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Hal McRae, who entered the game with a .199 batting average, smashed a triple and homer to lead the Royals to a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox. McRae tripled in the second inning, scoring Lou Piniella, who had singled, and crossed the plate himself on a sacrifice fly by Rick Reichardt. McRae's homer in the fourth then accounted for the deciding run off Bill Lee, who failed for the fifth time in a bid for his 13th victory. Steve Busby, who started for the Royals, gave up five hits including a homer by Rick Miller, and struck out 11 before needing help from Doug Bird in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 2Game Played on Thursday, August 9, 1973 (Night game) at Royals StadiumRed Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 1
Royals 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 3 7 1
Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Harper lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Patek ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271
Smith cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .291 Otis cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .304
Yastrzemski 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .266 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .293
Cepeda dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Piniella lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .251
Petrocelli 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .249 Kirkpatrick lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Griffin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 McRae rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .205
Montgomery c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .348 Hovley rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Miller rf 3 1 1 1 0 2 .264 Reichardt dh 1 0 0 1 1 1 .248
Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bevacqua 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .269
Taylor c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221
Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 2 5 1 2 12 Totals 29 3 7 3 3 1
Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 17,167
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Royals 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Royals 0
Errors: Petrocelli, Patek
Doubles: Otis (19)
Triples: McRae (2)
Home Runs: Miller (3), McRae (4)
Stolen Bases: Mayberry (3), Bevacqua (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Reichardt (1)
Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Lee L(12-7) 8 7 3 3 3 1 1 33 2.80
Totals 8 7 3 3 3 1 1 33
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Busby W(10-11) 7.2 5 2 2 2 11 1 31 4.33
Bird SV(9) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.69
Totals 9 5 2 2 2 12 1 35
Wild Pitches: Busby 2 (7)
Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans
RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (third to first); Guerrero
lined to second; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red
Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Rojas grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Royals 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to right; Cepeda singled to
left [Yastrzemski to third]; Busby threw a wild pitch
[Yastrzemski scored, Cepeda to second]; Petrocelli struck out;
Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry lined to right; Piniella singled to second;
McRae tripled [Piniella scored]; Reichardt hit a sacrifice fly
to center [McRae scored]; Bevacqua singled to right; Taylor
reached on an error by Petrocelli [Bevacqua to second]; Patek
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2.
RED SOX 3RD: Miller was called out on strikes; Harper popped to
second; Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red
Sox 1, Royals 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Rojas grounded out (first unassisted); Otis doubled
to left [Otis out at third (left to third)]; Mayberry walked;
Mayberry stole second; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2.
RED SOX 4TH: Smith popped to shortstop; Yastrzemski reached on
an error by Patek; Cepeda grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Yastrzemski to second]; Busby threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski
to third]; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 2.
ROYALS 4TH: McRae homered; Reichardt was called out on strikes;
Bevacqua walked; Bevacqua stole second; Taylor lined into a
double play (first to second) [Bevacqua out at second]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
RED SOX 5TH: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Montgomery
struck out; Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Rojas grounded
out (shortstop to first); Otis singled to center; Mayberry flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
RED SOX 6TH: Harper struck out; Guerrero singled to shortstop;
Smith walked [Guerrero to second]; Yastrzemski was called out on
strikes; Cepeda flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red
Sox 1, Royals 3.
ROYALS 6TH: Piniella flied out to center; McRae grounded out
(pitcher to first); Reichardt walked; Bevacqua forced Reichardt
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals
3.
RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Griffin was
called out on strikes; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
ROYALS 7TH: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
flied out to right; Rojas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 1, Royals 3.
RED SOX 8TH: Miller homered; Harper popped to shortstop in foul
territory; On a bunt Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Smith singled to left; Yastrzemski walked [Smith to second];
BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Cepeda lined to left; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 3.
ROYALS 8TH: Otis flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out
(first to pitcher); Piniella singled to left; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Royals 3.
RED SOX 9TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); HOVLEY
REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); Petrocelli popped to first in foul
territory; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2,
Royals 3.
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