Aided by three unearned runs, the Royals defeated the Angels, 5-2. After two errors on one play by Rudy May allowed a pair of tainted tallies in the first inning, Paul Schaal homered for the Royals in the second. A passed ball led to another unearned run in the seventh and Freddie Patek added the Royals' final marker with a sacrifice fly in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 2
Game Played on Thursday, May       25, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       2  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   5  6  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  6  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   1   0   1     0   0   .258      Alomar 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .270
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Berry cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .323
Scheinblum rf         4   1   1   1     0   0   .246      Kosco lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .244
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .320      Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .269      McMullen 3b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .272
Schaal 3b             4   2   2   1     0   1   .218      Stanton rf            4   0   2   0     0   2   .210
Mayberry 1b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .227      Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Kirkpatrick c         2   0   1   0     2   0   .339      Kusnyer c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .189
Splittorff p          4   0   0   1     0   1   .182      May p                 1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Nelson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        O'Brien ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
                                                            Foster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Llenas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
                                                            Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               32   5   6   5     4   6             Totals               32   2   6   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  4,032
Left on Base: Royals 6, Angels 5
DP: Royals 1, Angels 0
Errors: May 2
Doubles: Scheinblum (1), Mayberry (3), Alomar (5), Kosco (1)
Home Runs: Schaal (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Patek (1)
GIDP: Cardenas (4)
Hit by Pitch: Otis (2,by Foster)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(4-3)       8     5   2   2   2   5   0  30   2.43
Nelson SV(1)            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.54
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   6   0  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(0-4)              5     4   3   1   1   3   1  20   5.33
Foster                  3     1   1   0   1   3   0  12   2.70
Fisher                  1     1   1   1   2   0   0   6   3.34
Totals                  9     6   5   2   4   6   1  38

Passed Balls: Kusnyer (3)
Hit by Pitch: Foster (1)
Wild Pitches: Splittorff (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Frank Umont


ROYALS 1ST: Patek reached on an error by May [Patek to second
(error by May)]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first);
Scheinblum doubled to left [Patek scored (unearned)]; Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas singled to left
[Scheinblum scored (unearned), Rojas out at second (left to
third to first to second)]; Cookie Rojas argued obstruction
should be called on Bob Oliver during rundown; Royals Manager
Bob Lemon ejected by HP umpire Jim Odom; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (third to first); Berry made an
out to shortstop; Kosco singled to center; Oliver struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Schaal homered; Mayberry grounded out (second to
first); Kirkpatrick singled to center; Splittorff was called out
on strikes; Patek flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen made an out to second; Stanton struck out;
Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis lined to center; Scheinblum grounded out
(shortstop to first); Piniella struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Kusnyer grounded out (second to first); May was
called out on strikes; Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Schaal popped
to third in foul territory; Mayberry walked; Kirkpatrick flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Berry flied out to center; Kosco grounded out (third
to first); Oliver popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Splittorff grounded out (first to pitcher); Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: McMullen flied out to right; Stanton singled to
right; Cardenas grounded out (pitcher to first) [Stanton to
second]; Kusnyer walked; O'BRIEN BATTED FOR MAY; O'Brien was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ROYALS 6TH: FOSTER REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); Scheinblum flied
out to left; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar doubled to center; Berry grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Alomar to third]; Kosco lined to right; Splittorff
threw a wild pitch [Alomar scored]; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal was called out on strikes; Mayberry doubled
to left; Kusnyer allowed a passed ball [Mayberry to third];
Kirkpatrick walked; Splittorff forced Kirkpatrick (first to
shortstop) [Mayberry scored (unearned)]; Patek flied out to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanton
singled to center; Cardenas grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stanton out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis was hit by a pitch; Scheinblum lined to right;
Piniella grounded out (first unassisted) [Otis to second]; Rojas
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Kusnyer grounded out (shortstop to first); LLENAS
BATTED FOR FOSTER; Llenas grounded out (second to shortstop to
first); Alomar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Angels 1.

ROYALS 9TH: FISHER REPLACED LLENAS (PITCHING); Schaal singled to
left; Mayberry walked [Schaal to second]; Kirkpatrick walked
[Schaal to third, Mayberry to second]; Splittorff popped to
third in foul territory; Patek hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Schaal scored]; Otis forced Kirkpatrick (shortstop to second);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Berry walked; Kosco doubled to right [Berry to
third]; NELSON REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Oliver flied out
to right; McMullen singled to left [Berry scored, Kosco to
third]; Stanton struck out; Cardenas flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Angels 2.