Final
CWS 7 — KC 4
7/26/1973 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197307261
Complete available game record for CWS at KC, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Hopkins | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Henderson | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Muser | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Melton | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos May | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Reichardt | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Brinkman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Hovley | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal McRae | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Herrmann | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Keough | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bradford | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Leon | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fran Healy | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilbur Wood | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cy Acosta | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drago | 7.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Wilbur Wood | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Cy Acosta | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mingori | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Wood | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bradford | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Brinkman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Herrmann | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Leon | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos May | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Melton | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Muser | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Cy Acosta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fran Healy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/G.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 31.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S6 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 16(1)3/GDP | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S6 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D8 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H;2-3 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 54/SH.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | OA.2X3(25)# | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D9 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 56(2)/FO.1-3(E6/TH);B-2 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/8.3-H;2-H | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 5/P | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO.3-H | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 7 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S5.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | POCS2(E2/TH).2-H(E3/TH)(UR);1-3 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 6–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | PO3(25) | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9.1-H | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 6–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | E5.2-H(UR);B-2 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | IW | 7–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 7–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 7–4 |