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Boston Red Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
1973-05-28 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 10176 · 65°F, night · 2:43
Kansas City Royals defeated Boston Red Sox 5–4. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 9th. Doug Bird earned the win. Carl Yastrzemski went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
W: Doug Bird L: Bob Veale SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ron Luciano · 1B: Dave Phillips · 2B: Bill Haller · 3B: Joe Brinkman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Miller | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlton Fisk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Orlando Cepeda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rico Petrocelli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Tommy Harper | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Aparicio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Kennedy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Hovley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Cookie Rojas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Mayberry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Schaal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal McRae | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Freddie Patek | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Piniella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kurt Bevacqua | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marty Pattin | 8.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
 Bobby Bolin | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Veale | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Newhauser | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick Drago | 6.1 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Norm Angelini | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Doug Bird | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rick Miller: D7
- Reggie Smith: W
- Carlton Fisk: 54(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Carl Yastrzemski: 6/P
Bot 1
- Steve Hovley: 2/FL
- Cookie Rojas: 9
- Amos Otis: S7
- John Mayberry: 8/F
Top 2
- Orlando Cepeda: S8
- Rico Petrocelli: K
- Tommy Harper: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S9
- Paul Schaal: W.1-2
- Hal McRae: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Freddie Patek: S7.2-H;1-2
- Carl Taylor: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Luis Aparicio: 8/L
- John Kennedy: D9
- Rick Miller: S6.2-3;B-2(E6/TH)
- Reggie Smith: 13.3-H
- Carlton Fisk: S7.2-H
- Carl Yastrzemski: S9.1-2
- Orlando Cepeda: 8/P
Bot 3
- Steve Hovley: W
- Cookie Rojas: 4(1)3/GDP
- Amos Otis: 8/F
Top 4
- Rico Petrocelli: W
- Tommy Harper: 53/SH.1-2
- Luis Aparicio: 53
- John Kennedy: 13
Bot 4
- John Mayberry: 7
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S4
- Paul Schaal: 46(1)/FO
- Hal McRae: K
Top 5
- Rick Miller: 7/F
- Reggie Smith: 3/G
- Carlton Fisk: K
Bot 5
- Freddie Patek: 53
- Carl Taylor: K
- Steve Hovley: 63
Top 6
- Carl Yastrzemski: HR/9
- Orlando Cepeda: 43
- Rico Petrocelli: 63
- Tommy Harper: S9
- Luis Aparicio: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Luis Aparicio: SBH(UR)
- Luis Aparicio: 7/F
Bot 6
- Cookie Rojas: 53
- Amos Otis: T8.BXH(82)
- John Mayberry: S8
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S6.1-2
- Paul Schaal: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- John Kennedy: S7
- Rick Miller: S9.1-2
- Reggie Smith: 7/F
- Carlton Fisk: HP.2-3;1-2
- Carl Yastrzemski: K
- Orlando Cepeda: 6/P
Bot 7
- Hal McRae: S7
- Freddie Patek: D8.1-H;BX3(865)
- Carl Taylor: 9/F
- Steve Hovley: 4/L
Top 8
- Rico Petrocelli: K
- Tommy Harper: 6/P
- Luis Aparicio: S7
- John Kennedy: SB2
- John Kennedy: 5/L
Bot 8
- Cookie Rojas: 8/F
- Amos Otis: 8/F
- John Mayberry: 13
Top 9
- Rick Miller: S9
- Reggie Smith: 8/F
- Carlton Fisk: 54(1)/FO
- Carl Yastrzemski: SB2
- Carl Yastrzemski: 3/G
Bot 9
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S9
- Paul Schaal: S8.1-3
- Hal McRae: 8/P
- Lou Piniella: W.1-2
- Kurt Bevacqua: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Steve Hovley: IW
- Cookie Rojas: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2