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Indians
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 3, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, played on June 3, 1973 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 3, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 3, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,251 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Merle Anthony |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Tom Ragland | Second Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Charlie Spikes | Left Fielder |
| Oscar Gamble | Right Fielder |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Ron Lolich | DH |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Steve Hovley | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Gail Hopkins | DH |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Second Baseman |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 3, 1973
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Busby
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ragland vs. Busby
Ragland strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Busby
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hovley vs. Perry
There goes Patek. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hovley vs. Perry
Hovley strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Perry
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground that hits Mayberry. Mayberry is out and Kirkpatrick is safe at first. There goes Mayberry trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Busby
Duncan hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Busby
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Busby
Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Perry
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Perry
Duncan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Duncan. Schaal moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hopkins vs. Perry
Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bevacqua vs. Perry
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Busby
Ellis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Busby
Lolich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Busby
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to third for the out. Lolich moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Busby
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lolich scores. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ragland vs. Busby
Ragland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Busby
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella throws the ball in to Schaal who relays the ball to Bevacqua who tags Hendrick trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cardenas scores. Bell moves to third. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hovley vs. Perry
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Busby
Duncan hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Busby
Spikes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Busby
Gamble hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Perry
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Perry
There's a wild pitch. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopkins vs. Perry
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Busby
Ellis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Busby
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Busby
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ellis moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Busby
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Perry
Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards second. Ragland scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Perry
Hovley hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ragland vs. Busby
Ragland hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Busby
Hendrick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Busby
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Busby
Spikes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Busby
Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spikes moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. Busby
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Perry
Piniella hits a line drive into right field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Busby
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Busby
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Busby
There goes Cardenas. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Cardenas steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Busby
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ragland vs. Busby
Ragland strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Busby
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Perry
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Perry
Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hopkins moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland fields it and throws to second for the out. Hopkins moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hovley vs. Perry
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hopkins scores. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Hilgendorf
Tom Hilgendorf now pitching.
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Busby
Duncan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Busby
Spikes hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Busby
Gamble hits a line drive into center field. Otis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Otis. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Busby
Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella who is chasing the ball. Ellis reaches third base with a triple. Gamble scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lolich vs. Dal Canton
Milt Wilcox pinch runs for John Ellis. Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
Lolich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lamb
Chris Chambliss now playing first base. Ray Lamb now pitching.
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Lamb
Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lamb
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Dal Canton
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua misplays the ball. That's an error on Bevacqua. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Dal Canton
There goes Cardenas. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Dal Canton
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ragland vs. Dal Canton
Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Dal Canton
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Lamb
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Lamb
Hopkins takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Lamb
Jim Wohlford pinch runs for Gail Hopkins.
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamb fields it and throws to third for the out. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Lamb
Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Freddie Patek.
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wohlford scores. Bevacqua moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Strom
Bobby Floyd pinch runs for Cookie Rojas. Brent Strom now pitching. Hal McRae pinch hits for Steve Hovley.
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ragland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Strom
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Floyd moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bevacqua scores. Floyd scores. Mayberry moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/3/1973 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bell B, 3b 4 0 2 1 Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0
Ragland T, 2b 5 0 0 0 Rojas C, ph 1 0 1 1
Hendrick G, cf 5 1 2 2 Floyd B, pr 0 1 0 0
Duncan D, c 4 0 0 0 Hovley S, rf 4 0 1 1
Spikes C, lf 4 0 1 0 McRae H, ph 1 0 0 0
Gamble O, rf 4 1 2 0 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 1 1
Ellis J, 1b 4 0 3 1 Otis A, cf 5 0 1 2
Wilcox M, pr 0 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 3 0 1 0
Chambliss C, 1b 0 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 0 0
Lolich R, dh 4 1 1 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 3 0
Cardenas L, ss 4 1 1 0 Hopkins G, dh 3 1 1 0
Wohlford J, pr 0 1 0 0
Bevacqua K, 2b 3 1 1 0
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38 4 12 4 34 5 11 5
Cleveland 002 001 010 -- 4
Kansas City 100 000 103 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G 6.2 8 2 2 4 3
Hilgendorf T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Lamb R (L) 1.1 2 3 3 1 2
Strom B 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Farmer E 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S 7.2 11 4 4 1 5
Dal Canton B (W) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Duncan D, Otis A, Bevacqua K
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Kansas City 9
3B -- Ellis J
HR -- Hendrick G
SB -- Patek F, Cardenas L
CS -- Cardenas L
WP -- Perry G
T -- 3:05
A -- 14251
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