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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 27, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 27, 1973 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Garber |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Dave Phillips |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | DH |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| John Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Carl Taylor | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 27, 1973
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Garber
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Garber
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Garber
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Garber
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Tiant
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Tiant
Rojas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Tiant
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Garber
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Garber
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Garber
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Garber
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Tiant
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Tiant
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Tiant
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Garber
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Garber
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garber
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Tiant
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Tiant
Taylor bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Tiant
Patek bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schaal moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Tiant
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schaal tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Tiant
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Tiant
Kirkpatrick hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Tiant
Piniella hits a popup into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Garber
Fisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Garber
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Garber
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tiant
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Tiant
Schaal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Tiant
Taylor hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Tiant
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Garber
Petrocelli hits a line drive towards third. Schaal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Garber
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Garber
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Garber
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Tiant
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Tiant
Otis bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Moret
Roger Moret now pitching.
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Rojas scores. Otis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Moret
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Moret
Piniella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Moret
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Garber
Kurt Bevacqua now playing third base.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garber
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Garber
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Garber
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Garber
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Moret
Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Moret
Taylor hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Moret
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Moret
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bevacqua moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Moret
Bobby Floyd pinch runs for Cookie Rojas.
Otis hits a line drive into center field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Bevacqua scores. Floyd moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Moret
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Floyd scores. Otis scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Moret
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moret fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Garber
Bobby Floyd now playing second base.
Petrocelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Garber
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Garber
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Garber
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Moret
Buddy Hunter now playing third base. Dwight Evans now playing left field. Mario Guerrero now playing shortstop.
Piniella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Moret
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Moret
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Garber
Steve Hovley now playing center field. Gail Hopkins now playing first base.
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Garber
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Garber
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Fisk reaches second base with a double. Miller goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Garber
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fisk scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Garber
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Garber
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Garber
Evans hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Moret
Danny Cater now playing first base.
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Moret
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Moret
Floyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hovley vs. Moret
Hovley hits a fly ball into left field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores. Floyd tags and moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopkins vs. Moret
Hopkins hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Moret
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Moret
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Garber
Guerrero hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Garber
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Garber
Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Garber
Smith strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1973, game 1 -- Boston at Kansas City (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Miller R, rf 4 1 2 0 Patek F, ss 4 2 1 0
Smith R, cf 4 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 3 1 2 1
Fisk C, c 4 1 3 1 Floyd B, pr-2b 1 2 1 0
Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 1 1 1 Otis A, cf 4 2 2 1
Cater D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Hovley S, cf 0 0 0 1
Cepeda O, dh 4 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 4 5
Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Hopkins G, 1b 1 1 1 2
Hunter B, 3b 1 0 1 1 Kirkpatrick E, rf 5 1 2 3
Harper T, lf 3 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 5 0 0 0
Evans D, lf 1 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 3 0 0 0
Aparicio L, ss 3 0 2 0 Schaal P, 3b 2 1 1 0
Guerrero M, ss 1 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 1 1 0 0
Kennedy J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Taylor C, c 4 1 1 0
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35 3 10 3 37 13 15 13
Boston 000 000 030 -- 3
Kansas City 005 023 03x -- 13
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (L)* 4.0 8 7 7 1 2
Moret R 4.0 7 6 6 2 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Garber G (W) 9.0 10 3 3 3 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Smith R
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Boston 8, Kansas City 5
2B -- Petrocelli R, Mayberry J 2, Fisk C, Miller R
HR -- Kirkpatrick E, Hopkins G
SF -- Rojas C, Hovley S
T -- 2:35
A -- 0
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