After winning the first game, 7-0, the Royals rallied for two runs in the 11th inning and also won the second game, 7-6, to sweep a doubleheader with the Angels. Al Fitzmorris pitched a shutout in the opener and got started toward his victory when Amos Otis hit a three-run homer in the first inning. Fran Healy added two runs with an inside-the-park drive in the fourth.

In the nightcap, the Angels took a 6-5 lead in the 11th on singles by John Stephenson and Sandy Alomar and a sacrifice fly by Al Gallagher, scoring pinch-runner Billy Grabarkewitz. Cookie Rojas ignited the Royals' comeback with a double and counted the tying run on a single by Otis, who advanced to second on a fumble of the ball in the outfield by Leroy Stanton. After an intentional pass to John Mayberry, Rudy May yielded the Angels' mound to Dave Sells, who uncorked a wild pitch. That dictated another intentional pass, this time to Lou Piniella, to load the bases. Gail Hopkins then singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      29, 1973 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Royals       3  0  0    2  0  1    1  0  x  -   7 12  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Patek ss              3   2   1   0     2   1   .242
Pinson lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Rojas 2b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .268
Robinson dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .248        Floyd 2b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .377
Oliver 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .248      Otis cf               5   1   1   3     0   0   .296
Scheinblum rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Mayberry 1b           1   1   0   0     3   0   .297
Berry cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Kirkpatrick rf        4   0   2   0     0   0   .298
Gallagher 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .287      Piniella lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .246
Meoli 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Hopkins dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Stelmaszek c          2   0   0   0     1   0   .160      Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .264
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Healy c               4   1   1   2     0   0   .267
  Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     3   0             Totals               34   7  12   6     5   4

Time of Game: 2:13
Left on Base: Angels 8, Royals 8
DP: Angels 2, Royals 1
Doubles: Oliver (9), Piniella (18), Rojas (18)
Triples: Patek (4), Floyd (1)
Home Runs: Otis (21), Healy (4)
Stolen Bases: Mayberry (2)
GIDP: Berry (14), Healy (4), Piniella (21)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(15-7)          5.2   9   6   6   4   3   2  29   3.02
Sells                   2.1   3   1   1   1   1   0  10   3.04
Totals                  8    12   7   7   5   4   2  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(2-0)       9     6   0   0   3   0   0  35   1.80
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   0   0  35

Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (1)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - George Maloney


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to center; Pinson grounded out
(first unassisted); Robinson singled to left; Oliver flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Rojas singled to left [Patek to
third]; Otis homered [Patek scored, Rojas scored]; Mayberry
walked; Kirkpatrick popped to third in foul territory; Piniella
struck out; Mayberry stole second; Hopkins flied out to left; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Scheinblum grounded out (second to first); Berry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gallagher walked; Meoli singled
to center [Gallagher to second]; Stelmaszek flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
Healy flied out to left; Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar grounded out (first to pitcher); Pinson
singled to right; Robinson flied out to left; Oliver grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out
to right; Mayberry walked; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Scheinblum grounded out (second to first); Berry
singled to center; Gallagher singled to right [Berry to second];
Meoli grounded out (second to first) [Berry to third, Gallagher
to second]; Stelmaszek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella doubled to right; Hopkins grounded out
(second to first) [Piniella to third]; Bevacqua struck out;
Healy hit an inside the park homer to left [Piniella scored];
Patek walked; Rojas singled to left [Patek to second]; Otis
flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Pinson flied
out to left; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry flied out to left; Kirkpatrick singled to
left; Piniella popped to second; Hopkins grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Oliver walked; Scheinblum flied out to left; Berry
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Oliver out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Bevacqua singled to shortstop; Healy grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Bevacqua out at second];
Patek tripled; Rojas doubled to right [Patek scored]; SELLS
REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Otis grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Gallagher popped to shortstop; Meoli grounded out
(pitcher to first); Stelmaszek walked; Fitzmorris threw a wild
pitch [Stelmaszek to second]; Alomar grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry walked; Kirkpatrick singled to right
[Mayberry to third]; Piniella grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mayberry scored, Kirkpatrick
out at second]; Hopkins singled to left; Bevacqua struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 7.

ANGELS 8TH: FLOYD REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Pinson flied out
to center; Robinson grounded out (third to first); Oliver
doubled to left; Scheinblum grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek flied
out to left; Floyd tripled to center; Otis flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 7.

ANGELS 9TH: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Gallagher
flied to right in foul territory; Meoli grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 7.