Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
June 16, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1973 at Cleveland 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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Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White ss 4 1 1 0
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
  Floyd ss 0 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 1 1
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 5 1 0 0
Kirkpatrick rf 5 1 0 1
Piniella lf 5 0 0 0
Hopkins dh 3 1 2 1
  Bevacqua ph,dh 2 0 1 1
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Healy c 4 0 1 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 7 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bell 3b 5 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b 5 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0
Spikes lf 4 0 1 0
Gamble rf 4 1 3 1
Ellis dh 2 0 0 0
Duncan c 4 1 1 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Duffy ss 3 0 1 0
  Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0
Bosman p 0 0 0 0
  Hilgendorf p 0 0 0 0
  Timmermann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 6 2
Kansas City 100 010 000 03572
Cleveland 010 000 010 00263
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby   9.1 6 2 2 2 7
  Garber  W (6-4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
6
2
2
2
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman   8.0 6 2 2 0 1
  Hilgendorf  L (3-2) 2.1 0 3 0 2 1
  Timmermann   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
7
5
2
2
2

  E–Rojas (6), Healy (5), Bell (8), Brohamer (7), Hilgendorf (1).  DP–Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Kansas City White (1,off Bosman); Bevacqua (4,off Timmermann).  HR–Kansas City Hopkins (2,5th inning off Bosman 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Gamble (10,2nd inning off Busby 0 on, 1 out); Duncan (12,8th inning off Busby 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Rojas (6,2nd base off Bosman/Duncan); Spikes (2,2nd base off Busby/Healy).  CS–Gamble (3,2nd base by Busby/Healy); Spikes (2,Home by Busby/Healy).  WP–Timmermann (3).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Hank Morgenweck.  T–3:11.  A–5,726.
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