Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
May 19, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1973 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Bevacqua 2b 3 1 1 0
  Floyd 2b 0 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 3
Piniella lf 4 1 1 1
Wohlford dh 4 0 0 0
McRae rf 2 0 0 0
  Hovley ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 1 2 1
Healy c 3 0 1 0
Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
Rudi lf 3 1 0 0
Tenace 1b 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 3 0
Johnson dh 4 0 1 1
Bando 3b 4 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 1 1 0
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hegan ph 1 0 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0
Mangual cf 2 0 0 1
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Kansas City 000 005 000582
Oakland 000 000 011250
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (4-3) 8.1 5 2 1 2 7
  Bird  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
2
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  L (3-2) 5.2 5 5 5 2 0
  Fingers   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Knowles   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
2

  E–Patek 2 (5).  DP–Kansas City 1, Oakland 2.  2B–Kansas City Bevacqua (1,off Blue); Schaal (5,off Fingers).  HR–Kansas City Schaal (2,6th inning off Blue 0 on, 0 out); Otis (7,6th inning off Blue 2 on, 2 out); Piniella (3,6th inning off Blue 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Mangual (1,off Drago).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:07.  A–27,912.
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