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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 15, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 15, 1973 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Wright |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,906 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: George Maloney 3B: Jim Evans |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Rick Reichardt | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Matty Alou | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | DH |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Moses | Catcher |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 15, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. McDowell
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. McDowell
There goes Patek. The throw from Moses and he is out, Michael applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. McDowell
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. McDowell
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. McDowell
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou fields the ball and throws to McDowell covering. Safe. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reichardt vs. McDowell
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Wright
Clarke strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Wright
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wright
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Wright
Murcer hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. McDowell
Piniella hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McDowell
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. McDowell
Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Wright
Blomberg strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Wright
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Wright
Callison 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
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. McDowell
Healy strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. McDowell
Patek hits a popup towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. McDowell
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wright
Moses hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Wright
Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Wright
Clarke hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Wright
There goes Michael. The throw from Healy and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. McDowell
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. McDowell
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. McDowell
Reichardt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. McDowell
The ball gets by Moses for a passed ball. Reichardt moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. McDowell
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. McDowell
McRae strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Wright
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Wright
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Wright
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rojas fields it, throws to first for one. Alou is attempting to get to third. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. McDowell
Bevacqua hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. McDowell
Healy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Healy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. McDowell
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. McDowell
Rojas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Wright
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Wright
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Wright
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Wright
Moses takes first base on ball four. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michael vs. Wright
Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. McDowell
Otis bunts towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. McDowell
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reichardt vs. McDowell
Reichardt bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piniella vs. McDowell
Piniella is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McRae vs. McDowell
McRae hits a popup towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bevacqua vs. McDowell
Bevacqua strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Wright
Clarke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Wright
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wright
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Wright
Murcer 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
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. McDowell
Healy strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. McDowell
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. McDowell
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Wright
Blomberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Wright
Nettles hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Wright
Callison hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Wright
Moses takes first base on ball four. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michael vs. Wright
Michael hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. McDowell
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. McDowell
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. McDowell
Reichardt hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. McDowell
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Wright
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Wright
Alou bunts towards the mound. Wright fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wright. Clarke moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Wright
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clarke scores. Alou scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Mingori
Jim Ray Hart pinch hits for Ron Blomberg.
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Lyle
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Lyle
Healy strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1973 -- Kansas City at New York (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0 Clarke H, 2b 3 1 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Alou M, 1b 2 1 0 0
Otis A, cf 3 0 1 0 White R, lf 2 0 1 2
Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Murcer B, cf 4 0 0 0
Reichardt R, rf 2 0 0 0 Blomberg R, dh 3 0 1 0
Piniella L, lf 2 0 0 0 Hart J, ph 1 0 0 0
McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 1 0
Bevacqua K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Callison J, rf 3 0 0 0
Healy F, c 4 0 1 0 Moses J, c 1 0 0 0
Michael G, ss 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 4 0 24 2 3 2
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 000 02x -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Wright K (L)* 7.0 3 2 1 7 4
Mingori S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S (W) 8.0 3 0 0 7 7
Lyle S (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Wright K
DP -- Kansas City 2, New York 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, New York 6
2B -- Healy F
CS -- Patek F, Michael G
SH -- Reichardt R, Alou M
PB -- Moses J
T -- 2:32
A -- 10906
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