Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
July 12, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1973 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees 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 3, New York Yankees 10

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 2 1 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 2
Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick rf 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Hovley dh 4 1 1 0
Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 0
Healy c 3 0 2 1
Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 1 2 2
Alou 1b 5 1 3 1
White lf 4 1 2 1
Murcer cf 5 0 3 2
Blomberg dh 5 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 5 1 3 0
Callison rf 3 2 1 1
Munson c 3 3 2 0
Michael ss 4 1 1 3
Dobson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 17 10
Kansas City 200 010 000371
New York 120 330 01x10170
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (9-9) 3.1 8 6 5 1 1
  Mingori   1.2 5 3 3 2 0
  Dal Canton   3.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
17
10
9
3
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (5-3) 9.0 7 3 3 4 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
4

  E–Patek (17).  DP–Kansas City 2, New York 2.  2B–Kansas City Healy (8,off Dobson), New York M Alou (14,off Drago); Nettles (11,off Drago); Michael (9,off Mingori); White (8,off Dal Canton); Murcer (13,off Dal Canton).  3B–New York Munson (3,off Drago).  HR–Kansas City Otis (16,1st inning off Dobson 1 on, 1 out), New York Callison (1,4th inning off Drago 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Otis (11,2nd base off Dobson/Munson).  CS–Patek (7,2nd base by Dobson/Munson).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:39.  A–15,323.
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