With batting support from Hal McRae, Steve Busby triumphed over 20-game winner Wilbur Wood as the Royals defeated the White Sox, 4-2. McRae tripled after singles by Rick Reichardt and Lou Piniella in the second inning. Singles by Freddie Patek and Cookie Rojas around a wild pitch added a run in the third before McRae wrapped up the Royals' scoring with a homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    1, 1973 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  2  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .235      Kelly rf              4   0   1   1     0   2   .291
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .271      Hairston lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .302        D. Allen ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .291        Alvarado ss         0   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Reichardt dh          4   1   1   0     0   1   .255      Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Piniella lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .245      Melton 3b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .291
McRae rf              3   1   3   3     1   0   .201      May dh                4   1   1   0     0   1   .239
  Hovley pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Bradford cf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .265
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Orta 2b               3   0   2   1     0   0   .237
Healy c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leon ss               2   0   0   0     0   1   .237
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sharp ph,lf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .230
                                                          Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   4     3   4             Totals               29   2   5   2     4   9

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 11,537
Left on Base: Royals 6, White Sox 4
DP: Royals 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Bevacqua, Hairston
Doubles: Bradford (3)
Triples: McRae (1)
Home Runs: McRae (3)
Stolen Bases: Otis (13), Healy (3)
GIDP: Otis (10), Bevacqua (7), Herrmann (8)
Hit by Pitch: Patek (3,by Wood)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(9-10)           8.1   5   2   2   4   8   0  31   4.36
Hoerner SV(3)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.19
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   9   0  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(20-15)           9     8   4   4   3   4   1  37   3.14
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   4   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Wood (3)
Wild Pitches: Wood (6)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas flied
out to left; Otis struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly struck out; Hairston flied out to center;
Muser grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry was called out on strikes; Reichardt
singled to left; Piniella singled to right [Reichardt to
second]; McRae tripled to right [Reichardt scored, Piniella
scored]; Bevacqua popped to catcher in foul territory; Healy
popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton flied out to center; May singled to third
[May to second (error by Bevacqua)]; Bradford walked; Bradford
was picked off first (catcher to first); Orta singled to center
[May scored]; Herrmann struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled to left; Wood threw a wild pitch
[Patek to second]; Rojas singled to center [Patek scored]; Otis
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rojas
out at second]; Mayberry walked; Reichardt forced Mayberry
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Leon was called out on strikes; Kelly struck out;
Hairston flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
White Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
homered; Bevacqua flied out to center; Healy grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Muser struck out; Melton struck out; May struck
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, White
Sox 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek popped to shortstop; Hairston dropped a foul
fly hit by Rojas for an error; Rojas popped to third in foul
territory; Otis walked; Otis stole second; Mayberry flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bradford grounded out (second to first); Orta
singled to right; Herrmann grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Reichardt struck out; Piniella grounded out (third
to first); McRae walked; Bevacqua grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Leon grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelly
grounded out (second to first); Hairston grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Healy struck out; Patek was hit by a pitch; On a
bunt Rojas grounded out (third to second) [Patek to second];
Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Muser popped to catcher in foul territory; Melton
struck out; May popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Reichardt flied out to
right; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bradford doubled to left; Orta flied out to
right; Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted) [Bradford to
third]; SHARP BATTED FOR LEON; Sharp walked; Kelly singled to
right [Bradford scored, Sharp to third]; D. ALLEN BATTED FOR
HAIRSTON; Kelly was picked off first (pitcher to first to
shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox
2.

ROYALS 9TH: ALVARADO REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING SS); SHARP
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); McRae singled to shortstop; HOVLEY
RAN FOR MCRAE; Bevacqua grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Hovley out at second]; Healy singled to left;
Healy stole second; Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Alvarado
walked; Muser lined to right; Melton walked [Alvarado to
second]; HOERNER REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); May forced Melton
(shortstop unassisted) [Alvarado to third]; Bradford struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 2.