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Yankees
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 8, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees, played on June 8, 1973 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doc Medich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Garber |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,624 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Ron Luciano |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Jim Ray Hart | DH |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Steve Hovley | Center Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Gail Hopkins | DH |
| Carl Taylor | Catcher |
| Bobby Floyd | Shortstop |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 8, 1973
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Garber
Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garber
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Garber
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Garber
Murcer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Medich
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Medich
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Medich
Rojas hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Garber
Blomberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Garber
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garber fields it and throws to first for the out. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hart vs. Garber
Hart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Garber
The ball gets by Taylor for a passed ball. Blomberg moves to third. Hart moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Munson vs. Garber
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Michael vs. Garber
Michael hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blomberg scores. There goes Hart trying to get to home. Kirkpatrick throws the ball in to Taylor who tags Hart who's trying to score from second, for the out. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Garber
There's a wild pitch. Munson moves to third. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clarke vs. Garber
Clarke hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Medich
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Medich
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Medich
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Medich
There's a wild pitch. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopkins vs. Medich
Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garber
Hal McRae now playing left field.
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Garber
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Garber
Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Garber
Blomberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Garber
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Garber
Hart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Jackson
Mike Jackson now pitching.
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Medich
Taylor hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Munson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Medich
Floyd hits a line drive towards the mound. Medich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Medich
Schaal is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Jackson
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Jackson
Clarke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hovley. Clarke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Jackson
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Jackson
Alou is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Jackson
Murcer 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
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Medich
Hovley hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Medich
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Medich
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Rojas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Medich
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Medich
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Jackson
Blomberg 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 -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Jackson
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Jackson
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Medich
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Medich covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Medich
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Medich
Floyd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Floyd reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Medich
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Jackson
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Jackson
Michael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Jackson
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Jackson
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. Munson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Jackson
Alou hits a line drive into center field. Hovley picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hovley. White moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Jackson
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Medich
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Medich
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Medich
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Medich
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Medich
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Jackson
Blomberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick throws the ball in to Floyd who tags Blomberg trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Jackson
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Jackson
Hart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Jackson
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Jackson
Michael takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Jackson
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Medich
Hopkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Medich
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Carl Taylor.
Wohlford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hopkins moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Floyd vs. Medich
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hopkins moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaal vs. Medich
Schaal is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hovley vs. Medich
Hovley takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Simpson
Ed Kirkpatrick now catching. Jim Wohlford now playing right field. Wayne Simpson now pitching.
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Simpson
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Simpson
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. White scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Simpson
Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Simpson
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Lyle
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg fields the ball and throws to Lyle covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Lyle
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Lyle covering, for the out. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Lyle
McRae hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bevacqua vs. Lyle
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Gail Hopkins.
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Simpson
Hart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Simpson
Ron Swoboda pinch runs for Jim Ray Hart.
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Simpson
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first, with Simpson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Lyle
Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Lyle
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Lyle
Schaal hits a popup in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hovley vs. Lyle
Hovley takes first base on ball four. Floyd moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Lyle
Rojas bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1973 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 5 0 1 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 0 0
White R, lf 3 2 2 2 Hovley S, cf 3 0 0 0
Alou M, rf 5 0 2 0 Rojas C, 2b 5 1 1 0
Murcer B, cf 5 1 1 2 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 3 1
Blomberg R, 1b 4 2 2 0 Kirkpatrick E, rf-c 3 0 2 0
Nettles G, 3b 5 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 1 0 0 0
Hart J, dh 3 2 2 3 McRae H, lf 3 0 0 0
Swoboda R, pr 0 0 0 0 Hopkins G, dh 3 0 1 0
Munson T, c 3 1 1 0 Bevacqua K, ph 1 0 0 0
Michael G, ss 4 0 2 1 Taylor C, c 2 0 0 0
Wohlford J, ph-rf 2 0 1 0
Floyd B, ss 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 13 8 35 1 10 1
New York 014 001 110 -- 8
Kansas City 000 100 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Medich D (W) 6.2 8 1 1 2 2
Lyle S (S) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Garber G (L) 2.2 6 5 5 3 1
Jackson M 4.1 6 2 2 3 3
Simpson W 2.0 1 1 1 2 0
E -- Hovley S
DP -- New York 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- New York 10, Kansas City 11
2B -- Clarke H, Mayberry J, Floyd B
HR -- White R, Murcer B, Hart J 2
HBP -- by Medich D (Schaal P)
WP -- Garber G, Medich D
PB -- Taylor C
T -- 2:43
A -- 19624
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