Kansas City Royals vs Milwaukee Brewers
August 31, 1972 Box Score

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

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Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 1 0
Otis cf 5 1 2 0
Scheinblum rf 5 1 3 1
Mayberry 1b 3 1 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 1
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 0 1
Schaal 3b 2 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 3 0 1 0
Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 1 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 1 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Auerbach ss 2 2 0 0
Heise 2b 4 2 1 0
May cf 3 0 1 2
Scott 1b 5 0 1 2
Brown rf 4 1 0 0
Reynolds lf 3 1 2 2
  Briggs ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 2 1
Ferraro 3b 3 0 1 0
Lockwood p 2 1 0 0
Totals 31 7 9 7
Kansas City 300 000 000380
Milwaukee 331 000 00x791
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (1-1) 1.0 3 5 5 4 0
  Dal Canton   2.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Fitzmorris   4.0 2 0 0 2 5
  Burgmeier   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
8
5
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Lockwood  W (7-10) 9.0 8 3 3 3 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
3

  E–Rodriguez (7).  DP–Kansas City 1, Milwaukee 1.  2B–Kansas City Otis (22,off Lockwood).  HR–Milwaukee T Reynolds (2,3rd inning off Dal Canton 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Mayberry (3,by Lockwood).  SH–Heise (6,off Dal Canton); Lockwood (3,off Dal Canton).  IBB–Auerbach (5,by Dal Canton).  SB–May (10,2nd base off Fitzmorris/Kirkpatrick).  WP–Fitzmorris (6).  HBP–Lockwood (4,Mayberry).  IBB–Dal Canton (6,Auerbach).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:25.  A–4,040.
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