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August 9, 1973

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Red Sox 2 5 1
Royals 3 7 1
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 5 1
Royals 3 7 1

Rico Petrocelli Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .250
OBP .000 .338
At Bats 3 348
Hits 0 87
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 46
RBI’s 0 45

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 8
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Royals Stadium - August 9, 1973
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Out
Doug Bird
Carl Taylor
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Kurt Bevacqua
Freddie Patek
Ed Kirkpatrick
Amos Otis
Steve Hovley
Rico Petrocelli
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Ed Kirkpatrick now playing left field. Steve Hovley now playing right field. Petrocelli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Doug Bird now pitching. Cepeda hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Top 8 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Guerrero bunts towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Harper hits a popup, foul, towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Miller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Griffin is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Petrocelli is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Guerrero fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Reichardt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Yastrzemski is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Smith takes first base on ball four. Guerrero moves to second.
Top 6 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Harper strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Miller is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Montgomery strikes out.
Top 5 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a line drive towards first. Yastrzemski catches it and throws to second to double up Bevacqua.
Bottom 4 There goes Bevacqua. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Bevacqua steals second.
Bottom 4 Bevacqua takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Reichardt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Petrocelli is called out on strikes.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Yastrzemski moves to third.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Top 4 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek.
Top 4 Smith hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Mayberry. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Mayberry steals second.
Bottom 3 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Otis reaches second base with a double. Harper throws the ball in to Petrocelli who tags Otis trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rojas for the out.
Top 3 Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Harper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Miller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli juggles the ball. That's an error on Petrocelli. Bevacqua moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Reichardt hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. Piniella goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Montgomery strikes out.
Top 2 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Petrocelli strikes out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Yastrzemski scores. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 2 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third.
Top 2 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lee, and towards Guerrero, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Smith strikes out.
Top 1 Guerrero hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.