Royals @ White Sox
August 1, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 8 1
White Sox 2 5 1
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Royals 4 8 1
White Sox 2 5 1

Buddy Bradford Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .267
OBP .667 .346
At Bats 2 116
Hits 1 31
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 12
RBI’s 0 12

Joe Hoerner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 4
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Comiskey Park - August 1, 1973
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Strikeout
Joe Hoerner
Fran Healy
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Kurt Bevacqua
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Steve Hovley
Buddy Bradford
Carlos May
Luis Alvarado

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 4 8 1 6
Chicago White Sox 2 5 1 4
Winning Pitcher Steve Busby
Losing Pitcher Wilbur Wood
Save Joe Hoerner
Game Winning RBI Hal McRae
Attendance 11,537
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bradford strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Joe Hoerner now pitching. May hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Alvarado moves to third.
Bottom 9 Melton takes first base on ball four. Alvarado moves to second.
Bottom 9 Muser hits a line drive into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Steve Hovley now playing right field. Alvarado takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Patek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Healy. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Healy steals second.
Top 9 Healy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Steve Hovley pinch runs for Hal McRae. Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Luis Alvarado now playing shortstop. Bill Sharp now playing left field. McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Dick Allen pinch hits for Jerry Hairston. Busby fires to first and has Kelly trapped. There's the throw to Patek who tags Kelly for the out.
Bottom 8 Kelly hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bradford scores. Sharp moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bill Sharp pinch hits for Eddie Leon. Sharp takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrmann for the out. Bradford moves to third.
Bottom 8 Orta hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bradford hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Bradford reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reichardt hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 May hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Melton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Muser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rojas bunts towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second.
Top 7 Patek is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Healy strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hairston 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 6 Kelly 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 6 Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards first. Muser scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bevacqua for the out.
Top 6 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Reichardt strikes out.
Bottom 5 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bradford 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 5 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Otis. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 5 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Rojas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Hairston chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hairston.
Top 5 Patek hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 May strikes out. Healy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws May out.
Bottom 4 Melton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Muser strikes out.
Top 4 Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McRae hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hairston hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 3 Leon is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Patek moves to second.
Top 3 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Herrmann strikes out.
Bottom 2 Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May scores.
Bottom 2 Healy fires to first and picks off Bradford.
Bottom 2 Bradford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bevacqua. May moves to second.
Bottom 2 Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Healy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bevacqua hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. Reichardt scores. Piniella goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reichardt moves to second.
Top 2 Reichardt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mayberry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Muser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Hairston hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kelly strikes out.
Top 1 Otis strikes out. Herrmann drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Otis out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.