1973 Kansas City Royals Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 88-74
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,345,341, Avg. 18,182
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Manager: Jack McKeon (88-74)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1973 Kansas City Royals Roster
The Kansas City Royals of the American League ended the 1973 season with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses, finishing second in the AL's West Division.
The Royals scored 755 runs and allowed 752 runs. Amos Otis and John Mayberry paced Kansas City with 26 home runs apiece. John Mayberry drove in 100 runs. Amos Otis topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .300 clip. Paul Splittorff led the squad with 20 wins, while Steve Busby, too added 15 or more wins, too Paul Splittorff registered a 3.98 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Jack McKeon coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 755
Regular Season Runs Against: 752
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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April 6, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 2 at California Angels 3 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
April 7, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 12 at California Angels 5 | W | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
April 8, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 6 at California Angels 5 | W | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | ||
April 10, 1973 | Texas Rangers 1 at Kansas City Royals 12 | W | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | ||
April 11, 1973 | Texas Rangers 6 at Kansas City Royals 9 | W | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | ||
April 12, 1973 | Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | ||
April 13, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 12 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 2-1 | 3-1 | 5-2 | ||
April 14, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 2-1 | 4-1 | 6-2 | ||
April 15, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 12 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 2-1 | 5-1 | 7-2 | ||
April 17, 1973 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 3-1 | 5-1 | 8-2 | ||
April 18, 1973 | Oakland Athletics 7 at Kansas City Royals 6 | L | 3-2 | 5-1 | 8-3 | ||
April 19, 1973 | Oakland Athletics 8 at Kansas City Royals 16 | W | 4-2 | 5-1 | 9-3 | ||
April 20, 1973 | Chicago White Sox 16 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 4-3 | 5-1 | 9-4 | ||
April 22, 1973 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 4-4 | 5-1 | 9-5 | ||
April 22, 1973 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 5-4 | 5-1 | 10-5 | ||
April 24, 1973 | Milwaukee Brewers 9 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 5-5 | 5-1 | 10-6 | ||
April 25, 1973 | Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 6-5 | 5-1 | 11-6 | ||
April 26, 1973 | Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 6-6 | 5-1 | 11-7 | ||
April 27, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 6-6 | 6-1 | 12-7 | ||
April 28, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 6-6 | 7-1 | 13-7 | ||
April 29, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 6-6 | 7-2 | 13-8 | ||
May 1, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 1 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 6-6 | 7-3 | 13-9 | ||
May 2, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 4 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 6-6 | 8-3 | 14-9 | ||
May 4, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | W | 6-6 | 9-3 | 15-9 | ||
May 5, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 | W | 6-6 | 10-3 | 16-9 | ||
May 6, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | L | 6-6 | 10-4 | 16-10 | ||
May 8, 1973 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 7-6 | 10-4 | 17-10 | ||
May 9, 1973 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 7-7 | 10-4 | 17-11 | ||
May 10, 1973 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 8-7 | 10-4 | 18-11 | ||
May 11, 1973 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 9-7 | 10-4 | 19-11 | ||
May 12, 1973 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 10-7 | 10-4 | 20-11 | ||
May 13, 1973 | Minnesota Twins 5 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 10-8 | 10-4 | 20-12 | ||
May 14, 1973 | California Angels 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 10-9 | 10-4 | 20-13 | ||
May 15, 1973 | California Angels 3 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 10-10 | 10-4 | 20-14 | ||
May 16, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Texas Rangers 2 | L | 10-10 | 10-5 | 20-15 | ||
May 17, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Texas Rangers 1 | W | 10-10 | 11-5 | 21-15 | ||
May 18, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 5 | L | 10-10 | 11-6 | 21-16 | ||
May 19, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 10-10 | 12-6 | 22-16 | ||
May 20, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 8 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 10-10 | 13-6 | 23-16 | ||
May 21, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 5 | L | 10-10 | 13-7 | 23-17 | ||
May 22, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Minnesota Twins 8 | L | 10-10 | 13-8 | 23-18 | ||
May 23, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Minnesota Twins 8 | L | 10-10 | 13-9 | 23-19 | ||
May 24, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Minnesota Twins 2 | L | 10-10 | 13-10 | 23-20 | ||
May 25, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Minnesota Twins 4 | W | 10-10 | 14-10 | 24-20 | ||
May 27, 1973 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 13 | W | 11-10 | 14-10 | 25-20 | ||
May 27, 1973 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 11-11 | 14-10 | 25-21 | ||
May 28, 1973 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 12-11 | 14-10 | 26-21 | ||
May 29, 1973 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 12-12 | 14-10 | 26-22 | ||
May 30, 1973 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 12-13 | 14-10 | 26-23 | ||
May 31, 1973 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 13-13 | 14-10 | 27-23 | ||
June 1, 1973 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 14-13 | 14-10 | 28-23 | ||
June 2, 1973 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 15-13 | 14-10 | 29-23 | ||
June 3, 1973 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 16-13 | 14-10 | 30-23 | ||
June 4, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 16-13 | 14-11 | 30-24 | ||
June 5, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 16-13 | 14-12 | 30-25 | ||
June 6, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 16-13 | 14-13 | 30-26 | ||
June 8, 1973 | New York Yankees 8 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 16-14 | 14-13 | 30-27 | ||
June 9, 1973 | New York Yankees 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 16-15 | 14-13 | 30-28 | ||
June 10, 1973 | New York Yankees 4 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 17-15 | 14-13 | 31-28 | ||
June 12, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 17-15 | 14-14 | 31-29 | ||
June 13, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | W | 17-15 | 15-14 | 32-29 | ||
June 14, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 17-15 | 15-15 | 32-30 | ||
June 15, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 17-15 | 16-15 | 33-30 | ||
June 16, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 17-15 | 17-15 | 34-30 | ||
June 17, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 17-15 | 18-15 | 35-30 | ||
June 17, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 17-15 | 19-15 | 36-30 | ||
June 18, 1973 | Oakland Athletics 9 at Kansas City Royals 5 | L | 17-16 | 19-15 | 36-31 | ||
June 19, 1973 | Oakland Athletics 11 at Kansas City Royals 6 | L | 17-17 | 19-15 | 36-32 | ||
June 20, 1973 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 18-17 | 19-15 | 37-32 | ||
June 22, 1973 | Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 18-18 | 19-15 | 37-33 | ||
June 23, 1973 | Texas Rangers 7 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 19-18 | 19-15 | 38-33 | ||
June 24, 1973 | Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 20-18 | 19-15 | 39-33 | ||
June 24, 1973 | Texas Rangers 6 at Kansas City Royals 10 | W | 21-18 | 19-15 | 40-33 | ||
June 25, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 2 at California Angels 5 | L | 21-18 | 19-16 | 40-34 | ||
June 26, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 5 at California Angels 6 | L | 21-18 | 19-17 | 40-35 | ||
June 27, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 21-18 | 19-18 | 40-36 | ||
June 28, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 21-18 | 19-19 | 40-37 | ||
June 29, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 21-18 | 19-20 | 40-38 | ||
June 30, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Texas Rangers 2 | W | 21-18 | 20-20 | 41-38 | ||
June 30, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 8 at Texas Rangers 3 | W | 21-18 | 21-20 | 42-38 | ||
July 1, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Texas Rangers 8 | L | 21-18 | 21-21 | 42-39 | ||
July 2, 1973 | Minnesota Twins 5 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 21-19 | 21-21 | 42-40 | ||
July 3, 1973 | Minnesota Twins 6 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 22-19 | 21-21 | 43-40 | ||
July 4, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Minnesota Twins 4 | W | 22-19 | 22-21 | 44-40 | ||
July 5, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 12 at Minnesota Twins 10 | W | 22-19 | 23-21 | 45-40 | ||
July 6, 1973 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Kansas City Royals 12 | W | 23-19 | 23-21 | 46-40 | ||
July 7, 1973 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 24-19 | 23-21 | 47-40 | ||
July 8, 1973 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 24-20 | 23-21 | 47-41 | ||
July 9, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 13 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 | W | 24-20 | 24-21 | 48-41 | ||
July 10, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | W | 24-20 | 25-21 | 49-41 | ||
July 11, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 8 | L | 24-20 | 25-22 | 49-42 | ||
July 12, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 3 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 24-20 | 25-23 | 49-43 | ||
July 13, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 0 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 24-20 | 25-24 | 49-44 | ||
July 14, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 4 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 24-20 | 26-24 | 50-44 | ||
July 15, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 0 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 24-20 | 26-25 | 50-45 | ||
July 16, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 10 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 24-20 | 27-25 | 51-45 | ||
July 17, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 24-20 | 28-25 | 52-45 | ||
July 18, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Detroit Tigers 14 | L | 24-20 | 28-26 | 52-46 | ||
July 20, 1973 | Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 25-20 | 28-26 | 53-46 | ||
July 21, 1973 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 26-20 | 28-26 | 54-46 | ||
July 22, 1973 | Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 27-20 | 28-26 | 55-46 | ||
July 26, 1973 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Kansas City Royals 1 | W | 28-20 | 28-26 | 56-46 | ||
July 26, 1973 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 28-21 | 28-26 | 56-47 | ||
July 27, 1973 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 | W | 29-21 | 28-26 | 57-47 | ||
July 28, 1973 | California Angels 19 at Kansas City Royals 8 | L | 29-22 | 28-26 | 57-48 | ||
July 29, 1973 | California Angels 6 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 30-22 | 28-26 | 58-48 | ||
July 29, 1973 | California Angels 0 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 31-22 | 28-26 | 59-48 | ||
July 31, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 31-22 | 29-26 | 60-48 | ||
August 1, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 31-22 | 30-26 | 61-48 | ||
August 2, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 31-22 | 31-26 | 62-48 | ||
August 3, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Minnesota Twins 2 | W | 31-22 | 32-26 | 63-48 | ||
August 4, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Minnesota Twins 4 | W | 31-22 | 33-26 | 64-48 | ||
August 5, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Minnesota Twins 7 | L | 31-22 | 33-27 | 64-49 | ||
August 7, 1973 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 32-22 | 33-27 | 65-49 | ||
August 8, 1973 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 32-23 | 33-27 | 65-50 | ||
August 9, 1973 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 33-23 | 33-27 | 66-50 | ||
August 10, 1973 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 | W | 34-23 | 33-27 | 67-50 | ||
August 11, 1973 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Kansas City Royals 9 | W | 35-23 | 33-27 | 68-50 | ||
August 12, 1973 | Baltimore Orioles 10 at Kansas City Royals 6 | L | 35-24 | 33-27 | 68-51 | ||
August 14, 1973 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 36-24 | 33-27 | 69-51 | ||
August 15, 1973 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 37-24 | 33-27 | 70-51 | ||
August 16, 1973 | Cleveland Indians 10 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 37-25 | 33-27 | 70-52 | ||
August 17, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 37-25 | 33-28 | 70-53 | ||
August 18, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 37-25 | 33-29 | 70-54 | ||
August 19, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 37-25 | 33-30 | 70-55 | ||
August 20, 1973 | New York Yankees 2 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 38-25 | 33-30 | 71-55 | ||
August 21, 1973 | New York Yankees 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 39-25 | 33-30 | 72-55 | ||
August 22, 1973 | New York Yankees 7 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 40-25 | 33-30 | 73-55 | ||
August 24, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 40-25 | 33-31 | 73-56 | ||
August 25, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | L | 40-25 | 33-32 | 73-57 | ||
August 26, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Baltimore Orioles 10 | L | 40-25 | 33-33 | 73-58 | ||
August 28, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 40-25 | 33-34 | 73-59 | ||
August 29, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 40-25 | 34-34 | 74-59 | ||
August 31, 1973 | Oakland Athletics 10 at Kansas City Royals 7 | L | 40-26 | 34-34 | 74-60 | ||
September 1, 1973 | Oakland Athletics 9 at Kansas City Royals 10 | W | 41-26 | 34-34 | 75-60 | ||
September 2, 1973 | Oakland Athletics 5 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 42-26 | 34-34 | 76-60 | ||
September 3, 1973 | Minnesota Twins 11 at Kansas City Royals 5 | L | 42-27 | 34-34 | 76-61 | ||
September 4, 1973 | Minnesota Twins 6 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 42-28 | 34-34 | 76-62 | ||
September 8, 1973 | California Angels 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 42-29 | 34-34 | 76-63 | ||
September 8, 1973 | California Angels 9 at Kansas City Royals 6 | L | 42-30 | 34-34 | 76-64 | ||
September 9, 1973 | California Angels 3 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 43-30 | 34-34 | 77-64 | ||
September 9, 1973 | California Angels 5 at Kansas City Royals 9 | W | 44-30 | 34-34 | 78-64 | ||
September 10, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 13 | L | 44-30 | 34-35 | 78-65 | ||
September 11, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 44-30 | 34-36 | 78-66 | ||
September 12, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Oakland Athletics 0 | W | 44-30 | 35-36 | 79-66 | ||
September 13, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 5 at California Angels 4 | W | 44-30 | 36-36 | 80-66 | ||
September 14, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 2 at California Angels 3 | L | 44-30 | 36-37 | 80-67 | ||
September 15, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 1 at California Angels 3 | L | 44-30 | 36-38 | 80-68 | ||
September 16, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 4 at California Angels 0 | W | 44-30 | 37-38 | 81-68 | ||
September 17, 1973 | Minnesota Twins 8 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 44-31 | 37-38 | 81-69 | ||
September 18, 1973 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 45-31 | 37-38 | 82-69 | ||
September 19, 1973 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 45-32 | 37-38 | 82-70 | ||
September 20, 1973 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 10 | W | 46-32 | 37-38 | 83-70 | ||
September 21, 1973 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Kansas City Royals 5 | L | 46-33 | 37-38 | 83-71 | ||
September 22, 1973 | Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 47-33 | 37-38 | 84-71 | ||
September 23, 1973 | Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 48-33 | 37-38 | 85-71 | ||
September 25, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 48-33 | 38-38 | 86-71 | ||
September 26, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 48-33 | 39-38 | 87-71 | ||
September 27, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 48-33 | 39-39 | 87-72 | ||
September 28, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 48-33 | 39-40 | 87-73 | ||
September 29, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Texas Rangers 1 | W | 48-33 | 40-40 | 88-73 | ||
September 30, 1973 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 48-33 | 40-41 | 88-74 |