1973 Kansas City Royals season
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| Owner(s) | Ewing Kauffman |
| General manager(s) | Cedric Tallis |
| Manager(s) | Jack McKeon |
| Local television | KBMA |
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KMBZ (Buddy Blattner, Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
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The 1973 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing second in the American League West with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses.
On April 10, the Royals open their new park, Royals Stadium, with a 12–1 rout of the Texas Rangers. The game is attended by 39,464 fans braving 39-degree weather.
On April 16, Steve Busby threw the first no-hitter in Royals history. The Royals beat Detroit by a score of 3–0.
On May 15, in a game against the Royals, Nolan Ryan of the California Angels threw the first no-hitter of his career.
On August 2, George Brett made his major league debut.
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