Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
April 29, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1972 at Municipal Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, Kansas City Royals 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 3 1 2 0
Brohamer 2b,3b 3 1 1 0
Johnson lf 3 0 1 0
  Phillips lf 0 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
  Foster ph 0 0 0 1
  Leon 2b 0 0 0 0
McCraw 1b 3 0 1 1
Fosse c 4 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Duffy ss 4 0 0 0
Wilcox p 4 1 1 0
Totals 31 3 8 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 1
Otis cf 4 0 2 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Oliver rf 3 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
May c 3 1 0 0
Montgomery p 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Cleveland 000 001 020380
Kansas City 001 000 000140
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox  W (2-2) 9.0 4 1 1 4 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Montgomery  L (0-1) 7.1 7 3 3 3 2
  Burgmeier   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Cleveland McCraw (2,off Burgmeier), Kansas City Otis (2,off Wilcox).  SH–Brohamer (1,off Montgomery); Montgomery (2,off Wilcox).  SF–Foster (1,off Burgmeier).  IBB–A Johnson (1,by Montgomery); Mayberry (1,by Wilcox).  IBB–Wilcox (3,Mayberry); Montgomery (1,A Johnson).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:08.  A–7,414.
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