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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 4Game Played on Wednesday, August 8, 1973 (Night game) at Royals StadiumRed 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.
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