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Angels
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 9, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the California Angels, played on September 9, 1973 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Hassler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Joe Brinkman |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Left Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | DH |
| Bob Oliver | Third Baseman |
| Tommy McCraw | First Baseman |
| Leroy Stanton | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Sands | Catcher |
| Dave Chalk | Shortstop |
| Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank White | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Right Fielder |
| Kurt Bevacqua | DH |
| Carl Taylor | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 9, 1973
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Drago
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Drago
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Drago
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Drago
McCraw takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanton vs. Drago
Drago fires to first and picks off McCraw. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanton vs. Drago
Stanton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sands vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Sands 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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Angels, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hassler
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pinson. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Hassler
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar misplays the ball. That's an error on Alomar. White scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Hassler
The ball gets by Sands for a passed ball. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Hassler
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Hassler
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Hassler
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojas scores. Otis moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Hassler
Schaal hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Hassler
McRae takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Hassler
There's a wild pitch. Piniella scores. McRae goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Hassler
Bevacqua hits a popup towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Mingori
Chalk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Mingori
Alomar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chalk moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivers vs. Mingori
Rivers hits a popup towards short. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Mingori
Pinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas catches it and throws to second with White covering, to double up Chalk. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Hassler
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hassler
White bunts towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Hassler
Rojas hits a line drive into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Hassler
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hassler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Hassler
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mingori
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on White. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Mingori
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Mingori
McCraw strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanton vs. Mingori
Stanton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sands vs. Mingori
Sands is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hassler
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Hassler
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Hassler
McRae hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rivers who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. Piniella goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bevacqua vs. Wright
Clyde Wright now pitching.
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it, throws to first for one, and the throw to the plate - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Mingori
Chalk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Mingori
Alomar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Mingori
Rivers takes first base on ball four. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Mingori
Pinson hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Mingori
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Wright
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wright
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pinson. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Wright
Rojas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stanton. Rojas reaches second base with a double. White scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Wright
Otis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rojas scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Wright
Mayberry hits a popup towards first. McCraw reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Otis attempting to get to second, for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Mingori
Oliver 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 -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Mingori
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Mingori covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Mingori
Stanton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wright
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Wright
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wright
McRae strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sands vs. Mingori
Sands hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Mingori
Chalk hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Mingori
Alomar hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Wright
Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Wright
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Wright
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Wright
Rojas hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Pinson. Rojas reaches second base with a double. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Wright
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Mingori
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Mingori
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Mingori
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Mingori
Oliver hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Mingori
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Mingori covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 4 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Wright
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Wright
Piniella hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rivers. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Mayberry goes all the way around to score. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaal vs. Wright
Schaal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Wright
McRae hits a fly ball towards right. Stanton catches it and throws to home to double up Piniella. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Bird
Tom Poquette now playing right field. Doug Bird now pitching.
Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sands vs. Bird
Sands takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Bird
Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Bird
Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Wright
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Wright
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wright
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Bird
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Bird
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bird
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Bird
Oliver hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Robinson goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCraw vs. Bird
McCraw strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1973, game 1 -- California at Kansas City (D)
California AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 4 2 2 0 White F, ss 5 2 2 0
Pinson V, lf 5 1 1 2 Rojas C, 2b 4 2 2 1
Robinson F, dh 4 1 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 1 2 1
Oliver B, 3b 5 1 2 3 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 1 0
McCraw T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 2 3 2
Stanton L, rf 3 0 1 0 Schaal P, 3b 3 0 0 1
Sands C, c 3 0 0 0 McRae H, rf 3 1 1 1
Chalk D, ss 3 0 0 0 Poquette T, rf 0 0 0 0
Alomar S, 2b 4 0 2 0 Bevacqua K, dh 4 0 0 0
Taylor C, c 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 8 5 33 9 12 6
California 200 000 201 -- 5
Kansas City 501 200 10x -- 9
California IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler A (L) 2.1 5 6 2 3 1
Wright C 5.2 7 3 3 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D 0.2 2 2 2 3 0
Mingori S (W) 6.1 5 2 2 2 6
Bird D (S) 2.0 1 1 0 1 3
E -- Alomar S, Sands C, White F, Schaal P
DP -- California 3, Kansas City 1
LOB -- California 9, Kansas City 4
2B -- White F 2, Rojas C 2, Piniella L, Oliver B
3B -- McRae H
HR -- Pinson V, Oliver B
SF -- Schaal P
WP -- Hassler A
PB -- Sands C
T -- 2:22
A -- 0
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