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 1
Game Played on Friday, June      8, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      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.