A three-run rally in the ninth inning brought the Royals a 5-4 victory over the Indians. Paul Schaal singled and Gail Hopkins walked to start the comeback. After Kurt Bevacqua bunted into a forceout at third, Cookie Rojas singled to drive in one run. Hal McRae popped up, but John Mayberry walked to load the bases and Amos Otis singled to score the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Sunday, June      3, 1973 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  0  2    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   4 12  1
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   5 11  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   0   2   1     1   1   .262      Patek ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .237
Ragland 2b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .329        Rojas ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .273
Hendrick cf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .262        Floyd pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .188
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .228      Hovley rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .270
Spikes lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .224        McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .165
Gamble rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .270      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   1     2   0   .299
Ellis 1b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .309      Otis cf               5   0   1   2     0   1   .298
  Wilcox pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kirkpatrick c         3   0   1   0     1   1   .340
  Chambliss 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .224
Lolich dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .222      Schaal 3b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .298
Cardenas ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .193      Hopkins dh            3   1   1   0     1   0   .364
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wohlford pr,dh      0   1   0   0     0   0   .222
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bevacqua 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .348
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Strom p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  12   4     1   6             Totals               34   5  11   5     6   5

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 14,251
Left on Base: Indians 8, Royals 9
DP: Indians 2, Royals 0
Errors: Duncan, Otis, Bevacqua
Triples: Ellis (1)
Home Runs: Hendrick (5)
Stolen Bases: Cardenas (1), Patek (13)
Caught Stealing: Cardenas (2)
GIDP: Otis (4), Patek (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   6.2   8   2   2   4   3   0  29   2.63
Hilgendorf              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.91
Lamb L(2-2)             1.1   2   3   3   1   2   0   7   2.75
Strom                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.31
Farmer                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.28
Totals                  8.2  11   5   5   6   5   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby                   7.2  11   4   4   1   5   1  34   5.78
Dal Canton W(4-3)       1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.90
Totals                  9    12   4   4   1   6   1  39

Wild Pitches: Perry (8)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (third to first); Ragland struck
out; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to shortstop; Patek stole second;
Hovley struck out; Mayberry singled to center [Patek scored];
Otis struck out; Kirkpatrick was credited with a single when a
runner was hit by the batted ball [Mayberry out at second (first
unassisted)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Duncan popped to shortstop; Spikes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gamble flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella struck out; Schaal singled to right; Schaal
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Duncan [Schaal
to third]; Hopkins flied out to center; Bevacqua grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Ellis singled to right; Lolich singled to left
[Ellis to second]; Cardenas forced Ellis (pitcher to third)
[Lolich to second]; Bell singled to center [Lolich scored,
Cardenas to second]; Ragland popped to catcher in foul
territory; Hendrick singled to left [Cardenas scored, Bell to
third, Hendrick out at second (left to third to second)]; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; Hovley grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Patek to second]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Otis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Royals 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Duncan popped to third; Spikes popped to second;
Gamble flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick popped to shortstop; Piniella grounded
out (third to first); Schaal singled to center; Perry threw a
wild pitch [Schaal to second]; Hopkins grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Ellis singled to right; Lolich grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Ellis to second]; Cardenas flied out to
center [Ellis to third]; Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Bevacqua walked; Patek grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Bevacqua out at second]; Hovley flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Royals 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Ragland popped to third in foul territory; Hendrick
homered; Duncan struck out; Spikes singled to center; Gamble
singled to center [Spikes to third]; Ellis forced Gamble (third
to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick walked; Piniella lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Lolich grounded out (third to first); Cardenas
singled to center; Cardenas stole second; Bell walked; Ragland
struck out; Hendrick forced Bell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal grounded out (third to first); Hopkins
singled; Bevacqua singled to right [Hopkins to second]; Patek
forced Bevacqua (second to shortstop) [Hopkins to third]; Hovley
singled to second [Hopkins scored, Patek to second]; HILGENDORF
REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Mayberry popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Duncan was called out on strikes; Spikes flied out
to center; Gamble singled to center [Gamble to second (error by
Otis)]; Ellis tripled to left [Gamble scored]; WILCOX RAN FOR
ELLIS; DAL CANTON REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Lolich struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: CHAMBLISS REPLACED WILCOX (PLAYING 1B); LAMB
REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Otis flied out to center;
Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; Piniella struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Cardenas reached on an error by Bevacqua; Cardenas
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bell singled
to right; Ragland forced Bell (shortstop to second); Hendrick
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Schaal singled to left; Hopkins walked [Schaal to
second]; WOHLFORD RAN FOR HOPKINS; Bevacqua forced Schaal
(pitcher to third) [Wohlford to second]; ROJAS BATTED FOR PATEK;
Rojas singled to left [Wohlford scored, Bevacqua to third];
FLOYD RAN FOR ROJAS; STROM REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); MCRAE
BATTED FOR HOVLEY; McRae popped to second; Mayberry walked
[Floyd to second]; FARMER REPLACED STROM (PITCHING); Otis
singled to center [Bevacqua scored, Floyd scored, Mayberry to
second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 5.