Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
April 26, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1972 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 5

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 2 0 1 0
Blair cf 2 1 1 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 3 0 0 0
Rettenmund rf 2 1 1 0
Johnson 2b 3 1 2 1
Etchebarren c 3 0 2 2
Belanger ss 2 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 0 0 0 0
  Grich ph 0 0 0 0
McNally p 2 0 0 0
  Alexander p 0 0 0 0
Totals 22 3 7 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 1 3 0
Schaal 3b 1 1 0 0
Otis cf 2 0 0 0
Piniella lf 2 1 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 2
Oliver rf 3 1 2 1
Rojas 2b 3 0 3 2
May c 2 0 0 0
Dal Canton p 3 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 22 5 9 5
Baltimore 000 003370
Kansas City 000 05x590
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  L (2-1) 4.1 8 5 5 4 0
  Alexander   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
5.0
9
5
5
4
0
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton  W (1-1) 5.2 7 3 3 2 4
  Burgmeier   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
5.2
7
3
3
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Johnson 2 (4,off Dal Canton 2); Etchebarren (2,off Dal Canton), Kansas City Rojas (2,off McNally).  3B–Kansas City Patek (1,off McNally).  SH–Blair (1,off Dal Canton); Otis (1,off McNally).  IBB–May (2,by McNally); Piniella (1,by McNally).  CS–Etchebarren (1,2nd base by Dal Canton/May).  SB–Otis (2,2nd base off McNally/Etchebarren); Patek (2,2nd base off McNally/Etchebarren).  WP–Alexander 2 (2).  IBB–McNally 2 (2,May,Piniella).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–1:46.  A–6,864.
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