Royals Stadium Firsts
aka Kauffman Stadium (07/02/1993-present)
Kansas City, MO
| Game | 04/10/1973 | Rangers 1, Royals 12 |
| Umpires | Nestor Chylak, Jerry Neudecker | |
| Larry McCoy, Hank Morgenweck | ||
| Managers | Jack McKeon, Royals | |
| Whitey Herzog, Rangers | ||
| Starting Pitchers | Paul Splittorff, Royals | |
| Pete Broberg, Rangers | ||
| Ceremonial Pitch | LCDR Joseph Plumb, former Vietnam POW | |
| Attendance | 39,464 | |
| Batting | ||
| Batter | Dave Nelson (ground out) | |
| Hit | Amos Otis (single) | |
| Run | Freddie Patek | |
| RBI | John Mayberry | |
| Single | Amos Otis | |
| Double | Amos Otis | |
| Triple | Jeff Burroughs | |
| Home Run | John Mayberry | |
| Grand Slam | Dave May (04/26/1973) | |
| IPHR | Vic Harris (06/24/1973) | |
| Stolen Base | Freddie Patek | |
| Sacrifice Hit | Paul Schaal (04/11/1973) | |
| Sacrifice Fly | Ed Kirkpatrick | |
| Cycle | John Mayberry (08/05/1977) | |
| Pitching | ||
| Win | Paul Splittorff | |
| Loss | Pete Broberg | |
| Shutout | Dick Bosman (04/12/1973) | |
| Save | Gene Garber (04/19/1973) | |
| Hit by Pitch | Pete Broberg hit Lou Piniella | |
| Wild Pitch | Pete Broberg | |
| Balk | Vida Blue (04/17/1973) | |
| No-Hitter | Nolan Ryan (05/15/1973) |