Amos Otis doubled in the fifth inning and, with two out, scored the tie-breaking run on a single by Lou Piniella to give the Royals a 5-4 victory over the Yankees. Horace Clarke had tied the score at 4-4 with a homer in the top half of the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    21, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  1
Royals       0  2  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   2   2   1     1   0   .272      Patek ss              5   0   2   0     0   0   .236
M. Alou rf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .304      Rojas 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .272
White lf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .253      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .305
Murcer cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .320      Mayberry 1b           4   1   0   0     0   1   .287
Blomberg dh           2   1   1   2     0   1   .332      McRae rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .210
  Hart ph,dh          2   0   1   0     0   1   .246        Hovley rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Sanchez pr,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Piniella lf           4   1   3   2     0   0   .256
Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .248      Reichardt dh          3   1   1   0     1   1   .256
Munson c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .311      Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .268
Hegan 1b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .183      Healy c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Michael ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  F. Alou ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .225        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     4   9             Totals               35   5  11   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 21,325
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Royals 8
DP: Yankees 0, Royals 0
Errors: Clarke
Doubles: Blomberg (12), Murcer (21), Hart (11), Bevacqua (8), Rojas (21), Otis (20), McRae (10), Healy (15)
Home Runs: Clarke (2)
Stolen Bases: Clarke (7), Piniella (5), Patek (28)
Caught Stealing: Patek (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Hegan (2)
Hit by Pitch: Nettles (6,by Mingori)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(8-12)        4.1   7   5   3   1   1   0  22   3.95
McDaniel                3.2   4   0   0   1   3   0  15   2.24
Totals                  8    11   5   3   2   4   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago                   0.2   3   3   3   1   0   0   6   4.21
Mingori W(1-0)          4.1   3   1   1   2   5   1  19   4.33
Hoerner SV(4)           4     3   0   0   1   4   0  16   5.55
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   9   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Mingori (3)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; Clarke stole second; M.
Alou grounded out (third to first); White walked; Murcer flied
out to center; Blomberg doubled [Clarke scored, White scored];
Nettles singled to center [Blomberg scored]; MINGORI REPLACED
DRAGO (PITCHING); Munson popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Rojas grounded out (second
to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Hegan struck out; Michael grounded out (shortstop
to first); Clarke walked; M. Alou struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
flied out to right; Piniella singled to left; Reichardt singled
[Piniella to second]; Bevacqua doubled to left [Piniella scored,
Reichardt scored]; Healy struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Royals 2.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); Blomberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek lined to right; Rojas doubled to left; Otis
flied out to left; Mayberry reached on an error by Clarke [Rojas
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; McRae walked [Mayberry to second];
Piniella singled to center [Mayberry scored (unearned), McRae to
second]; Reichardt flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; Munson
singled to left; Hegan popped to shortstop; Michael struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy
grounded out (second to first); Patek singled; Rojas flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Royals 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke homered; M. Alou flied out to right; White
grounded out (third to first); Murcer doubled to right; HART
BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Hart struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: HART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Otis doubled to
left; Mayberry popped to shortstop; MCDANIEL REPLACED PETERSON
(PITCHING); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
singled to left [Otis scored]; Piniella stole second; Reichardt
walked; Bevacqua popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 4, Royals 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles was hit by a pitch; Munson walked [Nettles
to second]; HOERNER REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Hegan out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Nettles to third, Munson to
second]; F. ALOU BATTED FOR MICHAEL; F. Alou was walked
intentionally; Clarke flied out to center; M. Alou struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 4, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: STANLEY REPLACED F. ALOU (PLAYING SS); Healy
grounded out (third to first); Patek singled to center; Patek
stole second; Rojas flied out to right [Patek to third]; Patek
was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Royals 5.

YANKEES 7TH: White flied out to right; Murcer flied out to
center; Hart doubled to center; SANCHEZ RAN FOR HART; Nettles
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: SANCHEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Otis struck
out; Mayberry struck out; McRae doubled to center; Piniella
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Royals 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Hegan singled
to left; Stanley singled to right [Hegan to second]; Clarke
flied out to left; M. Alou popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 4, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Reichardt struck out; Bevacqua grounded out (third
to first); Healy doubled to left; Patek grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Royals 5.

YANKEES 9TH: HOVLEY REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); White lined to
left; Murcer was called out on strikes; Sanchez was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Royals 5.