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June 8, 1973

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Yankees 8 13 0
Royals 1 9 1
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Yankees 8 13 0
Royals 1 9 1

Gene Michael Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .262
OBP .750 .307
At Bats 3 168
Hits 2 44
• Singles 2 36
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 11
RBI’s 1 22

Wayne Simpson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 0
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Royals Stadium - June 8, 1973
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Out
Wayne Simpson
Ed Kirkpatrick
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Bobby Floyd
Hal McRae
Steve Hovley
Jim Wohlford
Gene Michael
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first, with Simpson covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ron Swoboda pinch runs for Jim Ray Hart. Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Hart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Gail Hopkins. Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Lyle covering, for the out. Mayberry moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg fields the ball and throws to Lyle covering. Safe.
Top 8 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. White scores.
Top 8 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third.
Top 8 Ed Kirkpatrick now catching. Jim Wohlford now playing right field. Wayne Simpson now pitching. White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hovley takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second.
Bottom 7 Schaal is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hopkins moves to third.
Bottom 7 Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Carl Taylor. Wohlford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hopkins moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hopkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Michael takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second.
Top 7 Munson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Nettles strikes out.
Top 7 Blomberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick throws the ball in to Floyd who tags Blomberg trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to third.
Bottom 6 Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alou hits a line drive into center field. Hovley picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hovley. White moves to third. Alou moves to second.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. Munson scores.
Top 6 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. Munson moves to third.
Top 6 Michael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson moves to second.
Top 6 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Floyd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Floyd reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Medich covering, for the out.
Top 5 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out.
Top 5 Nettles strikes out.
Top 5 Blomberg 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 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Rojas goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hovley hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Alou is called out on strikes.
Top 4 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Clarke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hovley. Clarke reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Schaal is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Floyd hits a line drive towards the mound. Medich reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Munson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mike Jackson now pitching. Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blomberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hal McRae now playing left field. White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Bottom 2 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out.
Top 2 Clarke hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Munson moves to third. Michael moves to second.
Top 2 Michael hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blomberg scores. There goes Hart trying to get to home. Kirkpatrick throws the ball in to Taylor who tags Hart who's trying to score from second, for the out. Munson moves to second.
Top 2 Munson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 The ball gets by Taylor for a passed ball. Blomberg moves to third. Hart moves to second.
Top 2 Hart takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garber fields it and throws to first for the out. Blomberg moves to second.
Top 2 Blomberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Murcer strikes out.
Top 1 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.