A run-scoring single by Freddie Patek with two out in the 10th inning enabled the Royals to defeat the Yankees, 8-7, to complete a sweep of the three-game series. Jim Ray Hart and Mike Hegan hit homers for the the Yankees, Hegan's blow with a man on base tying the score at 7-7 in the eighth. Lou Piniella was safe on an error by Hegan in the 10th and Rick Reichardt sacrificed. Sparky Lyle passed Kurt Bevacqua intentionally and struck out Fran Healy, but the Yankees' reliever could not get past Patek. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, New York Yankees 7
Game Played on Wednesday, August    22, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  1  4    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  -   7 14  3
Royals       2  0  2    0  1  0    2  0  0    1  -   8  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             6   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Patek ss              3   3   1   1     3   0   .237
M. Alou rf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .302      Rojas 2b              3   3   2   2     1   0   .275
White lf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .252      Otis cf               4   0   2   1     1   0   .307
Murcer cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .319      Mayberry 1b           3   1   0   0     2   0   .285
Hart dh               5   1   2   2     0   0   .248      McRae rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .211
  Sanchez pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Hovley rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     1   1   .251        Schaal ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Munson c              5   1   2   1     0   1   .312      Piniella lf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .258
F. Alou 1b            2   0   1   1     0   0   .227      Reichardt dh          3   0   0   0     0   1   .253
  Blomberg ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .335      Bevacqua 3b,rf        4   0   0   0     1   0   .263
  Lanier pr,ss        2   1   1   0     0   1   .212      Healy c               5   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hegan ph,1b         3   1   2   2     0   0   .200        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McDowell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey 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               43   7  14   7     3   4             Totals               35   8   8   5     8   3

Time of Game: 3:27   Attendance: 24,708
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Royals 9
DP: Yankees 0, Royals 1
Errors: White, Munson, Hegan
Doubles: Munson 2 (26), Clarke (17), Rojas 2 (23)
Home Runs: Hart (11), Hegan (2)
Stolen Bases: Patek (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Reichardt 2 (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Rojas (5)
GIDP: Munson (9)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell                4.2   4   5   5   4   2   0  22   4.29
Buskey                  2     3   2   2   2   0   0  11   6.35
Lyle L(4-9)             3     1   1   0   2   1   0  13   2.52
Totals                  9.2   8   8   7   8   3   0  46

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              2.2   7   5   5   1   1   1  16   3.78
Garber                  6     5   2   2   1   0   1  23   4.28
Hoerner                 0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3   5.47
Bird W(4-3)             1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.69
Totals                 10    14   7   7   3   4   2  46

Wild Pitches: McDowell 2 (5)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke popped to shortstop in foul territory; M.
Alou walked; White grounded out (shortstop to first) [M. Alou to
second]; Murcer lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Rojas doubled to left [Patek scored];
Otis singled to left [Rojas scored]; Mayberry flied out to
right; McRae struck out; Piniella forced Otis (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Hart grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
struck out; Munson doubled; F. Alou singled to center [Munson
scored]; Stanley flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Reichardt struck out; Bevacqua flied out to center;
Healy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Royals 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke doubled to left; M. Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Clarke to third]; White singled to right
[Clarke scored]; Murcer forced White (second to shortstop); Hart
homered [Murcer scored]; Nettles singled to right; Munson
doubled [Nettles scored]; GARBER REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING);
F. Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; Rojas doubled to left [Patek to
third]; McDowell threw a wild pitch [Patek scored, Rojas to
third]; Otis popped to shortstop; McDowell threw a wild pitch
[Rojas scored]; Mayberry walked; McRae popped to shortstop;
Piniella grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Royals 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Clarke
grounded out (first to pitcher); M. Alou lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Reichardt flied out to right; Bevacqua grounded out
(third to first); Healy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 4.

YANKEES 5TH: White walked; Murcer lined to right; Hart grounded
out (pitcher to first) [White to second]; Nettles grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek popped to shortstop; Rojas walked; Otis
singled to left [Rojas scored (error by White) (no RBI), Otis to
second]; Mayberry lined to right; BUSKEY REPLACED MCDOWELL
(PITCHING); McRae popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Royals 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); BLOMBERG
BATTED FOR F. ALOU; Blomberg singled to right; LANIER RAN FOR
BLOMBERG; HEGAN BATTED FOR STANLEY; Hegan forced Lanier (first
to shortstop); Clarke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: LANIER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HEGAN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Piniella singled to center; Rick Reichardt
hit by the pitch while squaring to bunt; HP umpire Merle Anthony
blocked out and strike 1 called by 1B umpire Marty Springstead;
Royals played game under protest; Reichardt out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Piniella to second]; Bevacqua
flied out to left; Healy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 5.

YANKEES 7TH: M. Alou grounded out (first unassisted); White
popped to shortstop; Murcer singled to right; Hart flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek walked; Patek stole second [Patek to third
(error by Munson)]; Rojas hit a sacrifice fly to right [Patek
scored]; Otis flied out to center; Mayberry walked; McRae
singled to center [Mayberry to second]; Piniella singled to
right [Mayberry scored, McRae to third, Piniella to second (on
throw to home)]; LYLE REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Reichardt
popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 7.

YANKEES 8TH: HOVLEY REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); Nettles
singled; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Nettles out at second]; Lanier singled to left; Hegan
homered [Lanier scored]; Clarke grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: Bevacqua flied out to right; Healy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 7.

YANKEES 9TH: M. Alou lined to left; White flied out to center;
HOERNER REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 9TH: Rojas flied out to center; Otis walked; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first) [Otis to second]; SCHAAL BATTED
FOR HOVLEY; Schaal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 7.

YANKEES 10TH: SCHAAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BEVACQUA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Hart singled to left; SANCHEZ
RAN FOR HART; Nettles walked [Sanchez to second]; BIRD REPLACED
HOERNER (PITCHING); Munson struck out; Lanier struck out; Hegan
singled to second [Sanchez to third, Nettles to second]; Clarke
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 10TH: SANCHEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Piniella
reached on an error by Hegan (assist by Lanier); Reichardt out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Piniella to second];
Bevacqua was walked intentionally; Healy struck out; Patek
singled to right [Piniella scored (unearned), Bevacqua to
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 8.