Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
July 21, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1972 at Municipal 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

Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 1 1 0
Crowley rf 5 0 0 0
Grich ss,1b 5 0 1 0
Powell 1b 4 2 2 2
  Belanger ss 0 0 0 0
Baylor cf 4 3 3 0
  Blair cf 1 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 5 1 1 1
Johnson 2b 5 0 2 2
Oates c 3 0 0 0
Dobson p 3 0 1 1
  Leonhard p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 5 1 3 1
Scheinblum rf 5 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 5 1 2 1
Piniella lf 5 1 1 0
Taylor 3b 4 1 2 1
Knoop 2b 4 0 1 1
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Hedlund p 2 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 1 1
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 5
Baltimore 302 200 0007122
Kansas City 000 221 0106122
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (12-8) 5.2 8 5 4 1 7
  Leonhard   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Jackson  SV (3) 3.1 4 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
3
11
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton  L (5-4) 2.2 8 5 3 1 1
  Hedlund   3.1 3 2 1 1 3
  Fitzmorris   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Abernathy   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
4
2
5

  E–Grich (10), Dobson (1), Piniella (3), Knoop (3).  2B–Baltimore Johnson (15,off Dal Canton), Kansas City Mayberry (16,off Dobson); Hovley (2,off Dobson); Otis (16,off Jackson).  HR–Baltimore Powell (10,3rd inning off Dal Canton 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Buford (3,by Hedlund).  IBB–Oates (4,by Dal Canton).  SF–Knoop (1,off Dobson).  SB–Baylor (13,2nd base off Hedlund/Kirkpatrick).  WP–Dobson (5).  HBP–Hedlund (3,Buford).  IBB–Dal Canton (2,Oates).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:50.  A–12,383.
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