Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
July 7, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1972 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 1
Piniella lf 5 2 3 0
Scheinblum rf 5 2 3 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 1
Kirkpatrick c 3 1 1 1
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 1
Schaal 3b 2 0 0 0
  Floyd pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Drago p 2 0 0 1
Totals 35 6 10 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
McCraw cf 4 0 1 0
Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 1
Lolich rf 4 0 0 0
Fosse c 3 1 1 1
Duffy ss 3 1 2 0
Wilcox p 1 0 0 0
  Leon ph 1 0 1 1
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Colbert p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Kansas City 010 020 2106100
Cleveland 010 010 100371
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (7-7) 9.0 7 3 3 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox  L (6-10) 5.0 6 3 3 5 1
  Hennigan   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Riddleberger   0.2 0 0 0 3 0
  Colbert   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Mingori   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
8
2

  E–Brohamer (7).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Scheinblum 2 (11,off Wilcox,off Hennigan); Mayberry (11,off Wilcox); Piniella (16,off Hennigan), Cleveland Duffy (5,off Drago).  HR–Kansas City Kirkpatrick (6,2nd inning off Wilcox 0 on, 0 out); Otis (4,8th inning off Colbert 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Nettles (6,2nd inning off Drago 0 on, 1 out); Fosse (4,7th inning off Drago 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Drago (6,off Wilcox).  SF–Rojas (4,off Wilcox).  IBB–Kirkpatrick (4,by Wilcox); Mayberry (4,by Riddleberger).  IBB–Wilcox (5,Kirkpatrick); Riddleberger (1,Mayberry).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:25.  A–7,595.
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