Dick Allen, who hit a homer and triple to drive in the first two runs for the White Sox, also singled and scored on an error in the eighth inning to beat the Royals, 3-2. After his single, Allen advanced on a single by Bill Melton. Carlos May then grounded to John Mayberry, who threw to second, forcing Melton, but Bobby Floyd's return throw in an attempted double play went wild and Allen scored on the error. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     23, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  1
White Sox    1  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   3  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Schaal 3b             4   0   2   0     1   0   .219      Kelly rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .368
Rojas 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Orta ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .364
  Keough pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Allen 1b           3   2   3   2     1   0   .452
Otis cf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .172      Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .265      May lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .367
Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .235      Johnstone cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .364
Oliver rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .265      Andrews 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .103
May c                 3   0   1   0     1   0   .240      Egan c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Floyd ss              3   1   0   0     0   0   .138      Bahnsen p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Hovley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hedlund p             3   0   2   0     0   0   .500        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scheinblum ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               36   2  11   1     3   2             Totals               31   3   8   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 12,108
Left on Base: Royals 10, White Sox 6
DP: Royals 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Floyd, Kelly
Doubles: Schaal (2), Otis (1), May (2), Johnstone (2)
Triples: D. Allen (1)
Home Runs: D. Allen (2)
GIDP: Rojas (3), Piniella (3), Orta (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hedlund L(0-2)          7.1   8   3   2   2   1   1  31   3.14
Burgmeier               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.08
Totals                  8     8   3   2   2   1   1  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(2-1)          8.2  10   2   1   3   2   0  37   1.66
Forster                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Johnson SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.91
Totals                  9    11   2   1   3   2   0  39

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips


ROYALS 1ST: Schaal grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis singled to center;
Mayberry singled to right [Otis to third]; Piniella walked
[Mayberry to second]; Oliver made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to left; Orta flied out to
center; D. Allen homered; Melton flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: May singled to shortstop; Floyd forced May (second
to shortstop); Hedlund made an out to shortstop; Schaal doubled
to right [Floyd scored (error by Kelly) (unearned) (no RBI)];
Rojas made an out to third; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May doubled to right; Johnstone flied out to
left; Andrews walked; Egan struck out; Bahnsen forced Andrews
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, White
Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis doubled to center; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted) [Otis to third]; Piniella struck out; Oliver singled
to left [Otis scored]; May walked [Oliver to second]; Floyd
forced May (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly singled to right; Orta grounded into a
double play (second to first to shortstop) [Kelly out at
second]; D. Allen walked; Melton forced D. Allen (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Hedlund singled to center; Schaal forced Hedlund
(shortstop to second); Rojas grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Schaal out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May made an out to shortstop; Johnstone doubled
to right; Andrews grounded out (catcher to first); Egan grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox
1.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis flied out to center; Mayberry singled to right;
Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bahnsen made an out to first; Kelly flied out to
center; Orta singled to center; D. Allen tripled to right [Orta
scored]; Melton grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); May flied out
to left; Floyd grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Johnstone
flied out to right; Andrews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Hedlund singled to shortstop; Schaal singled to
right [Hedlund to second]; Rojas popped to catcher in foul
territory; Otis flied out to center; Mayberry forced Schaal
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Egan flied out to center; Bahnsen popped to third
in foul territory; Kelly grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Piniella flied out to center; Oliver struck out; May
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); D. Allen
singled to left; Melton singled to left [D. Allen to second];
BURGMEIER REPLACED HEDLUND (PITCHING); May forced Melton (first
to shortstop) [D. Allen scored (unearned) (no RBI), May to
second (error by Floyd)]; Johnstone grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 9TH: HOVLEY BATTED FOR FLOYD; Hovley grounded out (second
to first); SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR BURGMEIER; Scheinblum flied out
to center; Schaal walked; FORSTER REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING);
Rojas singled to left [Schaal to second]; KEOUGH RAN FOR ROJAS;
JOHNSON REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Otis flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 3.