Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
August 1, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1973 at Comiskey Park I. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 1
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Reichardt dh 4 1 1 0
Piniella lf 4 1 1 0
McRae rf 3 1 3 3
  Hovley pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Bevacqua 3b 4 0 0 0
Healy c 4 0 1 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 1 1
Hairston lf 3 0 0 0
  Allen ph 0 0 0 0
  Alvarado ss 0 0 0 0
Muser 1b 4 0 0 0
Melton 3b 3 0 0 0
May dh 4 1 1 0
Bradford cf 3 1 1 0
Orta 2b 3 0 2 1
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
Leon ss 2 0 0 0
  Sharp ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Kansas City 021 100 000481
Chicago 010 000 010251
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  W (9-10) 8.1 5 2 2 4 8
  Hoerner  SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
9
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  L (20-15) 9.0 8 4 4 3 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
4

  E–Bevacqua (7), Hairston (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Bradford (3,off Busby).  3B–Kansas City McRae (1,off Wood).  HR–Kansas City McRae (3,4th inning off Wood 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Patek (3,by Wood).  SB–Otis (13,2nd base off Wood/Herrmann); Healy (3,2nd base off Wood/Herrmann).  WP–Wood (6).  HBP–Wood (3,Patek).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:12.  A–11,537.
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