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Kansas City Royals 06-01-1973
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| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, May 22nd, 1973: Minnesota Befuddled by Gogolewski
It was a long day at the plate for the Minnesota Twins. They never did figure out Bill Gogolewski and were shut out 1-0. The Kansas City hurler baffled them the entire game, yielding no runs and 2 hits in a very well-pitched outing. Gogolewski also totaled 3 strikeouts and 2 walks in the game.
Over the season Gogolewski has thrown 46 innings and dished out 12 strikeouts with a 4-2 mark and a 1.76 ERA.
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| Thursday, May 17th, 1973: Gogolewski Brilliant, Blanks Rangers
"Bill Gogolewski is really a good pitcher when he throws strikes early in the count," said his manager after the Kansas City hurler tossed a complete game 1-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers.
"I went right after each hitter, trying to get ahead in the count," said Gogolewski. "I wanted them to swing the bats and keep my pitch count down. It worked. I felt strong the whole game, even in the last two innings."
Gogolewski walked 3 and struck out 1 in the 5-0 victory.
In season stats Gogolewski shows a 3-2 record in 5 games, 37 innings, 9 strikeouts and a 2.19 ERA.
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 | Monday, May 14th, 1973: Montgomery Spins Shutout
Monty Montgomery of the Kansas City Royals gave the Angels a steady diet of fine pitches and he walked off the mound with a complete-game shutout. He blanked them 1-0 on 5 hits with a total of 2 strikeouts and 3 walks.
The Kansas City manager said, "Montgomery was on quite a roll. He gets great late movement and he doesn't give in to the hitters."
Montgomery has gone 3-3 this season with an ERA of 2.75 and 15 strikeouts in 59 innings pitched. Other clubs are hitting .228 against him.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Bill Champion | torn tricep muscle | 5 months | 18 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | P Mike Flanagan | torn back muscle | 4 weeks | On DL, eligible for return | | C Ed Kirkpatrick | fractured foot | 2 months | Not on DL | | RF Chet Lemon | fractured cheekbone | 5-6 weeks | 18 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 29-22, .569 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 6.0 GB | | Record at home | 12-15, .444 PCT | | Record on the road | 17-7, .708 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-2, .667 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 9-8, .529 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 10-7, .588 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 19-15, .559 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 11-11, .500 PCT | | Record in May | 18-11, .621 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .244 - 9th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .323 - 9th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .389 - 7th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .712 - 8th in AL | | Runs Scored | 221 - tied for 9th in AL | | Hits | 428 - 9th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 129 - 3rd in AL | | Home Runs | 57 - tied for 3rd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 196 - 4th in AL | | Strikeouts | 278 - 11th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 31 - 4th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.37 - 1st in AL | | Starters' ERA | 3.35 - 2nd in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.46 - 3rd in AL | | Runs allowed | 196 - 2nd in AL | | Hits allowed | 427 - 6th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .244 - 2nd in AL | | BABIP | .259 - 1st in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 39 - 3rd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 180 - tied for 6th in AL | | Strikeouts | 216 - 11th in AL |
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