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 3, Kansas City Royals 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 2 1
Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0
Kosco lf 3 1 1 0
  Pinson ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 2 2
Hiatt c 4 0 1 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 1 0
Stanton rf 4 0 0 0
Berry cf 4 1 1 0
Wright p 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 0
Scheinblum rf 3 1 2 0
Piniella lf 3 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 1 1 1 1
May c 4 0 1 1
Floyd ss 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Patek ss 1 0 0 0
Splittorff p 2 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
California 000 110 010391
Kansas City 000 001 001272
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (12-6) 9.0 7 2 2 5 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (9-8) 7.0 7 2 2 0 7
  Fitzmorris   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
8

  E–Cardenas (16), Schaal 2 (13).  DP–California 2.  2B–California Kosco (4,off Splittorff); Berry (11,off Splittorff); Wright (5,off Splittorff), Kansas City Otis (18,off Wright).  HR–California Oliver (14,8th inning off Fitzmorris 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Mayberry (10,9th inning off Wright 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wright (3,off Splittorff); Piniella (2,off Wright).  CS–Stanton (1,2nd base by Splittorff/May).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:31.  A–12,447.
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