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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1 (1)

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Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1 (1)

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Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1972 (D) at Municipal Stadium

CHI A    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  2
KC  A    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  0
BATTING
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Williams rf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Andrews 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       2   6
D. Allen 1b                   4   0   2   0       0   1      10   0
Melton 3b                     2   0   0   0       2   0       1   1
Reichardt cf                  4   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
May lf                        3   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
Egan c                        4   1   1   0       0   0       4   1
Alvarado ss                   2   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
  Orta ph,ss                  2   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
Bahnsen p                     1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Gossage p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kelly ph                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kealey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Qualls ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Romo p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       31   1   8   1       3   4      24  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Egan-D. Allen, Andrews-Orta-D. Allen, Orta-Andrews-D. Allen.
E: Melton (2), Alvarado (1).
BATTING - 
SH: Bahnsen (1,off Splittorff).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: D. Allen (1,2nd base off Splittorff/May).
CS: May (1,2nd base by Dal Canton/May).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Schaal 3b                     2   1   1   0       1   0       0   3
Rojas 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       4   2
Otis cf                       4   1   2   1       0   0       1   1
Mayberry 1b                   3   0   1   0       1   1       8   0
Piniella lf                   2   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Oliver rf                     4   0   2   1       0   0       3   0
May c                         4   0   0   0       0   0       5   2
Floyd ss                      4   0   0   0       0   0       3   5
Splittorff p                  2   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Dal Canton p                2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Totals                       31   2   8   2       3   3      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Floyd-Rojas.
PB: May (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Mayberry (1,off Bahnsen); Oliver (1,off Romo).
HBP: Piniella (1,by Bahnsen); Schaal (1,by Bahnsen).
GDP: Floyd (1,off Gossage); Rojas (1,off Kealey); Piniella (1,off Romo).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bahnsen L(0-1)                4     6   2   2   1   1   0  22
Gossage                       1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4
Kealey                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Romo                          2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7
Totals                        8     8   2   2   3   3   0  36
Bahnsen faced 2 batters in the 5th inning
HBP: Bahnsen 2 (2,Piniella,Schaal).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Gossage 2-1.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Splittorff W(1-0)             5     8   1   1   2   1   0  23
Dal Canton SV(1)              4     0   0   0   1   3   0  12
Totals                        9     8   1   1   3   4   0  35

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick
Time of Game: 2:25   
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals       
1. Williams            rf        Schaal              3b
2. Andrews             2b        Rojas               2b
3. D. Allen            1b        Otis                cf
4. Melton              3b        Mayberry            1b
5. Reichardt           cf        Piniella            lf
6. May                 lf        Oliver              rf
7. Egan                c         May                 c
8. Alvarado            ss        Floyd               ss
9. Bahnsen             p         Splittorff          p

WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (third to first); Andrews
singled to center; D. Allen forced Andrews (third to second);
Melton walked [D. Allen to second]; Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Schaal flied out to center; Rojas grounded out
(third to first); Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May singled to left; May allowed a passed ball
[May to second]; Egan singled to center [May out at home (center
to catcher), Egan to second (on throw)]; Alvarado grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Egan to third]; Bahnsen singled to right
[Egan scored]; Williams singled to left [Bahnsen to second];
Andrews flied out to right; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Piniella flied out to center;
Oliver singled to left; May reached on an error by Alvarado
[Oliver to second]; Floyd grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: D. Allen singled to left; Melton walked [D. Allen
to second]; Reichardt lined into a double play (shortstop to
second) [D. Allen out at second]; May grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Splittorff grounded out (second to first); Schaal
walked; Rojas singled to right [Schaal to third]; Otis singled
to right [Schaal scored, Rojas to second]; Mayberry popped to
third in foul territory; Piniella was hit by a pitch [Rojas to
third, Otis to second]; Oliver flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Egan grounded out (second to first); Alvarado
singled to right; Bahnsen out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Alvarado to second]; Williams grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Floyd grounded
out (shortstop to first); Splittorff singled to left; Schaal was
hit by a pitch [Splittorff to second]; Rojas forced Schaal
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Andrews flied out to right; D. Allen singled to
left; Melton lined to shortstop; D. Allen stole second;
Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis singled to center; Mayberry doubled to right
[Otis to third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Piniella
walked; Debut game for Rich Gossage; Oliver forced
Piniella (shortstop to second) [Otis scored, Mayberry to third];
May reached on an error by Melton [Oliver to second]; Floyd
grounded into a double play (catcher to first) [Mayberry out at
home]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); May
walked; Egan flied out to left; ORTA BATTED FOR ALVARADO; Orta
flied out to left; KELLY BATTED FOR GOSSAGE; May was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: ORTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KEALEY REPLACED
KELLY (PITCHING); Dal Canton was called out on strikes; Schaal
singled to left; Rojas grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Schaal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: QUALLS BATTED FOR KEALEY; Qualls grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (third to first);
Andrews flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: ROMO REPLACED QUALLS (PITCHING); Otis flied out to
center; Mayberry walked; Piniella grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: D. Allen was called out on strikes; Melton flied
out to center; Reichardt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Oliver doubled to center; May grounded out (second
to first) [Oliver to third]; Floyd grounded out (pitcher to
first); Dal Canton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May made an out to second; Egan flied out to
right; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 White Sox        1   8   2    7
 Royals           2   8   0   10
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