The Angels ruined Tom Murphy's first start for the Royals by beating their ex-teammate, 4-2. Doubles by Leroy Stanton and Leo Cardenas in the second inning and a triple by Bob Oliver and another double by Stanton gave the Angels a 2-1 lead before Murphy left for a pinch-hitter.

The Angels then added what proved to he their deciding margin against Jim Rooker in the eighth. Ken Berry singled, advanced on an out by Vada Pinson and scored on a single by Jim Spencer, who took second on the throw to the plate and also counted on a single by Ken McMullen. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       27, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0
Angels       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   0   2   1     1   0   .278      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Hovley cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Berry cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .319
Piniella lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .316      Pinson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Kirkpatrick c         3   0   1   1     1   0   .323      Oliver 1b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Spencer 1b          1   1   1   1     0   0   .222
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .230      McMullen 3b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .270
Keough rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Stanton rf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .232
Schaal 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .213      Cardenas ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .205
Murphy p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kusnyer c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .183
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .500      Clark p               2   0   1   0     1   0   .056
  Rooker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Nelson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               30   2   6   2     3   4             Totals               32   4   8   4     1   2

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  6,972
Left on Base: Royals 5, Angels 5
DP: Royals 0, Angels 1
Doubles: Rojas (8), Piniella (7), Kirkpatrick (3), Stanton 2 (5), Cardenas (3)
Triples: Oliver (3)
Caught Stealing: Patek (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (1)
GIDP: Rojas (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy L(0-1)           7     5   2   2   1   0   0  27   3.72
Rooker                  0.2   3   2   2   0   1   0   5   3.80
Nelson                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.50
Totals                  8     8   4   4   1   2   0  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clark W(4-4)            9     6   2   2   3   4   0  34   3.67
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   4   0  34

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek popped to third in foul territory; Hovley
struck out; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to left; Berry popped to catcher in
foul territory; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas
grounded out (third to first); Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton doubled to right;
Cardenas doubled to left [Stanton scored]; Kusnyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Keough grounded out (second to first); Schaal
singled to center; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Schaal to second]; Patek singled to left [Schaal
scored]; Hovley grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Clark walked; Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Clark to second]; Berry popped to first in foul territory;
Pinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Angels 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick
walked; Rojas grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Kirkpatrick out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Oliver tripled; McMullen grounded out (first
unassisted); Stanton doubled to right [Oliver scored]; Cardenas
flied out to center; Kusnyer grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry struck out; Keough struck out; Schaal made
an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Clark singled to center; Alomar grounded out (second
to first) [Clark to second]; Berry grounded out (second to
first) [Clark to third]; Pinson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Murphy lined to center; Patek walked; Patek was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hovley grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels
2.

ANGELS 6TH: Oliver lined to third; McMullen grounded out (third
to first); Stanton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 2.

ROYALS 7TH: SPENCER REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING 1B); Piniella flied
out to center; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher);
Rojas doubled to left; Mayberry walked; Keough forced Mayberry
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Cardenas grounded out (second to first); Kusnyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Schaal lined to center; TAYLOR BATTED FOR MURPHY;
Taylor was called out on strikes; Patek singled to center;
Hovley forced Patek (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: ROOKER REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Alomar was called
out on strikes; Berry singled to center; Pinson flied out to
left [Berry to second]; Spencer singled to left [Berry scored,
Spencer to second (on throw)]; McMullen singled to right
[Spencer scored]; NELSON REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Stanton was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Angels 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Piniella doubled to left; Kirkpatrick doubled to
center [Piniella scored]; Rojas flied out to right; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); Keough grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Angels 4.