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Kansas City Royals @ 
New York Yankees
1973-07-14 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 14966 · 90°F · 2:36
Kansas City Royals defeated New York Yankees 4–2. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 7th. Steve Busby earned the win and Doug Bird picked up the save. Cookie Rojas went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
W: Steve Busby L: Doc Medich SV: Doug Bird
Umpires — HP: Jim Evans · 1B: John Rice · 2B: Russ Goetz · 3B: George Maloney · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Mayberry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Rick Reichardt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Lou Piniella | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kurt Bevacqua | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Fran Healy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Horace Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matty Alou | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy White | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Murcer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Blomberg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Graig Nettles | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Callison | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Thurman Munson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Gene Michael | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Ray Hart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Busby | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
 Doug Bird | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doc Medich | 6.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
 Fred Beene | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Freddie Patek: K
- Cookie Rojas: HR/7
- Amos Otis: K
- John Mayberry: K
Bot 1
- Horace Clarke: 9
- Matty Alou: 63
- Roy White: 7
Top 2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 8
- Rick Reichardt: 63
- Lou Piniella: K/C
Bot 2
- Bobby Murcer: 13
- Ron Blomberg: 8
- Graig Nettles: 3/G
Top 3
- Kurt Bevacqua: 63
- Fran Healy: 7
- Freddie Patek: 13
Bot 3
- Johnny Callison: 9
- Thurman Munson: W
- Gene Michael: 43.1-2
- Horace Clarke: W
- Matty Alou: 8
Top 4
- Cookie Rojas: S8
- Amos Otis: 4/P
- John Mayberry: PO1(E1).1-2
- John Mayberry: W
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Rick Reichardt: IW
- Lou Piniella: K
- Kurt Bevacqua: 7
Bot 4
- Roy White: W
- Bobby Murcer: 4/P
- Ron Blomberg: S9.1-3
- Graig Nettles: S9.3-H;1-3
- Johnny Callison: 36(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Fran Healy: 7
- Freddie Patek: 8
- Cookie Rojas: 63
Bot 5
- Thurman Munson: 53
- Gene Michael: 8
- Horace Clarke: 9
Top 6
- Amos Otis: 6/P
- John Mayberry: W
- Ed Kirkpatrick: W.1-2
- Rick Reichardt: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Matty Alou: 43
- Roy White: K
- Bobby Murcer: 143
Top 7
- Lou Piniella: D9
- Kurt Bevacqua: W
- Fran Healy: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
- Freddie Patek: 6/P
- Cookie Rojas: WP.3-H;2-3
- Cookie Rojas: T8.3-H
- Amos Otis: 7
Bot 7
- Ron Blomberg: 3/G
- Graig Nettles: S9
- Johnny Callison: S8.1-2
- Thurman Munson: W.2-3;1-2
- Gene Michael: 4/P
- Horace Clarke: 13
Top 8
- John Mayberry: S9
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 8
- Rick Reichardt: W.1-2
- Lou Piniella: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Matty Alou: 2/FL
- Roy White: 63
- Bobby Murcer: S2
- Ron Blomberg: 9/L
Top 9
- Kurt Bevacqua: W
- Fran Healy: CS2(26)
- Fran Healy: K/C
- Freddie Patek: 8
Bot 9
- Graig Nettles: S9
- Johnny Callison: D8.1-3
- Thurman Munson: 53
- Gene Michael: 43.3-H;2-3
- Jim Ray Hart: K