Kansas City Royals vs Milwaukee Brewers
June 17, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1972 at County Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 2 2
Otis cf 5 0 2 0
Piniella lf 5 0 2 1
Kirkpatrick c 4 1 2 0
Scheinblum rf 3 1 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 3
Rojas 2b 4 1 2 0
Hansen 3b 3 1 0 0
Splittorff p 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Theobald 2b 3 0 0 0
May cf 4 2 2 0
Scott 1b 4 0 2 1
Conigliaro rf 3 0 1 0
Briggs lf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 2 1
Heise 3b 4 0 1 1
Auerbach ss 4 0 0 0
Parsons p 2 0 0 0
  Colborn p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Newman p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Kansas City 002 003 1006120
Milwaukee 100 000 011381
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (5-4) 9.0 8 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
3
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Parsons  L (6-4) 6.0 6 5 5 3 3
  Colborn   2.0 4 1 1 1 0
  Newman   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
4
3

  E–May (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Kirkpatrick (6,off Parsons), Milwaukee Scott (8,off Splittorff).  3B–Milwaukee Heise (1,off Splittorff).  HR–Kansas City Mayberry (5,6th inning off Parsons 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Splittorff (3,off Parsons).  SB–Patek (10,2nd base off Parsons/Rodriguez).  CS–Patek (5,2nd base by Newman/Rodriguez).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:17.  A–8,722.
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