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Yankees
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 9, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees, played on June 9, 1973 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Beene |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 25,083 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Dave Phillips |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
| Jim Ray Hart | DH |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Hovley | Center Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Gail Hopkins | DH |
| Bobby Floyd | Shortstop |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 9, 1973
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Drago
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Drago
White hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Drago
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Drago
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
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Beene
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Beene covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Beene
Schaal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Beene
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Beene
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Drago
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blomberg for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Drago
Hart strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles 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
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Beene
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Beene
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Beene
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Drago
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Drago
Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Drago
Clarke is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Beene
Floyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Beene
Healy bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hovley vs. Beene
Hovley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Floyd moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Beene
Schaal hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Floyd scores. Hovley moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Beene
Rojas hits a line drive into right field. Alou picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alou. Hovley scores. Schaal goes all the way around to score. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Beene
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Beene
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Beene
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopkins vs. Beene
Hopkins strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Drago
White 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drago
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Drago
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blomberg vs. Drago
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Dobson
Pat Dobson now pitching.
Floyd hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Dobson
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Dobson
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Drago
Hart hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Healy settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Healy. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Drago
Hart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Drago
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Dobson
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Dobson
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Dobson
Mayberry is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Drago
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Michael for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Drago
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Drago
White hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Dobson
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Dobson
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Dobson
Hopkins hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drago
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Drago
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Drago
Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Dobson
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Michael. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Dobson
Healy takes first base on ball four. Floyd moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hovley vs. Dobson
Hovley bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to third for the out. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Dobson
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Healy trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Hovley moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Dobson
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Drago
Hart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Drago
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Drago
Michael hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hovley. Michael reaches second base with a double. Munson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Drago
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Dobson
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Dobson
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Dobson
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Drago
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Drago
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Drago
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Drago
Blomberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hart vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Hart takes first base on ball four. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nettles vs. Angelini
Felipe Alou pinch runs for Jim Ray Hart. Norm Angelini now pitching.
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Murcer scores. Blomberg moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Munson vs. Dal Canton
Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to home to get Blomberg. Alou moves to third. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Michael vs. Dal Canton
Michael takes first base on ball four. Alou scores. Nettles moves to third. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clarke vs. Dal Canton
Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles scores. Munson scores. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Dal Canton
White hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching. Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Gail Hopkins.
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Lyle
Floyd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Lyle
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Fran Healy.
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1973 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 4 0 1 2 Hovley S, cf 4 1 1 0
White R, lf 4 1 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 1 2 1
Alou M, rf 4 0 2 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 1 1 1
Murcer B, cf 3 1 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Blomberg R, 1b 4 0 1 1 Kirkpatrick E, rf 4 0 1 0
Hart J, dh 3 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0
Alou F, pr 0 1 0 0 Hopkins G, dh 3 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 3 1 0 1 Wohlford J, ph 1 0 0 0
Munson T, c 3 2 0 0 Floyd B, ss 4 1 1 0
Michael G, ss 3 0 1 2 Healy F, c 2 0 0 0
Bevacqua K, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 6 5 6 35 4 8 3
New York 000 000 015 -- 6
Kansas City 004 000 000 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Beene F 3.0 7 4 3 0 2
Dobson P (W) 5.0 1 0 0 1 3
Lyle S (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D 8.1 4 4 4 4 6
Bird D (L)* 0.0 0 1 1 1 0
Angelini N+ 0.0 0 1 1 1 0
Dal Canton B 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Clarke H, Alou M, Healy F, Michael G
DP -- New York 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- New York 5, Kansas City 5
2B -- Alou M, Michael G
T -- 2:46
A -- 25083
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