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Royals
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 13, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 13, 1973 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 13, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
California Angels
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 13, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Fitzmorris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Hand |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 4,482 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Merle Anthony |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank White | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Left Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Steve Hovley | Center Fielder |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Ken Berry | Left Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | DH |
| Bob Oliver | Third Baseman |
| Tommy McCraw | First Baseman |
| Leroy Stanton | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Sands | Catcher |
| Billy Parker | Second Baseman |
| Rudy Meoli | Shortstop |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 13, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hand
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Hand
Rojas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hand
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Fitzmorris
Rivers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Fitzmorris
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Fitzmorris
Robinson hits a popup towards short. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Fitzmorris
Oliver hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Berry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCraw vs. Fitzmorris
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Hand
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Hand
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Hand
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Hand
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hovley vs. Hand
Hovley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Fitzmorris
Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sands vs. Fitzmorris
Sands hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Fitzmorris
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meoli vs. Fitzmorris
There goes Parker. The throw from Healy and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Hand
Healy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hand
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hand fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Hand
Rojas hits a line drive towards short. Meoli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Hand
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Fitzmorris
Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Fitzmorris
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Fitzmorris
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Hand
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hand
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Hand
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Hand
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schaal for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fitzmorris
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Fitzmorris
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Fitzmorris
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Hand
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli misplays the ball. That's an error on Meoli. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Hand
Healy bunts towards the mound. Hand fields it and throws to first for the out. Hovley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hand
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Hand
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hovley moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Hand
Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mayberry vs. Hand
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hovley scores. White scores. Rojas moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Hand
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Fitzmorris
Stanton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sands vs. Fitzmorris
Sands hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Fitzmorris
Parker hits a line drive into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meoli vs. Fitzmorris
Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meoli for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Hand
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hand
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hovley vs. Hand
Hovley hits a fly ball into left field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Hand
Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Fitzmorris
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Fitzmorris
Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Fitzmorris
Robinson hits a popup towards short. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Fitzmorris
Oliver hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hand
White hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Hand
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Lange
Dick Lange now pitching.
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Lange
Mayberry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Lange
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Fitzmorris
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Fitzmorris
Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sands vs. Fitzmorris
Sands hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sands for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Lange
Kirkpatrick bunts towards the right side of the infield. Parker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Lange
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hovley vs. Lange
Hovley bunts in front of the plate. Sands fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hopkins vs. Lange
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Fran Healy.
Hopkins is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piniella vs. Lange
Lou Piniella pinch hits for Frank White. Freddie Patek pinch runs for Gail Hopkins.
Piniella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores. Schaal scores. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Lange
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Sells
Dave Sells now pitching.
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Fitzmorris
Freddie Patek now playing shortstop. Carl Taylor now catching. Tom Poquette now playing right field. Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Billy Parker
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Llenas vs. Fitzmorris
Winston Llenas pinch hits for Rudy Meoli.
Llenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scheinblum moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivers vs. Fitzmorris
Rivers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scheinblum scores. Llenas moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berry vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Patek. Llenas scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Bird
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Bird
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Bird
McCraw hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Barber
Al Gallagher now playing shortstop. Winston Llenas now playing second base. Steve Barber now pitching.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Barber
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gallagher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Barber
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Bird
Stanton strikes out. Taylor drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stanton out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sands vs. Bird
Sands strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Bird
Mike Epstein pinch hits for Al Gallagher.
Epstein hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/13/1973 -- Kansas City at California (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
White F, ss 3 1 0 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 1 1
Piniella L, ph 1 0 1 2 Berry K, lf 4 1 2 1
Taylor C, c 0 0 0 0 Robinson F, dh 4 1 1 2
Rojas C, 2b 4 0 2 1 Oliver B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Otis A, dh 5 0 0 0 McCraw T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 2 2 Stanton L, rf 4 0 0 0
McRae H, rf 4 0 1 0 Sands C, c 4 0 1 0
Poquette T, rf 1 0 0 0 Parker B, 2b 2 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick E, lf 5 1 2 0 Scheinblum R, ph 0 1 0 0
Schaal P, 3b 4 1 2 0 Gallagher A, ss 0 0 0 0
Hovley S, cf 3 1 0 0 Epstein M, ph 1 0 0 0
Healy F, c 1 0 0 0 Meoli R, ss 2 0 0 0
Hopkins G, ph 0 0 0 0 Llenas W, ph-2b 1 1 1 0
Patek F, pr-ss 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 10 5 34 4 8 4
Kansas City 000 020 030 -- 5
California 000 000 040 -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris A (W)* 7.0 7 3 3 1 2
Bird D (S) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3
California IP H R ER BB SO
Hand R (L) 6.1 6 2 0 3 2
Lange D 1.0 4 3 3 2 0
Sells D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Barber S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Meoli R, Patek F
DP -- California 1
LOB -- Kansas City 10, California 4
HR -- Robinson F
CS -- Parker B
SH -- Healy F, Hovley S
T -- 2:36
A -- 4482
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