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Wednesday September 26, 1973
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Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 26, 1973 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Royals       2  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  1  -   6 11  2
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   2   2   0     0   0   .236      Jeter lf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .247
Brett 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .100      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .272
Wohlford lf           5   0   2   2     0   1   .250      Hairston 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Mayberry 1b           2   2   1   1     3   1   .278      Melton 3b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .278
McRae dh              4   0   1   2     0   0   .228      May dh                4   0   1   1     0   0   .269
Kirkpatrick cf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .266      Bradford cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Poquette rf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .150        Sharp ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .234      Alvarado 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .239
Martinez c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .286        Orta ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Downing rf,c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .185
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                          Brinkman c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .191
                                                            Kelly ph,rf         1   0   0   0     1   1   .278
                                                          Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   6     3   4             Totals               32   2   7   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  5,570
Left on Base: Royals 7, White Sox 8
DP: Royals 3, White Sox 0
Errors: Patek, White
Doubles: McRae (16), Kirkpatrick (23), Martinez (1), Brinkman (6)
Triples: Wohlford (2)
Home Runs: Mayberry (26)
Stolen Bases: Patek (36)
Caught Stealing: Poquette (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Poquette (1)
GIDP: Hairston (2), Downing (3), Jeter (4)
Hit by Pitch: Sharp (3,by Bird)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(20-11)     6     7   2   1   2   3   0  26   3.98
Bird SV(19)             3     0   0   0   2   2   0  11   2.96
Totals                  9     7   2   1   4   5   0  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(18-21)        8.2  11   6   6   3   3   1  39   3.57
Frailing                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.65
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   4   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Bird (2)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (10)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to right; Brett flied out to center;
Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first) [Patek to second];
Mayberry walked; McRae doubled [Patek scored, Mayberry scored];
Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter singled to right; Dent flied out to center;
Hairston flied out to right; Melton walked [Jeter to second];
May singled to right [Jeter scored, Melton to second]; Bradford
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Poquette singled to center; Poquette was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); White struck out;
Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Alvarado flied out to center; Downing singled to
right; Brinkman doubled to left [Downing out at home (left to
shortstop to catcher)]; Jeter walked; Dent was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
singled to center; Wohlford was called out on strikes; Mayberry
walked [Brett to second]; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hairston flied out to center; Melton struck out;
May grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick doubled to pitcher; Bahnsen threw a wild
pitch [Kirkpatrick to third]; Poquette popped out on a sacrifice
fly to shortstop [Kirkpatrick scored]; White grounded out
(second to first); Martinez doubled to left; Patek popped to
first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bradford struck out; Alvarado reached on an error
by Patek; Downing grounded out (third to first) [Alvarado to
second]; Brinkman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett flied out to center; Wohlford popped to
second; Mayberry homered; McRae grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Jeter popped to shortstop; Dent singled to first;
Hairston grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
White Sox 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Poquette grounded
out (first unassisted); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton singled to right; May flied out to left;
Bradford reached on an error by White [Melton to second];
Alvarado singled to center [Melton scored (unearned), Bradford
to second]; Downing grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Alvarado out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Martinez flied out to right; Patek singled to left;
Patek stole second; Brett flied out to left; Wohlford tripled to
right [Patek scored]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; McRae
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED
FOR BRINKMAN; Kelly struck out; Jeter struck out; Dent lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 8TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DOWNING CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Kirkpatrick grounded out (first
unassisted); Poquette grounded out (second to first); White
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Hairston grounded out (second to first); Melton
popped to catcher in foul territory; May popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Martinez singled to center; Patek out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Martinez to second]; Brett flied out to
left; Wohlford singled to left [Martinez scored]; FRAILING
REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Mayberry was called out on strikes;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: SHARP BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Sharp was hit by a
pitch; ORTA BATTED FOR ALVARADO; Orta walked [Sharp to second];
EWING BATTED FOR DOWNING; Ewing flied out to center; Kelly
walked [Sharp to third, Orta to second]; Jeter grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kelly out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 2.



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