Cookie Rojas smashed a homer, triple and single, accounting for half of the Royals' six hits, in a 4-2 victory over the Yankees. Rojas hit his homer off Doc Medich in the first inning and then singled, moved up on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Ed Kirkpatrick in the fourth. The Royals added their two other runs in the seventh on a double by Lou Piniella, pass to Kurt Bevacqua, a sacrifice, wild pitch and Rojas' triple. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      14, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       1  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  6  0
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Clarke 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Rojas 2b              4   2   3   2     0   0   .263        Hart ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      M. Alou 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Mayberry 1b           2   0   1   0     2   1   .299      White lf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .245
Kirkpatrick rf        3   0   1   1     1   0   .300      Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Reichardt dh          2   0   0   0     2   0   .272      Blomberg dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .359
Piniella lf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .239      Nettles 3b            4   1   3   1     0   0   .244
Bevacqua 3b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .278      Callison rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .190
Healy c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Munson c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .292
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Michael ss            4   0   0   1     0   0   .230
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   4   6   3     7   6             Totals               33   2   7   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 14,966
Left on Base: Royals 6, Yankees 8
DP: Royals 1, Yankees 2
Errors: Medich
Doubles: Piniella (13), Callison (4)
Triples: Rojas (3)
Home Runs: Rojas (4)
Caught Stealing: Bevacqua (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Healy (2)
GIDP: Reichardt (4), Piniella (18), Callison (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(7-9)            8     7   2   2   4   1   0  34   4.44
Bird SV(5)              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.51
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   2   0  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(6-5)           6.2   5   4   4   5   5   1  29   3.08
Beene                   2.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   8   1.58
Totals                  9     6   4   4   7   6   1  37

Wild Pitches: Medich (3)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Rojas homered; Otis struck out;
Mayberry struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to right; M. Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Reichardt grounded
out (shortstop to first); Piniella was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: 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 1, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy
flied out to left; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Callison flied out to right; Munson walked; Michael
grounded out (second to first) [Munson to second]; Clarke
walked; M. Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas singled to center; Otis popped to second;
Rojas was picked off first but was safe on an error by Medich
[Rojas to second]; Mayberry walked; Kirkpatrick singled to
center [Rojas scored, Mayberry to third, Kirkpatrick to second
(on throw)]; Reichardt was walked intentionally; Piniella struck
out; Bevacqua flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals
2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White walked; Murcer popped to second; Blomberg
singled to right [White to third]; Nettles singled to right
[White scored, Blomberg to third]; Callison grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Nettles out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy flied out to left; Patek flied out to center;
Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Michael flied
out to center; Clarke flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis popped to shortstop; Mayberry walked;
Kirkpatrick walked [Mayberry to second]; Reichardt grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kirkpatrick out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: M. Alou grounded out (second to first); White
struck out; Murcer grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Piniella doubled to right; Bevacqua walked; Healy
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Piniella to third,
Bevacqua to second]; Patek popped to shortstop; Medich threw a
wild pitch [Piniella scored, Bevacqua to third]; Rojas tripled
to center [Bevacqua scored]; BEENE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING);
Otis flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
singled to right; Callison singled to center [Nettles to
second]; Munson walked [Nettles to third, Callison to second];
Michael popped to second; Clarke grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry singled to right; Kirkpatrick flied out to
center; Reichardt walked [Mayberry to second]; Piniella grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Reichardt out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: M. Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer singled to catcher;
Blomberg lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Yankees 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Bevacqua walked; Bevacqua was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Healy was called out on strikes; Patek
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles singled to right; Callison doubled to
center [Nettles to third]; BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING);
Munson grounded out (third to first); Michael grounded out
(second to first) [Nettles scored, Callison to third]; HART
BATTED FOR CLARKE; Hart struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Yankees 2.