Select a date:      
Friday September 21, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!


Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 5

Game Played on Friday, September 21, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

White Sox    2  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 18  0
Royals       0  2  3    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  3


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jeter lf              7   1   3   2     0   1   .248      White 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Kelly rf              6   1   2   0     1   0   .275      Wohlford lf           5   0   1   0     1   0   .220
Hairston 1b           5   0   0   1     0   0   .285      Otis dh               5   1   1   0     1   0   .302
Melton 3b             6   0   2   0     0   0   .279      Bevacqua 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .256
May dh                5   1   3   1     1   0   .263        Mayberry ph,1b      2   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Orta 2b               6   1   3   2     0   0   .277      Reichardt rf          4   2   2   0     0   1   .256
Sharp cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Poquette rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Bradford ph,cf      4   1   1   0     0   2   .255        McRae ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Dent ss               2   1   1   0     0   0   .284      Schaal 3b             5   1   1   1     1   3   .284
  Leon ss             3   0   2   0     0   0   .232      Kirkpatrick cf,c      5   0   2   3     0   2   .266
Brinkman c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .184      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   2   .233
  Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Martinez c            2   0   1   1     1   0   .273
  Downing c           2   0   1   0     0   0   .185        Hopkins ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Taylor c            1   0   1   0     0   0   .234
  Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Healy pr,c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hovley ph,cf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .259
  Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Simpson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               50   6  18   6     3   3             Totals               43   5  11   5     6  10

Time of Game: 3:45   Attendance: 14,012
Left on Base: White Sox 14, Royals 10
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 4
Errors: Schaal 2, Patek
Doubles: Jeter (14), Kirkpatrick (22)
Home Runs: Orta (6)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (21)
Caught Stealing: Kirkpatrick (7), Patek (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (11), Leon (11), Patek (10), White (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Hairston (1)
GIDP: Hairston (1), May (14), Bradford (4)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    1.2   4   2   2   0   1   0   9   4.49
Stone                   1     3   3   3   1   1   0   7   4.46
Gossage                 6     3   0   0   4   4   0  23   7.91
Frailing                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.03
Acosta W(10-6)          3     1   0   0   1   4   0  11   2.19
Totals                 12    11   5   5   6  10   0  51

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson                 0.2   4   2   2   0   0   0   6   5.73
Hoerner                 3.2   5   1   1   2   0   0  18   5.63
Bird                    4.2   3   2   2   0   2   1  17   3.15
Drago L(12-14)          3     6   1   1   1   1   0  15   4.23
Totals                 12    18   6   6   3   3   1  56

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Merle Anthony


WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter singled to center; Kelly singled to right
[Jeter to third]; Kelly stole second; Hairston hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Jeter scored]; Melton flied out to center [Kelly
to third]; May singled to right [Kelly scored]; Orta singled to
center [May to second]; HOERNER REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING);
Sharp flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White popped to second; Wohlford flied out to right;
Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Dent singled to right; Brinkman out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dent to second]; Jeter
singled to center [Dent scored]; Kelly walked [Jeter to second];
Hairston grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Kelly out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: On a bunt Bevacqua singled to first; Reichardt
singled to right [Bevacqua to second]; Schaal singled to left
[Bevacqua scored, Reichardt to second]; Kirkpatrick struck out;
Patek flied out to center; Martinez singled to left [Reichardt
scored, Schaal to second]; STONE REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); White
popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Melton reached on an error by Patek; May grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Melton out at
second]; Orta lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Otis singled
to left; Bevacqua struck out; Reichardt singled to center [Otis
to second]; Schaal walked [Otis to third, Reichardt to second];
Kirkpatrick doubled [Otis scored, Reichardt scored, Schaal
scored]; GOSSAGE REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Patek was called out
on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Sharp flied out to left; Dent lined to center;
Brinkman walked; Jeter reached on an error by Schaal [Brinkman
to second]; Kelly forced Jeter (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Martinez popped to first in foul territory; White
popped to first; Wohlford walked; Otis popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Hairston grounded out (third to first); Melton
singled to left; May singled to left [Melton to second]; Orta
singled to left [Melton to third, May to second]; BIRD REPLACED
HOERNER (PITCHING); BRADFORD BATTED FOR SHARP; Bradford grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Orta out at
second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LEON REPLACED
DENT (PLAYING SS); Bevacqua popped to shortstop; Reichardt was
called out on strikes; Schaal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 3, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Leon singled to center; Brinkman reached on an
error by Schaal [Leon to second]; Jeter struck out; Kelly flied
out to left; Hairston grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick singled to center; Patek out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kirkpatrick to second];
Kirkpatrick was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Martinez walked; White popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 3, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton flied out to center; May singled to
center; Orta homered [May scored]; Bradford struck out; Leon
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford grounded out (first unassisted); Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua walked; Reichardt
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: POQUETTE REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING RF); EWING
BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Ewing grounded out (second to first); Jeter
popped to first; Kelly flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: DOWNING REPLACED EWING (PLAYING C ); Schaal flied
out to center; Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; Patek
singled to center; HOPKINS BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Patek was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: TAYLOR REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); Hairston
grounded out (second to first); Melton grounded out (third to
first); May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Taylor singled to center; HEALY RAN FOR TAYLOR;
White out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Healy to
second]; Wohlford flied out to right; Otis was walked
intentionally; FRAILING REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); MAYBERRY
BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 10TH: MAYBERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HEALY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); DRAGO REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING);
Orta grounded out (second to first); 27 minute rain delay;
continued through game; Bradford struck out; Leon singled to
left; Downing singled to right [Leon to second]; Jeter grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 10TH: MCRAE BATTED FOR POQUETTE; ACOSTA REPLACED FRAILING
(PITCHING); McRae flied out to right; Schaal struck out;
Kirkpatrick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 11TH: MCRAE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Kelly singled
to center; On a bunt Hairston hit into a double play to catcher
[Kelly out at first (catcher to first)]; Melton singled to
center; May walked [Melton to second]; Orta flied out to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 11TH: Patek struck out (catcher to first); HOVLEY BATTED
FOR HEALY; Hovley walked; White popped to shortstop; Wohlford
singled to shortstop [Hovley to second]; Otis grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 12TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); KIRKPATRICK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Bradford singled to left; Leon
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Bradford to second];
Downing grounded out (second to first) [Bradford to third];
Jeter doubled [Bradford scored]; Kelly flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 5.

ROYALS 12TH: Mayberry struck out; McRae flied out to right;
Schaal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 6, Royals 5.



The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report