Paul Schaal tied the score at 4-4 with a homer in the seventh inning and Kurt Bevacqua broke the deadlock with another homer in the eighth to provide the Royals with a 5-4 victory over the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Friday, June      1, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  1  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
Royals       2  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  x  -   5  9  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   0   1   2     0   0   .259      Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Ragland 2b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .342      Hovley dh             3   1   0   0     1   0   .275
Gamble dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Mayberry 1b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .303
Spikes lf             4   1   2   1     0   2   .229      Otis cf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .304
Duncan c              3   1   0   0     1   1   .239      Kirkpatrick rf        4   0   0   1     0   0   .349
Lowenstein rf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .292      Piniella lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .235
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Bevacqua 2b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .322
Torres cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .167      Schaal 3b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .290
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .197      Healy c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .206
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Wohlford ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Taylor c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .197
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   6   4     2   5             Totals               30   5   9   4     5   1

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  9,629
Left on Base: Indians 5, Royals 7
DP: Indians 2, Royals 1
Errors: Lowenstein, Patek, Schaal
Doubles: Lowenstein (5), Bevacqua (2)
Home Runs: Spikes (10), Schaal (3), Bevacqua (1)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (2), Patek (3)
GIDP: Gamble (2), Patek (4), Otis (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow                  6.2   8   4   4   5   1   1  31   4.56
Hilgendorf L(2-1)       1.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   5   1.95
Totals                  8     9   5   5   5   1   2  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(5-4)            9     6   4   4   2   5   1  36   4.31
Totals                  9     6   4   4   2   5   1  36

Wild Pitches: Drago (2)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Frank Umont


INDIANS 1ST: 1:08 rain delay before start of game; Bell
reached on an error by Schaal; Ragland was called out on
strikes; Gamble grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Bell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to left; Hovley walked; Mayberry
singled to right [Hovley to third]; Otis walked [Mayberry to
second]; Kirkpatrick forced Otis (second to shortstop) [Hovley
scored, Mayberry to third]; Piniella singled to center [Mayberry
scored, Kirkpatrick to third]; Bevacqua popped to catcher in
foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes homered; Duncan grounded out (third to
first); Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Schaal singled to left; Healy struck out; Patek
singled to center [Schaal to second]; Hovley lined to right;
Mayberry lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals
2.

INDIANS 3RD: Torres flied out to center; Duffy grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis popped to shortstop; Kirkpatrick popped to
catcher in foul territory; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Ragland lined to shortstop; Gamble popped to
shortstop; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Bevacqua doubled to center; Schaal singled to right
[Bevacqua scored (error by Lowenstein)]; Healy forced Schaal
(pitcher to shortstop); Patek grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Healy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Duncan walked; Lowenstein singled to center [Duncan
to second]; Chambliss popped to third; Drago threw a wild pitch
[Duncan to third, Lowenstein to second]; Torres was walked
intentionally; Duffy was called out on strikes; Bell singled
[Duncan scored, Lowenstein scored, Torres to third]; Ragland
singled to center [Torres scored, Bell to third]; Gamble lined
to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Hovley grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
singled to center; Otis grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 4, Royals 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes singled to right; Duncan struck out;
Lowenstein forced Spikes (second to shortstop); Lowenstein stole
second; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Torres reached on an error by Patek; Duffy out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Torres to second]; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ragland grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal homered; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR HEALY; Wohlford
walked; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Wohlford to second]; Hovley grounded out (third to first);
Mayberry was walked intentionally; Otis walked [Wohlford to
third, Mayberry to second]; HILGENDORF REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 4.

INDIANS 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING C ); Gamble flied
out to right; Spikes struck out; Duncan popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Bevacqua
homered; Schaal popped to first in foul territory; Taylor popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4,
Royals 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Lowenstein doubled to center; Chambliss reached on
a fielder's choice [Lowenstein out at third (pitcher to
shortstop)]; Torres lined to center; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR DUFFY;
Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Royals 5.