Yankees @ Royals
August 20, 1973

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 2 8 2
Royals 6 9 1
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 2 8 2
Royals 6 9 1

Horace Clarke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .271
OBP .250 .324
At Bats 3 476
Hits 0 129
• Singles 0 112
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 38
RBI’s 0 32

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 11
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Royals Stadium - August 20, 1973
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Out
Doug Bird
Fran Healy
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Kurt Bevacqua
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Ed Kirkpatrick
Horace Clarke
Mike Hegan
Thurman Munson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 2 8 2 8
Kansas City Royals 6 9 1 7
Winning Pitcher Steve Busby
Losing Pitcher Mel Stottlemyre
Save Doug Bird
Game Winning RBI Kurt Bevacqua
Attendance 24,542
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Doug Bird now pitching. Michael strikes out.
Top 9 Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry juggles the ball. That's an error on Mayberry. Blomberg scores. Munson moves to second.
Top 9 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. Blomberg moves to third.
Top 9 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Blomberg moves to second.
Top 9 Blomberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Murcer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Healy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Bevacqua hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 White hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Clarke strikes out.
Top 8 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rojas scores. Otis moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Otis is hit by the pitch. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rojas 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.
Bottom 7 Wayne Granger now pitching. Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hegan strikes out.
Top 7 Munson strikes out.
Top 7 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 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 6 Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Clarke fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 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 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Clarke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mayberry hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Hegan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Patek strikes out.
Bottom 4 Healy strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bevacqua strikes out.
Top 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blomberg hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 White strikes out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Alou hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clarke 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 Michael hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 2 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 2 Rojas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Patek moves to third.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bevacqua scores. Healy scores.
Bottom 2 Healy hits a line drive into left field. White picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on White. Bevacqua moves to third. Healy moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hegan 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 2 Munson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Top 2 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blomberg for the out.
Bottom 1 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Top 1 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Clarke hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.