Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
July 31, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1972 at Anaheim Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 1, California Angels 0

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hovley rf 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 2 1 0 0
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
Nelson p 4 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 0
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf,lf 4 0 2 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0
Berry cf 3 0 0 0
  Kosco ph 1 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 2 0 0 0
Stephenson c 3 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 1 0
Parker lf,2b 3 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 2 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanton rf 0 0 0 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Hiatt ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Kansas City 000 100 000130
California 000 000 000034
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  W (4-4) 9.0 3 0 0 1 9
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
9
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (12-9) 8.0 1 1 0 6 11
  Fisher   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
7
11

  E–McMullen (7), Ryan 3 (4).  2B–Kansas City Piniella (23,off Fisher); Schaal (13,off Fisher), California McMullen (13,off Nelson).  IBB–Patek (1,by Fisher).  SB–Otis (21,Home off Ryan/Stephenson); Pinson (14,2nd base off Nelson/Kirkpatrick).  CS–Schaal (3,2nd base by Ryan/Stephenson); Pinson (3,2nd base by Nelson/Kirkpatrick).  IBB–Fisher (3,Patek).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Hank Morgenweck, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:16.  A–10,344.
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