Ineffective in four previous appearances, Sparky Lyle gained his first save of the season when the Yankees defeated the Royals, 6-1. Lyle, who was the A. L.'s premier reliever last season, pitched 2 2/3 hitless innings. The Yankees, after scoring twice in the second inning, wrapped up their victory with four runs in the seventh on a double by Horace Clarke, singles by Roy White and Matty Alou and a homer by Bobby Murcer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       1, 1973 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   6  9  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   1   0   0     1   0   .256      Clarke 2b             4   1   2   1     1   1   .286
Rojas 2b              0   0   0   0     1   0   .310      White lf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .192
  Floyd 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .200      M. Alou rf            3   1   1   1     2   0   .333
  Bevacqua ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Murcer cf             4   1   1   3     0   1   .297
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   1     1   1   .228      Blomberg 1b           1   1   0   0     1   0   .270
Kirkpatrick rf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .365        F. Alou ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Munson c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .380
McRae dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .197      Callison dh           1   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Schaal 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .269        Sanchez ph,dh       2   0   0   0     1   1   .182
Healy c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Michael ss            4   1   2   1     0   1   .220
Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kline p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     3   2             Totals               32   6   9   6     7   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  7,488
Left on Base: Royals 7, Yankees 9
DP: Royals 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Schaal, Healy, White
Doubles: McRae (3), Clarke (2)
Home Runs: Murcer (4)
Stolen Bases: Clarke (2)
Caught Stealing: Sanchez (1), Munson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Healy (1)
GIDP: Kirkpatrick (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(1-1)           1.2   3   2   2   3   1   0  11   3.79
Jackson                 4.1   3   3   3   4   2   0  19   6.43
Burgmeier               2     3   1   1   0   1   1   9   5.40
Totals                  8     9   6   6   7   4   1  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(2-2)            6.1   6   1   1   3   0   0  27   3.38
Lyle SV(1)              2.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.60
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   2   0  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Dave Phillips


ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Rojas walked;
Otis forced Rojas (third to second); Mayberry walked [Otis to
second]; Kirkpatrick forced Mayberry (second to shortstop); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: FLOYD REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Clarke struck
out; White singled to right; M. Alou walked [White to second];
Murcer flied out to left; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella grounded out (third to first); McRae
doubled to left; Schaal popped to second; Healy grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg walked; Munson grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Blomberg to second]; Callison popped to catcher in foul
territory; Michael singled to right [Blomberg scored, Michael to
second (error by Healy)]; Clarke singled to center [Michael
scored]; Clarke stole second; White walked; JACKSON REPLACED
WRIGHT (PITCHING); M. Alou walked [Clarke to third, White to
second]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; Floyd singled to left [Patek to third
(error by White)]; Otis lined to third; Mayberry singled to
center [Patek scored, Floyd to third]; Kirkpatrick grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Blomberg
grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
grounded out (third to first); Schaal grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: SANCHEZ BATTED FOR CALLISON; Sanchez walked;
Michael lined to center; Sanchez was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Clarke walked; White reached on an error by
Schaal [Clarke to second]; M. Alou popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek
grounded out (second to first); Floyd flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer struck out; Nettles popped to first in foul
territory; F. ALOU BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; F. Alou lined to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 6TH: F. ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Otis popped to
shortstop; Mayberry flied out to center; Kirkpatrick singled to
right; Piniella forced Kirkpatrick (third to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson walked; Sanchez flied out to center; Munson
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first);
Michael struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled to right; Schaal singled to right
[McRae to second]; Healy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [McRae to third, Schaal to second]; LYLE REPLACED KLINE
(PITCHING); Patek grounded out (third to first); BEVACQUA BATTED
FOR FLOYD; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Clarke
doubled to left; White singled to third [Clarke stayed at
second]; M. Alou singled to left [Clarke scored, White to
third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Murcer homered
[White scored, M. Alou scored]; Nettles flied out to center; F.
Alou grounded out (first unassisted); Munson singled to
shortstop; Sanchez struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Yankees 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis flied out to right; Mayberry was called out on
strikes; Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael singled to left; Clarke flied out to
center; White flied out to right; M. Alou popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 6.

ROYALS 9TH: Piniella popped to shortstop; McRae flied out to
left; Schaal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 6.