Royals @ Indians
August 29, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 5 0
Indians 2 9 3
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Royals 3 5 0
Indians 2 9 3

John Ellis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .272
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 0 372
Hits 0 101
• Singles 0 79
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 55

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 12
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 29, 1973
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Out
Doug Bird
Carl Taylor
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Kurt Bevacqua
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Ed Kirkpatrick
John Ellis
Mike Kekich

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 3 5 0 8
Cleveland Indians 2 9 3 7
Winning Pitcher Steve Busby
Losing Pitcher Dick Tidrow
Save Doug Bird
Game Winning RBI Amos Otis
Attendance 3,471
Time of Game 2 hours 49 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

John Ellis pinch hits for Frank Duffy. Ellis hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mike Kekich pinch runs for Charlie Spikes. Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Charlie Spikes pinch hits for Rusty Torres. Spikes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Spikes reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Kirkpatrick is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to third.
Top 9 Rojas hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Torres. Rojas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Lowenstein hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Duncan strikes out.
Bottom 8 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Gamble hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Duncan fires to first and picks off Piniella.
Top 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bell. Bevacqua scores. Hopkins moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it and throws to second for the out. Bevacqua moves to third.
Top 8 Mayberry is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Bevacqua moves to second.
Top 8 Bevacqua is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brohamer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Torres bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torres for the out. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 7 Doug Bird now pitching. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Top 7 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lowenstein is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Duncan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Duncan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Chambliss strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Piniella takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Duffy hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Brohamer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Busby fires to first and picks off Torres.
Bottom 5 Carl Taylor now catching. Torres hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Otis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Torres. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lowenstein 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 4 Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gamble 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 4 Healy hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 4 There goes Rojas. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Rojas steals second.
Top 4 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Bell. The throw from Healy and he is out, Patek applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Duffy hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brohamer hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bevacqua strikes out.
Bottom 2 Torres hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out.
Top 2 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Rojas moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Healy strikes out.
Top 2 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to third for the out. Piniella moves to second.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brohamer. Hopkins moves to second.
Top 2 Hopkins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Tidrow covering, for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Bevacqua scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Tidrow fires over to first and Chambliss drops the ball. That's an error on Chambliss. Bevacqua moves to third.
Top 1 Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.