With two out in the eighth inning, Dick Tidrow singled and del Unser followed with a homer to enable the Indians to defeat the Royals, 2-1. Tidrow fell one out short of a shutout and complete game, yielding the mound to Steve Mingori in the ninth after Lou Piniella homered for the Royals' run. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       9, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   2  6  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Unser cf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .237
Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Hovley cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      A. Johnson lf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .233        Phillips lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Piniella lf           4   1   2   1     0   2   .347      Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Scheinblum rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Schaal 3b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .200      Bell rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Kirkpatrick c         2   0   0   0     1   1   .292      McCraw 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .339
  Otis ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Duffy ss              2   0   1   0     1   1   .214
Splittorff p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .083      Tidrow p              3   1   1   0     0   2   .273
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     4   6             Totals               28   2   6   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  2,237
Left on Base: Royals 7, Indians 3
DP: Royals 0, Indians 1
Errors: Nettles, Duffy
Doubles: Schaal (3)
Home Runs: Piniella (2), Unser (1)
Stolen Bases: Bell (3)
Caught Stealing: Duffy (1), McCraw (3)
GIDP: Hovley (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(2-3)       8     6   2   2   1   5   1  29   2.00
Totals                  8     6   2   2   1   5   1  29

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(2-2)           8.2   4   1   1   4   6   1  34   3.18
Mingori SV(3)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   9.82
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   6   1  35

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Rojas grounded out (third to
first); Hovley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Unser struck out; Brohamer singled to left; A.
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brohamer to second];
Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Piniella
struck out; Scheinblum grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Bell
singled to center; Bell stole second; McCraw flied out to
center; Duffy walked; Tidrow was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal doubled to center; Kirkpatrick popped to
second in foul territory [Schaal to third]; Splittorff grounded
out (second to first); Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Brohamer
made an out to shortstop; A. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas reached on an error by Duffy; Hovley grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Rojas out at
second]; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles made
an out to shortstop; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella singled to third [Piniella to second (error
by Nettles)]; Scheinblum grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Piniella to third]; Schaal lined to first; Kirkpatrick
was walked intentionally; Splittorff forced Kirkpatrick
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 5TH: McCraw grounded out (pitcher to first); Duffy
singled to left; Duffy was caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Tidrow was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
grounded out (third to first); Hovley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Brohamer
grounded out (shortstop to first); A. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry walked; Piniella struck out; Scheinblum
made an out to second; Schaal walked [Mayberry to second];
Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 0.

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

ROYALS 8TH: Splittorff struck out; Patek grounded out (pitcher
to first); Rojas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: McCraw singled to left; McCraw was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Duffy was called out on
strikes; Tidrow singled to left; Unser homered [Tidrow scored];
Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 2.

ROYALS 9TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Hovley
flied out to center; Mayberry grounded out (third to first);
Piniella homered; Scheinblum walked; Schaal singled to center
[Scheinblum to second]; MINGORI REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); OTIS
BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Otis forced Scheinblum (third
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.