Jerry Bell allowed only three hits in the first complete game of his major league career and pitched the Brewers to a 9-1 victory over the Royals. John Mayberry homered to save the Royals from being shut out. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 9, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     24, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Brewers      0  3  0    0  1  2    0  3  0  -   9 10  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  3


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
May cf                5   0   1   2     0   0   .236      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .313
Coluccio lf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .222      Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .324
Money ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .204        Floyd 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Scott 1b              4   2   2   0     1   1   .314        Marshall cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Brown dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .267
Thomas rf             4   2   1   2     0   1   .147      Kirkpatrick dh        4   0   1   0     0   0   .324
Porter c              1   2   0   1     2   1   .176      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Vukovich 3b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .152      McRae rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .196
Garcia 2b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .262      Schaal 3b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .304
Bell p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taylor c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .250
                                                          Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   9  10   9     3   4             Totals               29   1   3   1     5   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  8,736
Left on Base: Brewers 5, Royals 6
DP: Brewers 0, Royals 1
Errors: Schaal 2, Splittorff
Doubles: Scott (1), Garcia (1), Kirkpatrick (6)
Home Runs: Mayberry (5)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (2), Porter (1)
Caught Stealing: McRae (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Garcia (1), Coluccio (1), Porter (1)
GIDP: Brown (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bell W(2-2)             9     3   1   1   5   3   1  34   3.98
Totals                  9     3   1   1   5   3   1  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(3-1)       6     6   6   3   2   2   0  27   2.61
Drago                   2     4   3   3   1   2   0  11   9.16
Burgmeier               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.86
Totals                  9    10   9   6   3   4   0  41

Wild Pitches: Bell (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - John Rice


BREWERS 1ST: May lined to center; Coluccio flied out to center;
Money lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott doubled; Brown grounded out (second to first)
[Scott to third]; Thomas reached on an error by Schaal [Scott
scored (RBI), Thomas to second]; Porter walked; Thomas stole
third and Porter stole second; Vukovich reached on an error by
Schaal [Thomas scored (unearned), Porter to third]; Garcia hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Porter scored (unearned)]; May grounded
out (first unassisted); 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to left; Kirkpatrick flied out to
right; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Coluccio grounded out (second to first); Money
singled; Scott singled [Money to third]; Brown grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Scott out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae singled; McRae was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Schaal walked; Taylor walked [Schaal to
second]; Patek was called out on strikes; Bell threw a wild
pitch [Schaal to third]; Rojas walked [Taylor to second]; Otis
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas flied out to left; Porter was called out on
strikes; Vukovich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick
grounded out (second to first); Piniella flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Garcia doubled; May grounded out (second to first)
[Garcia to third]; Coluccio hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Garcia scored]; Money flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae walked; Schaal struck out; Taylor grounded out
(first unassisted) [McRae to second]; Patek walked; Rojas
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
4, Royals 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Scott walked; Brown grounded out (third to first)
[Scott to second]; Thomas singled [Scott scored, Thomas to
second (on throw)]; Thomas was picked off second but was safe on
an error by Splittorff [Thomas to third]; Porter hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Thomas scored (unearned)]; Vukovich singled to
shortstop; Garcia flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
homered; Kirkpatrick popped to third in foul territory; Piniella
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Royals 1.

BREWERS 7TH: DRAGO REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); May popped to
third in foul territory; Coluccio grounded out (shortstop to
first); Money flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae lined to right; Schaal flied out to center;
Taylor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
6, Royals 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Scott struck out; Brown singled; Thomas struck out;
Porter walked [Brown to second]; Vukovich singled [Brown scored,
Porter to second]; Garcia singled to shortstop [Porter to third,
Vukovich to second]; May singled [Porter scored, Vukovich
scored, Garcia to third]; Coluccio forced May (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 9, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek lined to shortstop; Rojas flied out to left;
Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 9,
Royals 1.

BREWERS 9TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); FLOYD REPLACED
ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); MARSHALL REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Money
flied out to right; Scott grounded out (third to first); Brown
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 9,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING SS); Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); Debut game for Tim
Johnson; Kirkpatrick doubled; Piniella grounded out (second
to first) [Kirkpatrick to third]; McRae grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 9, Royals 1.