Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
June 3, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1973 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bell 3b 4 0 2 1
Ragland 2b 5 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 5 1 2 2
Duncan c 4 0 0 0
Spikes lf 4 0 1 0
Gamble rf 4 1 2 0
Ellis 1b 4 0 3 1
  Wilcox pr 0 0 0 0
  Chambliss 1b 0 0 0 0
Lolich dh 4 1 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 1 0
Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Hilgendorf p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Strom p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 1 1 0
  Rojas ph 1 0 1 1
  Floyd pr 0 1 0 0
Hovley rf 4 0 1 1
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 1
Otis cf 5 0 1 2
Kirkpatrick c 3 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 3 0
Hopkins dh 3 1 1 0
  Wohlford pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Bevacqua 2b 3 1 1 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
Cleveland 002 001 0104121
Kansas City 100 000 1035112
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   6.2 8 2 2 4 3
  Hilgendorf   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lamb  L (2-2) 1.1 2 3 3 1 2
  Strom   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Farmer   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
11
5
5
6
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby   7.2 11 4 4 1 5
  Dal Canton  W (4-3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
6

  E–Duncan (4), Otis (3), Bevacqua (2).  DP–Cleveland 2.  3B–Cleveland Ellis (1,off Busby).  HR–Cleveland Hendrick (5,6th inning off Busby 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Mayberry (5,by Perry).  SB–Cardenas (1,2nd base off Busby/Kirkpatrick); Patek (13,2nd base off Perry/Duncan).  CS–Cardenas (2,2nd base by Dal Canton/Kirkpatrick).  WP–Perry (8).  IBB–Perry (6,Mayberry).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–3:05.  A–14,251.
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