| Making his A. L. debut, Wayne Simpson got 13-hit support from the Royals and breezed to a 12-5 victory over the Angels. Cookie Rojas drove in four of the Royals' runs with a pair of doubles and an infield out. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 12, California Angels 5
Game Played on Saturday, April 7, 1973 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 4 0 - 12 13 2 Angels 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 - 5 8 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 3 3 1 0 1 0 .429 Grabarkewitz 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .143 Rojas 2b 5 1 2 4 0 0 .500 Valentine ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Otis cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .125 Pinson rf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .375 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 2 1 2 .143 Howard lf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .250 McRae rf 5 0 1 2 0 0 .111 McCraw dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 .286 Hovley pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Spencer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Piniella lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Berry cf 4 1 2 3 0 1 .333 Marshall lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 1.000 Stephenson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Schaal 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .286 Alomar 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 May c 5 1 1 0 0 0 .143 Oliver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bevacqua dh 4 3 2 1 1 0 .500 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Simpson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilshusen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perranoski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 12 13 12 4 3 Totals 35 5 8 4 5 3 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 17,151 Left on Base: Royals 6, Angels 8 DP: Royals 2, Angels 1 Errors: Patek, Rojas, Grabarkewitz, Valentine Doubles: Rojas 2 (2), McRae (1), Pinson (1) Triples: Patek (1) Stolen Bases: Piniella (1), Alomar 2 (3), Grabarkewitz (1) GIDP: May (1), Spencer (1) Hit by Pitch: Patek (1,by Wilshusen) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Simpson W(1-0) 9 8 5 4 5 3 0 40 4.00 Totals 9 8 5 4 5 3 0 40 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright L(0-1) 3.2 7 5 4 1 0 0 20 9.82 Allen 2.1 4 3 3 1 2 0 12 11.57 Barber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Wilshusen 0.1 0 3 3 2 0 0 4 81.00 Perranoski 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 6 5.40 Totals 9 13 12 11 4 3 0 45 Passed Balls: Stephenson 2 (3) Hit by Pitch: Wilshusen (1) Wild Pitches: Simpson (1), Allen (1) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Jim Honochick ROYALS 1ST: Patek tripled to right; Rojas grounded out (second to first) [Patek scored]; Otis flied out to right; Mayberry walked; McRae lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Grabarkewitz struck out; Valentine grounded out (second to first); Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0. ROYALS 2ND: Piniella popped to shortstop; Schaal flied out to center; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); McCraw popped to first; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0. ROYALS 3RD: Bevacqua singled to third; Patek grounded out (third to first) [Bevacqua to second]; Rojas reached on an error by Valentine [Bevacqua to third]; Otis singled to right [Bevacqua stayed at third, Rojas to second]; Mayberry forced Otis (second to shortstop) [Bevacqua scored (unearned), Rojas to third]; McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Berry struck out; Stephenson singled to right; Alomar forced Stephenson (pitcher to shortstop); Alomar stole second; Grabarkewitz walked; Valentine forced Grabarkewitz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0. ROYALS 4TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Schaal singled to left; May singled to right [Schaal to third]; Bevacqua singled to right [Schaal scored, May to second]; Patek popped to second; Rojas doubled to left [May scored, Bevacqua scored]; ALLEN REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Allen threw a wild pitch [Rojas to third]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Pinson walked; Howard walked [Pinson to second]; McCraw singled to center [Pinson scored, Howard to second]; Spencer forced McCraw (first to shortstop) [Howard to third]; Berry reached on an error by Rojas [Howard scored (unearned), Spencer to third]; Stephenson hit into a double play (center to catcher) [Spencer out at home]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Angels 2. ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry struck out; McRae flied out to right; Piniella singled to center; Piniella stole second; Schaal singled to right [Piniella scored, Schaal to second (on throw)]; May popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 2. ANGELS 5TH: Alomar singled to right; Alomar stole second; Grabarkewitz struck out; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first) [Alomar to third]; Pinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 2. ROYALS 6TH: Bevacqua flied out to left; Patek walked; Rojas doubled to center [Patek scored]; Otis struck out; Mayberry singled to right [Rojas scored]; Stephenson allowed a passed ball [Mayberry to second]; McRae flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Angels 2. ANGELS 6TH: Howard popped to shortstop; McCraw walked; Spencer grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to first) [McCraw out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Angels 2. ROYALS 7TH: BARBER REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Piniella grounded out (third to first); Schaal grounded out (third to first); May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Angels 2. ANGELS 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Berry singled to right; Debut game for Keith Marshall; Stephenson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Berry to second]; Alomar flied out to left; Grabarkewitz reached on an error by Patek [Berry to third]; Grabarkewitz stole second; Simpson threw a wild pitch [Berry scored, Grabarkewitz to third]; Valentine flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Angels 3. ROYALS 8TH: WILSHUSEN REPLACED BARBER (PITCHING); Bevacqua walked; Debut game for Terry Wilshusen; Patek was hit by a pitch [Bevacqua to second]; Stephenson allowed a passed ball [Bevacqua to third, Patek to second]; Rojas popped to catcher in foul territory; Otis walked; PERRANOSKI REPLACED WILSHUSEN (PITCHING); Mayberry struck out; McRae doubled to left [Bevacqua scored, Patek scored, Otis to third]; HOVLEY RAN FOR MCRAE; Marshall singled to right [Otis scored, Hovley scored, Marshall out at second (right to catcher to shortstop to second to center)]; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Angels 3. ANGELS 8TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Pinson singled to right; Howard singled to center [Pinson to second]; McCraw flied out to center; Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher) [Pinson to third, Howard to second]; Berry singled to right [Pinson scored, Howard scored]; Stephenson popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Angels 5. ROYALS 9TH: Schaal reached on an error by Grabarkewitz; May grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Schaal out at second]; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Angels 5. ANGELS 9TH: OLIVER BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine walked; Pinson doubled [Valentine to third]; Howard popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 12, Angels 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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