Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
May 26, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1972 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels 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 5, California Angels 10

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 1 2 0
Hovley rf 6 1 2 1
Piniella lf 4 1 1 1
Kirkpatrick c 3 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 5 1 2 2
Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 1
Otis cf 3 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 5 0 0 0
Rooker p 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph,c 1 1 1 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 3 3 1 0
Berry cf 3 1 1 2
McMullen 3b 4 1 1 1
Kosco lf 4 1 1 2
  Pinson lf 0 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 5 0 2 2
Stanton rf 3 2 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 1 2 0
Kusnyer c 4 1 1 1
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 0 0 0 1
  Fisher p 1 0 0 0
  Queen p 0 0 0 0
  Messersmith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 10 10 9
Kansas City 000 000 0505112
California 300 004 12x10100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (2-1) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Fitzmorris   4.0 4 3 3 2 1
  Abernathy   2.0 2 2 1 1 1
  Burgmeier   1.0 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
10
10
9
6
2
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (3-4) 5.2 4 0 0 9 2
  Barber   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Fisher   1.2 5 5 5 1 0
  Queen   0.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Messersmith  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
10
3

  E–Patek (5), Schaal (6).  PB–Kusnyer 2 (5).  2B–Kansas City Piniella (6,off Fisher); Rojas (7,off Fisher).  HR–California Kosco (2,1st inning off Rooker 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Taylor (1,by Queen); Stanton (1,by Abernathy).  SH–Berry (1,off Rooker); McMullen (1,off Burgmeier).  SF–Spencer (1,off Abernathy).  IBB–Cardenas (2,by Fitzmorris); Kosco (1,by Burgmeier).  SB–Hovley (1,2nd base off Ryan/Kusnyer); Patek (7,2nd base off Ryan/Kusnyer).  HBP–Abernathy (1,Stanton); Queen (3,Taylor).  IBB–Fitzmorris (2,Cardenas); Burgmeier (1,Kosco).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–3:12.  A–6,325.
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