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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 12, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 12, 1973 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,323 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: George Maloney 2B: Jim Evans 3B: John Rice |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Steve Hovley | DH |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Matty Alou | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | DH |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 12, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Dobson
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Dobson
There goes Patek. The throw from Munson and he is out, Clarke applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Dobson
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Dobson
Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Dobson
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Dobson
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Drago
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Drago covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Drago
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Drago
White hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Drago
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Drago
Blomberg strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Dobson
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hovley vs. Dobson
Hovley hits a line drive towards third. Nettles catches it and throws to first to double up Piniella. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Dobson
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Callison vs. Drago
Callison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Drago
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Michael vs. Drago
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Nettles scores. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Drago
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Drago
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson scores. Clarke moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Drago
White 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 3
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Dobson
Healy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Healy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Dobson
Patek bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Dobson
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Dobson
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Drago
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Drago
Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Dobson
Mayberry 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 -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Dobson
Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Dobson
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Drago
Callison hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Drago
Munson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Munson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Michael vs. Drago
Michael hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clarke vs. Drago
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Drago
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clarke scores. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Mingori
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields the ball and throws to Mingori covering. Safe. Alou moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blomberg vs. Mingori
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Dobson
Hovley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Dobson
Bevacqua bunts towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hovley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Healy vs. Dobson
Healy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hovley scores. Bevacqua moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Dobson
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rojas vs. Dobson
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Mingori
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Mingori
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Mingori
Munson takes first base on ball four. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michael vs. Mingori
Michael hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Michael reaches second base with a double. Callison scores. Munson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Mingori
Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Michael scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Mingori
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Mingori
White takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Mingori
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Dobson
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Dobson
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Dobson
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Dobson
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Dal Canton
Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Dal Canton
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis throws the ball in to Rojas who tags Nettles trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Dal Canton
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Dobson
Hovley hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Dobson
Bevacqua strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Dobson
Healy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Dal Canton
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Dal Canton
Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Dal Canton
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Dobson
Patek 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 -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Dobson
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Dobson
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Dobson
There goes Otis. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Dobson
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Dobson
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dal Canton
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first, with Dal Canton covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dal Canton
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Dal Canton
Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Murcer reaches second base with a double. White scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blomberg vs. Dal Canton
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. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nettles vs. Dal Canton
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Dobson
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Dobson
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Dobson
Bevacqua is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1973 -- Kansas City at New York (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 4 0 1 0 Clarke H, 2b 5 1 2 2
Rojas C, 2b 2 1 0 0 Alou M, 1b 5 1 3 1
Otis A, cf 4 1 1 2 White R, lf 4 1 2 1
Mayberry J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 5 0 3 2
Kirkpatrick E, rf 4 0 0 0 Blomberg R, dh 5 0 0 0
Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 5 1 3 0
Hovley S, dh 4 1 1 0 Callison J, rf 3 2 1 1
Bevacqua K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Munson T, c 3 3 2 0
Healy F, c 3 0 2 1 Michael G, ss 4 1 1 3
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 7 3 39 10 17 10
Kansas City 200 010 000 -- 3
New York 120 330 01x -- 10
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D (L) 3.1 8 6 5 1 1
Mingori S 1.2 5 3 3 2 0
Dal Canton B 3.0 4 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson P (W) 9.0 7 3 3 4 4
E -- Patek F
DP -- Kansas City 2, New York 2
LOB -- Kansas City 5, New York 8
2B -- Alou M, Nettles G, Healy F, Michael G, White R, Murcer B
3B -- Munson T
HR -- Otis A, Callison J
SB -- Otis A
CS -- Patek F
T -- 2:39
A -- 15323
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