Final
KC 5 — BOS 8
8/18/1973 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197308180
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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 10 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Guerrero | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Cepeda | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Cater | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Montgomery | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Reichardt | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fran Healy | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gail Hopkins | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Floyd | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Pole | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bolin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Raziano | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Pole | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Bolin | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Barry Raziano | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bird | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Bobby Bolin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Cater | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Mario Guerrero | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Tommy Harper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Montgomery | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Pole | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Floyd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Raziano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Healy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S1 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | E6.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8/L.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 3(B)2(3)/DP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 6/L | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 36(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | NP | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9/G.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7/G | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH1) | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 31.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S5.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S9/G.2-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | E5.2-H;1-3 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR) | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | D/78.1-3 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | D7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 1–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–5 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8/G | 1–5 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 1–5 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 1–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 1–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8/G | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/7.1-H | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S5.B-2(E5/TH1) | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/SH.2-3 | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D/89.3-H | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | SB3 | 3–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 3–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H | 3–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 3–7 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H;B-2(THH) | 3–7 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–8 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–8 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 3–8 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–8 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–8 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 3–8 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S/78 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S9 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S/78 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO.2-3 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S8/G.2-H;1-2 | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–8 |