Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
June 17, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 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 6, Cleveland Indians 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White ss 5 0 1 0
Wohlford dh 4 1 2 0
Piniella lf 5 1 2 2
Otis cf 4 1 2 0
Bevacqua 1b 5 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 1 1 0
McRae rf 3 0 0 0
  Hovley rf 0 0 0 0
Floyd 2b 4 1 3 2
Healy c 4 1 2 2
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bell 3b 3 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 3 0 0 0
Ellis c 4 0 1 2
Gamble rf 4 0 0 0
Spikes dh 3 0 1 0
Lowenstein lf 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 2 0
Duffy ss 2 1 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
Kekich p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Kansas City 042 000 0006130
Cleveland 002 000 000241
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (2-1) 8.1 3 2 2 5 4
  Garber  SV (7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich  L (1-2) 2.0 6 6 2 1 1
  Lamb   5.0 6 0 0 2 3
  Johnson   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
6
2
3
6

  E–Bell (9).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Chambliss (4,off Wright).  HR–Kansas City Healy (1,2nd inning off Kekich 1 on, 2 out); Piniella (6,3rd inning off Kekich 1 on, 0 out).  CS–Healy (2,2nd base by Lamb/Ellis).  WP–Kekich (1).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Hank Morgenweck, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:37.  A–11,943.
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