Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
April 27, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1973 at Tiger Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 0

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Hovley dh 4 0 1 0
  McRae ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 1
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 2 0
Kirkpatrick rf 4 2 3 1
Rojas 2b 3 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Healy c 4 0 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Northrup rf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0
  Sims ph 0 0 0 0
Reese lf 3 0 0 0
Freehan c 2 0 0 0
Brown dh 3 0 0 0
Cash 1b 1 0 0 0
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 0
Stanley cf 3 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 0 0 0
Kansas City 000 010 011380
Detroit 000 000 000002
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  W (2-2) 9.0 0 0 0 6 4
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
6
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (2-2) 8.2 8 3 2 2 2
  Scherman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
2
2

  E–Rodriguez (1), N Cash (2).  DP–Kansas City 2, Detroit 1.  PB–Healy (1); Freehan (1).  HR–Kansas City Kirkpatrick (3,5th inning off Perry 0 on, 0 out); Otis (4,8th inning off Perry 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Rojas (1,off Perry).  WP–Busby (1).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:18.  A–16,345.
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