The Royals rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Red Sox 5-4 and give Doug Bird credit for his first major league victory. Carl Yastrzemski hit a homer and Tommy Harper stole home as the Red Sox took a 4-2 lead.

Ed Kirkpatrick opened the Royals' rally with a single for his fourth hit of the game to chase Marty Pattin. Bobby Bolin gave up a single by Paul Schaal, but retired Hal McRae on a pop fly before giving way to Bob Veale. Lou Piniella walked to load the bases and Kurt Bevacqua singled to drive in the tying pair. Don Newhauser took over as the fourth pitcher of the inning for the Red Sox and passed Steve Hovley to reload the bases. Cookie Rojas then singled to send the winning run across the plate. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 4

Game Played on Monday, May 28, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  2    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4 12  0
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   5 13  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller rf             5   1   4   0     0   0   .316      Hovley rf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .284
Smith cf              4   0   0   1     1   0   .274      Rojas 2b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .275
Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   1   .328      Otis cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .306
Yastrzemski 1b        5   1   2   1     0   1   .284      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Cepeda dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Kirkpatrick lf        4   1   4   0     0   0   .370
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     1   2   .219      Schaal 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .279
Harper lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .231        Floyd pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .188
  Evans lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      McRae dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .162
Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Patek ss              3   0   2   2     0   0   .229
Kennedy 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .218        Hopkins ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Piniella ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .240
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garber pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taylor c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .213
  Newhauser p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bevacqua ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .314
                                                          Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Angelini p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  12   3     2   4             Totals               34   5  13   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 10,176
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Royals 8
DP: Red Sox 2, Royals 2
Errors: Patek, Taylor
Doubles: Miller (3), Kennedy (5), Patek (8)
Triples: Otis (2)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (7)
Stolen Bases: Harper 2 (11), Aparicio (5), Fisk (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Harper (3)
GIDP: Fisk (2), Harper (3), Taylor (2), Rojas (4)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (6,by Drago)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin                  8    10   3   3   2   2   0  32   5.64
Bolin                   0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   0.96
Veale L(1-1)            0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   2.87
Newhauser               0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  8.1  13   5   5   4   2   0  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago                   6.1  10   4   3   2   2   1  30   4.35
Angelini                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Bird W(1-0)             2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   9   1.93
Totals                  9    12   4   3   2   4   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Drago (3)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Miller doubled to left; Smith walked; Fisk grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Miller to third,
Smith out at second]; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Hovley popped to catcher in foul territory; Rojas
flied out to right; Otis singled to left; Mayberry flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda singled to center; Petrocelli struck out;
Harper grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Cepeda out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick singled to right; Schaal walked
[Kirkpatrick to second]; McRae forced Kirkpatrick (pitcher to
third) [Schaal to second]; Patek singled to left [Schaal scored,
McRae to second]; Taylor grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Patek out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Royals 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio lined to center; Kennedy doubled to right;
Miller singled to shortstop [Kennedy to third, Miller to second
(error by Patek)]; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Kennedy scored]; Fisk singled to left [Miller scored];
Yastrzemski singled to right [Fisk to second]; Cepeda popped to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Hovley walked; Rojas grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Hovley out at second]; Otis flied to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli walked; Harper out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Petrocelli to second]; Aparicio grounded out
(third to first); Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to left; Kirkpatrick singled to
second; Schaal forced Kirkpatrick (second to shortstop); McRae
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller flied to left; Smith grounded out (first
unassisted); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Taylor struck
out; Hovley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Royals 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski homered; Cepeda grounded out (second to
first); Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper
singled to right; Harper stole second [Harper to third (error by
Taylor)]; Harper stole home; Aparicio flied to left; 2 R (1 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Otis tripled to
center [Otis out at home (center to catcher)]; Mayberry singled
to center; Kirkpatrick singled to shortstop [Mayberry to
second]; Schaal forced Kirkpatrick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Kennedy singled to left; Miller singled to right
[Kennedy to second]; Smith flied to left; Fisk was hit by a
pitch [Kennedy to third, Miller to second]; ANGELINI REPLACED
DRAGO (PITCHING); Yastrzemski struck out; BIRD REPLACED ANGELINI
(PITCHING); Cepeda popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled to left; Patek doubled to center
[McRae scored, Patek out at third (center to shortstop to
third)]; Taylor flied to right; Hovley lined to second; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli struck out; Harper popped to shortstop;
Aparicio singled to left; Aparicio stole second; Kennedy lined
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: EVANS REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING LF); Rojas flied to
center; Otis flied to center; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller singled to right; Smith flied to center;
Fisk forced Miller (third to second); Fisk stole second;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Kirkpatrick singled to right; BOLIN REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Schaal singled to center [Kirkpatrick to third];
FLOYD RAN FOR SCHAAL; McRae popped to center; HOPKINS BATTED FOR
PATEK; VEALE REPLACED BOLIN (PITCHING); PINIELLA BATTED FOR
HOPKINS; Piniella walked [Floyd to second]; GARBER RAN FOR
PINIELLA; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Bevacqua singled to center
[Kirkpatrick scored, Floyd scored, Garber to third, Bevacqua to
second (on throw)]; NEWHAUSER REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING); Hovley
was walked intentionally; Rojas singled to left [Garber scored,
Bevacqua to third, Hovley to second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Royals 5.

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