Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
July 9, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 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 8, Cleveland Indians 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 2 2 0
Otis cf 2 3 1 1
Scheinblum rf 3 0 1 4
Piniella lf 4 2 2 2
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 3 0 2 1
Knoop 2b 5 0 0 0
Floyd 3b 4 0 1 0
Hedlund p 3 1 1 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Unser rf 4 1 0 0
Brohamer 2b 5 1 2 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 1
Fosse c 4 0 1 1
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 1
McCraw lf 2 0 1 1
  Lolich ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 1 1 1
Leon ss 4 0 0 0
Farmer p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 1 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Camilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilcox p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 5
Kansas City 230 102 0008111
Cleveland 020 002 100570
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hedlund  W (2-5) 5.1 5 4 4 3 3
  Abernathy   1.1 2 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier  SV (9) 2.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
3
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Farmer  L (1-1) 1.1 5 5 5 3 1
  Mingori   3.2 3 1 1 3 3
  Lamb   2.0 2 2 2 2 1
  Wilcox   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
8
7

  E–Mayberry (3).  DP–Cleveland 3.  2B–Kansas City Patek 2 (19,off Farmer 2); Scheinblum (12,off Farmer); Piniella (18,off Lamb).  HR–Kansas City Piniella (7,1st inning off Farmer 0 on, 2 out); Otis (6,4th inning off Mingori 0 on, 2 out), Cleveland Nettles (8,2nd inning off Hedlund 0 on, 0 out); Bell (2,2nd inning off Hedlund 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Otis (4,off Farmer).  SF–Scheinblum (1,off Farmer).  IBB–Otis (2,by Farmer); Piniella (4,by Mingori).  SB–Otis (14,2nd base off Lamb/Fosse).  CS–Mayberry (2,2nd base by Wilcox/Fosse).  IBB–Farmer (3,Otis); Mingori (5,Piniella).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:29.  A–15,327.
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