California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
September 9, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1973 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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California Angels 5, Kansas City Royals 9

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 2 2 0
Pinson lf 5 1 1 2
Robinson dh 4 1 0 0
Oliver 3b 5 1 2 3
McCraw 1b 4 0 0 0
Stanton rf 3 0 1 0
Sands c 3 0 0 0
Chalk ss 3 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 4 0 2 0
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White ss 5 2 2 0
Rojas 2b 4 2 2 1
Otis cf 3 1 2 1
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 0
Piniella lf 4 2 3 2
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 1
McRae rf 3 1 1 1
  Poquette rf 0 0 0 0
Bevacqua dh 4 0 0 0
Taylor c 3 0 1 0
Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 12 6
California 200 000 201582
Kansas City 501 200 10x9122
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler  L (0-3) 2.1 5 6 2 3 1
  Wright   5.2 7 3 3 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
5
3
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago   0.2 2 2 2 3 0
  Mingori  W (2-1) 6.1 5 2 2 2 6
  Bird  SV (14) 2.0 1 1 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
6
9

  E–Sands (2), Alomar (16), White (8), Schaal (23).  DP–California 3, Kansas City 1.  PB–Sands (2).  2B–California Oliver (16,off Bird), Kansas City White 2 (4,off Hassler,off Wright); Rojas 2 (28,off Wright 2); Piniella (26,off Wright).  3B–Kansas City McRae (3,off Hassler).  HR–California Pinson (8,1st inning off Drago 1 on, 0 out); Oliver (18,7th inning off Mingori 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Schaal (3,off Hassler).  WP–Hassler (2).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:22.
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