Steve Busby, 23-year-old rookie righthander, pitched the first no-hitter in Royals' history and defeated the Tigers, 3-0. Busby, who allowed six baserunners -- all on walks -- had a few close calls but only one runner, Bill Freehan in the seventh inning, made it as far as third base and two of Busby's walks were wiped out by double plays. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Friday, April     27, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  1  -   3  8  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  0  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     1   1   .284      Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Hovley dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .178
  McRae ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .185        Sims ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Otis cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .266      Reese lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .045
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .232      Freehan c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .333
Piniella lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .284      G. Brown dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Kirkpatrick rf        4   2   3   1     0   0   .386      N. Cash 1b            1   0   0   0     2   1   .176
Rojas 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .316      McAuliffe 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Healy c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   8   2     2   2             Totals               25   0   0   0     6   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 16,345
Left on Base: Royals 8, Tigers 4
DP: Royals 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Rodriguez, N. Cash
Home Runs: Kirkpatrick (3), Otis (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Rojas (1)
GIDP: Kirkpatrick (1), G. Brown (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(2-2)            9     0   0   0   6   4   0  31   5.11
Totals                  9     0   0   0   6   4   0  31

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(2-2)            8.2   8   3   2   2   2   2  37   2.14
Scherman                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   2   2  38

Passed Balls: Healy (1), Freehan (1)
Wild Pitches: Busby (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek was called out on strikes; Hovley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Reese grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry lined to right; Piniella singled to left;
Kirkpatrick grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan flied out to left; G. Brown flied out to
left; N. Cash walked; McAuliffe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas flied out to left; Schaal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Healy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley was called out on strikes; Brinkman popped
to first in foul territory; Northrup grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek flied to right in foul territory; Hovley
singled to left; Otis lined to left; Mayberry walked [Hovley to
second]; Piniella forced Mayberry (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez lined to shortstop; Reese walked; Healy
allowed a passed ball [Reese to second]; Freehan walked; G.
Brown grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers
0.

ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick homered; Rojas singled to left; Schaal
reached on an error by N. Cash [Rojas to third, Schaal to
second]; Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek grounded
out (pitcher to first); Hovley grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: N. Cash walked; McAuliffe made an out to shortstop;
Stanley forced N. Cash (third to second); Brinkman flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Mayberry popped
to third; Piniella singled to left; Kirkpatrick singled to left
[Piniella to second]; Rojas forced Kirkpatrick (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rodriguez struck out; Reese lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal flied out to right; Healy grounded out
(pitcher to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan walked; G. Brown grounded out (first
unassisted) [Freehan to second]; Busby threw a wild pitch
[Freehan to third]; N. Cash struck out; McAuliffe flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Hovley lined to first; Otis homered; Mayberry
grounded out (catcher to first); Piniella flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley flied out to center; Brinkman struck out;
Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Kirkpatrick singled to left; Rojas out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kirkpatrick to second]; Schaal
grounded out (second to first) [Kirkpatrick to third]; Healy
reached on an error by Rodriguez [Kirkpatrick scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Freehan allowed a passed ball [Healy to second];
Patek walked; SCHERMAN REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); MCRAE BATTED
FOR HOVLEY; McRae lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: MCRAE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SIMS BATTED FOR
RODRIGUEZ; Sims walked; Reese lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Sims out at first]; Freehan made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.