Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
June 20, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1972 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees 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, New York Yankees 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 0 4 0
Otis cf 5 0 1 0
Piniella lf 5 0 1 0
Scheinblum rf 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 1
May c 4 1 1 0
Hansen 3b 4 0 1 0
Drago p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 1 1
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Knoop ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 1 0
Allen 3b 3 1 2 0
  Swoboda ph 0 0 0 0
  Lanier 3b 0 0 0 0
Murcer cf 3 1 2 3
White lf 4 0 0 0
Blomberg 1b 3 0 2 0
  Alou 1b 1 0 0 0
Callison rf 3 1 1 0
  Torres rf 1 0 0 0
Munson c 3 0 1 1
Michael ss 4 1 1 0
Kekich p 2 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 10 4
Kansas City 000 000 1102111
New York 010 002 10x4101
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (5-5) 6.0 9 3 3 0 4
  Burgmeier   2.0 1 1 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
3
2
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich  W (6-5) 6.2 6 1 1 2 2
  Lyle  SV (14) 2.1 5 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
2
3

  E–Burgmeier (1), Allen (4).  DP–Kansas City 1, New York 1.  2B–Kansas City Patek 2 (14,off Kekich 2); May (5,off Kekich); Rojas (12,off Lyle), New York Allen (6,off Drago); Blomberg (8,off Drago); Michael (3,off Burgmeier).  HR–New York Murcer (8,6th inning off Drago 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Lyle (1,off Burgmeier).  SF–Murcer (1,off Burgmeier).  CS–Scheinblum (1,2nd base by Kekich/Munson); Clarke (5,2nd base by Drago/May).  SB–Callison (2,2nd base off Drago/May).  WP–Kekich 2 (5).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:41.  A–7,806.
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