Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
April 22, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1972 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 1 1 0
Oliver rf 3 1 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 2 0
  Hovley pr 0 0 0 0
Floyd ss 3 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
Montgomery p 3 0 1 2
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 1 0
Orta ss 4 1 2 0
Allen 1b 4 1 3 0
Melton 3b 4 0 0 0
May lf 4 1 2 2
Johnstone cf 4 0 3 1
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0
Egan c 4 0 0 0
Bradley p 4 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 12 3
Kansas City 020 000 000–270
Chicago 002 000 01x–3120
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Montgomery   6.2 9 2 2 0 0
  Nelson  L (0-1) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Burgmeier   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
3
3
0
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bradley  W (1-0) 8.2 7 2 2 3 3
  Forster  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
4
  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Johnstone (1,off Nelson).  HR–Chicago May (2,8th inning off Nelson 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Rojas (1,2nd base by Bradley/Egan).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:32.  A–6,863.
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