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BAL 10
MIL  0

BOS 15
NYY  5

CAL  3
KCR  2
MIN  8
@OAK  3

HOU  2
@ATL  1

(13)
CHC  3
MON  2

NYM  3
PHI  0

PIT  7
STL  5

SDP  4
LAD  2

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 27,240

Friday, April 6, 1973
Time of Game: 2:13
Royals
2
0-1
Lost 1
5th, 1 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  6  0
Angels          0  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  8  1
W: Nolan Ryan (1-0), L: Steve Busby (0-1)
Angels
3
1-0
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .500 1.250              1   6   2B
C Rojas 2B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .667 1.417              1   3   SB
A Otis CF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000              2   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250             10   0   
H McRae RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              4   0   GDP
E Kirkpatrick DH              3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250              0   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500              1   0   GDP
P Schaal 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .333              1   1   
J May C                       2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              2   0   
  G Hopkins PH                1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000              0   0   
  C Taylor PR-C               0   1   0   0    0   0                          1   0   

S Busby P                                                                     0   0
  B Dal Canton P                                                              0   0
  T Burgmeier P                                                               1   0
Totals                       30   2   6   0    4  12                         24  10
Batting Events
2B: F Patek (1, off N Ryan).
TB: F Patek 3; C Rojas 2; G Hopkins; L Piniella.
GIDP: H McRae (1); L Piniella (1).
RBI: C Rojas (1); G Hopkins (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. C Rojas-F Patek-J Mayberry.
Baserunning Events
SB: C Rojas (1, 2nd base off N Ryan/J Stephenson).
California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Grabarkewitz 3B             3   1   1   0    1   1  .333 1.167              2   1   2B
B Valentine SS                4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.500              0   1   3B
V Pinson RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500              2   0   
F Robinson LF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.750              2   1   HR
  R Meoli PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  N Ryan P-P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
T McCraw DH-LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500              0   0   
J Spencer 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500              6   0   HBP
K Berry CF                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500              1   0   GDP
J Stephenson C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000             12   0   
S Alomar 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500              2   3   SB
Totals                       31   3   8   0    4   3                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: B Grabarkewitz (1, off S Busby).
3B: B Valentine (1, off S Busby).
HR: F Robinson (1, off S Busby; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: J Spencer (1, by T Burgmeier).
TB: F Robinson 5; B Valentine 4; B Grabarkewitz 2; V Pinson; S Alomar; T McCraw.
GIDP: K Berry (1).
RBI: V Pinson (1); B Valentine (1); F Robinson (1).
2-out RBI: V Pinson; B Valentine.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. F Robinson-B Grabarkewitz; B Grabarkewitz-S Alomar-J Spencer; B Valentine-S Alomar-J Spencer.
PB: J Stephenson (1).
E: J Stephenson (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: S Alomar (1, 2nd base off S Busby/J May).

Pitching Stats

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Busby, L (0-1)               4.1   7   3   3    1   1   1   6.23   20     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 7     37    -     0.64  -0.20
B Dal Canton                   2.2   0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 0          3-0    0.52   0.07
T Burgmeier                    1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.08   0.03
Totals                         8     8   3   3    4   3   1          36     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 8          3-0 
California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan, W (1-0)                9     6   2   2    4  12   0   2.00   34     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 2· 6     75    -     1.37   0.40
Totals                         9     6   2   2    4  12   0          34     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 2· 6           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Burgmeier (1; J Spencer).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Art Frantz.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 27,240.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        California Angels                            
1. Freddie Patek                SS       1. Billy Grabarkewitz           3B
2. Cookie Rojas                 2B       2. Bobby Valentine              SS
3. Amos Otis                    CF       3. Vada Pinson                  RF
4. John Mayberry                1B       4. Frank Robinson               LF
5. Hal McRae                    RF       5. Tommy McCraw                 DH
6. Ed Kirkpatrick               DH       6. Jim Spencer                  1B
7. Lou Piniella                 LF       7. Ken Berry                    CF
8. Paul Schaal                  3B       8. John Stephenson               C
9. Jerry May                     C       9. Sandy Alomar                 2B

   Steve Busby                   P                                                                            

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t8 1 12- R -13% 67% 1-3 KCR C. Rojas N. Ryan Single to LF; Patek to 2B; Taylor Scores
b2 0 --- R 12% 67% 0-0 CAL F. Robinson S. Busby Home Run
b3 2 -2- R 11% 77% 1-0 CAL B. Valentine S. Busby Triple to CF; Grabarkewitz Scores
t8 1 12- O 11% 78% 2-3 KCR A. Otis N. Ryan Strikeout
t8 2 12- O 10% 88% 2-3 KCR J. Mayberry N. Ryan Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 KCR F. Patek N. Ryan Strikeout
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 KCR C. Rojas N. Ryan Walk
t1 1 1-- -5% 45% 0-0 KCR A. Otis N. Ryan Rojas Steals 2B; Rojas to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t1 1 --3 O 6% 51% 0-0 KCR A. Otis N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
t1 2 --3 O 4% 55% 0-0 KCR J. Mayberry N. Ryan Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 CAL B. Grabarkewitz S. Busby Flyball: 1B
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 CAL B. Valentine S. Busby Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 CAL V. Pinson S. Busby Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 KCR H. McRae N. Ryan Strikeout
t2 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 KCR E. Kirkpatrick N. Ryan Walk
t2 1 1-- OO 5% 55% 0-0 KCR L. Piniella N. Ryan Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- R 12% 67% 0-0 CAL F. Robinson S. Busby Home Run
b2 0 --- O -2% 65% 1-0 CAL T. McCraw S. Busby Strikeout Looking
b2 1 --- O -1% 63% 1-0 CAL J. Spencer S. Busby Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- O -1% 62% 1-0 CAL K. Berry S. Busby Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 3% 65% 0-1 KCR P. Schaal N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- O 2% 67% 0-1 KCR J. May N. Ryan Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 68% 0-1 KCR F. Patek N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O -2% 66% 1-0 CAL J. Stephenson S. Busby Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- O -1% 65% 1-0 CAL S. Alomar S. Busby Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- 2% 67% 1-0 CAL B. Grabarkewitz S. Busby Double to LF
b3 2 -2- R 11% 77% 1-0 CAL B. Valentine S. Busby Triple to CF; Grabarkewitz Scores
b3 2 --3 R 7% 85% 2-0 CAL V. Pinson S. Busby Single to CF; Valentine Scores
b3 2 1-- O -1% 84% 3-0 CAL F. Robinson S. Busby Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- -4% 80% 0-3 KCR C. Rojas N. Ryan Single to CF
t4 0 1-- O 3% 83% 0-3 KCR A. Otis N. Ryan Flyball: LF
t4 1 1-- O 3% 86% 0-3 KCR J. Mayberry N. Ryan Strikeout
t4 2 1-- O 2% 88% 0-3 KCR H. McRae N. Ryan Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- 2% 89% 3-0 CAL T. McCraw S. Busby Single to RF
b4 0 1-- O -1% 88% 3-0 CAL J. Spencer S. Busby Flyball: CF
b4 1 1-- OO -2% 86% 3-0 CAL K. Berry S. Busby Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 2% 88% 0-3 KCR E. Kirkpatrick N. Ryan Groundout: P-1B
t5 1 --- O 1% 89% 0-3 KCR L. Piniella N. Ryan Flyball: RF
t5 2 --- -1% 88% 0-3 KCR P. Schaal N. Ryan Walk
t5 2 1-- O 2% 90% 0-3 KCR J. May N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O -1% 89% 3-0 CAL J. Stephenson S. Busby Flyball: RF
b5 1 --- 1% 90% 3-0 CAL S. Alomar S. Busby Single to CF
b5 1 1-- 1% 91% 3-0 CAL B. Grabarkewitz S. Busby Alomar Steals 2B
b5 1 -2- 0% 91% 3-0 CAL B. Grabarkewitz S. Busby Walk
b5 1 12- 2% 93% 3-0 CAL B. Valentine S. Busby Single to SS; Grabarkewitz to 2B; Alomar to 3B
Bruce Dal Canton replaces Steve Busby pitching
b5 1 123 O -3% 91% 3-0 CAL V. Pinson B. Dal Canton Foul Flyball: 3B
b5 2 123 O -2% 88% 3-0 CAL F. Robinson B. Dal Canton Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- -6% 82% 0-3 KCR F. Patek N. Ryan Double to LF
t6 0 -2- OO 9% 92% 0-3 KCR C. Rojas N. Ryan Line Drive Double Play: LF-3B
t6 2 --- O 1% 93% 0-3 KCR A. Otis N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 5-6-7
b6 0 --- O -1% 92% 3-0 CAL T. McCraw B. Dal Canton Popfly: 2B
b6 1 --- 1% 93% 3-0 CAL J. Spencer B. Dal Canton Walk
b6 1 1-- 1% 94% 3-0 CAL K. Berry B. Dal Canton Walk; Spencer to 2B
b6 1 12- O -1% 93% 3-0 CAL J. Stephenson B. Dal Canton Flyball: RF; Spencer to 3B
b6 2 1-3 O -1% 91% 3-0 CAL S. Alomar B. Dal Canton Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- -4% 87% 0-3 KCR J. Mayberry N. Ryan Walk
t7 0 1-- OO 7% 94% 0-3 KCR H. McRae N. Ryan Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t7 2 --- O 1% 95% 0-3 KCR E. Kirkpatrick N. Ryan Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- O -0% 95% 3-0 CAL B. Grabarkewitz B. Dal Canton Strikeout Looking
b7 1 --- O -0% 94% 3-0 CAL B. Valentine B. Dal Canton Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2 --- O -0% 94% 3-0 CAL V. Pinson B. Dal Canton Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- -4% 90% 0-3 KCR L. Piniella N. Ryan Single to P
t8 0 1-- -1% 89% 0-3 KCR P. Schaal N. Ryan Passed Ball; Piniella to 2B
t8 0 -2- O 4% 93% 0-3 KCR P. Schaal N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Jerry May (C) batting 9th
t8 1 -2- R -6% 87% 0-3 KCR G. Hopkins N. Ryan Single to CF; Piniella Scores
Carl Taylor pinch runs for Gail Hopkins (PH) batting 9th
t8 1 1-- -7% 80% 1-3 KCR F. Patek N. Ryan Single to 2B; Taylor to 2B
t8 1 12- R -13% 67% 1-3 KCR C. Rojas N. Ryan Single to LF; Patek to 2B; Taylor Scores
t8 1 12- O 11% 78% 2-3 KCR A. Otis N. Ryan Strikeout
t8 2 12- O 10% 88% 2-3 KCR J. Mayberry N. Ryan Strikeout
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Tom Burgmeier facing 4-5-6
Tom Burgmeier replaces Bruce Dal Canton pitching; Carl Taylor moves from PR to C
b8 0 --- 2% 90% 3-2 CAL F. Robinson T. Burgmeier Single to LF
Rudy Meoli pinch runs for Frank Robinson (LF) batting 4th
b8 0 1-- O -2% 88% 3-2 CAL T. McCraw T. Burgmeier Popfly: P
b8 1 1-- 2% 90% 3-2 CAL J. Spencer T. Burgmeier Hit By Pitch; Meoli to 2B
b8 1 12- 3% 93% 3-2 CAL K. Berry T. Burgmeier Walk; Meoli to 3B; Spencer to 2B
b8 1 123 O -4% 89% 3-2 CAL J. Stephenson T. Burgmeier Strikeout
b8 2 123 O -4% 85% 3-2 CAL S. Alomar T. Burgmeier Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
Nolan Ryan replaces Rudy Meoli (PR) pitching and batting 4th; Tommy McCraw moves from DH to LF (team loses DH)
t9 0 --- O 7% 92% 2-3 KCR H. McRae N. Ryan Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 5% 97% 2-3 KCR E. Kirkpatrick N. Ryan Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- O 3% 100% 2-3 KCR L. Piniella N. Ryan Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 3.

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