| Scoring all their runs in the first inning, the Royals defeated the Brewers, 3-2. Freddie Patek and Amos Otis drew walks and, with two out, both counted on a double by Lou Piniella. Ed Kirkpatrick followed with a single to drive in what proved to be the deciding run. Bob Coluccio homered for the Brewers. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April 25, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 5 2 Royals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 6 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG May cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .233 Patek ss 2 1 1 0 3 0 .318 Coluccio lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .217 Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .319 Money ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .192 Otis cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .278 Scott 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .254 Brown dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Piniella lf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .254 Porter c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Kirkpatrick rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .350 Thomas rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .135 McRae dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Lahoud ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .074 Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Vukovich 3b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .147 May c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .125 Briggs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Simpson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garcia 2b 3 0 2 0 1 1 .289 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Champion p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Short p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Linzy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 5 2 5 3 Totals 27 3 6 3 9 2 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 9,378 Left on Base: Brewers 9, Royals 10 DP: Brewers 1, Royals 0 Errors: Money, Porter Doubles: Brown (2), Garcia (2), Piniella (3) Home Runs: Coluccio (2) Stolen Bases: Patek (6) Caught Stealing: Patek (3), Schaal (2), Piniella (1), Kirkpatrick (1) Hit by Pitch: Porter (2,by Simpson), McRae (5,by Short) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton L(1-1) 1.1 3 3 3 2 0 0 10 2.21 Champion 2.2 2 0 0 3 1 0 11 4.26 Short 3.1 1 0 0 4 1 0 14 6.00 Linzy 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.50 Totals 8 6 3 3 9 2 0 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Simpson W(2-1) 8.1 3 2 2 5 3 1 34 3.94 Garber SV(3) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.10 Totals 9 5 2 2 5 3 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Short (1), Simpson (1) Wild Pitches: Simpson (3) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Russ Goetz BREWERS 1ST: May flied out to left; Coluccio grounded out (third to first); Money grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Patek stole second [Patek to third (error by Porter)]; Rojas lined to right; Otis walked; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted) [Otis to second]; Piniella doubled [Patek scored, Otis scored]; Kirkpatrick singled [Piniella scored]; McRae forced Kirkpatrick (third to second); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. BREWERS 2ND: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown popped to first in foul territory; Porter was hit by a pitch; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 2ND: Schaal reached on an error by Money; May flied out to center; Patek singled [Schaal to third]; CHAMPION REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Patek was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop) Schaal was caught stealing home (shortstop to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. BREWERS 3RD: Vukovich flied out to left; Garcia struck out; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 3RD: Rojas popped to second; Otis lined to right; Mayberry walked; Piniella singled [Mayberry to second]; Kirkpatrick walked [Mayberry to third, Piniella to second]; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. BREWERS 4TH: Coluccio grounded out (third to first); Money grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Schaal flied out to center; May struck out; Patek walked; Rojas singled to shortstop [Patek to second]; Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. BREWERS 5TH: Brown doubled; Porter popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomas struck out; Simpson threw a wild pitch [Brown to third]; Vukovich walked; Garcia walked [Vukovich to second]; May popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: SHORT REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Piniella walked; Piniella was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kirkpatrick singled to second; Kirkpatrick was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. BREWERS 6TH: Coluccio grounded out (shortstop to first); Money walked; Scott grounded out (third to first) [Money to second]; Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: McRae flied out to left; Schaal flied out to right; May walked; Patek walked [May to second]; Rojas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. BREWERS 7TH: Porter flied out to center; Thomas flied out to right; Vukovich walked; Garcia doubled [Vukovich to third]; May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: Otis popped to second; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Piniella lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. BREWERS 8TH: Coluccio homered; Money flied out to center; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to right; McRae was hit by a pitch; Schaal walked [McRae to second]; LINZY REPLACED SHORT (PITCHING); May forced Schaal (shortstop to second) [McRae to third]; Patek forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 3. BREWERS 9TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); LAHOUD BATTED FOR THOMAS; Lahoud walked; BRIGGS BATTED FOR VUKOVICH; GARBER REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Briggs popped to shortstop; Garcia singled [Lahoud to second]; May singled [Lahoud scored, Garcia to third]; Coluccio grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 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