Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
September 11, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 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 1, Oakland Athletics 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hovley cf 3 1 2 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 1
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
McRae dh 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick rf 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Patek ss 2 0 1 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0
  White ss 0 0 0 0
Taylor c 3 0 0 0
Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 3 2 3 0
Campaneris ss 1 0 0 1
Bando 3b 2 0 0 0
Bourque dh 2 0 0 1
  Johnson ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Odom pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 3 0 0 1
Alou rf 3 0 0 0
  Kubiak 2b 1 0 0 0
Conigliaro lf 3 0 0 0
Fosse c 3 0 0 0
Green 2b 2 0 1 0
  Lewis pr 0 1 0 0
  Davalillo rf 1 0 0 0
Abbott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 3 4 3
Kansas City 001 000 000151
Oakland 100 002 00x342
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Garber  L (9-8) 7.1 4 3 2 4 4
  Hoerner   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Bird   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
4
3
2
5
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott  W (1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
1

  E–Garber (2), North (9), Tenace (14).  3B–Kansas City Hovley (1,off Abbott).  SH–Campaneris 2 (7,off Garber 2).  SF–Campaneris (7,off Garber); Tenace (7,off Garber).  IBB–Bando 2 (4,by Garber 2); Johnson (6,by Hoerner).  SB–Patek (32,2nd base off Abbott/Fosse); North (48,3rd base off Hoerner/Taylor); Bando (4,2nd base off Hoerner/Taylor).  CS–Hovley 2 (3,2nd base by Abbott/Fosse 2).  BK–Abbott (1).  IBB–Garber 2 (12,Bando 2); Hoerner (4,Johnson).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:10.  A–12,354.
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