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September 9, 1973

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Bob Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .264
OBP .250 .310
At Bats 4 443
Hits 1 117
• Singles 0 83
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 18
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 2 73

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 13
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Royals Stadium - September 9, 1973
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Double
Doug Bird
Carl Taylor
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Frank White
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Tom Poquette
Bob Oliver
Frank Robinson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Oliver hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Robinson goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal.
Top 9 Pinson strikes out.
Top 9 Rivers strikes out.
Bottom 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sands takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Tom Poquette now playing right field. Doug Bird now pitching. Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a fly ball towards right. Stanton catches it and throws to home to double up Piniella.
Bottom 7 Schaal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rivers. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Mayberry goes all the way around to score. Piniella moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Mingori covering, for the out.
Top 7 Oliver hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Robinson strikes out.
Top 7 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rojas hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Pinson. Rojas reaches second base with a double. Taylor moves to third.
Bottom 6 White hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alomar hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Chalk hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sands hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 5 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Stanton is called out on strikes.
Top 5 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Mingori covering, for the out.
Top 5 Oliver 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 Mayberry hits a popup towards first. McCraw reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Otis attempting to get to second, for the double play.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rojas scores.
Bottom 4 Rojas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stanton. Rojas reaches second base with a double. White scores.
Bottom 4 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pinson. White reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Robinson strikes out.
Top 4 Pinson hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rivers takes first base on ball four. Alomar moves to second.
Top 4 Alomar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Chalk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clyde Wright now pitching. Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it, throws to first for one, and the throw to the plate - double play.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rivers who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. Piniella goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Sands is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Stanton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Top 3 McCraw strikes out.
Top 3 Oliver strikes out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on White.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hassler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Rojas hits a line drive into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White bunts towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 2 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Pinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas catches it and throws to second with White covering, to double up Chalk.
Top 2 Rivers hits a popup towards short. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alomar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chalk moves to second.
Top 2 Chalk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bevacqua hits a popup towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Piniella scores. McRae goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 1 McRae takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second.
Bottom 1 Schaal hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojas scores. Otis moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 1 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Sands for a passed ball. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar misplays the ball. That's an error on Alomar. White scores.
Bottom 1 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pinson. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Steve Mingori now pitching. Sands hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stanton takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Drago fires to first and picks off McCraw.
Top 1 McCraw takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 1 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Pinson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.