New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 15, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1972 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Allen 2b 5 1 1 0
Munson c 5 1 3 0
Murcer cf 5 0 1 2
White lf 3 1 0 0
Blomberg 1b 1 1 1 1
  Swoboda ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Callison rf 3 0 1 0
Sanchez 3b 3 1 0 0
Michael ss 2 0 0 0
  Ellis ph 1 0 0 0
  Lanier ss 1 0 0 0
Kekich p 1 0 0 0
  Clarke ph 1 0 0 0
  Klimkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 1 1 3
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Kenney ph 1 0 1 0
  Beene p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 2 0
Hovley cf 3 1 2 2
Scheinblum rf 4 1 1 1
Piniella lf 4 0 2 1
Rojas 2b 4 1 2 0
Schaal 3b 3 1 1 3
Hopkins 1b 3 0 1 0
May c 3 0 0 0
  Otis ph 1 1 1 0
Hedlund p 2 0 0 0
  Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Angelini p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 7 13 7
New York 000 000 402690
Kansas City 400 000 0037130
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich   5.0 6 4 4 2 0
  Klimkowski   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  McDaniel   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Beene   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Gardner  L (4-1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.2
13
7
7
4
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hedlund   6.1 4 3 3 3 1
  Splittorff   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Angelini   0.2 1 0 0 2 2
  Fitzmorris   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Burgmeier  W (6-2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 3, Kansas City 2.  PB–May (2).  2B–New York Blomberg (16,off Hedlund); Munson (13,off Angelini).  3B–New York Murcer (4,off Burgmeier).  HR–New York Alou (4,7th inning off Splittorff 2 on, 2 out), Kansas City Schaal (3,1st inning off Kekich 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Sanchez (3,by Hedlund).  SH–Hovley (2,off Kekich); Patek (5,off Gardner); Scheinblum (2,off Gardner).  IBB–Hopkins (1,by Klimkowski).  SB–White (17,2nd base off Angelini/May); Patek (23,2nd base off Kekich/Munson).  HBP–Hedlund (4,Sanchez).  IBB–Klimkowski (3,Hopkins).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:55.  A–10,721.
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