Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
May 28, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 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 2, California Angels 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 1 2 0
Scheinblum rf 4 0 1 1
Piniella lf 4 1 2 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 2 0 1 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
May c 2 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor c 0 0 0 0
Drago p 1 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 1 2 0
Rivers cf 4 0 2 0
Pinson lf 4 1 1 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
McMullen 3b 4 1 1 0
Stanton rf 3 0 1 2
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Kusnyer c 3 0 0 0
Wright p 3 1 2 1
  Clark pr 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 11 3
Kansas City 000 000 101272
California 000 120 01x4110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (2-4) 7.0 9 3 2 0 3
  Burgmeier   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
4
3
0
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (3-2) 7.0 4 1 1 3 3
  Fisher  SV (1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
3

  E–Scheinblum (1), May (2).  DP–Kansas City 1, California 3.  2B–Kansas City Otis (5,off Wright); Schaal (8,off Fisher), California Stanton (6,off Burgmeier).  HR–California Wright (1,5th inning off Drago 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Stanton (1,off Drago).  SB–Otis (5,2nd base off Wright/Kusnyer); Rivers (2,2nd base off Drago/May).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:10.  A–8,115.
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