Final
KC 6 — CWS 2
9/26/1973 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA197309260
Complete available game record for KC at CWS, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Jeter | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bucky Dent | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Brett | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hairston | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wohlford | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mayberry | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Bill Melton | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos May | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bradford | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Sharp | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Alvarado | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Ewing | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Downing | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Brinkman | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Martinez | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Bahnsen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Frailing | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Bahnsen | 8.2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bird | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ken Frailing | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Alvarado | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Bahnsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bradford | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Brinkman | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Downing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Downing | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Frailing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hairston | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Jeter | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Melton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Martinez | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Wohlford | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Poquette | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D/89.2-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8 | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | D7.1XH(762) | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/C | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 1/G | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D17 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | WP.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 6/P/SF.3-H | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | D7 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | E6 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | HR/8 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S3/G | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | E4/TH2.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H(UR);1-2 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 4(1)3/GDP | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | T9.2-H | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | IW | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL/P | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K/C | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 6–2 |