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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 7, Kansas City Royals 6 (1)

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New York Yankees 7, Kansas City Royals 6 (1)

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Game Played on Sunday, August 27, 1972 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

KC  A    2  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  0
NY  A    0  0  0    0  2  2    0  2  1  -   7 14  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Patek ss                      5   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Otis cf                       3   2   1   0       1   0       2   0
Scheinblum rf                 4   1   2   4       0   0       5   0
Mayberry 1b                   4   1   1   1       0   1       6   3
Kirkpatrick c                 4   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Rojas 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
  Knoop 2b                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Piniella lf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Schaal 3b                     2   0   0   0       2   0       0   1
Dal Canton p                  1   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Burgmeier p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fitzmorris p                0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Angelini p                  1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Abernathy p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   6   8   6       3   2      25   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Rojas-Dal Canton.
BATTING - 
2B: Scheinblum (16,off Stottlemyre).
3B: Otis (2,off Stottlemyre); Scheinblum (4,off Stottlemyre).
HR: Mayberry (15,5th inning off Blasingame 0 on 1 out).
SH: Dal Canton 2 (4,off Blasingame 2).
Team LOB: 4.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Clarke 2b                     5   0   2   1       0   0       0   4
Allen 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Sanchez ph                  0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
Murcer cf                     4   0   1   0       1   1       1   0
White lf                      5   0   2   0       0   0       6   1
Blomberg 1b                   3   2   2   0       1   0      12   0
  Swoboda ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Callison rf                   5   1   2   2       0   0       2   0
Munson c                      4   1   2   1       0   0       3   0
Michael ss                    3   2   2   2       1   0       1   2
Stottlemyre p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Blasingame p                1   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
  Alou ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Klimkowski p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Ellis ph                    1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Kenney pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lyle p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   7  14   7       4   3      27  11
BATTING - 
2B: Clarke (14,off Dal Canton); Blomberg (18,off Dal Canton); Callison (8,off
Burgmeier); Ellis (4,off Fitzmorris).
3B: Munson (2,off Dal Canton).
SH: Blasingame (1,off Dal Canton).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dal Canton                    5.1   7   3   3   1   3   0  23
Burgmeier                     0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3
Fitzmorris                    2.1   2   2   2   1   0   0  10
Angelini L(1-1)               0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4
Abernathy                     0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        8.1  14   7   7   4   3   0  42
Angelini faced 3 batters in the 9th inning
WP: Fitzmorris (5).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Burgmeier 1-1; Fitzmorris 2-0; Angelini 1-0; Abernathy 3-1.
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New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Stottlemyre                   1.2   6   5   5   1   1   0  12
Blasingame                    4.1   2   1   1   2   0   1  16
Klimkowski                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6
Lyle W(7-3)                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     8   6   6   3   2   1  37
Inherited Runners - Scored: Blasingame 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead
Time of Game: 2:38   
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees         
1. Patek               ss        Clarke              2b
2. Otis                cf        Allen               3b
3. Scheinblum          rf        Murcer              cf
4. Mayberry            1b        White               lf
5. Kirkpatrick         c         Blomberg            1b
6. Rojas               2b        Callison            rf
7. Piniella            lf        Munson              c
8. Schaal              3b        Michael             ss
9. Dal Canton          p         Stottlemyre         p

ROYALS 1ST: Umpire Hank Soar replaced John Rice who was
ill; Patek grounded out (second to first); Otis tripled to
right; Scheinblum doubled to center [Otis scored]; Mayberry
struck out; Kirkpatrick singled to right [Scheinblum scored];
Rojas flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Allen struck
out; Murcer walked; White made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella flied out to left; Schaal grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dal Canton singled to center; Patek singled
to left [Dal Canton to second]; Otis walked [Dal Canton to
third, Patek to second]; Scheinblum tripled to center [Dal
Canton scored, Patek scored, Otis scored]; BLASINGAME REPLACED
STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Mayberry popped to catcher in foul
territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: On a bunt Blomberg singled to first; Callison flied
out to right; Munson flied into a double play (second to
pitcher) [Blomberg out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
5, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Rojas flied out to
right; Piniella singled to left [Piniella out at second (left to
shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael flied out to right; Blasingame was called
out on strikes; Clarke singled to right; Allen flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Schaal walked; Dal Canton out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Schaal to second]; Patek grounded out
(second to first) [Schaal to third]; Otis grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer struck out; White singled to center;
Blomberg flied to center; Callison lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Scheinblum grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mayberry homered to right; Kirkpatrick made an out to first;
Rojas flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson tripled to right; Michael singled to right
[Munson scored]; Blasingame out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Michael to second]; 19 minute rain delay with 2-1
count on Clarke; Clarke doubled to center [Michael scored];
Allen grounded out (second to first) [Clarke to third];
Cookie Rojas hurt right knee fielding Bernie Allen's grounder
and was carried off the field; KNOOP REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING
2B); Murcer flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6,
Yankees 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Schaal
walked; Dal Canton out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Schaal to second]; Patek made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to right; Blomberg doubled;
BURGMEIER REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Callison doubled to
left [Blomberg scored]; Munson singled to right [Callison
scored]; Michael walked [Munson to second]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Alou grounded
out (third to first) [Munson to third, Michael to second];
Clarke flied to left in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Royals 6, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 7TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Otis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Scheinblum flied out to left; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Allen grounded out (first to pitcher); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Kirkpatrick flied to center; Knoop struck out;
Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 6, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Blomberg walked; Callison flied out to right;
Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Blomberg to second]; Munson flied
out to center; Michael singled to center [Blomberg scored];
ELLIS BATTED FOR KLIMKOWSKI; Ellis doubled to center [Michael
scored]; ANGELINI REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); KENNEY RAN FOR
ELLIS; Clarke grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 6.

ROYALS 9TH: LYLE REPLACED KENNEY (PITCHING); Schaal grounded out
(second to first); Angelini flied out to left; Patek flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 9TH: SANCHEZ BATTED FOR ALLEN; Sanchez walked; Murcer
singled to center [Sanchez to second]; On a bunt White singled
to third [Sanchez to third, Murcer to second]; ABERNATHY
REPLACED ANGELINI (PITCHING); SWOBODA BATTED FOR BLOMBERG;
Swoboda popped to first in foul territory; Callison singled to
right [Sanchez scored, Murcer to third, White to second]; the
ball hit above the auxiliary scoreboard; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           6   8   0    4
 Yankees          7  14   0   10
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