1973 Kansas City Royals Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
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 Statistics
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
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