Royals @ Angels
September 13, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 5 10 1
Angels 4 8 1
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Royals 5 10 1
Angels 4 8 1

Mike Epstein Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .211
OBP .000 .306
At Bats 0 388
Hits 0 82
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 48
RBI’s 0 37

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 15
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Anaheim Stadium - September 13, 1973
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Doug Bird
Carl Taylor
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Ed Kirkpatrick
Steve Hovley
Tom Poquette
Mike Epstein

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 5 10 1 10
California Angels 4 8 1 4
Winning Pitcher Al Fitzmorris
Losing Pitcher Rich Hand
Save Doug Bird
Game Winning RBI John Mayberry
Attendance 4,482
Time of Game 2 hours 36 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mike Epstein pinch hits for Al Gallagher. Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Sands strikes out.
Bottom 9 Stanton strikes out. Taylor drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stanton out.
Top 9 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Top 9 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallagher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Al Gallagher now playing shortstop. Winston Llenas now playing second base. Steve Barber now pitching. Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out.
Bottom 8 McCraw hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Doug Bird now pitching. Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Patek. Llenas scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Rivers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scheinblum scores. Llenas moves to third.
Bottom 8 Winston Llenas pinch hits for Rudy Meoli. Llenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scheinblum moves to third.
Bottom 8 Freddie Patek now playing shortstop. Carl Taylor now catching. Tom Poquette now playing right field. Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Billy ParkerScheinblum takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Dave Sells now pitching. Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. Piniella moves to second.
Top 8 Lou Piniella pinch hits for Frank White. Freddie Patek pinch runs for Gail Hopkins. Piniella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores. Schaal scores. Patek moves to third.
Top 8 Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Fran Healy. Hopkins is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Hovley bunts in front of the plate. Sands fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Schaal moves to second.
Top 8 Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Top 8 Kirkpatrick bunts towards the right side of the infield. Parker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Sands hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sands for the out.
Bottom 7 Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Mayberry is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Dick Lange now pitching. Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to second.
Top 7 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 White hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a popup towards short. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out.
Top 6 Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hovley hits a fly ball into left field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meoli for the out.
Bottom 5 Parker hits a line drive into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sands hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Stanton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hovley scores. White scores. Rojas moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hovley moves to third. White moves to second.
Top 5 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Healy bunts towards the mound. Hand fields it and throws to first for the out. Hovley moves to second.
Top 5 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli misplays the ball. That's an error on Meoli.
Bottom 4 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schaal for the out.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out.
Bottom 3 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rojas hits a line drive towards short. Meoli reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hand fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Healy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Parker. The throw from Healy and he is out, Rojas applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sands hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hovley is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 2 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Berry moves to third.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a popup towards short. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Rivers is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rojas strikes out.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.