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Saturday June 2, 1973
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Kurt Bevacqua drove in two runs with a triple in the second inning and scored himself on a double by Steve Hovley to start the Royals off to a 5-1 victory over the Indians. A double by Freddie Patek added the Royals' two other runs in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Saturday, June 2, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  0
Royals       0  3  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   5 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               5   0   1   1     0   2   .257      Patek ss              5   0   2   2     0   2   .236
Ragland 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .350      Hovley rf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .271
Hendrick rf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .258      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .298
Spikes lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .300
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Kirkpatrick c         4   0   0   0     0   0   .340
Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Williams dh           4   1   1   0     0   1   .254      Schaal 3b             2   2   0   0     2   0   .287
Torres cf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .164      Hopkins dh            4   1   4   0     0   0   .366
  Chambliss ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .158        Wohlford pr,dh      0   1   0   0     0   0   .222
Cardenas ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .190      Bevacqua 2b           4   1   3   2     0   1   .349
  Gamble ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   1  10   1     0   7             Totals               34   5  10   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 14,919
Left on Base: Indians 9, Royals 9
DP: Indians 0, Royals 1
Doubles: Hendrick (8), Patek 2 (10), Hovley (4), Hopkins (4)
Triples: Bevacqua (1)
GIDP: Bell (7)
Hit by Pitch: Torres (2,by Bird)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(3-2)           7.1   9   5   5   4   5   0  35   4.82
Farmer                  0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.28
Hilgendorf              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.93
Totals                  8    10   5   5   4   6   0  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(8-3)       5     7   1   1   0   4   0  21   2.66
Bird SV(2)              4     3   0   0   0   3   0  16   1.50
Totals                  9    10   1   1   0   7   0  37

Passed Balls: Kirkpatrick (1)
Hit by Pitch: Bird (1)
Wild Pitches: Splittorff (4)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Don Denkinger


INDIANS 1ST: Bell was called out on strikes; Ragland flied out
to center; Hendrick doubled to center; Spikes grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek doubled; Hovley reached on a fielder's choice
[Patek out at third (second to third)]; Steve Hovley popped
the ball behind the mound; Mayberry struck out; Otis walked
[Hovley to second]; Kirkpatrick lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Duncan flied out to left; Ellis singled; Williams
struck out; Torres struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella flied out to center; Schaal walked; Hopkins
singled [Schaal to third]; Bevacqua tripled [Schaal scored,
Hopkins scored]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Hovley
doubled [Bevacqua scored]; Mayberry was walked intentionally;
Otis struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Cardenas singled to pitcher; Bell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cardenas out at
second]; Ragland singled to shortstop; Splittorff threw a wild
pitch [Ragland to second]; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Piniella grounded out (third to first); Schaal flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes grounded out (pitcher to first); Duncan
popped to catcher; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Hopkins singled; Bevacqua singled [Hopkins to
third]; Patek struck out; Hovley was called out on strikes;
Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Williams singled to third; Kirkpatrick allowed a
passed ball [Williams to second]; Torres flied out to center;
Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first) [Williams to third];
Bell singled [Williams scored]; Ragland singled [Bell to third];
Hendrick forced Ragland (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis popped to first in foul territory; Kirkpatrick
popped to third in foul territory; Piniella flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 3.

INDIANS 6TH: BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Spikes
grounded out (third to first); Duncan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Ellis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Schaal flied out to right; Hopkins doubled to right;
On a bunt Bevacqua singled to first [Hopkins to third]; Patek
struck out; Hovley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Torres was
hit by a pitch; On a bunt Cardenas singled to third [Torres to
second]; Bell struck out; Ragland flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory; Otis
lined to left; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick singled; Spikes was called out on strikes;
Duncan popped to catcher in foul territory; Ellis forced
Hendrick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Piniella lined to shortstop; Schaal walked; Hopkins
singled [Schaal to third]; WOHLFORD RAN FOR HOPKINS; FARMER
REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Bevacqua was called out on strikes;
Patek doubled [Schaal scored, Wohlford scored]; HILGENDORF
REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Hovley grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 5.

INDIANS 9TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Williams
popped to third in foul territory; CHAMBLISS BATTED FOR TORRES;
Chambliss struck out; GAMBLE BATTED FOR CARDENAS; Gamble
singled; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 5.



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