1973 Kansas City Royals Starters
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Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Steve Busby Apr 6 CAL 4.1 20 L 3 3 7 1 1 1 None None None None
Wayne Simpson Apr 7 CAL 9.0 40 W 4 5 8 3 5 0 None None None None
Dick Drago Apr 8 CAL 7.1 36 W 5 5 10 0 6 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Apr 10 @TEX 9.0 35 W 1 1 5 1 3 1 None None None None
Steve Busby Apr 11 @TEX 3.1 18 3 4 7 4 1 0 None None None None
Wayne Simpson Apr 12 @TEX 7.0 33 L 4 4 8 7 4 0 None None None None
Dick Drago Apr 13 CWS 6.0 31 W 2 3 8 3 5 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Apr 14 CWS 9.0 29 W 0 0 2 3 2 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Apr 15 CWS 7.0 31 W 3 4 8 6 2 1 None None None None
Wayne Simpson Apr 17 @OAK 7.2 32 4 4 9 1 1 0 None None None None
Dick Drago Apr 18 @OAK 1.2 12 4 4 6 3 1 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Apr 19 @OAK 7.0 34 W 5 6 12 1 3 1 None None None None
Steve Busby Apr 20 @CWS 1.0 9 L 5 5 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Dick Drago Apr 22 @CWS 1.2 13 L 5 5 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Ken Wright Apr 22 (2) @CWS 6.1 30 W 1 1 9 5 4 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Apr 24 @MIL 6.0 27 L 3 6 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Wayne Simpson Apr 25 @MIL 8.1 34 W 2 2 3 3 5 1 None None None None
Ken Wright Apr 26 @MIL 8.0 32 2 3 4 10 5 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Apr 27 DET 9.0 31 W 0 0 0 4 6 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Apr 28 DET 5.0 24 3 3 5 5 4 0 None None None None
Wayne Simpson Apr 29 DET 5.1 25 L 4 4 7 1 4 0 None None None None
Ken Wright May 1 NYY 1.2 11 L 2 2 3 1 3 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 2 NYY 8.0 34 W 3 3 10 3 1 0 None None None None
Steve Busby May 4 MIL 5.2 24 W 2 2 1 4 6 1 None None None None
Wayne Simpson May 5 MIL 0.0 4 4 4 1 0 3 0 None None None None
Dick Drago May 6 MIL 8.0 27 L 3 3 4 6 0 2 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 8 @DET 9.0 33 W 1 2 9 3 1 0 None None None None
Steve Busby May 9 @DET 3.0 16 L 3 3 7 2 0 0 None None None None
Dick Drago May 10 @DET 9.0 36 W 2 2 9 1 2 0 None None None None
Bruce Dal Canton May 11 @MIN 9.0 37 W 0 2 10 2 3 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 12 @MIN 9.0 33 W 2 2 4 8 1 0 None None None None
Steve Busby May 13 @MIN 8.0 37 L 2 3 7 6 4 0 None None None None
Dick Drago May 14 @CAL 10.0 37 L 3 3 7 5 0 1 None None None None
Bruce Dal Canton May 15 @CAL 5.2 26 L 3 3 8 0 1 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 16 TEX 8.1 30 L 2 2 5 5 0 0 None None None None
Wayne Simpson May 17 TEX 5.1 24 W 1 1 6 1 4 0 None None None None
Steve Busby May 18 OAK 5.2 28 L 5 5 11 2 2 1 None None None None
Dick Drago May 19 OAK 8.1 32 W 1 2 5 7 2 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 20 OAK 9.0 37 W 2 2 8 4 2 1 None None None None
Bruce Dal Canton May 21 OAK 7.0 29 L 3 3 7 4 1 0 None None None None
Wayne Simpson May 22 MIN 2.1 11 L 4 4 3 2 2 0 None None None None
Steve Busby May 23 MIN 5.1 30 L 6 6 8 3 6 1 None None None None
Dick Drago May 24 MIN 8.0 36 L 2 2 11 6 2 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 25 MIN 8.0 35 4 4 7 3 5 1 None None None None
Gene Garber May 27 @BOS 9.0 38 W 3 3 10 5 3 0 None None None None
Steve Busby May 27 (2) @BOS 2.1 12 L 4 4 3 1 3 0 None None None None
Dick Drago May 28 @BOS 6.1 30 3 4 10 2 2 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff May 29 @BAL 9.0 39 L 3 3 9 3 2 0 None None None None
Wayne Simpson May 30 @BAL 4.0 19 L 3 3 7 3 0 0 None None None None
Gene Garber May 31 @BAL 9.0 34 W 1 1 6 4 0 1 None None None None
Dick Drago Jun 1 @CLE 9.0 36 W 4 4 6 5 2 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jun 2 @CLE 5.0 21 W 1 1 7 4 0 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Jun 3 @CLE 7.2 34 4 4 11 5 1 1 None None None None
Gene Garber Jun 4 BOS 2.1 13 L 3 4 2 2 3 0 None None None None
Dick Drago Jun 5 BOS 5.2 28 L 6 6 10 5 3 1 None None None None
Ken Wright Jun 6 BOS 4.1 18 3 3 2 8 4 1 None None None None
Gene Garber Jun 8 @NYY 2.2 16 L 5 5 6 1 3 3 None None None None
Dick Drago Jun 9 @NYY 8.1 32 4 4 4 6 4 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jun 10 @NYY 9.0 37 W 3 4 9 2 2 1 None None None None
Steve Busby Jun 12 BAL 5.2 28 2 4 6 5 4 1 None None None None
Dick Drago Jun 13 BAL 9.0 34 W 0 0 8 3 3 0 None None None None
Mark Littell Jun 14 BAL 6.1 27 1 1 7 2 2 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jun 15 CLE 9.0 31 W 2 2 4 2 1 1 None None None None
Steve Busby Jun 16 CLE 9.1 33 2 2 6 7 2 2 None None None None
Dick Drago Jun 17 CLE 9.0 35 W 3 3 8 4 1 1 None None None None
Ken Wright Jun 17 (2) CLE 8.1 33 W 2 2 3 4 5 0 None None None None
Mark Littell Jun 18 @OAK 0.2 7 L 4 4 2 0 2 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jun 19 @OAK 5.1 23 5 5 7 1 2 2 None None None None
Steve Busby Jun 20 @OAK 8.0 32 4 4 5 5 6 1 None None None None
Dick Drago Jun 22 @TEX 9.0 33 L 2 3 9 1 0 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jun 23 @TEX 8.0 38 3 4 11 2 3 1 None None None None
Steve Busby Jun 24 @TEX 9.0 35 W 4 4 9 10 1 1 None None None None
Mark Littell Jun 24 (2) @TEX 5.1 27 W 4 4 6 2 4 0 None None None None
Ken Wright Jun 25 CAL 4.0 21 L 4 4 3 5 8 0 None None None None
Dick Drago Jun 26 CAL 8.0 33 L 1 6 6 3 1 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jun 27 OAK 8.1 38 L 2 3 8 4 5 1 None None None None
Steve Busby Jun 28 OAK 8.0 31 L 3 3 6 8 2 0 None None None None
Mark Littell Jun 29 TEX 5.0 21 L 1 1 5 1 2 0 None None None None
Dick Drago Jun 30 TEX 9.0 39 W 1 3 11 7 1 0 None None None None
Ken Wright Jun 30 (2) TEX 5.2 22 W 1 1 4 7 1 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jul 1 TEX 5.2 29 L 6 7 8 5 4 1 None None None None
Steve Busby Jul 2 @MIN 3.1 17 L 4 4 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Mark Littell Jul 3 @MIN 5.1 23 5 5 7 4 1 3 None None None None
Dick Drago Jul 4 MIN 8.0 38 W 4 4 14 4 3 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jul 5 MIN 6.2 31 W 6 6 12 3 1 1 None None None None
Steve Busby Jul 6 @DET 9.0 36 W 1 1 7 9 2 0 None None None None
Ken Wright Jul 7 @DET 9.0 36 W 1 2 4 9 4 1 None None None None
Dick Drago Jul 8 @DET 7.2 38 L 3 3 11 2 4 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jul 9 MIL 6.0 26 W 5 6 8 1 0 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Jul 10 MIL 9.0 38 W 3 3 7 13 5 0 None None None None
Ken Wright Jul 11 MIL 2.2 15 L 7 7 3 2 5 1 None None None None
Dick Drago Jul 12 NYY 3.1 20 L 5 6 8 1 1 1 None None None None
Gene Garber Jul 13 NYY 8.0 33 L 5 5 8 1 0 3 None None None None
Steve Busby Jul 14 NYY 8.0 34 W 2 2 7 1 4 0 None None None None
Ken Wright Jul 15 NYY 7.0 30 L 1 2 3 4 7 0 None None None None
Dick Drago Jul 16 DET 9.0 34 W 2 2 7 2 2 1 None None None None
Al Fitzmorris Jul 17 DET 6.0 25 W 3 3 8 0 1 2 None None None None
Steve Busby Jul 18 DET 3.2 22 L 6 6 9 2 3 2 None None None None
Dick Drago Jul 20 @MIL 7.1 32 W 1 1 6 5 5 0 None None None None
Ken Wright Jul 21 @MIL 7.1 29 W 4 4 4 6 5 1 None None None None
Steve Busby Jul 22 @MIL 7.1 32 4 5 9 6 2 2 None None None None
Dick Drago Jul 26 @CWS 7.0 32 L 5 6 7 1 6 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jul 26 (2) @CWS 9.0 31 W 0 0 3 5 3 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Jul 27 @CWS 10.0 36 W 1 1 4 5 2 0 None None None None
Ken Wright Jul 28 @CAL 0.2 7 L 5 5 3 2 2 0 None None None None
Al Fitzmorris Jul 29 @CAL 9.0 35 W 0 0 6 0 3 0 None None None None
Dick Drago Jul 29 (2) @CAL 6.0 28 4 4 9 2 2 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Jul 31 CWS 8.0 32 W 1 1 8 5 1 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Aug 1 CWS 8.1 31 W 2 2 5 8 4 0 None None None None
Dick Drago Aug 2 CWS 5.0 19 W 1 1 6 2 0 0 None None None None
Al Fitzmorris Aug 3 MIN 7.0 28 W 2 2 7 1 2 1 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 4 MIN 5.2 26 1 3 8 2 2 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Aug 5 MIN 1.2 12 L 2 4 4 1 2 1 None None None None
Dick Drago Aug 7 @BOS 3.2 19 6 6 7 0 1 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 8 @BOS 4.0 23 L 5 6 4 4 5 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Aug 9 @BOS 7.2 31 W 2 2 5 11 2 1 None None None None
Al Fitzmorris Aug 10 @BAL 6.0 22 W 1 1 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 11 @BAL 9.0 37 W 4 4 10 2 2 0 None None None None
Dick Drago Aug 12 @BAL 2.1 12 L 4 4 5 1 0 1 None None None None
Steve Busby Aug 14 @CLE 6.0 27 W 3 3 8 3 3 0 None None None None
Al Fitzmorris Aug 15 @CLE 9.0 32 W 1 1 7 0 1 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 16 @CLE 3.1 17 L 6 6 6 0 1 1 None None None None
Dick Drago Aug 17 BOS 3.1 16 L 1 2 5 0 2 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 18 BOS 3.2 18 L 2 5 5 0 2 0 None None None None
Al Fitzmorris Aug 19 BOS 5.0 25 L 2 3 5 1 5 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Aug 20 @NYY 8.1 35 W 2 2 8 4 3 0 None None None None
Dick Drago Aug 21 @NYY 0.2 6 3 3 3 0 1 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 22 @NYY 2.2 16 5 5 7 1 1 1 None None None None
Al Fitzmorris Aug 24 BAL 3.0 17 L 3 3 6 1 4 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Aug 25 BAL 5.1 27 L 6 6 8 5 4 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 26 BAL 6.2 38 L 9 10 13 2 3 2 None None None None
Dick Drago Aug 28 CLE 5.2 28 L 2 4 5 4 5 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Aug 29 CLE 6.0 23 W 1 1 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Aug 31 @OAK 6.1 26 6 6 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Al Fitzmorris Sep 1 @OAK 2.1 13 2 2 5 2 1 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Sep 2 @OAK 7.1 34 W 5 5 8 4 4 1 None None None None
Dick Drago Sep 3 @MIN 1.0 10 2 2 3 0 3 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 4 @MIN 2.2 15 L 4 4 7 2 0 0 None None None None
Al Fitzmorris Sep 8 @CAL 4.1 21 4 4 7 5 1 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 8 (2) @CAL 5.2 29 L 4 4 10 1 3 0 None None None None
Dick Drago Sep 9 @CAL 0.2 6 2 2 2 0 3 1 None None None None
Mark Littell Sep 9 (2) @CAL 4.2 25 2 3 5 3 6 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Sep 10 OAK 4.1 24 L 6 9 10 3 2 0 None None None None
Gene Garber Sep 11 OAK 7.1 30 L 2 3 4 4 4 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 12 OAK 7.0 29 W 0 0 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Al Fitzmorris Sep 13 CAL 7.0 28 W 3 3 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Sep 14 CAL 7.1 31 L 2 3 7 3 3 0 None None None None
Gene Garber Sep 15 CAL 8.0 32 L 2 3 10 5 2 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 16 CAL 9.0 33 W 0 0 5 10 2 0 None None None None
Steve Busby Sep 17 @MIN 6.1 28 L 4 4 7 4 3 0 None None None None
Al Fitzmorris Sep 18 @MIN 7.0 29 W 3 3 6 5 2 1 None None None None
Gene Garber Sep 19 @CWS 6.2 31 3 3 9 2 5 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 20 @CWS 8.0 34 W 3 3 9 2 3 0 None None None None
Wayne Simpson Sep 21 @CWS 0.2 6 2 2 4 0 0 0 None None None None
Al Fitzmorris Sep 22 @TEX 7.1 30 1 1 7 2 2 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 23 @TEX 6.0 26 W 3 4 6 1 2 2 None None None None
Steve Busby Sep 25 CWS 9.0 40 W 1 2 10 6 3 0 None None None None
Paul Splittorff Sep 26 CWS 6.0 26 W 1 2 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Al Fitzmorris Sep 27 CWS 9.0 37 L 3 3 9 4 1 1 None None None None
Mark Littell Sep 28 TEX 8.0 36 L 5 5 9 1 3 1 None None None None
Steve Busby Sep 29 TEX 8.0 30 W 0 0 5 9 3 0 None None None None
Steve Mingori Sep 30 TEX 7.0 30 L 3 3 8 7 1 2 None None None None