Final
CWS 1 — KC 2
7/27/1973 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197307270
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 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Kelly | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hairston | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Sharp | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Melton | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Henderson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Reichardt | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal McRae | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Muser | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Buddy Bradford | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Herrmann | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fran Healy | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Leon | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Forster | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Stone | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Busby | 10.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Steve Stone | 7.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Terry Forster | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Bradford | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Melton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Muser | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Herrmann | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Forster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Leon | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Sharp | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Stone | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hairston | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fran Healy | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | T8 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 163 | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | PO1(E1).1-2# | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 5/P | 1–0 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 1–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 1–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | D9.2-H | 1–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 1–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–1 |
| 10 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 1–1 |
| 10 top | 1→2 | 3/L | 1–1 |
| 10 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 1–1 |
| 10 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 10 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 10 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–1 |
| 10 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 10 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 1–1 |
| 10 bottom | 2→2 | S6.2-H;1-2 | 1–1 |