Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
September 26, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1973 at Comiskey Park I. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 2 2 0
Brett 3b 5 0 1 0
Wohlford lf 5 0 2 2
Mayberry 1b 2 2 1 1
McRae dh 4 0 1 2
Kirkpatrick cf 4 1 1 0
Poquette rf 3 0 1 1
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Martinez c 4 1 2 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Jeter lf 4 1 1 0
Dent ss 4 0 1 0
Hairston 1b 4 0 0 0
Melton 3b 3 1 1 0
May dh 4 0 1 1
Bradford cf 3 0 0 0
  Sharp ph 0 0 0 0
Alvarado 2b 3 0 1 1
  Orta ph 0 0 0 0
Downing rf,c 3 0 1 0
  Ewing ph 1 0 0 0
Brinkman c 2 0 1 0
  Kelly ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Frailing p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Kansas City 200 110 1016112
Chicago 100 001 000270
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (20-11) 6.0 7 2 1 2 3
  Bird  SV (19) 3.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
4
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  L (18-21) 8.2 11 6 6 3 3
  Frailing   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
4

  E–Patek (26), White (12).  DP–Kansas City 3.  2B–Kansas City McRae (16,off Bahnsen); Kirkpatrick (23,off Bahnsen); Martinez (1,off Bahnsen), Chicago Brinkman (6,off Splittorff).  3B–Kansas City Wohlford (2,off Bahnsen).  HR–Kansas City Mayberry (26,5th inning off Bahnsen 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Patek (11,off Bahnsen).  SF–Poquette (1,off Bahnsen).  IBB–Mayberry (17,by Bahnsen).  HBP–Sharp (3,by Bird).  SB–Patek (36,2nd base off Bahnsen/Brinkman).  CS–Poquette (1,2nd base by Bahnsen/Brinkman).  WP–Bahnsen (10).  HBP–Bird (2,Sharp).  IBB–Bahnsen (2,Mayberry).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:21.  A–5,570.
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