Yankees @ Royals
August 21, 1973

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Bottom 4	R	H	E
Yankees	3	4	1
Royals	4	5	0

Bottom 4	R	H	E
Yankees	3	4	1
Royals	4	6	0

Freddie Patek Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.233
OBP	.000	.316
At Bats	2	408
Hits	0	95
• Singles	0	69
• Doubles	0	17
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	47
RBI’s	0	36

Fritz Peterson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
8	11	0

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Royals Stadium - August 21, 1973

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Single

Fritz Peterson

Thurman Munson

Mike Hegan

Horace Clarke

Graig Nettles

Gene Michael

Roy White

Bobby Murcer

Matty Alou

Freddie Patek

Count: - , 2 Outs

Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael can't make a play. That's a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 4 Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Michael strikes out.

Top 4 Hegan hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Nettles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Reichardt hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. McRae moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 3 McRae takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second.

Bottom 3 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke misplays the ball. That's an error on Clarke. Rojas scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 3 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Rojas hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of White. Rojas reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 3 Patek hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Blomberg strikes out.

Top 3 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.

Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Healy strikes out.

Bottom 2 Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Bevacqua reaches second base with a double. Piniella scores. Reichardt goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 2 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards second. Clarke can't make a play. That's a base hit. Piniella moves to second.

Bottom 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Alou strikes out.

Top 2 Clarke takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Hegan strikes out.

Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Steve Mingori now pitching. Munson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Nettles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blomberg scores.

Top 1 Blomberg hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Blomberg reaches second base with a double. Clarke scores. White goes all the way around to score.

Top 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 White takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 There goes Clarke. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Clarke steals second.

Top 1 Clarke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael can't make a play. That's a base hit.

Yankees @ Royals
August 21, 1973