New York Yankees 2 – 6 Kansas City Royals
20 August 1973 · KAN06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Amos Otis | 1 in 107 games |
| 19 | final score 6–2 | 1 in 44 games | |
| 3 | 8 hits allowed | Mel Stottlemyre | 1 in 8 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 9 | 1 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Matty Alou | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy White | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bobby Murcer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ron Blomberg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Graig Nettles | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thurman Munson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Hegan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gene Michael | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Stottlemyre | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Granger | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Amos Otis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Mayberry | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Hal McRae | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Lou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fran Healy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Busby | 8.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Doug Bird | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |