Milt Wilcox pitched a four-hitter and also beat out a bunt to lead the way to the Indians' 3-1 victory over the Royals. The score was tied, 1-1, when Wilcox reached base on his bunt in the eighth inning. Del Unser also bunted safely. After a sacrifice by Jack Brohamer, Roy Foster hit a sacrifice fly to score Wilcox and Tommy McCraw followed with a double to plate Unser. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     29, 1972 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   3  8  0
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              3   1   2   0     1   1   .279      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Brohamer 2b,3b        3   1   1   0     0   0   .429      Schaal 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .182
A. Johnson lf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .318      Otis cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .209
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .175      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .298
  Foster ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
  Leon 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Oliver rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .271
McCraw 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .333      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      May c                 3   1   0   0     1   0   .286
Bell rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Montgomery p          1   0   0   0     1   0   .200
  Phillips rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .138
Wilcox p              4   1   1   0     0   1   .182

Totals               31   3   8   2     3   3             Totals               30   1   4   1     4   3

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  7,414
Left on Base: Indians 6, Royals 7
DP: Indians 0, Royals 2
Doubles: McCraw (2), Otis (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Brohamer (1), Montgomery (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Foster (1)
GIDP: Duffy (3), Nettles (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(2-2)           9     4   1   1   4   3   0  35   1.47
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   3   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montgomery L(0-1)       7.1   7   3   3   3   2   0  30   3.26
Burgmeier               1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.50
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   3   0  36

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Larry Napp


INDIANS 1ST: Unser singled to center; Brohamer made an out to
third; A. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Unser to
second]; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Schaal grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Otis doubled to center; Mayberry flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Fosse
singled to center; Bell singled to left [Fosse to second]; Duffy
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bell
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella flied out to right; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rojas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Wilcox made an out to second; Unser walked;
Brohamer flied out to right; A. Johnson flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: May walked; Montgomery out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [May to second]; Patek made an out to second;
Schaal singled to center [May scored]; Otis singled to left
[Schaal to third]; Mayberry was walked intentionally [Otis to
second]; Piniella forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles struck out; McCraw walked; Fosse made an
out to second; Bell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Oliver struck out; Rojas flied out to center; May
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Royals 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy popped to first in foul territory; Wilcox
flied out to left; Unser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Montgomery walked; Patek flied out to right; Schaal
struck out; Otis made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 0, Royals 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer singled to left; A. Johnson singled to
center [Brohamer to third]; Nettles grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Brohamer scored (no RBI), A.
Johnson out at second]; McCraw flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Piniella singled to
left; Oliver walked [Piniella to second]; Rojas forced Piniella
(third unassisted) [Oliver to second]; May grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse flied out to center; Bell flied out to
center; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Montgomery flied out to center; Patek grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schaal grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Wilcox singled; Unser singled [Wilcox to second];
Brohamer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilcox to
third, Unser to second]; A. Johnson was walked intentionally;
BURGMEIER REPLACED MONTGOMERY (PITCHING); FOSTER BATTED FOR
NETTLES; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilcox scored,
Unser to third]; McCraw doubled to left [Unser scored, A.
Johnson to third]; Fosse grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: LEON REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING 2B); BROHAMER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Otis flied out to right; Mayberry flied
out to center; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy flied
out to right; Wilcox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED BELL (PLAYING RF); Oliver flied
out to right; Rojas grounded out (third to first); May flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 1.