Designated hitter Orlando Cepeda tied a major league record with four doubles and drove in six runs to lead the Red Sox to a 9-4 victory over the Royals. Cepeda was the 30th player in modern history to collect four doubles in a nine-inning game. The former National Leaguer started with a three-run double in the first inning and doubled for another RBI in the fifth. After a wasted hit in the seventh, Cepeda knocked in two runs with his fourth two-bagger in the eighth. John Mayberry batted in three runs for the Royals with a double and homer. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    8, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Red Sox      3  0  0    0  4  0    0  2  0  -   9 10  0
Royals       2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4 10  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             6   0   0   0     0   2   .270      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .236
Aparicio ss           5   1   0   0     0   0   .264        Floyd ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .377
Smith cf              2   2   0   0     2   1   .290        Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Miller cf           0   1   0   0     0   0   .263      Rojas 2b              4   1   0   0     0   1   .274
Yastrzemski 1b        3   2   1   0     2   0   .266        Bevacqua 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Cepeda dh             5   1   4   6     0   0   .293      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Petrocelli 3b         5   1   2   2     0   0   .252      Mayberry 1b           4   1   3   3     0   0   .295
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Reichardt dh          4   0   1   0     0   2   .249
Montgomery c          4   0   1   1     1   2   .369      Kirkpatrick rf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Evans rf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .221      Piniella lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .248
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brett 3b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                          Taylor c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .228
                                                          Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   9  10   9     6   7             Totals               37   4  10   4     0   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 18,985
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Royals 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Royals 0
Errors: Patek 2
Doubles: Cepeda 4 (20), Petrocelli (13), Evans (10), Mayberry (16), Kirkpatrick (15), Taylor (4)
Home Runs: Mayberry (23)
Stolen Bases: Piniella (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (10)
Hit by Pitch: Miller (2,by Mingori)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(15-9)           9    10   4   4   0   5   1  37   3.80
Totals                  9    10   4   4   0   5   1  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(14-6)      4     4   6   5   5   4   0  23   3.34
Dal Canton              3.2   4   2   2   0   0   0  15   4.47
Mingori                 1.1   2   1   1   1   3   0   8   4.94
Totals                  9    10   9   8   6   7   0  46

Hit by Pitch: Mingori (2)
Wild Pitches: Splittorff 2 (8)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Nestor Chylak


RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to center; Aparicio reached on an
error by Patek; Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Aparicio to
second]; Smith walked; Yastrzemski walked [Aparicio to third,
Smith to second]; Cepeda doubled to right [Aparicio scored
(unearned), Smith scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Petrocelli
grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffin struck out (catcher to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Rojas forced Patek
(shortstop to second); Otis singled to right [Rojas to third];
Mayberry doubled to right [Rojas scored, Otis scored]; Reichardt
singled to right [Mayberry to third]; Kirkpatrick popped to
shortstop; Piniella forced Reichardt (shortstop to second); 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Montgomery struck out; Evans walked; Splittorff
threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Harper struck out;
Aparicio grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Brett flied out to right; On a bunt Taylor grounded
out (pitcher to first); Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Royals 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Smith struck out; Yastrzemski reached on an error
by Patek; Cepeda flied out to right; Petrocelli singled to
center [Yastrzemski to second]; Griffin flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas was called out on strikes; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Montgomery walked; Evans forced Montgomery (third
to second); Harper flied out to left; Aparicio flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Reichardt struck out; Kirkpatrick popped to second;
Piniella singled to center; Piniella stole second; Brett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Royals 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Smith walked; Yastrzemski singled to center [Smith
to third]; Cepeda doubled to left [Smith scored, Yastrzemski to
third]; DAL CANTON REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Petrocelli
doubled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Cepeda scored]; Royals
Manager Jack McKeon ejected by HP umpire Jim Evans while
changing pitchers; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Petrocelli to third]; Montgomery singled to right
[Petrocelli scored]; Evans grounded out (catcher to first)
[Montgomery to second]; Harper popped to third; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Taylor flied out to right; Patek flied out to right;
Rojas grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 7, Royals 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio popped to first in foul territory; Smith
lined to shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); Otis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mayberry homered; Reichardt struck
out; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Cepeda doubled to left; Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out (second to first)
[Cepeda to third]; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Piniella singled to center; Brett flied out to
right; Taylor lined to left; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Royals 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans doubled to center; Harper grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Evans to third]; Aparicio flied out to
right; MINGORI REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Miller was hit by
a pitch; Yastrzemski walked [Miller to second]; Cepeda doubled
[Evans scored, Miller scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 9,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Otis flied out
to left; Mayberry singled to right; Reichardt forced Mayberry
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Royals
3.

RED SOX 9TH: FLOYD REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); BEVACQUA
REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Griffin singled to center;
Montgomery struck out; Evans struck out; Harper struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Kirkpatrick doubled to right; Piniella grounded out
(second to first) [Kirkpatrick to third]; Brett reached on a
fielder's choice [Kirkpatrick out at home (pitcher to third),
Brett to second]; Taylor doubled [Brett scored]; HOPKINS BATTED
FOR FLOYD; Hopkins struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9,
Royals 4.