Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
June 26, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1973 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 1
Otis cf 3 2 1 1
Mayberry 1b 5 0 2 0
Piniella lf 5 1 2 2
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0
McRae rf 2 0 1 1
  Hovley rf 0 0 0 0
Wohlford dh 4 0 2 0
Healy c 4 0 0 0
Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 2 0 0 0
  Llenas ph,2b 0 0 0 1
Pinson lf 4 1 2 3
Robinson dh 4 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 0 1 0
  Grabarkewitz pr 0 1 0 0
Scheinblum rf 4 0 0 0
  Stanton pr 0 1 0 0
Berry cf 4 0 1 1
Stephenson c 3 1 0 0
Gallagher 3b 4 1 2 1
Meoli ss 2 0 1 0
  Oliver ph 0 1 0 0
  DaVanon ss 0 0 0 0
May p 0 0 0 0
  Hand p 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Sells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
Kansas City 112 000 1005113
California 000 000 042671
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (7-7) 8.0 6 6 1 1 3
  Garber   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
6
1
2
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
May   2.1 5 4 4 1 3
  Hand   5.2 4 1 0 4 2
  Barber   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Sells  W (4-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
5
6

  E–Rojas (8), Mayberry (3), Drago (1), Stephenson (2).  DP–Kansas City 1, California 2.  2B–California Pinson (9,off Drago).  HR–Kansas City Otis (12,1st inning off May 0 on, 2 out), California Pinson (6,8th inning off Drago 2 on, 2 out).  SF–McRae (3,off May); Rojas (3,off Hand); Llenas (3,off Drago).  HBP–Oliver (4,by Drago).  IBB–Stephenson (1,by Garber).  SB–Schaal (2,2nd base off May/Stephenson); Patek (14,2nd base off Hand/Stephenson).  CS–Alomar (5,2nd base by Drago/Healy).  WP–May (4).  HBP–Drago (5,Oliver).  IBB–Garber (5,Stephenson).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:41.  A–10,691.
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