Select a date:      
Saturday April 14, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Paul Splittorff yielded only two hits -- a single by Mike Andrews in the second inning and another by Johnny Jeter in the ninth -- while pitching the Royals to a 3-0 victory over the White Sox. Two errors by Ken Henderson led to the Royals' runs off Wilbur Wood. The center fielder dropped a fly by Freddie Patek in the fourth, paving the way for the initial tally, and then failed to hold another fly by Patek with the bases loaded in the seventh, allowing two runs to score. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Saturday, April 14, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  3  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Jeter rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .444
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .382      May lf                4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Otis cf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .314      D. Allen 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .241      Melton 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .133
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .214      Henderson cf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Bevacqua dh           4   1   0   0     0   0   .200      Andrews dh            3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Schaal 3b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .296      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .105
Marshall rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Orta 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Taylor c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .200        H. Allen ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leon ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Reichardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   3   1     2   6             Totals               27   0   2   0     2   3

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 11,996
Left on Base: Royals 5, White Sox 2
DP: Royals 2, White Sox 1
Errors: Melton, Henderson 2
GIDP: Marshall (1), Henderson (2), Melton (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(2-0)       9     2   0   0   2   3   0  29   0.50
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   3   0  29

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(1-2)             9     3   3   0   2   6   0  35   1.52
Totals                  9     3   3   0   2   6   0  35

Passed Balls: Herrmann 2 (4)
Wild Pitches: Wood 2 (2)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek lined to left; Rojas struck out; Otis grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter flied out to center; May was called out on
strikes; D. Allen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry lined to center; Piniella struck out;
Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton walked; Henderson grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Melton out at second];
Andrews singled to center; Herrmann lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal singled to center; Marshall grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Schaal out at second];
Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
grounded out (pitcher to first); Jeter lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek reached on an error by Henderson [Patek to
second]; Rojas lined to right; Wood threw a wild pitch [Patek to
third]; Otis reached on a fielder's choice [Patek out at home
(shortstop to third)]; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Otis to
second]; Wood threw a wild pitch [Otis to third]; Mayberry
singled to right [Otis scored (unearned)]; Piniella struck out;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); D. Allen
walked; Melton grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [D. Allen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); Schaal
struck out but advanced to second on a passed ball; Marshall
popped to shortstop; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Andrews grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Herrmann
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
singled to center; Otis lined to right; Mayberry popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta flied out to left; Leon flied out to center;
Jeter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Piniella lined to center; Bevacqua reached on an
error by Melton; Schaal walked [Bevacqua to second]; Marshall
was called out on strikes; Taylor walked [Bevacqua to third,
Schaal to second]; Patek reached on an error by Henderson
[Bevacqua scored (unearned) (no RBI), Schaal scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Taylor to third, Patek to second]; Rojas grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May struck out; D. Allen grounded out (pitcher to
first); Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Mayberry struck
out; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Henderson popped to second; Andrews grounded out
(second to first); Herrmann grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Bevacqua flied out to right; Schaal grounded out
(third to first); Marshall popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: H. ALLEN BATTED FOR ORTA; H. Allen struck out;
REICHARDT BATTED FOR LEON; Reichardt flied out to right; Jeter
singled to center; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 0.



The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report