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Monday August 20, 1973
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Freddie Patek drove in two runs with a single and later stole home as the Royals scored four times in the second inning to defeat the Yankees, 6-2. Ed Kirkpatrick doubled and counted the Royals' first run on a single by Kurt Bevacqua. Fran Healy singled Bevacqua to third and took second himself on a fumble by Roy White. Patek followed with his two-run single. Cookie Rojas singled, sending Patek to third.

Rojas then broke for second, drawing a throw from catcher Thurman Munson, and Patek stole home, helped by a poor return of the ball by second baseman Horace Clarke. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 6, New York Yankees 2

Game Played on Monday, August 20, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  8  2
Royals       0  4  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   6  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .270      Patek ss              5   1   2   2     0   1   .234
M. Alou rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Rojas 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .273
White lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .255      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .305
Murcer cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .321      Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .290
Blomberg dh           3   1   0   0     1   0   .331      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Nettles 3b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .248      Kirkpatrick rf        3   1   1   0     1   1   .275
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .311      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Hegan 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .177      Bevacqua 3b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .268
Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Healy c               3   1   1   0     1   1   .283
Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     3   5             Totals               34   6   9   5     2   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 24,542
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Royals 7
DP: Yankees 0, Royals 2
Errors: White, Michael, Mayberry
Doubles: Murcer (20), Kirkpatrick (18)
Home Runs: Mayberry (24)
Stolen Bases: Patek (27), Rojas (14)
GIDP: Michael (11), M. Alou (16)
Hit by Pitch: Otis (1,by Granger)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(12-12)    6     8   5   5   1   4   1  27   3.36
Granger                 1     1   1   0   0   1   0   6   3.88
Lyle                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.63
Totals                  8     9   6   5   2   5   1  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(12-11)          8.1   8   2   2   3   4   0  35   4.24
Bird SV(12)             0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.73
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   5   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Granger (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Marty Springstead


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke popped to first; M. Alou grounded out
(second to first); White walked; Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Rojas grounded out (third
to first) [Patek to second]; Otis popped to shortstop; Mayberry
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Royals 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Munson singled to center; Hegan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick
doubled to left; Piniella flied out to right [Kirkpatrick to
third]; Bevacqua singled to left [Kirkpatrick scored]; Healy
singled to left [Bevacqua to third, Healy to second (error by
White)]; Patek singled to left [Bevacqua scored, Healy scored];
Rojas singled to center [Patek to third]; Patek stole home and
Rojas stole second; Cookie Rojas stopped short of 2B, Freddie
Patek beat throw home; Otis struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael popped to second; Clarke grounded out
(second to first); M. Alou popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Mayberry homered; McRae grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 5.

YANKEES 4TH: White struck out; Murcer singled to right; Blomberg
flied out to left; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Bevacqua struck out; Healy struck out; Patek struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson flied out to center; Hegan singled to right;
Michael grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Hegan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas singled to third; Otis forced Rojas (third to
second); Mayberry lined to left; McRae lined to third; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke walked; M. Alou grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Clarke out at second]; White singled
to third; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick walked; Piniella lined to left; Bevacqua
forced Kirkpatrick (second unassisted); Healy grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Nettles
singled to right; Munson struck out; Hegan struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: GRANGER REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Patek flied
out to center; Rojas reached on an error by Michael; Otis was
hit by a pitch [Rojas to second]; Mayberry singled to right
[Rojas scored (unearned), Otis to third]; McRae flied out to
center; Kirkpatrick struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael grounded out (first to pitcher); Clarke
struck out; M. Alou singled to center; White flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); Piniella grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua popped to first in foul
territory; Healy walked; Patek forced Healy (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer doubled to right; Blomberg walked; Nettles
singled to right [Murcer scored, Blomberg to second]; Munson
forced Nettles (shortstop to second) [Blomberg to third]; Hegan
reached on an error by Mayberry [Blomberg scored, Munson to
second]; BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Michael struck out;
Clarke forced Hegan (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Royals 6.



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