Ken Wright held the Yankees to only three hits, but the righthander's throwing error resulted in the Royals losing, 2-0. Horace Clarke drew a pass in the eighth inning and when Matty Alou bunted, Wright threw wildly past first base, allowing Clarke to reach third and Alou to advance to second. With the infield drawn in, Roy White singled past John Mayberry at first, scoring both runners. Sam McDowell and Sparky Lyle, who pitched the ninth in relief, combined to shut out the Royals on four hits. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      15, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   2  3  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .237      Clarke 2b             3   1   0   0     1   2   .264
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .260      M. Alou 1b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .287
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .284      White lf              2   0   1   2     2   1   .247
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .299      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Reichardt rf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Blomberg dh           3   0   1   0     0   1   .359
Piniella lf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .237        Hart ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .170      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Callison rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Healy c               4   0   1   0     0   3   .257      Moses c               1   0   0   0     2   0   .310
Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Michael ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .229
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McDowell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   4   0     7   8             Totals               24   2   3   2     7   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 10,906
Left on Base: Royals 9, Yankees 6
DP: Royals 2, Yankees 1
Errors: Wright
Doubles: Healy (9)
Caught Stealing: Patek (8), Michael (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Reichardt (2), M. Alou (4)
GIDP: Bevacqua (4), Murcer (8), Hart (14)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(5-4)           7     3   2   1   7   4   0  30   3.91
Mingori                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.60
Totals                  8     3   2   1   7   4   0  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell W(4-1)         8     3   0   0   7   7   0  33   3.25
Lyle SV(24)             1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.04
Totals                  9     4   0   0   7   8   0  36

Passed Balls: Moses (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: 31 minute rain delay before start of game;
Patek walked; Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Rojas walked; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Rojas to second]; Mayberry singled to first [Rojas to third];
Reichardt forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke struck out; M. Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); White walked; Murcer lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella lined to left; McRae popped to second;
Bevacqua lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg struck out; Nettles flied out to center;
Callison grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy struck out; Patek popped to first; Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Moses popped to second; Michael walked; 10
minute rain delay; Clarke popped to shortstop; Michael was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Mayberry struck out;
Reichardt walked; Moses allowed a passed ball [Reichardt to
second]; Piniella walked; McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: M. Alou walked; White struck out; Murcer grounded
into a double play (second to first to third) [M. Alou out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Bevacqua popped to second; Healy doubled to left;
Patek flied out to center; Rojas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Blomberg grounded out (third to first); Nettles
singled to center; Callison forced Nettles (first to shortstop);
Moses walked [Callison to second]; Michael flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 6TH: On a bunt Otis singled to third; Mayberry walked
[Otis to second]; Reichardt out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Otis to third, Mayberry to second]; Piniella was walked
intentionally; McRae popped to first; Bevacqua struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke was called out on strikes; M. Alou popped to
second; White walked; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Healy struck out; Patek grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg singled to right; Nettles popped to
shortstop; Callison lined to center; Moses walked [Blomberg to
second]; Michael popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis walked; Mayberry forced Otis (first to
shortstop); Reichardt lined to left; Piniella popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Clarke walked; M. Alou reached on an error by
Wright on a sacrifice bunt [Clarke to third, M. Alou to second];
White singled to right [Clarke scored, M. Alou scored
(unearned)]; MINGORI REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Murcer forced
White (shortstop to second); HART BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Hart
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Murcer out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 2.

ROYALS 9TH: HART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LYLE REPLACED
MCDOWELL (PITCHING); McRae singled to left; Bevacqua grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [McRae out at
second]; Healy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 2.