New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 21, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1973 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Royals 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 2 2 1
Alou M. rf 5 0 0 0
White lf 4 1 0 0
Murcer cf 5 0 1 0
Blomberg dh 2 1 1 2
  Hart ph,dh 2 0 1 0
  Sanchez pr,dh 1 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 1
Munson c 3 0 1 0
Hegan 1b 3 0 1 0
Michael ss 2 0 0 0
  Alou F. ph 0 0 0 0
  Stanley ss 1 0 1 0
Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 0 2 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 0 0
McRae rf 3 0 1 0
  Hovley rf 0 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 1 3 2
Reichardt dh 3 1 1 0
Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 2
Healy c 4 0 1 0
Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 4
New York 300 010 000491
Kansas City 022 010 00x5110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L (8-12) 4.1 7 5 3 1 1
  McDaniel   3.2 4 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
11
5
3
2
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago   0.2 3 3 3 1 0
  Mingori  W (1-0) 4.1 3 1 1 2 5
  Hoerner  SV (4) 4.0 3 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
9

  E–Clarke (16).  2B–New York Blomberg (12,off Drago); Murcer (21,off Mingori); Hart (11,off Hoerner), Kansas City Bevacqua (8,off Peterson); Rojas (21,off Peterson); Otis (20,off Peterson); McRae (10,off McDaniel); Healy (15,off McDaniel).  HR–New York Clarke (2,5th inning off Mingori 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hegan (2,off Hoerner).  HBP–Nettles (6,by Mingori).  IBB–F Alou (5,by Hoerner).  SB–Clarke (7,2nd base off Drago/Healy); Piniella (5,2nd base off McDaniel/Munson); Patek (28,2nd base off McDaniel/Munson).  CS–Patek (12,Home by McDaniel/Munson).  HBP–Mingori (3,Nettles).  IBB–Hoerner (2,F Alou).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:42.  A–21,325.
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