Rick Reichardt, facing his former teammates for the first time, knocked in two runs with a double in the first inning to enable the Royals to defeat the White Sox, 2-1. Amos Otis, who doubled, and John Mayberry, who walked, scored on Reichardt's two-bagger. Paul Splittorff gave up the White Sox run in the fourth on a double by Bill Melton and single by Luis Alvarado.

Dick Allen, returning to the White Sox lineup for the first time since fracturing a small bone in his left leg June 28, collected three singles in four trips. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      31, 1973 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Jeter rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .231
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Hairston dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Otis cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .304      D. Allen 1b           4   0   3   0     0   1   .317
Mayberry 1b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .294        Muser pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Reichardt dh          4   0   1   2     0   3   .255      Melton 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Kirkpatrick rf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Henderson lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .245        H. Allen lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Bevacqua 3b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .269        Kelly ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Healy c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Bradford cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alvarado 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .254
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leon ss               2   0   0   0     2   1   .238
                                                          Brinkman c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .136
                                                            Herrmann ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
                                                          Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     3   8             Totals               34   1   8   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 19,630
Left on Base: Royals 6, White Sox 8
DP: Royals 0, White Sox 0
Doubles: Otis (17), Reichardt (11), Melton (21), Kelly (17)
Triples: Otis (4)
Stolen Bases: Alvarado (6)
Caught Stealing: Bevacqua (3), Jeter (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(14-5)      8     8   1   1   1   5   0  32   3.22
Bird                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.12
Hoerner SV(2)           0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   5.40
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   6   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(4-9)            9     7   2   2   3   8   0  35   3.90
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   8   0  35

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Deegan


ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas flied
out to right; Otis doubled to center; Mayberry walked; Reichardt
doubled to center [Otis scored, Mayberry scored]; Kirkpatrick
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter grounded out (second to first); Hairston
flied out to center; D. Allen singled to second; Melton flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled to left [Piniella out at second
(left to second)]; Bevacqua lined to shortstop; Healy lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson flied out to center; Bradford struck
out; Alvarado flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: H. ALLEN REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); Patek
struck out; Rojas singled to center; Otis grounded out (second
to first) [Rojas to second]; Mayberry walked; Reichardt struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Leon walked; Brinkman was called out on strikes;
Jeter singled to center [Leon to second]; Hairston flied out to
right; D. Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
White Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Piniella
struck out; Bevacqua singled to center; Bevacqua was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton doubled to center; H. Allen grounded out
(third to first); Bradford popped to second; Alvarado singled to
left [Melton scored]; Alvarado stole second; Leon struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek lined
to second; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Jeter
singled to left; Jeter was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Hairston popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis tripled to center; Mayberry grounded out
(pitcher to first); Reichardt struck out; Kirkpatrick grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Allen singled to right; Melton flied out to
center; H. Allen struck out; Bradford flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Piniella struck out; Bevacqua walked; Healy singled
to left [Bevacqua to second]; Patek popped to second; Rojas
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Alvarado grounded out (pitcher to first); Leon
grounded out (third to first); Brinkman popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (first to pitcher); Mayberry flied
out to left; Reichardt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Jeter popped to first in foul territory; Hairston
grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Allen singled to center;
MUSER RAN FOR D. ALLEN; Melton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 9TH: MUSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Kirkpatrick flied
out to left; Piniella grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: KELLY BATTED FOR H. ALLEN; Kelly doubled to
right; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Bradford flied out
to center [Kelly to third]; MAY BATTED FOR ALVARADO; HOERNER
REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); May popped to first in foul territory;
Leon walked; HERRMANN BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Herrmann struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.