Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
July 11, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1972 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 1, Baltimore Orioles 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 0 1 0
Otis cf 5 1 1 0
Scheinblum rf 4 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 3 0 1 0
Knoop 2b 3 0 1 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Rojas 2b 0 0 0 0
Floyd 3b 3 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor 3b 0 0 0 0
Drago p 4 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 1 7 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 0 2 0
Blair cf 5 0 0 0
Crowley rf 0 0 0 0
  Baylor ph,rf 5 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 5 0 1 0
  Belanger pr 0 1 0 0
Grich ss 4 1 1 0
Powell 1b 3 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Shopay ph 0 0 0 1
Oates c 1 0 0 0
Palmer p 3 0 1 1
Totals 33 2 7 2
Kansas City 100 000 000 0173
Baltimore 000 001 000 1270
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (7-8) 9.0 7 2 1 7 3
  Burgmeier   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Wright   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
9
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (12-4) 10.0 7 1 1 1 6
Totals
10.0
7
1
1
1
6

  E–Otis (3), Scheinblum (6), Floyd (4).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Baltimore Baylor (7,off Drago); Robinson (13,off Drago).  3B–Kansas City Patek (3,off Palmer).  SH–Palmer (3,off Drago).  IBB–Buford (3,by Drago); Grich (2,by Drago).  SB–Powell (2,2nd base off Drago/Kirkpatrick).  IBB–Drago 2 (2,Buford,Grich).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:58.  A–12,853.
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