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Sunday September 9, 1973
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Kansas City Royals 9, California Angels 5 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, September 9, 1973 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Angels       2  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   5  8  2
Royals       5  0  1    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   9 12  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   2   2   0     1   1   .364      White ss              5   2   2   0     0   0   .259
Pinson lf             5   1   1   2     0   1   .261      Rojas 2b              4   2   2   1     0   0   .276
Robinson dh           4   1   0   0     1   2   .265      Otis cf               3   1   2   1     1   0   .302
Oliver 3b             5   1   2   3     0   1   .266      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .276
McCraw 1b             4   0   0   0     1   2   .242      Piniella lf           4   2   3   2     0   0   .255
Stanton rf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .239      Schaal 3b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .287
Sands c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .333      McRae rf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .218
Chalk ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .105        Poquette rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alomar 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .233      Bevacqua dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taylor c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .240
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   8   5     6   9             Totals               33   9  12   6     3   2

Time of Game: 2:22
Left on Base: Angels 9, Royals 4
DP: Angels 3, Royals 1
Errors: Sands, Alomar, White, Schaal
Doubles: Oliver (16), White 2 (4), Rojas 2 (28), Piniella (26)
Triples: McRae (3)
Home Runs: Pinson (8), Oliver (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Schaal (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(0-3)          2.1   5   6   2   3   1   0  16   4.18
Wright                  5.2   7   3   3   0   1   0  21   3.64
Totals                  8    12   9   5   3   2   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago                   0.2   2   2   2   3   0   1   6   4.28
Mingori W(2-1)          6.1   5   2   2   2   6   1  26   3.93
Bird SV(14)             2     1   1   0   1   3   0   9   3.25
Totals                  9     8   5   4   6   9   2  41

Passed Balls: Sands (2)
Wild Pitches: Hassler (2)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ANGELS 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Pinson homered [Rivers
scored]; Robinson walked; Oliver flied out to left; McCraw
walked [Robinson to second]; McCraw was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Stanton walked; MINGORI REPLACED DRAGO
(PITCHING); Sands flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White doubled to left; Rojas reached on an error by
Alomar [White scored (no RBI)]; Sands allowed a passed ball
[Rojas to second]; Otis walked; Mayberry struck out; Piniella
singled to left [Rojas scored (unearned), Otis to third]; Schaal
lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Otis scored (unearned)];
McRae walked [Piniella to second]; Hassler threw a wild pitch
[Piniella scored (error by Sands) (unearned), McRae scored
(unearned)]; Bevacqua popped to first; 5 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 5.

ANGELS 2ND: Chalk walked; Alomar singled to left [Chalk to
second]; Rivers popped to shortstop; Pinson lined into a double
play (second to shortstop) [Chalk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 5.

ROYALS 2ND: Taylor walked; On a bunt White made an out to first
[Taylor to second]; Rojas lined to right; Otis singled to
pitcher [Taylor stayed at second]; Mayberry grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Robinson reached on an error by White; Oliver struck
out; McCraw struck out; Stanton singled to left [Robinson to
second]; Sands was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 2, Royals 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Piniella singled to third; Schaal flied out to left;
McRae tripled [Piniella scored]; WRIGHT REPLACED HASSLER
(PITCHING); Bevacqua hit into a double play (shortstop to first
to catcher) [McRae out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Royals 6.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk popped to second; Alomar singled to right;
Rivers walked [Alomar to second]; Pinson lined to left; Robinson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); White
doubled to left; Rojas doubled to right [White scored]; Otis
singled to left [Rojas scored]; Mayberry hit into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Otis out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 2, Royals 8.

ANGELS 5TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); McCraw
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 8.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Schaal
grounded out (third to first); McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 8.

ANGELS 6TH: Sands flied out to left; Chalk flied out to right;
Alomar popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals
8.

ROYALS 6TH: Bevacqua lined to right; Taylor singled to right;
White popped to first in foul territory; Rojas doubled to left
[Taylor to third]; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 8.

ANGELS 7TH: Rivers singled to right; Pinson flied out to right;
Robinson struck out; Oliver homered [Rivers scored]; McCraw
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
4, Royals 8.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry singled to right; Piniella doubled
[Mayberry scored, Piniella to third (on throw to home)]; Schaal
popped to second; McRae flied into a double play (right to
catcher) [Piniella out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
4, Royals 9.

ANGELS 8TH: POQUETTE REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); BIRD REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Stanton grounded out (third to first); Sands
walked; Chalk flied out to left; Alomar flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 9.

ROYALS 8TH: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Royals 9.

ANGELS 9TH: Rivers struck out; Pinson struck out; Robinson
reached on an error by Schaal; Oliver doubled [Robinson scored
(unearned)]; McCraw struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 5, Royals 9.



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