Yankees @ Royals
June 9, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 5 3
Royals 4 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 5 3
Royals 4 8 1

Kurt Bevacqua Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .316
OBP .000 .384
At Bats 0 76
Hits 0 24
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 11

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 12
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Royals Stadium - June 9, 1973
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Ron Blomberg
Horace Clarke
Graig Nettles
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Matty Alou
Kurt Bevacqua

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 5 3 5
Kansas City Royals 4 8 1 5
Winning Pitcher Pat Dobson
Losing Pitcher Doug Bird
Save Sparky Lyle
Game Winning RBI Horace Clarke
Attendance 25,083
Time of Game 2 hours 46 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Fran Healy. Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Floyd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Gail Hopkins. Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 White hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles scores. Munson scores. Michael moves to second.
Top 9 Michael takes first base on ball four. Alou scores. Nettles moves to third. Munson moves to second.
Top 9 Bruce Dal Canton now pitching. Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to home to get Blomberg. Alou moves to third. Nettles moves to second.
Top 9 Felipe Alou pinch runs for Jim Ray Hart. Norm Angelini now pitching. Nettles takes first base on ball four. Murcer scores. Blomberg moves to third. Alou moves to second.
Top 9 Doug Bird now pitching. Hart takes first base on ball four. Blomberg moves to second.
Top 9 Blomberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Murcer moves to third.
Top 9 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. White moves to second.
Top 9 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out.
Top 8 Michael hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hovley. Michael reaches second base with a double. Munson goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Munson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Nettles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hart is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Healy trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Hovley moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hovley bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to third for the out. Healy moves to second.
Bottom 7 Healy takes first base on ball four. Floyd moves to second.
Bottom 7 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Michael.
Top 7 Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hopkins hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out.
Top 6 White hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Michael for the out.
Bottom 5 Mayberry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Rojas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hart is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Hart hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Healy settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Healy.
Bottom 4 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pat Dobson now pitching. Floyd hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Murcer strikes out.
Top 4 Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Alou reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Hopkins strikes out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores.
Bottom 3 Rojas hits a line drive into right field. Alou picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alou. Hovley scores. Schaal goes all the way around to score. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 3 Schaal hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Floyd scores. Hovley moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Hovley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Floyd moves to third.
Bottom 3 Healy bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Floyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Clarke is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Munson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nettles 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 2 Hart strikes out.
Top 2 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blomberg for the out.
Bottom 1 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Schaal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Beene covering, for the out.
Top 1 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 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clarke moves to third.
Top 1 White hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clarke moves to second.
Top 1 Clarke takes first base on ball four.