Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
September 10, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 1973 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics 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

Kansas City Royals 0, Oakland Athletics 13

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 1 0 0 0
  Bevacqua 3b 1 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 2 0 0 0
  Floyd pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Otis cf 2 0 1 0
  Wohlford lf 1 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
  Ortenzio 1b 1 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 0 0 0
  Poquette cf 1 0 1 0
McRae rf 4 0 1 0
Reichardt dh 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
  White ss 1 0 0 0
Taylor c 2 0 0 0
  Martinez c 1 0 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 2 1 0 1
  Kubiak ss 0 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 3 2 0 0
  Mangual ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Bando 3b 4 2 3 1
  Conigliaro ph,lf 1 0 1 3
Bourque dh 4 2 1 1
Rudi lf 3 0 2 3
  Lewis pr 0 1 0 0
  Davalillo rf 2 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 2 2 2 2
Alou rf,lf 4 0 2 0
  Garner 3b 1 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 0 1 0
Green 2b 3 2 2 2
  Trillo 2b 0 0 0 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 13 14 13
Kansas City 000 000 000042
Oakland 000 360 40x13140
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (14-13) 4.1 10 9 6 2 3
  Drago   1.2 3 0 0 0 2
  Wright   0.1 0 4 4 4 0
  Simpson   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
14
13
10
7
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  W (17-9) 9.0 4 0 0 4 11
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
11

  E–Schaal (25), Piniella (3).  DP–Kansas City 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Kansas City McRae (15,off Blue), Oakland Bourque (1,off Busby).  3B–Oakland Conigliaro (2,off Simpson).  SH–North (6,off Busby).  SF–Tenace (6,off Busby).  HBP–North (3,by Busby).  IBB–Bourque (2,by Busby).  CS–Otis (9,2nd base by Blue/Fosse).  HBP–Busby (5,North).  IBB–Busby (6,Bourque).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–(none), 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:57.  A–47,570.
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