Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
April 6, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 1973 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 2, California Angels 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 2 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 2 1
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
McRae rf 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick dh 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 1 1 0
Schaal 3b 2 0 0 0
May c 2 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 1 1
  Taylor pr,c 0 1 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Grabarkewitz 3b 3 1 1 0
Valentine ss 4 1 2 1
Pinson rf 4 0 1 1
Robinson lf 4 1 2 1
  Meoli pr 0 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
McCraw dh,lf 4 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 2 0 0 0
Berry cf 2 0 0 0
Stephenson c 4 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Kansas City 000 000 020260
California 012 000 00x381
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (0-1) 4.1 7 3 3 1 1
  Dal Canton   2.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Burgmeier   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
4
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (1-0) 9.0 6 2 2 4 12
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
12

  E–Stephenson (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, California 3.  PB–Stephenson (1).  2B–Kansas City Patek (1,off Ryan), California Grabarkewitz (1,off Busby).  3B–California Valentine (1,off Busby).  HR–California Robinson (1,2nd inning off Busby 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Spencer (1,by Burgmeier).  SB–Rojas (1,2nd base off Ryan/Stephenson); Alomar (1,2nd base off Busby/May).  HBP–Burgmeier (1,Spencer).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:13.  A–27,240.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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