Final
KC 2 — CAL 3
4/6/1973 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CAL197304060
Complete available game record for KC at CAL, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| California Angels | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Grabarkewitz | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Valentine | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vada Pinson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy Meoli | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Robinson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Ryan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy McCraw | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Spencer | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Berry | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Stephenson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry May | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sandy Alomar | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Hopkins | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Busby | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Nolan Ryan | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Alomar | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Berry | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Grabarkewitz | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy McCraw | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vada Pinson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Robinson | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nolan Ryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Spencer | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Stephenson | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Valentine | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry May | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal McRae | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | T8.2-H | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8.3-H | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5/L | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S6.1-2;2-3 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 7(B)5(2)/LDP | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9.2-3 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S1 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | PB.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S4.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2;2-H | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 1/P | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HP.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–3 |