Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
September 21, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1973 at Royals Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Jeter lf 7 1 3 2
Kelly rf 6 1 2 0
Hairston 1b 5 0 0 1
Melton 3b 6 0 2 0
May dh 5 1 3 1
Orta 2b 6 1 3 2
Sharp cf 2 0 0 0
  Bradford ph,cf 4 1 1 0
Dent ss 2 1 1 0
  Leon ss 3 0 2 0
Brinkman c 1 0 0 0
  Ewing ph 1 0 0 0
  Downing c 2 0 1 0
Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  Frailing p 0 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 6 18 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White 2b 5 0 0 0
Wohlford lf 5 0 1 0
Otis dh 5 1 1 0
Bevacqua 1b 3 1 1 0
  Mayberry ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Reichardt rf 4 2 2 0
  Poquette rf 0 0 0 0
  McRae ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 5 1 1 1
Kirkpatrick cf,c 5 0 2 3
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
Martinez c 2 0 1 1
  Hopkins ph 0 0 0 0
  Taylor c 1 0 1 0
  Healy pr,c 0 0 0 0
  Hovley ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Simpson p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 5 11 5
Chicago 210 000 200 0016180
Kansas City 023 000 000 0005113
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   1.2 4 2 2 0 1
  Stone   1.0 3 3 3 1 1
  Gossage   6.0 3 0 0 4 4
  Frailing   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Acosta  W (10-6) 3.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
12.0
11
5
5
6
10
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Simpson   0.2 4 2 2 0 0
  Hoerner   3.2 5 1 1 2 0
  Bird   4.2 3 2 2 0 2
  Drago  L (12-14) 3.0 6 1 1 1 1
Totals
12.0
18
6
6
3
3

  E–Schaal 2 (29), Patek (25).  DP–Kansas City 4.  2B–Chicago Jeter (14,off Drago), Kansas City Kirkpatrick (22,off Stone).  HR–Chicago Orta (6,7th inning off Bird 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Brinkman (11,off Hoerner); Leon (11,off Drago); Patek (10,off Gossage); White (2,off Gossage).  SF–Hairston (1,off Simpson).  IBB–Otis (4,by Gossage).  SB–Kelly (21,2nd base off Simpson/Martinez).  CS–Kirkpatrick (7,3rd base by Gossage/Brinkman); Patek (13,2nd base by Gossage/Downing).  IBB–Gossage (2,Otis).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–3:45.  A–14,012.
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