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New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals

1973-06-09 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 25083 · 83°F, night · 2:46

New York Yankees defeated Kansas City Royals 6–4. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 9th. Pat Dobson earned the win and Sparky Lyle picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	6	5
KCA	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8

W: Pat Dobson L: Doug Bird SV: Sparky Lyle

Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: Bill Haller · 2B: Ron Luciano · 3B: Dave Phillips · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	4	0	1	2	1	1
Roy White	4	1	0	0	1	0
Matty Alou	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bobby Murcer	3	1	0	0	1	1
Ron Blomberg	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Ray Hart	3	0	0	0	1	3
Graig Nettles	3	1	0	1	1	0
Thurman Munson	3	2	0	0	1	1
Gene Michael	3	0	1	2	1	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Steve Hovley	4	1	1	0	0	0
Paul Schaal	4	1	2	1	0	0
Cookie Rojas	4	1	1	1	0	1
John Mayberry	4	0	1	1	0	2
Ed Kirkpatrick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lou Piniella	4	0	1	0	0	1
Gail Hopkins	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Floyd	4	1	1	0	0	0
Fran Healy	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Wohlford	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kurt Bevacqua	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Beene	3.0	7	0	2
Pat Dobson	5.0	1	1	3
Sparky Lyle	1.0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Drago	8.1	4	4	6
Doug Bird	0.0	0	1	0
Norm Angelini	0.0	0	1	0
Bruce Dal Canton	0.2	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Horace Clarke: W
Roy White: 8.1-2
Matty Alou: 43.2-3
Bobby Murcer: 43

Bot 1

Steve Hovley: 31
Paul Schaal: S
Cookie Rojas: 9
John Mayberry: K

Top 2

Ron Blomberg: 3/G
Jim Ray Hart: K
Graig Nettles: 43

Bot 2

Ed Kirkpatrick: 9
Lou Piniella: S8
Gail Hopkins: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Thurman Munson: K
Gene Michael: 7
Horace Clarke: K/C

Bot 3

Bobby Floyd: S8
Fran Healy: 2/FL/BP
Steve Hovley: S9.1-3
Paul Schaal: FC6.3-H(RBI);1X2(6E4)
Cookie Rojas: S9.2-H(UR);1-H(E9);B-2
John Mayberry: S8.2-H
Ed Kirkpatrick: S9.1-2
Lou Piniella: 8
Gail Hopkins: K

Top 4

Roy White: 43
Matty Alou: D9
Bobby Murcer: K
Ron Blomberg: 63

Bot 4

Bobby Floyd: 6/L
Fran Healy: 13
Steve Hovley: 63

Top 5

Jim Ray Hart: FLE2
Jim Ray Hart: K/C
Graig Nettles: 63
Thurman Munson: 13

Bot 5

Paul Schaal: 7
Cookie Rojas: K/C
John Mayberry: K/C

Top 6

Gene Michael: 3/G
Horace Clarke: 63
Roy White: 8

Bot 6

Ed Kirkpatrick: 3/G
Lou Piniella: K
Gail Hopkins: 6/L

Top 7

Matty Alou: S9
Bobby Murcer: 64(1)3/GDP
Ron Blomberg: 8

Bot 7

Bobby Floyd: E6/TH
Fran Healy: W.1-2
Steve Hovley: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Paul Schaal: S5/RINT.2X3(5);1-2
Cookie Rojas: 7

Top 8

Jim Ray Hart: K/C
Graig Nettles: 2/FL
Thurman Munson: W
Gene Michael: D.1-H
Horace Clarke: 3/G

Bot 8

John Mayberry: 43
Ed Kirkpatrick: 7
Lou Piniella: 9

Top 9

Roy White: W
Matty Alou: 3/G.1-2
Bobby Murcer: W
Ron Blomberg: S8.2-H;1-3
Jim Ray Hart: W.1-2
Graig Nettles: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Thurman Munson: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Gene Michael: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Horace Clarke: S9.3-H;2-H;1-2
Roy White: 8

Bot 9

Jim Wohlford: 13
Bobby Floyd: 4/P
Kurt Bevacqua: 8

Notes & reviews

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HP umpire Larry Napp left with unknown illness; Bill Haller moved from 1B to HP; Ron Luciano moved from 2B to 1B
Fran Healy called for interference for running into Graig Nettles

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