Sparked by Amos Otis, who collected four hits including a homer, the Royals defeated the White Sox, 12-5. Otis led off the third inning with his homer to tie the score at 3-3. John Mayberry and Ed Kirkpatrick then walked, Lou Piniella advanced the runners with a sacrifice and Steve Hovley drove them across with a single. The Royals added three more runs in the fourth on a combination of two walks and singles by Otis, Mayberry and Piniella. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Friday, April     13, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       2  0  3    3  0  1    0  1  2  -  12 17  1
White Sox    1  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   5 11  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   2   2   0     2   0   .346      Kelly rf              5   2   4   1     0   0   .385
Rojas 2b              6   1   2   1     0   0   .400      May lf                5   0   2   2     0   2   .313
Otis cf               6   3   4   1     0   1   .355      D. Allen 1b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .294
Mayberry 1b           4   2   1   1     1   1   .240      Melton 3b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .154
  Hopkins ph,1b       1   0   1   1     0   0   .600      Henderson cf          2   0   1   0     3   0   .385
Kirkpatrick rf        3   3   2   2     3   0   .222      Muser dh              5   0   0   1     0   0   .167
Piniella lf           2   0   1   3     1   0   .250      Herrmann c            5   0   1   0     0   1   .125
  Marshall lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Orta 2b               1   2   1   0     4   0   .200
Hovley dh             5   0   1   2     0   1   .333      Leon ss               5   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Schaal 3b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .292      Fisher p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Taylor c              5   1   2   0     0   0   .250        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  12  17  12     8   3             Totals               38   5  11   5     7   3

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance:  2,977
Left on Base: Royals 11, White Sox 13
DP: Royals 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Otis
Doubles: Kirkpatrick (1), D. Allen (2), Henderson (1)
Home Runs: Otis (2)
Stolen Bases: Otis (1)
Caught Stealing: Schaal (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Piniella (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (1)
GIDP: Hovley (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(2-0)            6     8   3   2   5   3   0  31   4.73
Dal Canton SV(2)        3     3   2   2   2   0   0  14   2.45
Totals                  9    11   5   4   7   3   0  45

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fisher L(0-1)           2     5   4   4   2   1   1  13  18.00
Gossage                 1.2   4   4   4   3   0   0  11  21.60
Stone                   3.1   4   1   1   3   2   0  16  10.13
Johnson                 2     4   3   2   0   0   0  10   9.00
Totals                  9    17  12  11   8   3   1  50

Passed Balls: Herrmann (2)
Wild Pitches: Gossage (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Jim Honochick


ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
singled to center; Otis singled to center [Rojas to second];
Mayberry flied out to center [Rojas to third]; Kirkpatrick
doubled to left [Rojas scored, Otis scored]; Piniella flied out
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to center; May flied out to center;
D. Allen doubled to center [Kelly scored]; Melton grounded out
(pitcher to first) [D. Allen to third]; Henderson was walked
intentionally; Muser grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Hovley struck out; Schaal walked; Taylor forced
Schaal (first to shortstop); Patek singled to center [Taylor to
second]; Rojas popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Orta
walked; Leon grounded out (second to first) [Orta to second];
Kelly singled to center [Orta scored, Kelly to third (error by
Otis)]; May singled to center [Kelly scored (unearned)]; D.
Allen popped to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
White Sox 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis homered; Mayberry walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED
FISHER (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick walked [Mayberry to second];
Piniella out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Mayberry to
third, Kirkpatrick to second]; Hovley singled to center
[Mayberry scored, Kirkpatrick scored]; Schaal forced Hovley
(shortstop to second); Schaal was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox
3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Melton grounded out (third to first); Henderson
walked; Muser popped to third in foul territory; Herrmann
singled to center [Henderson to third]; Orta walked [Herrmann to
second]; Leon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals
5, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Taylor grounded out (second to first); Patek walked;
Gossage threw a wild pitch [Patek to second]; Rojas flied out to
right; Otis singled [Patek to third]; Mayberry singled to right
[Patek scored, Otis to third]; Kirkpatrick walked [Mayberry to
second]; Piniella singled to third [Otis scored, Mayberry
scored, Kirkpatrick to third]; STONE REPLACED GOSSAGE
(PITCHING); Hovley grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly singled to center; May struck out; D. Allen
flied out to center; Melton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal grounded out (pitcher to first); Taylor
singled to left; Patek walked [Taylor to second]; Rojas singled
to shortstop [Taylor to third, Patek to second]; Otis was called
out on strikes; Mayberry popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Royals 8, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Henderson walked; Muser lined to right; Herrmann
struck out; Orta singled to left [Henderson to third]; Leon
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, White Sox
3.

ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick walked; Piniella walked [Kirkpatrick to
second]; Hovley grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Kirkpatrick to third, Piniella out at
second]; Schaal singled to left [Kirkpatrick scored]; Taylor
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly singled to shortstop; May struck out; D.
Allen flied out to right; Melton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas flied
out to right; Otis singled to center; Otis stole second;
Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, White Sox
3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Muser lined to first;
Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9,
White Sox 3.

ROYALS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick
singled to left; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Kirkpatrick to
third]; Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kirkpatrick
scored (unearned)]; Hovley flied out to center; Schaal grounded
out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10,
White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Orta
walked; Leon grounded out (second to first) [Orta to second];
Kelly grounded out (first unassisted) [Orta to third]; May
singled to left [Orta scored]; D. Allen lined to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 10, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Taylor singled to right; Patek singled to center
[Taylor to third]; Rojas grounded out (second to first) [Taylor
scored, Patek to second]; Otis flied out to right; HOPKINS
BATTED FOR MAYBERRY; Hopkins singled to third [Patek scored];
Kirkpatrick popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 12,
White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Melton
singled to left; Henderson doubled to center [Melton to third];
Muser grounded out (second to first) [Melton scored, Henderson
to third]; Herrmann popped to third in foul territory; Orta
walked; Leon popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 12,
White Sox 5.