Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
September 13, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1973 at Anaheim 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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Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White ss 3 1 0 0
  Piniella ph 1 0 1 2
  Taylor c 0 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 2 1
Otis dh 5 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 2
McRae rf 4 0 1 0
  Poquette rf 1 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick lf 5 1 2 0
Schaal 3b 4 1 2 0
Hovley cf 3 1 0 0
Healy c 1 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 0 0 0 0
  Patek pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 1 1
Berry lf 4 1 2 1
Robinson dh 4 1 1 2
Oliver 3b 4 0 1 0
McCraw 1b 4 0 0 0
Stanton rf 4 0 0 0
Sands c 4 0 1 0
Parker 2b 2 0 1 0
  Scheinblum ph 0 1 0 0
  Gallagher ss 0 0 0 0
  Epstein ph 1 0 0 0
Meoli ss 2 0 0 0
  Llenas ph,2b 1 1 1 0
Hand p 0 0 0 0
  Lange p 0 0 0 0
  Sells p 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Kansas City 000 020 0305101
California 000 000 040481
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris  W (7-2) 7.0 7 3 3 1 2
  Bird  SV (16) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Hand  L (5-6) 6.1 6 2 0 3 2
  Lange   1.0 4 3 3 2 0
  Sells   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Barber   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
5
3

  E–Patek (24), Meoli (27).  DP–California 1.  HR–California Robinson (26,8th inning off Bird 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Healy (5,off Hand); Hovley (2,off Lange).  IBB–Mayberry (15,by Lange); Hopkins (2,by Lange).  CS–Parker (1,2nd base by Fitzmorris/Healy).  IBB–Lange 2 (2,Mayberry,Hopkins).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:36.  A–4,482.
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