1973 Kansas City Royals Season, Schedule & Results

1973 Kansas City Royals

What was the record of the 1973 Kansas City Royals?

The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season with a 88-74 record. They went 48-33 at home and 40-41 on the road.

What division did the 1973 Kansas City Royals play in?

The 1973 Kansas City Royals played in the West Division of the American League.

What was the division record of the 1973 Kansas City Royals?

During the regular season, the 1973 Kansas City Royals went 48-42 against their AL West opponents.

What was the 1973 Kansas City Royals record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Run Differential
Chicago White Sox	12-6	66.7%	+20
Texas Rangers	11-7	61.1%	+25
Minnesota Twins	9-9	50.0%	-20
California Angels	8-10	44.4%	+1
Oakland Athletics	8-10	44.4%	-10

Did the 1973 Kansas City Royals make the Postseason?

No, the Royals didn't make the Postseason in 1973.

What was the run differential for the 1973 Kansas City Royals?

The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season with a run differential of +3. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Royals could have been expected to have about 81.3 wins, or a 81-81 record in the regular season.

How did the 1973 Kansas City Royals perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1973 Kansas City Royals went 30-21.

How did the 1973 Kansas City Royals perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1973 Kansas City Royals went 9-5 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1973 Kansas City Royals?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1973 Kansas City Royals was a 7 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1973 Kansas City Royals?

The longest losing streak that the Kansas City Royals had during the 1973 regular season was 5 games, which occured 2 separate times.

1973 Kansas City Royals Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date	Opponent	Score
Regular Season
Fri, Apr 6, 1973 Fri, Apr 6	@ California Angels	Loss 2 - 3
Sat, Apr 7, 1973 Sat, Apr 7	@ California Angels	Win 12 - 5
Sun, Apr 8, 1973 Sun, Apr 8	@ California Angels	Win 6 - 5
Tue, Apr 10, 1973 Tue, Apr 10	vs Texas Rangers	Win 12 - 1
Wed, Apr 11, 1973 Wed, Apr 11	vs Texas Rangers	Win 9 - 6
Thu, Apr 12, 1973 Thu, Apr 12	vs Texas Rangers	Loss 0 - 4
Fri, Apr 13, 1973 Fri, Apr 13	@ Chicago White Sox	Win 12 - 5
Sat, Apr 14, 1973 Sat, Apr 14	@ Chicago White Sox	Win 3 - 0
Sun, Apr 15, 1973 Sun, Apr 15	@ Chicago White Sox	Win 12 - 5
Tue, Apr 17, 1973 Tue, Apr 17	vs Oakland Athletics	Win 5 - 4	(14)
Wed, Apr 18, 1973 Wed, Apr 18	vs Oakland Athletics	Loss 6 - 7
Thu, Apr 19, 1973 Thu, Apr 19	vs Oakland Athletics	Win 16 - 8
Fri, Apr 20, 1973 Fri, Apr 20	vs Chicago White Sox	Loss 2 - 16
Sun, Apr 22, 1973 Sun, Apr 22	vs Chicago White Sox	Loss 4 - 8
Sun, Apr 22, 1973 Sun, Apr 22	vs Chicago White Sox	Win 6 - 1
Tue, Apr 24, 1973 Tue, Apr 24	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Loss 1 - 9
Wed, Apr 25, 1973 Wed, Apr 25	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Win 3 - 2
Thu, Apr 26, 1973 Thu, Apr 26	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Loss 3 - 7
Fri, Apr 27, 1973 Fri, Apr 27	@ Detroit Tigers	Win 3 - 0
Sat, Apr 28, 1973 Sat, Apr 28	@ Detroit Tigers	Win 7 - 4
Sun, Apr 29, 1973 Sun, Apr 29	@ Detroit Tigers	Loss 1 - 6
Tue, May 1, 1973 Tue, May 1	@ New York Yankees	Loss 1 - 6
Wed, May 2, 1973 Wed, May 2	@ New York Yankees	Win 4 - 3
Fri, May 4, 1973 Fri, May 4	@ Milwaukee Brewers	Win 5 - 3
Sat, May 5, 1973 Sat, May 5	@ Milwaukee Brewers	Win 9 - 7
Sun, May 6, 1973 Sun, May 6	@ Milwaukee Brewers	Loss 2 - 3
Tue, May 8, 1973 Tue, May 8	vs Detroit Tigers	Win 7 - 2
Wed, May 9, 1973 Wed, May 9	vs Detroit Tigers	Loss 1 - 4
Thu, May 10, 1973 Thu, May 10	vs Detroit Tigers	Win 8 - 2
Fri, May 11, 1973 Fri, May 11	vs Minnesota Twins	Win 6 - 2
Sat, May 12, 1973 Sat, May 12	vs Minnesota Twins	Win 4 - 2
Sun, May 13, 1973 Sun, May 13	vs Minnesota Twins	Loss 0 - 5
Mon, May 14, 1973 Mon, May 14	vs California Angels	Loss 2 - 3	(10)
Tue, May 15, 1973 Tue, May 15	vs California Angels	Loss 0 - 3
Wed, May 16, 1973 Wed, May 16	@ Texas Rangers	Loss 1 - 2
Thu, May 17, 1973 Thu, May 17	@ Texas Rangers	Win 6 - 1
Fri, May 18, 1973 Fri, May 18	@ Oakland Athletics	Loss 4 - 5
Sat, May 19, 1973 Sat, May 19	@ Oakland Athletics	Win 5 - 2
Sun, May 20, 1973 Sun, May 20	@ Oakland Athletics	Win 8 - 2
Mon, May 21, 1973 Mon, May 21	@ Oakland Athletics	Loss 0 - 5
Tue, May 22, 1973 Tue, May 22	@ Minnesota Twins	Loss 7 - 8
Wed, May 23, 1973 Wed, May 23	@ Minnesota Twins	Loss 6 - 8
Thu, May 24, 1973 Thu, May 24	@ Minnesota Twins	Loss 0 - 2
Fri, May 25, 1973 Fri, May 25	@ Minnesota Twins	Win 5 - 4	(10)
Sun, May 27, 1973 Sun, May 27	vs Boston Red Sox	Win 13 - 3
Sun, May 27, 1973 Sun, May 27	vs Boston Red Sox	Loss 2 - 7
Mon, May 28, 1973 Mon, May 28	vs Boston Red Sox	Win 5 - 4
Tue, May 29, 1973 Tue, May 29	vs Baltimore Orioles	Loss 2 - 3
Wed, May 30, 1973 Wed, May 30	vs Baltimore Orioles	Loss 4 - 5
Thu, May 31, 1973 Thu, May 31	vs Baltimore Orioles	Win 4 - 1
Fri, Jun 1, 1973 Fri, Jun 1	vs Cleveland Indians	Win 5 - 4
Sat, Jun 2, 1973 Sat, Jun 2	vs Cleveland Indians	Win 5 - 1
Sun, Jun 3, 1973 Sun, Jun 3	vs Cleveland Indians	Win 5 - 4
Mon, Jun 4, 1973 Mon, Jun 4	@ Boston Red Sox	Loss 3 - 9
Tue, Jun 5, 1973 Tue, Jun 5	@ Boston Red Sox	Loss 2 - 9
Wed, Jun 6, 1973 Wed, Jun 6	@ Boston Red Sox	Loss 4 - 5	(10)
Fri, Jun 8, 1973 Fri, Jun 8	vs New York Yankees	Loss 1 - 8
Sat, Jun 9, 1973 Sat, Jun 9	vs New York Yankees	Loss 4 - 6
Sun, Jun 10, 1973 Sun, Jun 10	vs New York Yankees	Win 7 - 4
Tue, Jun 12, 1973 Tue, Jun 12	@ Baltimore Orioles	Loss 4 - 6
Wed, Jun 13, 1973 Wed, Jun 13	@ Baltimore Orioles	Win 2 - 0
Thu, Jun 14, 1973 Thu, Jun 14	@ Baltimore Orioles	Loss 3 - 8
Fri, Jun 15, 1973 Fri, Jun 15	@ Cleveland Indians	Win 7 - 2
Sat, Jun 16, 1973 Sat, Jun 16	@ Cleveland Indians	Win 5 - 2	(11)
Sun, Jun 17, 1973 Sun, Jun 17	@ Cleveland Indians	Win 6 - 3
Sun, Jun 17, 1973 Sun, Jun 17	@ Cleveland Indians	Win 6 - 2
Mon, Jun 18, 1973 Mon, Jun 18	vs Oakland Athletics	Loss 5 - 9
Tue, Jun 19, 1973 Tue, Jun 19	vs Oakland Athletics	Loss 6 - 11
Wed, Jun 20, 1973 Wed, Jun 20	vs Oakland Athletics	Win 5 - 4	(12)
Fri, Jun 22, 1973 Fri, Jun 22	vs Texas Rangers	Loss 0 - 3
Sat, Jun 23, 1973 Sat, Jun 23	vs Texas Rangers	Win 8 - 7
Sun, Jun 24, 1973 Sun, Jun 24	vs Texas Rangers	Win 7 - 4
Sun, Jun 24, 1973 Sun, Jun 24	vs Texas Rangers	Win 10 - 6
Mon, Jun 25, 1973 Mon, Jun 25	@ California Angels	Loss 2 - 5
Tue, Jun 26, 1973 Tue, Jun 26	@ California Angels	Loss 5 - 6
Wed, Jun 27, 1973 Wed, Jun 27	@ Oakland Athletics	Loss 2 - 3
Thu, Jun 28, 1973 Thu, Jun 28	@ Oakland Athletics	Loss 2 - 3
Fri, Jun 29, 1973 Fri, Jun 29	@ Texas Rangers	Loss 0 - 3
Sat, Jun 30, 1973 Sat, Jun 30	@ Texas Rangers	Win 8 - 3
Sat, Jun 30, 1973 Sat, Jun 30	@ Texas Rangers	Win 4 - 2
Sun, Jul 1, 1973 Sun, Jul 1	@ Texas Rangers	Loss 3 - 8
Mon, Jul 2, 1973 Mon, Jul 2	vs Minnesota Twins	Loss 2 - 5
Tue, Jul 3, 1973 Tue, Jul 3	vs Minnesota Twins	Win 7 - 6
Wed, Jul 4, 1973 Wed, Jul 4	@ Minnesota Twins	Win 5 - 4
Thu, Jul 5, 1973 Thu, Jul 5	@ Minnesota Twins	Win 12 - 10
Fri, Jul 6, 1973 Fri, Jul 6	vs Detroit Tigers	Win 12 - 1
Sat, Jul 7, 1973 Sat, Jul 7	vs Detroit Tigers	Win 5 - 2
Sun, Jul 8, 1973 Sun, Jul 8	vs Detroit Tigers	Loss 0 - 3
Mon, Jul 9, 1973 Mon, Jul 9	@ Milwaukee Brewers	Win 13 - 6
Tue, Jul 10, 1973 Tue, Jul 10	@ Milwaukee Brewers	Win 5 - 3
Wed, Jul 11, 1973 Wed, Jul 11	@ Milwaukee Brewers	Loss 1 - 8
Thu, Jul 12, 1973 Thu, Jul 12	@ New York Yankees	Loss 3 - 10
Fri, Jul 13, 1973 Fri, Jul 13	@ New York Yankees	Loss 0 - 5
Sat, Jul 14, 1973 Sat, Jul 14	@ New York Yankees	Win 4 - 2
Sun, Jul 15, 1973 Sun, Jul 15	@ New York Yankees	Loss 0 - 2
Mon, Jul 16, 1973 Mon, Jul 16	@ Detroit Tigers	Win 10 - 2
Tue, Jul 17, 1973 Tue, Jul 17	@ Detroit Tigers	Win 4 - 3
Wed, Jul 18, 1973 Wed, Jul 18	@ Detroit Tigers	Loss 4 - 14
Fri, Jul 20, 1973 Fri, Jul 20	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Win 6 - 1
Sat, Jul 21, 1973 Sat, Jul 21	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Win 5 - 4
Sun, Jul 22, 1973 Sun, Jul 22	vs Milwaukee Brewers	Win 7 - 5
Thu, Jul 26, 1973 Thu, Jul 26	vs Chicago White Sox	Loss 4 - 7
Thu, Jul 26, 1973 Thu, Jul 26	vs Chicago White Sox	Win 1 - 0
Fri, Jul 27, 1973 Fri, Jul 27	vs Chicago White Sox	Win 2 - 1	(10)
Sat, Jul 28, 1973 Sat, Jul 28	vs California Angels	Loss 8 - 19
Sun, Jul 29, 1973 Sun, Jul 29	vs California Angels	Win 7 - 0
Sun, Jul 29, 1973 Sun, Jul 29	vs California Angels	Win 7 - 6	(11)
Tue, Jul 31, 1973 Tue, Jul 31	@ Chicago White Sox	Win 2 - 1
Wed, Aug 1, 1973 Wed, Aug 1	@ Chicago White Sox	Win 4 - 2
Thu, Aug 2, 1973 Thu, Aug 2	@ Chicago White Sox	Win 3 - 1
Fri, Aug 3, 1973 Fri, Aug 3	@ Minnesota Twins	Win 4 - 2
Sat, Aug 4, 1973 Sat, Aug 4	@ Minnesota Twins	Win 6 - 4
Sun, Aug 5, 1973 Sun, Aug 5	@ Minnesota Twins	Loss 1 - 7
Tue, Aug 7, 1973 Tue, Aug 7	vs Boston Red Sox	Win 7 - 6	(11)
Wed, Aug 8, 1973 Wed, Aug 8	vs Boston Red Sox	Loss 4 - 9
Thu, Aug 9, 1973 Thu, Aug 9	vs Boston Red Sox	Win 3 - 2
Fri, Aug 10, 1973 Fri, Aug 10	vs Baltimore Orioles	Win 2 - 1
Sat, Aug 11, 1973 Sat, Aug 11	vs Baltimore Orioles	Win 9 - 4
Sun, Aug 12, 1973 Sun, Aug 12	vs Baltimore Orioles	Loss 6 - 10
Tue, Aug 14, 1973 Tue, Aug 14	vs Cleveland Indians	Win 8 - 5
Wed, Aug 15, 1973 Wed, Aug 15	vs Cleveland Indians	Win 5 - 1
Thu, Aug 16, 1973 Thu, Aug 16	vs Cleveland Indians	Loss 4 - 10
Fri, Aug 17, 1973 Fri, Aug 17	@ Boston Red Sox	Loss 4 - 6
Sat, Aug 18, 1973 Sat, Aug 18	@ Boston Red Sox	Loss 5 - 8
Sun, Aug 19, 1973 Sun, Aug 19	@ Boston Red Sox	Loss 3 - 4
Mon, Aug 20, 1973 Mon, Aug 20	vs New York Yankees	Win 6 - 2
Tue, Aug 21, 1973 Tue, Aug 21	vs New York Yankees	Win 5 - 4
Wed, Aug 22, 1973 Wed, Aug 22	vs New York Yankees	Win 8 - 7	(10)
Fri, Aug 24, 1973 Fri, Aug 24	@ Baltimore Orioles	Loss 0 - 6
Sat, Aug 25, 1973 Sat, Aug 25	@ Baltimore Orioles	Loss 1 - 7
Sun, Aug 26, 1973 Sun, Aug 26	@ Baltimore Orioles	Loss 1 - 10
Tue, Aug 28, 1973 Tue, Aug 28	@ Cleveland Indians	Loss 3 - 4
Wed, Aug 29, 1973 Wed, Aug 29	@ Cleveland Indians	Win 3 - 2
Fri, Aug 31, 1973 Fri, Aug 31	vs Oakland Athletics	Loss 7 - 10
Sat, Sep 1, 1973 Sat, Sep 1	vs Oakland Athletics	Win 10 - 9
Sun, Sep 2, 1973 Sun, Sep 2	vs Oakland Athletics	Win 6 - 5
Mon, Sep 3, 1973 Mon, Sep 3	vs Minnesota Twins	Loss 5 - 11
Tue, Sep 4, 1973 Tue, Sep 4	vs Minnesota Twins	Loss 0 - 6
Sat, Sep 8, 1973 Sat, Sep 8	vs California Angels	Loss 6 - 9
Sat, Sep 8, 1973 Sat, Sep 8	vs California Angels	Loss 3 - 4
Sun, Sep 9, 1973 Sun, Sep 9	vs California Angels	Win 9 - 5
Sun, Sep 9, 1973 Sun, Sep 9	vs California Angels	Win 6 - 3
Mon, Sep 10, 1973 Mon, Sep 10	@ Oakland Athletics	Loss 0 - 13
Tue, Sep 11, 1973 Tue, Sep 11	@ Oakland Athletics	Loss 1 - 3
Wed, Sep 12, 1973 Wed, Sep 12	@ Oakland Athletics	Win 5 - 0
Thu, Sep 13, 1973 Thu, Sep 13	@ California Angels	Win 5 - 4
Fri, Sep 14, 1973 Fri, Sep 14	@ California Angels	Loss 2 - 3
Sat, Sep 15, 1973 Sat, Sep 15	@ California Angels	Loss 1 - 3
Sun, Sep 16, 1973 Sun, Sep 16	@ California Angels	Win 4 - 0
Mon, Sep 17, 1973 Mon, Sep 17	vs Minnesota Twins	Loss 3 - 8
Tue, Sep 18, 1973 Tue, Sep 18	vs Minnesota Twins	Win 4 - 3
Wed, Sep 19, 1973 Wed, Sep 19	vs Chicago White Sox	Loss 3 - 4	(12)
Thu, Sep 20, 1973 Thu, Sep 20	vs Chicago White Sox	Win 10 - 3
Fri, Sep 21, 1973 Fri, Sep 21	vs Chicago White Sox	Loss 5 - 6	(12)
Sat, Sep 22, 1973 Sat, Sep 22	vs Texas Rangers	Win 5 - 3	(14)
Sun, Sep 23, 1973 Sun, Sep 23	vs Texas Rangers	Win 7 - 4
Tue, Sep 25, 1973 Tue, Sep 25	@ Chicago White Sox	Win 6 - 2
Wed, Sep 26, 1973 Wed, Sep 26	@ Chicago White Sox	Win 6 - 2
Thu, Sep 27, 1973 Thu, Sep 27	@ Chicago White Sox	Loss 2 - 3	(10)
Fri, Sep 28, 1973 Fri, Sep 28	@ Texas Rangers	Loss 4 - 5
Sat, Sep 29, 1973 Sat, Sep 29	@ Texas Rangers	Win 7 - 1
Sun, Sep 30, 1973 Sun, Sep 30	@ Texas Rangers	Loss 0 - 3

88-74	Missed Playoffs
Record	Outcome

1973 Kansas City Royals

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