Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
September 21, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1972 at Anaheim 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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Kansas City Royals 2, California Angels 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 3 1 0 0
Hovley cf 2 0 0 0
Scheinblum rf 4 0 1 2
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 2 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
Nelson p 2 1 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 3 0 0 0
Berry cf 3 0 2 0
Pinson lf 4 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 4 2 2 1
Stanton rf 4 1 3 1
Parker 3b 4 1 1 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 1 1
Stephenson c 3 0 1 1
Ryan p 2 0 1 0
Totals 30 4 12 4
Kansas City 002 000 000241
California 010 102 00x4121
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  L (9-6) 6.0 10 4 4 1 3
  Dal Canton   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
4
4
2
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (17-15) 9.0 4 2 2 7 4
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
7
4

  E–Kirkpatrick (6), Parker (1).  DP–Kansas City 3, California 1.  2B–California Stanton (14,off Nelson).  3B–California Stephenson (1,off Nelson); Oliver (5,off Nelson).  HR–California Oliver (20,2nd inning off Nelson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Alomar (5,off Nelson).  WP–Ryan (17).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Hank Morgenweck, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:08.  A–4,227.
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