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Four homers, two by Jim Ray Hart and one each by Roy White and Bobby Murcer, powered the Yankees to an 8-1 victory over the Royals. Hart's first homer with a man on base and the blows by White and Murcer all came in the third inning. Hart added his other other circuit clout in the seventh. [The Sporting News] New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 1Game Played on Friday, June 8, 1973 (Night game) at Royals StadiumYankees 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 - 8 13 0
Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 1
Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Clarke 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286
White lf 3 2 2 2 2 0 .249 Hovley cf 3 0 0 0 2 0 .238
M. Alou rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .274 Rojas 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .275
Murcer cf 5 1 1 2 0 1 .279 Mayberry 1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .315
Blomberg 1b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .411 Kirkpatrick rf,c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .337
Nettles 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .201 Piniella lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229
Hart dh 3 2 2 3 2 0 .295 McRae lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .156
Swoboda pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Hopkins dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .360
Munson c 3 1 1 0 2 0 .288 Bevacqua ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316
Michael ss 4 0 2 1 1 0 .260 Taylor c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .191
Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wohlford ph,rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .242
Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Floyd ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286
Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Simpson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 8 13 8 8 4 Totals 35 1 10 1 3 2
Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 19,624
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Royals 11
DP: Yankees 2, Royals 1
Errors: Hovley
Doubles: Clarke (7), Mayberry (8), Floyd (1)
Home Runs: White (5), Murcer (11), Hart 2 (7)
GIDP: Munson (5), McRae (2), Floyd (3)
Hit by Pitch: Schaal (1,by Medich)
Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Medich W(5-2) 6.2 8 1 1 2 2 0 29 3.27
Lyle SV(12) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 1.82
Totals 9 10 1 1 3 2 0 39
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Garber L(5-3) 2.2 6 5 5 3 1 3 16 2.91
Jackson 4.1 6 2 2 3 3 1 21 6.85
Simpson 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 8 5.69
Totals 9 13 8 8 8 4 4 45
Passed Balls: Taylor (2)
Hit by Pitch: Medich (1)
Wild Pitches: Medich (2), Garber (2)
Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano
YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to right; White singled to right;
M. Alou popped to third in foul territory; Murcer struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Hovley
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg singled to right; Nettles grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Blomberg to second]; Hart walked; Taylor
allowed a passed ball [Blomberg to third, Hart to second];
Munson walked; Michael singled to right [Blomberg scored, Hart
out at home (right to catcher), Munson to second]; Garber threw
a wild pitch [Munson to third, Michael to second]; Clarke lined
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted);
Kirkpatrick singled; Piniella struck out; Lou Piniella
ejected by HP umpire Dave Phillips; Medich threw a wild
pitch [Kirkpatrick to second]; Hopkins flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
YANKEES 3RD: MCRAE REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); White
homered; M. Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer
homered; Blomberg walked; Nettles flied out to center; Hart
homered [Blomberg scored]; JACKSON REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING);
Munson grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Taylor grounded out (catcher to first); Floyd lined
to pitcher; Schaal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 0.
YANKEES 4TH: Michael grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke
doubled to center; White walked; M. Alou was called out on
strikes; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Hovley flied out to center; Rojas singled to left;
Mayberry doubled to center [Rojas scored]; Kirkpatrick walked;
McRae grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Kirkpatrick out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5,
Royals 1.
YANKEES 5TH: Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Nettles
struck out; Hart grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Hopkins grounded out (first to pitcher); Taylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Floyd doubled to left; Schaal
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees
5, Royals 1.
YANKEES 6TH: Munson singled to center; Michael singled to left
[Munson to second]; Clarke forced Michael (third to second)
[Munson to third]; White forced Clarke (shortstop to second)
[Munson scored]; M. Alou singled to center [White to third
(error by Hovley), M. Alou to second]; Murcer flied out to left;
1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Royals 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Hovley grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas flied
out to right; Mayberry singled to left; Kirkpatrick singled to
right [Mayberry to third]; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Royals 1.
YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg singled to right [Blomberg out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Nettles struck out; Hart homered; Munson
walked; Michael walked [Munson to second]; Clarke forced Michael
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals
1.
ROYALS 7TH: Hopkins singled to center; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR
TAYLOR; Wohlford singled to left [Hopkins to second]; Floyd
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hopkins
to third, Wohlford out at second]; Schaal was hit by a pitch;
Hovley walked [Schaal to second]; LYLE REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals 1.
YANKEES 8TH: KIRKPATRICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C );
WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SIMPSON REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); White walked; M. Alou singled to right [White to
third]; Murcer forced M. Alou (first to shortstop) [White
scored]; Blomberg flied out to center; Nettles flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 1.
ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry singled to first; Kirkpatrick grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Mayberry to second]; McRae popped to third;
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR HOPKINS; Bevacqua flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 1.
YANKEES 9TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hart walked;
SWOBODA RAN FOR HART; Munson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Swoboda out at second]; Michael
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees
8, Royals 1.
ROYALS 9TH: SWOBODA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wohlford flied
out to right; Floyd singled to shortstop; Schaal popped to
catcher; Hovley walked [Floyd to second]; On a bunt Rojas forced
Floyd (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 8,
Royals 1.
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