Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Hand
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Hand
  
  Rojas strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Hand
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivers vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Rivers is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berry vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Robinson hits a popup towards short. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliver vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Oliver hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Berry moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McCraw vs. Fitzmorris
  
  McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Hand
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McRae vs. Hand
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. Hand
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Schaal vs. Hand
  
  Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hovley vs. Hand
  
  Hovley is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanton vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sands vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Sands hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Meoli vs. Fitzmorris
  
  There goes Parker. The throw from Healy and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Healy vs. Hand
  
  Healy takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Hand
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hand fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Hand
  
  Rojas hits a line drive towards short. Meoli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Hand
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Meoli vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivers vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berry vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Hand
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Hand
  
  McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. Hand
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schaal vs. Hand
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schaal for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Oliver strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCraw vs. Fitzmorris
  
  McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hovley vs. Hand
  
  Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli misplays the ball. That's an error on Meoli. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Healy vs. Hand
  
  Healy bunts towards the mound. Hand fields it and throws to first for the out. Hovley moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Hand
  
  White takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rojas vs. Hand
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hovley moves to third. White moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Otis vs. Hand
  
  Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Mayberry vs. Hand
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hovley scores. White scores. Rojas moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McRae vs. Hand
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanton vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Stanton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sands vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Sands hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Parker vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Parker hits a line drive into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Meoli vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meoli for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Hand
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Hand
  
  Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hovley vs. Hand
  
  Hovley hits a fly ball into left field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Healy vs. Hand
  
  Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivers vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berry vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Robinson hits a popup towards short. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliver vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Oliver hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Hand
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Hand
  
  Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Lange
  
  Dick Lange now pitching.
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mayberry vs. Lange
  
  Mayberry is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McRae vs. Lange
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCraw vs. Fitzmorris
  
  McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanton vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sands vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Sands hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sands for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Lange
  
  Kirkpatrick bunts towards the right side of the infield. Parker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schaal vs. Lange
  
  Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hovley vs. Lange
  
  Hovley bunts in front of the plate. Sands fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Schaal moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Hopkins vs. Lange
  
  Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Fran Healy.
  
  Hopkins is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Piniella vs. Lange
  
  Lou Piniella pinch hits for Frank White. Freddie Patek pinch runs for Gail Hopkins.
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores. Schaal scores. Patek moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Rojas vs. Lange
  
  Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. Piniella moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Otis vs. Sells
  
  Dave Sells now pitching.
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 5 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheinblum vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Freddie Patek now playing shortstop. Carl Taylor now catching. Tom Poquette now playing right field. Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Billy Parker
  
  Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Llenas vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Winston Llenas pinch hits for Rudy Meoli.
  
  Llenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scheinblum moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Rivers vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Rivers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scheinblum scores. Llenas moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Berry vs. Bird
  
  Doug Bird now pitching.
  
  Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Patek. Llenas scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Angels, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Bird
  
  Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Bird
  
  Oliver strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCraw vs. Bird
  
  McCraw hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Barber
  
  Al Gallagher now playing shortstop. Winston Llenas now playing second base. Steve Barber now pitching.
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Poquette vs. Barber
  
  Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallagher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Barber
  
  Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanton vs. Bird
  
  Stanton strikes out. Taylor drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stanton out. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sands vs. Bird
  
  Sands strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Epstein vs. Bird
  
  Mike Epstein pinch hits for Al Gallagher.
  
  Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/13/1973 -- Kansas City at California (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    California         AB  R  H RBI
White F, ss           3  1  0  0   Rivers M, cf          4  0  1  1   
Piniella L, ph        1  0  1  2   Berry K, lf           4  1  2  1   
Taylor C, c           0  0  0  0   Robinson F, dh        4  1  1  2   
Rojas C, 2b           4  0  2  1   Oliver B, 3b          4  0  1  0   
Otis A, dh            5  0  0  0   McCraw T, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Mayberry J, 1b        4  0  2  2   Stanton L, rf         4  0  0  0   
McRae H, rf           4  0  1  0   Sands C, c            4  0  1  0   
Poquette T, rf        1  0  0  0   Parker B, 2b          2  0  1  0   
Kirkpatrick E, lf     5  1  2  0   Scheinblum R, ph      0  1  0  0   
Schaal P, 3b          4  1  2  0   Gallagher A, ss       0  0  0  0   
Hovley S, cf          3  1  0  0   Epstein M, ph         1  0  0  0   
Healy F, c            1  0  0  0   Meoli R, ss           2  0  0  0   
Hopkins G, ph         0  0  0  0   Llenas W, ph-2b       1  1  1  0   
Patek F, pr-ss        0  1  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5 10  5                        34  4  8  4

Kansas City      000 020 030 --  5
California       000 000 040 --  4

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris A (W)*     7.0  7  3  3  1  2
Bird D (S)            2.0  1  1  1  0  3

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hand R (L)            6.1  6  2  0  3  2
Lange D               1.0  4  3  3  2  0
Sells D               0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Barber S              1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Meoli R, Patek F
DP -- California 1
LOB -- Kansas City 10, California 4
HR -- Robinson F
CS -- Parker B
SH -- Healy F, Hovley S
T -- 2:36
A -- 4482

    

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