Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
July 16, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1973 at Tiger Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 10, Detroit Tigers 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 2 1 0
Rojas 2b 2 0 0 0
  Floyd 2b 0 1 0 1
Otis cf 4 2 2 3
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick rf 3 2 0 0
Reichardt dh 3 0 1 0
  McRae ph,dh 2 1 2 0
Piniella lf 5 0 1 1
Schaal 3b 3 2 2 3
Healy c 5 0 1 0
Drago p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 11 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Northrup lf 4 0 2 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Brown dh 3 1 1 0
Cash 1b 4 1 2 2
Freehan c 4 0 1 0
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 0
Stanley cf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
Strahler p 0 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Kansas City 021 021 02210110
Detroit 000 002 000272
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (10-9) 9.0 7 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Strahler  L (3-3) 4.1 5 5 3 4 2
  Scherman   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Miller   1.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Fryman   2.0 3 2 2 3 1
  Farmer   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
10
8
10
4

  E–Brinkman 2 (18).  DP–Kansas City 2, Detroit 4.  HR–Kansas City Schaal (6,2nd inning off Strahler 1 on, 2 out); Otis (17,3rd inning off Strahler 0 on, 2 out), Detroit N Cash (14,6th inning off Drago 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Floyd (1,off Miller).  IBB–Otis (1,by Strahler).  SB–Patek 3 (20,2nd base off Strahler/Freehan,2nd base off Miller/Freehan,3rd base off Fryman/Freehan); Otis (12,2nd base off Scherman/Freehan); Floyd (1,2nd base off Fryman/Freehan).  CS–Reichardt (4,2nd base by Strahler/Freehan); Otis (5,2nd base by Fryman/Freehan).  IBB–Strahler (1,Otis).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:48.  A–27,360.
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