Kansas City Royals 3 – 0 Detroit Tigers
27 April 1973 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | Steve Busby | 1 in 880 games |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Steve Busby | 1 in 193 games |
| 20 | final score 3–0 | 1 in 50 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Steve Hovley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal McRae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Amos Otis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Cookie Rojas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Schaal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fran Healy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Busby | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Northrup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Duke Sims | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rich Reese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Freehan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gates Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norm Cash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Dick McAuliffe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Brinkman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Perry | 8.2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Fred Scherman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |