April 7, 1973 Kansas City Royals at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
MIL 7
(10) BOS 10
NYY 5 KCR 12
@CAL 5 CLE 2
DET 1 MIN 5
@OAK 3 CHW 3
@TEX 1 CHC 3
MON 2
(10) SFG 7
@CIN 5
(11) NYM 3
PHI 2 SDP 4
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 17,151

Saturday, April 7, 1973
Time of Game: 2:38

Royals

1-1

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  1   3  1  2   0  4  0   12 13  2
Angels          0  0  0   2  0  0   1  2  0    5  8  2

W: W Simpson (1-0), L: C Wright (0-1)

Angels

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    3   3   1   0    1   0  .429 1.413    0    5   5   3B,HBP
C Rojas 2B                    5   1   2   4    0   0  .500 1.306    0    1   2   2·2B
A Otis CF                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .125  .347    0    3   1   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   1   2    1   2  .143  .476    0    9   3   
H McRae RF                    5   0   1   2    0   0  .111  .333    0    0   0   2B
  S Hovley PR-RF              0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   SB
  K Marshall LF               1   0   1   2    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    1   0   
P Schaal 3B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .661    0    1   1   
J May C                       5   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    4   0   GDP
K Bevacqua DH                 4   3   2   1    1   0  .500 1.100    0    0   0   

W Simpson P                                                              2   2
Totals                       40  12  13  12    4   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: H McRae (1, off R Perranoski); C Rojas 2 (2, off L Allen, off C Wright).

3B: F Patek (1, off C Wright).

HBP: F Patek (1, by T Wilshusen).

TB: C Rojas 4; F Patek 3; H McRae 2; K Bevacqua 2; P Schaal 2; A Otis; L Piniella; K Marshall; J May; J Mayberry.

GIDP: J May (1).

RBI: C Rojas 4 (5); J Mayberry 2 (2); H McRae 2 (2); K Marshall 2 (2); P Schaal (1); K Bevacqua (1).

2-out RBI: K Marshall 2; C Rojas 2; H McRae 2; P Schaal; J Mayberry.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 7 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Otis-J May; P Schaal-F Patek-J Mayberry.

E: C Rojas (1); F Patek (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Piniella (1, 2nd base off L Allen/J Stephenson).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Grabarkewitz 3B             4   0   0   0    1   2  .143  .619    0    1   6   SB
B Valentine SS                4   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .833    0    3   4   
V Pinson RF                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .375  .944    0    2   1   2B
D Howard LF                   4   2   1   0    1   0  .250  .650    0    1   0   
T McCraw DH                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .286  .661    0    0   0   
J Spencer 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0   11   0   GDP
K Berry CF                    4   1   2   3    0   1  .333  .833    0    3   0   
J Stephenson C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    4   1   
S Alomar 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    2   4   2·SB
  B Oliver PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   

C Wright P                                                               0   1
  L Allen P                                                              0   0
  S Barber P                                                             0   0
  T Wilshusen P                                                          0   0
  R Perranoski P                                                         0   0
Totals                       35   5   8   4    5   3                    27  17

BATTING

2B: V Pinson (1, off W Simpson).

TB: V Pinson 3; K Berry 2; D Howard; J Stephenson; S Alomar; T McCraw.

GIDP: J Spencer (1).

RBI: K Berry 3 (3); T McCraw (1).

2-out RBI: K Berry 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Grabarkewitz-S Alomar-J Spencer.

PB: J Stephenson 2 (3).

E: B Grabarkewitz (1); B Valentine (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Grabarkewitz (1, 2nd base off W Simpson/J May); S Alomar 2 (3, 2nd base off W Simpson/J May 2).

PITCHING

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
W Simpson, W (1-0)             9     8   5   4    5   3   0   4.00   40     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 0· 8     51    -     0.68   0.13
Totals                         9     8   5   4    5   3   0          40     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 0· 8           -

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Wright, L (0-1)              3.2   7   5   4    1   0   0   9.82   20     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 7     28    -     1.01  -0.28
L Allen                        2.1   4   3   3    1   2   0  11.57   12     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 4          1-0    0.36  -0.08
S Barber                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
T Wilshusen                    0.1   0   3   3    2   0   0  81.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.11  -0.00
R Perranoski                   1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   5.40    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          3-3    0.08  -0.01
Totals                         9    13  12  11    4   3   0          45     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 1·13          4-3

Balks: None.

WP: W Simpson (1); L Allen (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Wilshusen (1; F Patek).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 17,151.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            California Angels                    
1. F Patek              SS    1. B Grabarkewitz       3B 
2. C Rojas              2B    2. B Valentine          SS 
3. A Otis               CF    3. V Pinson             RF 
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. D Howard             LF 
5. H McRae              RF    5. T McCraw             DH 
6. L Piniella           LF    6. J Spencer            1B 
7. P Schaal             3B    7. K Berry              CF 
8. J May                C     8. J Stephenson         C  
9. K Bevacqua           DH    9. S Alomar             2B 

   W Simpson            P        C Wright             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  5-2  1-3      12%  86% J Stephenson    W Simpson       Double Play: Flyball: CF-C
   t 4   2  0-3  12-      10%  93% C Rojas         C Wright        Double to LF; May Scores; Bevacqua Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---      10%  60% F Patek         C Wright        Triple to RF
   b 4   1  5-1  1-3      -9%  74% K Berry         W Simpson       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Howard Scores/unER; Spencer to 3B
   b 4   0  5-0  12-      -7%  79% T McCraw        W Simpson       Single to CF; Pinson Scores; Howard to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Clyde Wright facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      60%  F Patek         Triple to RF
   RO     --3      59%  C Rojas         Groundout: 2B-1B; Patek Scores
   O      ---      57%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
          ---      59%  J Mayberry      Walk
   O      1--      57%  H McRae         Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Wayne Simpson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  B Grabarkewitz  Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  B Valentine     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  V Pinson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Clyde Wright facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  L Piniella      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      58%  P Schaal        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      57%  J May           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Wayne Simpson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  D Howard        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      61%  T McCraw        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      62%  J Spencer       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Clyde Wright facing 9-1-2
          ---      66%  K Bevacqua      Single to 3B
   O      1--      64%  F Patek         Groundout: 3B-1B; Bevacqua to 2B
          -2-      69%  C Rojas         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bevacqua to 3B
          1-3      72%  A Otis          Single to RF; Bevacqua stays at 3B; Rojas to 2B
   RO     123      73%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bevacqua Scores/unER; Rojas to 3B
   O      1-3      70%  H McRae         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Wayne Simpson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  K Berry         Strikeout
          ---      69%  J Stephenson    Single to RF
   O      1--      73%  S Alomar        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      71%  B Grabarkewitz  Alomar Steals 2B
          -2-      70%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      75%  B Valentine     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Clyde Wright facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      73%  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      75%  P Schaal        Single to LF
          1--      80%  J May           Single to RF; Schaal to 3B
   R      1-3      86%  K Bevacqua      Single to RF; Schaal Scores; May to 2B
   O      12-      83%  F Patek         Popfly: 2B
   RR     12-      93%  C Rojas         Double to LF; May Scores; Bevacqua Scores
                  Lloyd Allen replaces Clyde Wright pitching
          -2-      94%  A Otis          Wild Pitch; Rojas to 3B
   O      --3      93%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Wayne Simpson facing 3-4-5
          ---      90%  V Pinson        Walk
          1--      86%  D Howard        Walk; Pinson to 2B
   R      12-      79%  T McCraw        Single to CF; Pinson Scores; Howard to 2B
   O      12-      83%  J Spencer       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Howard to 3B
   R      1-3      74%  K Berry         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Howard Scores/unER; Spencer to 3B
   OO     1-3      86%  J Stephenson    Double Play: Flyball: CF-C
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Angels 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Lloyd Allen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
          ---      85%  L Piniella      Single to CF
          1--      85%  P Schaal        Piniella Steals 2B
   R      -2-      91%  " "             Single to RF; Piniella Scores; Schaal to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      90%  J May           Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-6, Wayne Simpson facing 9-1-2
          ---      87%  S Alomar        Single to RF
          1--      85%  B Grabarkewitz  Alomar Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      91%  B Valentine     Groundout: SS-1B; Alomar to 3B
   O      --3      93%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Angels 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Lloyd Allen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: LF
          ---      93%  F Patek         Walk
   R      1--      97%  C Rojas         Double to CF; Patek Scores
   O      -2-      96%  A Otis          Strikeout
   R      -2-      98%  J Mayberry      Single to RF; Rojas Scores
          1--      98%  H McRae         Passed Ball; Mayberry to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-8, Wayne Simpson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  D Howard        Popfly: SS
          ---      98%  T McCraw        Walk
   OO     1--      99%  J Spencer       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Angels 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Steve Barber facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Barber replaces Lloyd Allen pitching
   O      ---      99%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  P Schaal        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J May           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-8, Wayne Simpson facing 7-8-9
                  Keith Marshall replaces Lou Piniella playing LF batting 6th
          ---      98%  K Berry         Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  J Stephenson    Groundout: 1B-P; Berry to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF
          -2-      99%  B Grabarkewitz  Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Berry to 3B
          1-3      98%  B Valentine     Grabarkewitz Steals 2B
   R      -23      98%  " "             Wild Pitch; Berry Scores; Grabarkewitz to 3B
   O      --3      99%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Angels 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-3, Terry Wilshusen facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Wilshusen replaces Steve Barber pitching
          ---      99%  K Bevacqua      Walk
          1--      99%  F Patek         Hit By Pitch; Bevacqua to 2B
          12-      99%  C Rojas         Passed Ball; Bevacqua to 3B; Patek to 2B
   O      -23      99%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
          -23      99%  A Otis          Walk
                  Ron Perranoski replaces Terry Wilshusen pitching
   O      123      99%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
   RR     123     100%  H McRae         Double to LF; Bevacqua Scores; Patek Scores; Otis to 3B
                  Steve Hovley pinch runs for Hal McRae batting 5th
   RRO    -23     100%  K Marshall      Single to RF; Otis Scores; Hovley Scores; Marshall out at 2B/RF-C-SS-2B-CF
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-12, Wayne Simpson facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Hovley moves to RF
          ---     100%  V Pinson        Single to RF
          1--     100%  D Howard        Single to CF; Pinson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T McCraw        Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  J Spencer       Groundout: 1B-P; Pinson to 3B; Howard to 2B
   RR     -23     100%  K Berry         Single to RF; Pinson Scores; Howard Scores
   O      1--     100%  J Stephenson    Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Angels 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 12-5, Ron Perranoski facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  P Schaal        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--     100%  J May           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Angels 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 5-12, Wayne Simpson facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Oliver pinch hits for Sandy Alomar batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Grabarkewitz  Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  B Valentine     Walk
          1--     100%  V Pinson        Ground-rule Double; Valentine to 3B
   O      -23     100%  D Howard        Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 12, Angels 5.

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