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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 27, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox, played on July 27, 1973 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White 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 | July 27, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,061 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: George Maloney 2B: John Rice 3B: Russ Goetz |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Hairston | Left Fielder |
| Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
| Ken Henderson | DH |
| Tony Muser | First Baseman |
| Buddy Bradford | Center Fielder |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Eddie Leon | Shortstop |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Rick Reichardt | DH |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 27, 1973
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Busby
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Busby
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Busby
Hairston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Busby
Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Stone
Patek strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Stone
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Stone
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Busby
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Busby
Muser strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Busby
Bradford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Stone
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Stone
Reichardt hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Stone
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Busby
Herrmann strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Busby
Leon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Busby
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Stone
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Stone
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Stone
Healy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hairston. Healy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Stone
Patek strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Busby
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Busby
Hairston is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Busby
Melton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Busby
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Stone
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Stone
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Stone
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Stone
Reichardt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Stone
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Reichardt moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piniella vs. Stone
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Busby
Muser 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Busby
Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Busby
Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Stone
Bevacqua hits a popup, foul, towards first. Muser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Stone
Healy strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Stone
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Stone
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Stone
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Busby
Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Busby
Kelly 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Busby
Orta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Orta reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hairston vs. Busby
Hairston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Orta scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Busby
Melton takes first base on ball four. Hairston moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Busby
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Stone
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Stone
Reichardt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Muser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Stone
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Muser scoops it up and throws to first, with Stone covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Busby
Muser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Busby, and towards Patek, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Busby
Bradford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Busby
Busby fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Busby. Bradford moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herrmann vs. Busby
Herrmann hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leon vs. Busby
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Stone
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Stone
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Stone
Healy hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Busby
Kelly 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Busby
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Busby
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Stone
Bill Sharp now playing left field.
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Stone
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Forster
Terry Forster now pitching.
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Busby
Melton hits a popup towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Busby
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Busby
Muser hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Forster
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sharp. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reichardt vs. Forster
Carl Taylor pinch runs for John Mayberry.
Reichardt strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Forster
Hal McRae pinch hits for Ed Kirkpatrick.
McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. McRae reaches second base with a double. Taylor scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Forster
Piniella is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Forster
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 10
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Busby
Carl Taylor now playing first base. Hal McRae now playing right field.
Bradford hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Busby
Herrmann hits a line drive towards first. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Busby
Leon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Forster
Healy hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Forster
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Forster
There goes Patek. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Forster
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Forster
Otis is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Forster
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Patek scores. Otis moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1973 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 4 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 1 1 0
Orta J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 5 0 2 0
Hairston J, lf 4 0 2 1 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0
Sharp B, lf 0 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Melton B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Taylor C, pr-1b 1 1 1 1
Henderson K, dh 4 0 0 0 Reichardt R, dh 4 0 1 0
Muser T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, rf 2 0 0 0
Bradford B, cf 3 0 0 0 McRae H, ph-rf 1 0 1 1
Herrmann E, c 4 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0
Leon E, ss 4 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Healy F, c 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 4 1 36 2 9 2
Chicago 000 001 000 0 -- 1
Kansas City 000 000 001 1 -- 2
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Stone S 7.1 6 0 0 1 6
Forster T (L) 2.1 3 2 2 3 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S (W) 10.0 4 1 1 2 5
E -- Busby S
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 5, Kansas City 9
2B -- Healy F, Mayberry J, McRae H
3B -- Orta J
SB -- Patek F
T -- 2:42
A -- 23061
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