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Tuesday September 25, 1973
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Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 25, 1973 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Royals       2  0  0    0  1  0    2  1  0  -   6 13  1
White Sox    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   1   1   0     1   0   .234      Jeter rf              5   0   2   0     0   2   .247
Wohlford lf           4   3   3   0     1   1   .242      Kelly cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .278
Bevacqua 3b           5   2   2   1     0   2   .257        Ewing ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .133
Ortenzio 1b           4   0   2   1     1   1   .222      Hairston 1b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .283
McRae dh              5   0   2   3     0   0   .228      Melton 3b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .278
Reichardt rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .254      May dh                4   0   3   2     0   0   .269
  Poquette rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Kirkpatrick cf        5   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Downing c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .177
White 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .242      Sharp lf              1   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Bradford pr,lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                          Forster p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  13   5     4   6             Totals               36   2  10   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  5,453
Left on Base: Royals 10, White Sox 11
DP: Royals 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Ortenzio
Doubles: Wohlford (1), White (5), Ortenzio (1), Kelly (24), Hairston (11), Ewing (1)
Stolen Bases: Wohlford (1)
Caught Stealing: Patek (14)
Hit by Pitch: Poquette (1,by Gossage), Sharp (2,by Busby)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(15-15)          9    10   2   1   3   6   0  40   4.38
Totals                  9    10   2   1   3   6   0  40

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster L(6-10)         6.2  11   5   5   2   6   0  32   3.05
Acosta                  1.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   7   2.25
Gossage                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   7.74
Totals                  9    13   6   6   4   6   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Busby (6), Gossage (3)
Wild Pitches: Forster 2 (7)
Balks: Acosta (1)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Don Denkinger


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Patek was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Wohlford doubled; Bevacqua
singled to center [Wohlford scored]; Forster threw a wild pitch
[Bevacqua to second]; Forster threw a wild pitch [Bevacqua to
third]; Ortenzio struck out; McRae singled to left [Bevacqua
scored]; Reichardt struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter flied out to right; Kelly doubled to left;
Hairston reached on an error by Ortenzio [Kelly to third];
Melton struck out; May singled to left [Kelly scored (unearned),
Hairston to second]; Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; White doubled
to right; Martinez lined to right; Patek grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing walked; Sharp singled to right [Downing
to second]; Dent forced Downing (catcher to third) [Sharp to
second]; Jeter struck out; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford struck out; Bevacqua was called out on
strikes; Ortenzio flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hairston doubled to left; Melton grounded out
(pitcher to first); May singled to center [Hairston scored];
Orta flied into a double play (left to shortstop to second to
first) [May out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
White Sox 2.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae lined to right; Reichardt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick singled to right; White
singled to left [Kirkpatrick to second]; Martinez forced White
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Downing walked; Sharp was hit by a pitch [Downing
to second]; Bill Sharp hit on shoulder; BRADFORD RAN FOR
SHARP; Dent forced Downing (third to shortstop) [Bradford to
second]; Jeter was called out on strikes; Kelly grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 5TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Patek flied
out to center; Wohlford walked; Wohlford stole second; Bevacqua
struck out; Ortenzio doubled to left [Wohlford scored]; McRae
lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Hairston struck out; Melton grounded out
(shortstop to first); May singled to right; Orta grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Reichardt grounded out (pitcher to first);
Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); White grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox
2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Downing grounded out (third to first); Bradford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); Patek
flied out to right; Wohlford singled to right; Bevacqua singled
to right [Wohlford to second]; Ortenzio walked [Wohlford to
third, Bevacqua to second]; McRae singled to center [Wohlford
scored, Bevacqua scored, Ortenzio to second]; ACOSTA REPLACED
FORSTER (PITCHING); Reichardt walked [Ortenzio to third, McRae
to second]; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: POQUETTE REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING RF); Jeter
singled to center; Kelly singled [Jeter to third]; Jeter was
picked off third (pitcher to third); Hairston grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Kelly to second]; Melton struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 8TH: White popped to catcher in foul territory; Martinez
flied out to left; Patek walked; Wohlford singled to center
[Patek to third]; Acosta balked [Patek scored, Wohlford to
second]; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May grounded out (second to first); Orta walked;
Downing grounded out (pitcher to first) [Orta to second];
Bradford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6,
White Sox 2.

ROYALS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED ACOSTA (PITCHING); Ortenzio singled
to left; McRae lined into a double play (third to first)
[Ortenzio out at first]; Poquette was hit by a pitch;
Kirkpatrick flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Dent flied out to right; Jeter singled to center;
EWING BATTED FOR KELLY; Ewing doubled to left [Jeter to third];
Hairston grounded out (pitcher to first); Melton grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 2.



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