Final
KC 4 — BOS 6
8/17/1973 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197308170
Complete available game record for KC at BOS, 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 12 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Hovley | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orlando Cepeda | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Cater | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Reichardt | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Healy | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Pattin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Moret | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Garber | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drago | 3.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Roger Moret | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Gene Garber | 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Marty Pattin | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Cater | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Harper | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Moret | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Pattin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Garber | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Healy | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 6/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | FLE2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | PO1(13) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43.3-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | OA.2-3(E5)# | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | S.BX2(64)# | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S5 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | SB2.1-3(E1/TH)# | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | FC6.3XH(6252) | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4(1)/FO.3-H;2-3 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/FL/P | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D/78.1-H | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;1-3 | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL/P | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D/78 | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | E6.2-H;BX2(416)# | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7 | 1–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | HR/78.1-H | 1–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S6 | 3–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7.2-3;1-2 | 3–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 4–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K/C | 4–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–6 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8 | 4–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 4–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–6 |