Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
April 16, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1972 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 1, Kansas City Royals 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Williams rf 4 0 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0
Allen 1b 4 0 2 0
Melton 3b 2 0 0 0
Reichardt cf 4 0 0 0
May lf 3 0 1 0
Egan c 4 1 1 0
Alvarado ss 2 0 1 0
  Orta ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Bahnsen p 1 0 1 1
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 0 0 0 0
  Kealey p 0 0 0 0
  Qualls ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 8 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 2 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 2 1
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0
Piniella lf 2 0 0 0
Oliver rf 4 0 2 1
May c 4 0 0 0
Floyd ss 4 0 0 0
Splittorff p 2 0 1 0
  Dal Canton p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Chicago 010 000 000182
Kansas City 001 010 00x280
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  L (0-1) 4.0 6 2 2 1 1
  Gossage   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Kealey   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Romo   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
3
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (1-0) 5.0 8 1 1 2 1
  Dal Canton  SV (1) 4.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
4

  E–Melton (2), Alvarado (1).  DP–Chicago 3, Kansas City 1.  PB–May (1).  2B–Kansas City Mayberry (1,off Bahnsen); Oliver (1,off Romo).  SH–Bahnsen (1,off Splittorff).  HBP–Piniella (1,by Bahnsen); Schaal (1,by Bahnsen).  SB–D Allen (1,2nd base off Splittorff/May).  CS–May (1,2nd base by Dal Canton/May).  HBP–Bahnsen 2 (2,Piniella,Schaal).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:25.
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