Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
May 27, 1973 Box Score

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

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Boston Red Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 1 2 0 0
Smith cf 5 1 2 0
Fisk c 3 2 1 0
Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 1 2
Cepeda dh 5 0 2 1
Petrocelli 3b 5 1 1 1
Harper lf 5 0 1 0
Aparicio ss 4 0 1 1
Kennedy 2b 2 0 1 1
Curtis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 2 0 1 0
  Taylor pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 1
Wohlford dh 4 0 1 0
McRae rf 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 3 1 2 0
Healy c 4 0 1 1
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Boston 103 030 0007100
Kansas City 000 001 100271
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  W (2-5) 9.0 7 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (3-7) 2.1 3 4 4 3 1
  Dal Canton   2.0 3 3 3 3 2
  Wright   3.2 3 0 0 3 4
  Simpson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
9
8

  E–Rojas (4).  DP–Boston 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–Boston Petrocelli (2,off Dal Canton); Kennedy (4,off Wright), Kansas City Piniella (7,off Curtis); Schaal (6,off Curtis); Healy (3,off Curtis).  SH–Kennedy (2,off Dal Canton).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:37.  A–23,952.
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