Ron Blomberg, the Yankees' leading batter, was collared in five trips while his teammates joined in a 17-hit attack to defeat the Royals, 10-3. Matty Alou, Graig Nettles and Bobby Murcer had three hits apiece. Johnny Callison contributed his first homer of the season. Amos Otis homered with a man on base for the Royals. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 10, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      12, 1973 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Yankees      1  2  0    3  3  0    0  1  x  -  10 17  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Clarke 2b             5   1   2   2     0   0   .272
Rojas 2b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .257      M. Alou 1b            5   1   3   1     0   0   .293
Otis cf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .290      White lf              4   1   2   1     1   0   .247
Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .301      Murcer cf             5   0   3   2     0   0   .312
Kirkpatrick rf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Blomberg dh           5   0   0   0     0   1   .370
Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Nettles 3b            5   1   3   0     0   1   .237
Hovley dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .253      Callison rf           3   2   1   1     1   0   .172
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .281      Munson c              3   3   2   0     1   0   .294
Healy c               3   0   2   1     0   1   .265      Michael ss            4   1   1   3     0   0   .236
Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   3     4   4             Totals               39  10  17  10     3   2

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 15,323
Left on Base: Royals 5, Yankees 8
DP: Royals 2, Yankees 2
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Healy (8), M. Alou (14), Nettles (11), Michael (9), White (8), Murcer (13)
Triples: Munson (3)
Home Runs: Otis (16), Callison (1)
Stolen Bases: Otis (11)
Caught Stealing: Patek (7)
GIDP: Patek (6), Blomberg (5), Clarke (11)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago L(9-9)            3.1   8   6   5   1   1   1  20   3.85
Mingori                 1.2   5   3   3   2   0   0  11   5.94
Dal Canton              3     4   1   1   0   1   0  11   3.84
Totals                  8    17  10   9   3   2   1  42

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(5-3)           9     7   3   3   4   4   1  35   4.46
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   4   1  35

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - John Rice


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; Patek was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Rojas walked; Otis homered [Rojas
scored]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Kirkpatrick
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (first to pitcher); M. Alou
doubled to right; White flied out to left; Murcer singled to
center [M. Alou scored]; Blomberg struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled to center; Hovley lined into a
double play (third to first) [Piniella out at first]; Bevacqua
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles doubled to center; Callison walked; Munson
forced Callison (shortstop to second) [Nettles to third];
Michael reached on an error by Patek [Nettles scored (RBI),
Munson to second]; Clarke forced Michael (second to shortstop)
[Munson to third]; M. Alou singled to left [Munson scored
(unearned), Clarke to second]; White grounded out (second to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy doubled to left; On a bunt Patek popped to
catcher in foul territory; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to
first); Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); Blomberg
flied out to center; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick
popped to catcher in foul territory; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Callison homered; Munson tripled to center; Michael
lined to second; Clarke singled to center [Munson scored]; M.
Alou singled to second [Clarke to second]; MINGORI REPLACED
DRAGO (PITCHING); White singled to left [Clarke scored, M. Alou
to second]; Murcer singled to first [M. Alou to third, White to
second]; Blomberg grounded into a double play (first to catcher
to pitcher) [M. Alou out at home]; 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, Yankees 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Hovley singled to right; On a bunt Bevacqua singled
to third [Hovley to second]; Healy singled to left [Hovley
scored, Bevacqua to third]; Patek grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Bevacqua stayed at third, Healy out
at second]; Rojas flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to right; Callison forced Nettles
(shortstop unassisted); Munson walked [Callison to second];
Michael doubled to left [Callison scored, Munson scored]; Clarke
singled to right [Michael scored]; M. Alou forced Clarke
(shortstop to second); White walked [M. Alou to second]; Murcer
popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 9.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to left; Mayberry walked; Kirkpatrick
flied out to center; Piniella forced Mayberry (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 6TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Blomberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles singled to center
[Nettles out at second (center to second)]; Callison grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees
9.

ROYALS 7TH: Hovley flied out to right; Bevacqua struck out;
Healy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson singled to center; Michael flied out to
left; Clarke grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Yankees 9.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek grounded out (second to first); Rojas walked;
Otis forced Rojas (shortstop to second); Otis stole second;
Mayberry walked; Kirkpatrick popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 8TH: M. Alou grounded out (second to pitcher); White
doubled to left; Murcer doubled to right [White scored];
Blomberg grounded out (second to first) [Murcer to third];
Nettles struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 10.

ROYALS 9TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Hovley
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bevacqua was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 10.