Brinkman (1,off Drago); Melton (2,off Drago); Henderson (3,off Dal Canton), Kansas City Otis (4,off Wood).  HR–Chicago May (1,2nd inning off Drago 2 on, 1 out); Jeter (1,4th inning off Dal Canton 0 on, 1 out), Kansas City Mayberry (4,2nd inning off Wood 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Orta (2,by Dal Canton).  SB–Patek (4,2nd base off Wood/Brinkman); Piniella (3,3rd base off Wood/Brinkman).  CS–Otis (1,2nd base by Forster/Brinkman).  WP–Dal Canton 2 (2).  BK–Dal Canton (1).  IBB–Dal Canton (2,Orta).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:55.
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