Rick Miller and Carl Yastrzemski drove in five runs between them and the Red Sox executed five double plays to defeat the Royals, 8-5. The Red Sox scored five times in the fourth inning, starting with a run on singles by Tommy Harper, Mario Guerrero and Yastrzemski. Orlando Cepeda was safe on an error, allowing Guerrero to score. Yastrzemski crossed the plate when Danny Cater forced Cepeda. After a double by Doug Griffin and a walk loaded the bases, Miller knocked in two runs with a double.

Miller and Yastrzemski each added an RBI with singles when the Red Sox scored their final three runs in the sixth. Amos Otis hit a homer with a man on base for the Royals. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Saturday, August    18, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  2  -   5 14  2
Red Sox      0  0  0    5  0  3    0  0  x  -   8 10  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Schaal 3b             5   0   4   1     0   0   .281      Harper lf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .275
Rojas 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Guerrero ss           5   2   2   1     0   0   .242
Otis cf               4   1   3   2     0   0   .308      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   2   2     0   0   .277
Mayberry 1b           4   1   0   0     0   0   .289      Cepeda dh             2   0   0   0     2   0   .302
McRae rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .216      Cater 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .299
Piniella lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .254      Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Reichardt dh          3   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Griffin 2b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .260
  Kirkpatrick ph,dh   1   1   0   0     0   0   .274      Evans rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .219
Healy c               4   0   2   1     0   1   .271      Miller cf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .263
Patek ss              0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Floyd ph,ss         2   0   0   0     1   0   .356        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Raziano p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  14   5     1   2             Totals               33   8  10   7     4   1

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 20,065
Left on Base: Royals 6, Red Sox 6
DP: Royals 1, Red Sox 5
Errors: Schaal 2, Guerrero 2
Doubles: Griffin (13), Miller 2 (16)
Home Runs: Otis (24)
Stolen Bases: Miller (10), Guerrero (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (3)
GIDP: Piniella (23), Rojas 2 (14), Schaal (12), Montgomery (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(15-8)      3.2   5   5   2   2   0   0  18   3.61
Raziano                 1.2   3   2   2   1   0   0   9  10.80
Bird                    2.2   2   1   1   1   1   0  11   2.77
Totals                  8    10   8   5   4   1   0  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole W(2-1)             8    12   5   5   1   2   1  33   6.94
Bolin SV(7)             1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.03
Totals                  9    14   5   5   1   2   1  38

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry Barnett


ROYALS 1ST: Schaal singled to pitcher; Rojas reached on an error
by Guerrero [Schaal to second]; Otis lined to center [Schaal to
third]; Mayberry hit into a double play (first to catcher)
[Schaal out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to right; Guerrero grounded out
(second to first); Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled to right; Piniella grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [McRae out at second];
Reichardt lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda walked; Cater flied out to center;
Montgomery grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Cepeda out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy struck out; FLOYD BATTED FOR PATEK; Floyd
walked; Freddie Patek ejected by HP umpire Art Frantz arguing
strike call on an attempted bunt; Patek claimed he pulled the
bat back; Schaal singled to right [Floyd to third]; Rojas
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Schaal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 3RD: FLOYD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Griffin popped
to shortstop; Evans grounded out (third to first); Miller flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to left; Mayberry forced Otis (second
to shortstop) [Mayberry to second (error by Guerrero)]; McRae
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Mayberry to third]; Piniella
singled to right [Mayberry scored]; Reichardt grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Harper singled to left; Guerrero singled to third
[Harper to second]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Harper scored,
Guerrero to second]; Cepeda reached on an error by Schaal
[Guerrero scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Cater forced Cepeda
(second to shortstop) [Yastrzemski scored (unearned)];
Montgomery flied out to right; Griffin doubled [Cater to third];
Evans was walked intentionally; Miller doubled to left [Cater
scored (unearned), Griffin scored (unearned), Evans to third];
RAZIANO REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Harper was walked
intentionally; Debut game for Barry Raziano; Guerrero
grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy singled to center; Floyd forced Healy
(shortstop to second); Schaal grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Floyd out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski popped to second; Cepeda flied out to
center; Cater singled to center; Montgomery flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas singled to center; Otis homered [Rojas
scored]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); McRae flied
out to right; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Griffin singled to third [Griffin to second (error
by Schaal)]; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Griffin to third]; Miller doubled [Griffin scored]; BIRD
REPLACED RAZIANO (PITCHING); Miller stole third; Harper popped
to shortstop; Guerrero singled to right [Miller scored];
Guerrero stole second; Yastrzemski singled to right [Guerrero
scored, Yastrzemski to second (on throw to home)]; Cepeda was
walked intentionally; Cater grounded out (third to first); 3 R,
4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 8.

ROYALS 7TH: Reichardt struck out; Healy grounded out (third to
first); Floyd grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 7TH: Montgomery popped to shortstop; Griffin flied out
to center; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 8.

ROYALS 8TH: Schaal singled; Rojas grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Schaal out at second]; Otis singled
to right; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller popped to shortstop; Harper was called out
on strikes; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 8.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae singled; Piniella singled to left [McRae to
second]; BOLIN REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR
REICHARDT; Kirkpatrick forced Piniella (first to shortstop)
[McRae to third]; Healy singled to left [McRae scored,
Kirkpatrick to second]; HOPKINS BATTED FOR FLOYD; Hopkins flied
out to center; Schaal singled to center [Kirkpatrick scored,
Healy to second]; Rojas forced Schaal (shortstop to second); 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Red Sox 8.