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."

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California Angels 3, Kansas City Royals 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 3 2
Berry lf 4 0 0 0
  Alomar 2b 0 0 0 0
Scheinblum dh 4 0 2 0
Oliver 3b 4 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 1 0 0 0
  McCraw ph,1b 4 0 2 0
Stanton rf 5 0 0 0
Meoli ss 2 2 1 0
Chalk 2b 3 0 0 0
  Pinson ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Torborg c 3 1 1 0
  Sands ph,c 1 0 0 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  Sells p 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White 2b 5 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 3 1 1 0
Ortenzio 1b 2 0 0 0
  Mayberry ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Piniella lf 3 1 1 2
McRae rf 3 1 2 2
Reichardt dh 4 1 1 2
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
California 020 100 000390
Kansas City 021 030 00x682
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana  L (0-1) 4.0 5 4 4 4 3
  Sells   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Barber   3.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
6
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Littell   4.2 5 3 2 6 3
  Fitzmorris  W (6-2) 4.1 4 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
6
5

  E–White (9), Schaal (24).  DP–California 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–California Torborg (7,off Littell); McCraw (5,off Littell), Kansas City Piniella (27,off Sells); McRae (14,off Sells).  HR–Kansas City Reichardt (5,2nd inning off Tanana 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Meoli (1,by Littell).  SB–Meoli (1,2nd base off Littell/Martinez).  IBB–Littell (1,Meoli).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:56.  A–16,636.
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