Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
September 26, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1972 at Comiskey Park I. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 5 0 2 0
Otis cf 5 0 0 0
Hovley rf 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 4 2 2 1
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Floyd ss 4 0 2 1
Busby p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
Allen D. 1b 4 0 1 0
May lf 4 1 3 1
Reichardt cf 4 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 4 0 0 0
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
Alvarado ss 3 0 0 0
Bahnsen p 1 0 0 0
  Lyttle ph 0 0 0 0
  Lemonds p 0 0 0 0
  Muser ph 1 0 1 0
  Allen H. pr 0 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Kansas City 010 100 0002100
Chicago 000 000 001151
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  W (3-0) 9.0 5 1 1 1 10
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
10
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  L (20-16) 6.0 9 2 2 2 2
  Lemonds   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Acosta   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
4

  E–Reichardt (3).  2B–Kansas City Kirkpatrick (15,off Bahnsen).  HR–Kansas City Kirkpatrick (9,4th inning off Bahnsen 0 on, 0 out), Chicago May (12,9th inning off Busby 0 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:24.  A–9,664.
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