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MIN
@BAL		4
7
MIL
@CAL		1
0
CHW
@CLE		6
3
NYY
@KCR		6
4
DET
@OAK		0
4
BOS
@TEX		12
1
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@ATL		2
8
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@CHC		8
4
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@HOU		4
1
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@MON		6
9
LAD
@NYM		2
4
SDP
@PHI		1
4
Saturday, June 9, 1973
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 25,083, Time of Game: 2:46
Yankees
6
30-25
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
4
30-28
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
W: Pat Dobson (4-7)
L: Doug Bird (1-2)
S: Sparky Lyle (13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  5    6  5  3
Royals          0  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Horace Clarke 2B 4 0 1 2 1 1 .269 .619 0.380 1.87 0.424 -0.044 1.5 1 2
Roy White LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .244 .671 -0.018 0.73 0.038 -0.056 -0.6 3 0
Matty Alou RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .279 .688 -0.005 0.95 0.056 -0.061 0.3 3 0 2B
Bobby Murcer CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .275 .787 -0.072 1.08 0.042 -0.113 -1.3 2 0 GDP
Ron Blomberg 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .405 1.025 0.045 1.00 0.094 -0.049 0.6 6 1
Jim Ray Hart DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 .289 .848 0.056 1.45 0.103 -0.047 -0.3
   Felipe Alou PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 .650 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Graig Nettles 3B 3 1 0 1 1 0 .198 .721 0.148 1.86 0.178 -0.029 0.6 2 0
Thurman Munson C 3 2 0 0 1 1 .283 .795 -0.251 2.24 0.006 -0.256 -1.0 6 0
Gene Michael SS 3 0 1 2 1 0 .262 .664 0.295 2.71 0.330 -0.034 1.7 3 3 2B
Fred Beene P 1
   Pat Dobson P 2
   Sparky Lyle P 1
Team Totals 31 6 5 6 7 6 .161 .542 0.578 1.51 1.271 -0.689 1.4 27 9
2B: M Alou (9, off D Drago); G Michael (5, off D Drago).
TB: M Alou 3; G Michael 2; R Blomberg; H Clarke.
GIDP: B Murcer (4).
RBI: H Clarke 2 (18); G Michael 2 (24); G Nettles (31); R Blomberg (27).
2-out RBI: H Clarke 2; G Michael 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. H Clarke-G Michael-R Blomberg.
E: M Alou (4); H Clarke (9); G Michael (10).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Steve Hovley CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238 .601 0.040 0.64 0.072 -0.032 -0.3 4 0
Paul Schaal 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .290 .778 0.088 0.78 0.098 -0.011 0.3 0 1
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .274 .682 0.110 0.82 0.148 -0.037 0.9 1 5
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .314 .984 0.017 0.41 0.045 -0.029 0.3 13 0
Ed Kirkpatrick RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .335 .892 -0.018 0.39 0.012 -0.030 -0.3 0 0
Lou Piniella LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .229 .604 0.006 0.38 0.026 -0.020 -0.5 1 0
Gail Hopkins DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .340 .909 -0.071 0.63 0.000 -0.071 -1.1 GDP
   Jim Wohlford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .728 -0.047 1.85 0.000 -0.047 -0.2
Bobby Floyd SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .280 .600 0.007 0.64 0.044 -0.037 0.4 0 4
Fran Healy C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .191 .502 -0.036 0.66 0.006 -0.042 0.1 8 0
   Kurt Bevacqua PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .782 -0.015 0.57 0.000 -0.015 -0.1
Dick Drago P 1
   Doug Bird P
   Norm Angelini P
   Bruce Dal Canton P
Team Totals 35 4 8 3 1 5 .229 .479 0.081 0.62 0.451 -0.371 -0.6 27 11
TB: P Schaal 2; L Piniella; S Hovley; B Floyd; E Kirkpatrick; J Mayberry; C Rojas.
GIDP: G Hopkins (2).
RBI: J Mayberry (55); C Rojas (27); P Schaal (21).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Floyd-C Rojas-J Mayberry.
E: F Healy (4).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Fred Beene 3 7 4 3 0 2 0 2.22 16 33 -0.224 1.01 -2.5
Pat Dobson, W (4-7) 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.60 17 0 0 0.051 0.16 2.5
Sparky Lyle, S (13) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.77 3 0 0 0.092 1.21 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 3 1 5 0 3.00 36 33 0 0 -0.081 1.51 0.6

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Drago 8.1 4 4 4 4 6 0 4.63 32 61 0.151 0.74 1.4
Doug Bird, L (1-2) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.38 1 2 0 -0.103 3.98 -0.4
Norm Angelini 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.71 1 3 1 -0.178 6.33 -1.0
Bruce Dal Canton, BS (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.13 4 3 3 -0.451 6.05 -1.4
Team Totals 9 5 6 6 7 6 0 6.00 38 61 8 4 -0.581 0.62 -1.4
D Bird faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
N Angelini faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Dave Phillips.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 25,083.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Kansas City Royals
1 Horace Clarke 2B 1 Steve Hovley CF
2 Roy White LF 2 Paul Schaal 3B
3 Matty Alou RF 3 Cookie Rojas 2B
4 Bobby Murcer CF 4 John Mayberry 1B
5 Ron Blomberg 1B 5 Ed Kirkpatrick RF
6 Jim Ray Hart DH 6 Lou Piniella LF
7 Graig Nettles 3B 7 Gail Hopkins DH
8 Thurman Munson C 8 Bobby Floyd SS
9 Gene Michael SS 9 Fran Healy C
Fred Beene P Dick Drago P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-4 2 123 RR NYY H. Clarke B. Dal Canton 39% 92% Single to RF; Nettles Scores; Munson Scores; Michael to 2B
t9 3-4 2 123 R NYY G. Michael B. Dal Canton 30% 53% Walk; Alou Scores; Nettles to 3B; Munson to 2B
t9 3-4 1 123 O NYY T. Munson B. Dal Canton -22% 23% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Alou to 3B; Nettles to 2B
t9 2-4 1 123 R NYY G. Nettles N. Angelini 18% 46% Walk; Murcer Scores; Blomberg to 3B; Alou to 2B
b3 1-0 1 12- RR KCR C. Rojas F. Beene -15% 15% Single to RF; Hovley Scores/unER; Schaal Scores/Adv on E9; Rojas to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYY H. Clarke D. Drago 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- O NYY R. White D. Drago -2% 52% Flyball: CF; Clarke to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O NYY M. Alou D. Drago -3% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B; Clarke to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 O NYY B. Murcer D. Drago -4% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Fred Beene facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR S. Hovley F. Beene 2% 47% Groundout: 1B-P
b1 0-0 1 --- KCR P. Schaal F. Beene -2% 45% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR C. Rojas F. Beene 3% 48% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry F. Beene 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYY R. Blomberg D. Drago -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYY J. Hart D. Drago -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O NYY G. Nettles D. Drago -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Fred Beene facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick F. Beene 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- KCR L. Piniella F. Beene -3% 45% Single to CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- OO KCR G. Hopkins F. Beene 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O NYY T. Munson D. Drago -3% 47% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O NYY G. Michael D. Drago -2% 46% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 --- O NYY H. Clarke D. Drago -1% 44% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Fred Beene facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- KCR B. Floyd F. Beene -4% 41% Single to CF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O KCR F. Healy F. Beene 4% 44% Foul Bunt Popfly: C
b3 0-0 1 1-- KCR S. Hovley F. Beene -7% 37% Single to RF; Floyd to 3B
b3 0-0 1 1-3 R KCR P. Schaal F. Beene -7% 30% Fielder's Choice SS; Floyd Scores; Hovley to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch)
b3 1-0 1 12- RR KCR C. Rojas F. Beene -15% 15% Single to RF; Hovley Scores/unER; Schaal Scores/Adv on E9; Rojas to 2B
b3 3-0 1 -2- R KCR J. Mayberry F. Beene -5% 10% Single to CF; Rojas Scores
b3 4-0 1 1-- KCR E. Kirkpatrick F. Beene -1% 9% Single to RF; Mayberry to 2B
b3 4-0 1 12- O KCR L. Piniella F. Beene 1% 11% Flyball: CF
b3 4-0 2 12- O KCR G. Hopkins F. Beene 1% 12% Strikeout
4 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
t4 0-4 0 --- O NYY R. White D. Drago -2% 10% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-4 1 --- NYY M. Alou D. Drago 3% 13% Double to RF
t4 0-4 1 -2- O NYY B. Murcer D. Drago -3% 11% Strikeout
t4 0-4 2 -2- O NYY R. Blomberg D. Drago -2% 9% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Yankees' Pat Dobson facing 8-9-1
Pat Dobson replaces Fred Beene pitching
b4 4-0 0 --- O KCR B. Floyd P. Dobson 1% 9% Lineout: SS
b4 4-0 1 --- O KCR F. Healy P. Dobson 0% 10% Groundout: P-1B
b4 4-0 2 --- O KCR S. Hovley P. Dobson 0% 10% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
t5 0-4 0 --- NYY J. Hart D. Drago 0% 10% E2 on Foul Ball
t5 0-4 0 --- O NYY J. Hart D. Drago -2% 8% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-4 1 --- O NYY G. Nettles D. Drago -1% 7% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-4 2 --- O NYY T. Munson D. Drago -1% 7% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Yankees' Pat Dobson facing 2-3-4
b5 4-0 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal P. Dobson 1% 7% Flyball: LF
b5 4-0 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas P. Dobson 0% 8% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-0 2 --- O KCR J. Mayberry P. Dobson 0% 8% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Dick Drago facing 9-1-2
t6 0-4 0 --- O NYY G. Michael D. Drago -2% 6% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 0-4 1 --- O NYY H. Clarke D. Drago -1% 5% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-4 2 --- O NYY R. White D. Drago -1% 5% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Yankees' Pat Dobson facing 5-6-7
b6 4-0 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick P. Dobson 0% 5% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 4-0 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella P. Dobson 0% 6% Strikeout
b6 4-0 2 --- O KCR G. Hopkins P. Dobson 0% 6% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Dick Drago facing 3-4-5
t7 0-4 0 --- NYY M. Alou D. Drago 3% 9% Single to RF
t7 0-4 0 1-- OO NYY B. Murcer D. Drago -5% 3% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t7 0-4 2 --- O NYY R. Blomberg D. Drago -0% 3% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Yankees' Pat Dobson facing 8-9-1
b7 4-0 0 --- KCR B. Floyd P. Dobson -0% 2% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
b7 4-0 0 1-- KCR F. Healy P. Dobson -1% 2% Walk; Floyd to 2B
b7 4-0 0 12- O KCR S. Hovley P. Dobson 1% 2% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Healy to 2B
b7 4-0 1 12- O KCR P. Schaal P. Dobson 1% 3% Single to 3B; Healy out at 3B; Hovley to 2B
b7 4-0 2 12- O KCR C. Rojas P. Dobson 1% 4% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
t8 0-4 0 --- O NYY J. Hart D. Drago -1% 2% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-4 1 --- O NYY G. Nettles D. Drago -1% 2% Foul Flyball: C
t8 0-4 2 --- NYY T. Munson D. Drago 1% 2% Walk
t8 0-4 2 1-- R NYY G. Michael D. Drago 3% 5% Double; Munson Scores
t8 1-4 2 -2- O NYY H. Clarke D. Drago -2% 3% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Pat Dobson facing 4-5-6
b8 4-1 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry P. Dobson 0% 3% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-1 1 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick P. Dobson 0% 3% Flyball: LF
b8 4-1 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella P. Dobson 0% 3% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
t9 1-4 0 --- NYY R. White D. Drago 4% 7% Walk
t9 1-4 0 1-- O NYY M. Alou D. Drago -3% 4% Groundout: 1B unassisted; White to 2B
t9 1-4 1 -2- NYY B. Murcer D. Drago 4% 8% Walk
t9 1-4 1 12- R NYY R. Blomberg D. Drago 9% 18% Single to CF; White Scores; Murcer to 3B
Doug Bird replaces Dick Drago pitching
t9 2-4 1 1-3 NYY J. Hart D. Bird 10% 28% Walk; Blomberg to 2B
Norm Angelini replaces Doug Bird pitching
Felipe Alou pinch runs for Jim Ray Hart (DH) batting 6th
t9 2-4 1 123 R NYY G. Nettles N. Angelini 18% 46% Walk; Murcer Scores; Blomberg to 3B; Alou to 2B
Bruce Dal Canton replaces Norm Angelini pitching
t9 3-4 1 123 O NYY T. Munson B. Dal Canton -22% 23% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Alou to 3B; Nettles to 2B
t9 3-4 2 123 R NYY G. Michael B. Dal Canton 30% 53% Walk; Alou Scores; Nettles to 3B; Munson to 2B
t9 4-4 2 123 RR NYY H. Clarke B. Dal Canton 39% 92% Single to RF; Nettles Scores; Munson Scores; Michael to 2B
t9 6-4 2 12- O NYY R. White B. Dal Canton -2% 91% Flyball: CF
5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 7-8-9
Sparky Lyle replaces Pat Dobson pitching
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Gail Hopkins (DH) batting 7th
b9 4-6 0 --- O KCR J. Wohlford S. Lyle 5% 95% Groundout: P-1B
b9 4-6 1 --- O KCR B. Floyd S. Lyle 3% 98% Popfly: 2B
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Fran Healy (C) batting 9th
b9 4-6 2 --- O KCR K. Bevacqua S. Lyle 2% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Royals 4.

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