California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
August 5, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1972 at Municipal 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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California Angels 1, Kansas City Royals 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pinson lf 4 0 1 0
Alomar 2b 3 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0
Hiatt c 2 0 1 0
  Motton pr 0 1 0 0
  Kusnyer c 0 0 0 0
Berry cf 3 0 1 0
Stanton rf 2 0 0 1
Parker 3b 4 0 1 0
May p 3 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 0 2 1
Rojas 2b 3 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Scheinblum rf 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
  Keough pr 0 1 0 0
Kirkpatrick c 1 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
Hopkins 1b 4 1 2 1
Hedlund p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
California 000 000 001151
Kansas City 000 000 002271
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
May   8.1 5 1 1 4 5
  Fisher  L (4-5) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.2
7
2
2
5
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hedlund  W (3-5) 9.0 5 1 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
2

  E–Alomar (12), Rojas (6).  DP–California 2, Kansas City 1.  PB–Kusnyer (11); Kirkpatrick (9).  2B–Kansas City Rojas (19,off May).  SH–Alomar (3,off Hedlund); Berry (8,off Hedlund); Hedlund (2,off May); Kirkpatrick (1,off May).  SF–Stanton (2,off Hedlund).  SB–Patek (22,2nd base off May/Hiatt).  WP–Hedlund (2).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:27.  A–7,974.
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