California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
August 6, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1972 at Municipal Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pinson lf 3 0 0 1
Alomar 2b,ss 5 0 1 1
Cardenas ss 4 1 2 0
  Motton pr 0 0 0 0
  Kusnyer c 1 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 3 0 1 0
McMullen 3b 3 1 1 2
Stephenson c 3 0 1 0
  Parker ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Berry cf 4 0 0 0
Stanton rf 4 2 3 0
Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
  Sells p 0 0 0 0
  Llenas ph 1 0 0 0
  Messersmith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
  Floyd ss 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 1 1 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 2 0
Scheinblum rf 3 0 2 1
Piniella lf 4 0 0 1
Kirkpatrick c 4 1 1 1
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0
Hopkins 1b 3 0 0 0
  Mayberry 1b 1 0 1 0
Nelson p 3 0 1 0
  Angelini p 0 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3
California 000 001 111490
Kansas City 100 001 100390
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Barber   6.0 5 2 2 5 0
  Sells  W (1-0) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Messersmith  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
6
0
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson   7.2 7 3 3 3 1
  Angelini   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Wright  L (1-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
3

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–California Stanton 2 (11,off Nelson,off Wright); Cardenas (9,off Nelson), Kansas City Scheinblum 2 (14,off Barber,off Sells).  3B–California Cardenas (2,off Nelson); Stanton (2,off Nelson).  HR–California McMullen (7,8th inning off Nelson 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Kirkpatrick (7,6th inning off Barber 0 on, 0 out).  SF–McMullen (2,off Nelson); Pinson (4,off Nelson); Piniella (3,off Barber).  IBB–Pinson (7,by Wright); Otis (3,by Barber).  SH–Rojas 2 (3,off Barber,off Messersmith).  SB–Otis (22,2nd base off Sells/Stephenson).  CS–Rojas (7,2nd base by Barber/Stephenson).  IBB–Barber (6,Otis); Wright (1,Pinson).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:40.
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