Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
July 26, 1973 Box Score

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

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 1 1 0
Henderson dh 3 1 2 4
Muser 1b 5 0 0 0
Melton 3b 3 1 0 0
May lf 4 0 1 0
Orta 2b 5 1 1 1
Herrmann c 3 1 2 0
  Keough pr 0 0 0 0
  Brinkman c 1 0 0 0
Bradford cf 2 1 1 0
Leon ss 3 1 1 0
Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 1 2 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 1
Otis cf 1 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 1 2 3
Reichardt dh 4 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
McRae rf 3 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
Bevacqua 3b 4 0 0 0
Healy c 3 1 1 0
Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Chicago 000 010 321790
Kansas City 100 010 020474
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (19-14) 6.0 6 2 2 3 2
  Acosta  SV (9) 3.0 1 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (11-10) 7.0 7 6 5 6 1
  Mingori   2.0 2 1 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
8
2

  E–Patek (18), Mayberry (5), Bevacqua (4), Healy (7).  DP–Chicago 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Chicago Henderson (12,off Drago); Herrmann (13,off Drago), Kansas City Healy (10,off Wood).  HR–Chicago Henderson (4,7th inning off Drago 2 on, 2 out), Kansas City Mayberry (21,8th inning off Acosta 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Henderson (1,off Drago); Rojas (4,off Wood).  IBB–Melton (3,by Mingori).  SH–Patek (5,off Wood).  SB–Kelly (14,2nd base off Mingori/Healy); Patek (22,2nd base off Wood/Herrmann).  CS–Orta (5,2nd base by Drago/Healy); Bradford (4,2nd base by Mingori/Healy).  IBB–Mingori (3,Melton).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:59.
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