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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 20, 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 September 20, 1973 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 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 | September 20, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Terry Forster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 8,030 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Bill Haller |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Jeter | Left Fielder |
| Luis Alvarado | Shortstop |
| Jerry Hairston | First Baseman |
| Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
| Carlos May | DH |
| Buddy Bradford | Center Fielder |
| Brian Downing | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Brinkman | Catcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
| Amos Otis | DH |
| Kurt Bevacqua | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Right Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Center Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 20, 1973
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Splittorff
Jeter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Splittorff
Alvarado hits a line drive into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Splittorff
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Forster
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Forster
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Forster
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Forster
Bevacqua strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Splittorff
Melton is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Splittorff
Bradford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Splittorff
Downing strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Forster
McRae hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Forster
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McRae moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Forster
Kirkpatrick bunts towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Patek vs. Forster
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Forster
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Forster
White strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Splittorff
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Splittorff
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Splittorff
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Forster
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Forster
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Forster
Bevacqua hits a popup towards first. Hairston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Splittorff
Alvarado hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Kirkpatrick. Alvarado reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hairston vs. Splittorff
Hairston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alvarado moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Melton vs. Splittorff
Melton hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Alvarado scores. Hairston moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a line drive into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bradford vs. Splittorff
Bradford hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hairston moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Downing vs. Splittorff
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Forster
McRae 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Forster
Schaal hits a line drive towards third. Melton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Forster
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Splittorff
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Splittorff
There goes Leon. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Splittorff
Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Splittorff
Jeter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Forster
Patek hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Forster
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hairston scoops it up and throws to first, with Forster covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Forster
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Forster
Wohlford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Forster
There's a wild pitch. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Forster
Otis is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Forster
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Wohlford trying to get to home. Hairston throws to Brinkman who tags Wohlford for the out. Otis moves to second. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Splittorff
Alvarado hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Splittorff
Hairston hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Splittorff
Melton takes first base on ball four. Alvarado moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bradford vs. Splittorff
Bradford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alvarado scores. Melton moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Downing vs. Splittorff
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Forster
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Forster
Schaal strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Forster
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Splittorff
Leon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Splittorff
Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Splittorff
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bevacqua scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jeter for the out. Leon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alvarado vs. Splittorff
Alvarado hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Leon scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Splittorff
There's a wild pitch. Alvarado moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hairston vs. Splittorff
Hairston hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Forster
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Forster
Martinez bunts towards first. Hairston scoops it up and throws to first, with Leon covering, for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Forster
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wohlford vs. Forster
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. White moves to third. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Johnson
Bart Johnson now pitching.
Otis hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. White scores. Wohlford scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Johnson
Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Johnson
McRae strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Johnson
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores. Bevacqua moves to third. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkpatrick vs. Frailing
Ken Frailing now pitching.
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Patek vs. Frailing
Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bevacqua scores. Schaal scores. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Frailing
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Frailing
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Splittorff
Tom Poquette now playing right field. George Brett now playing third base.
Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Splittorff
Bradford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Splittorff
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Frailing
White strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Frailing
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortenzio vs. Frailing
Frank Ortenzio pinch hits for Amos Otis.
Ortenzio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Leon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Bird
Brinkman hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Bird
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1973 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Jeter J, lf 5 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 1 0 0
Alvarado L, ss 4 2 3 1 Wohlford J, lf 4 1 1 1
Hairston J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Otis A, dh 2 1 1 2
Melton B, 3b 3 0 1 1 Ortenzio F, ph 1 0 0 0
May C, dh 4 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, 1b 3 1 1 0
Bradford B, cf 3 0 2 1 McRae H, rf 4 1 1 0
Downing B, rf 4 0 0 0 Poquette T, rf 0 0 0 0
Leon E, 2b 3 1 1 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 2 2 1
Brinkman C, c 4 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 0 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, cf 2 1 0 0
Patek F, ss 4 2 3 4
Martinez B, c 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 31 10 10 9
Chicago 000 101 100 -- 3
Kansas City 020 010 70x -- 10
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Forster T (L) 6.1 7 6 6 4 3
Johnson B 0.1 2 3 3 1 1
Frailing K 1.1 1 1 1 1 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (W) 8.0 9 3 3 3 2
Bird D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Kansas City 5
2B -- Alvarado L
HR -- Patek F
SB -- Patek F, Kirkpatrick E
CS -- Leon E
SH -- Kirkpatrick E, Martinez B
WP -- Forster T, Splittorff P
T -- 2:24
A -- 8030
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