Four Yankees batted in two runs apiece to account for the scoring in an 8-4 victory over the Royals. Ron Blomberg started off with a two-run double in the first inning. Fritz Peterson batted in a run with single in the second when the Yankees scored five times. Johnny Callison and Bobby Murcer each hit a two-run single. Peterson added his second RBI with a single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      10, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Yankees      2  5  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   8 15  1
Royals       0  1  0    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   4 12  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .239      Patek ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .252
Callison rf           5   1   1   2     0   2   .212      Otis cf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Murcer cf             5   1   3   2     0   0   .274      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .328
White lf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .253      Scheinblum rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .309
Blomberg 1b           4   0   2   2     1   0   .274      Rojas 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .265
Munson c              5   0   0   0     0   2   .253      Taylor 1b             4   0   2   1     0   2   .278
Allen 3b              5   2   3   0     0   1   .279      Schaal 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .224
Michael ss            5   1   2   0     0   1   .216      May c                 4   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Peterson p            4   1   3   2     0   0   .320      Murphy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hedlund p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .357
                                                            Hansen ph           1   0   0   1     0   0   .125
                                                            Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hovley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                            Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                            Mayberry ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .231

Totals               42   8  15   8     1   8             Totals               37   4  12   4     0   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 11,282
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Royals 6
DP: Yankees 2, Royals 0
Errors: Michael, Scheinblum, Taylor
Doubles: Blomberg 2 (6), Allen 2 (4), Schaal (9), Patek (10)
Triples: Taylor (1), May (1)
GIDP: Rojas (9)
Hit by Pitch: Clarke (1,by Hedlund)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(4-8)         9    12   4   4   0   4   0  37   3.87
Totals                  9    12   4   4   0   4   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy L(2-2)           1     6   5   5   0   1   0   9   4.81
Hedlund                 4     5   2   1   1   2   0  19   3.86
Abernathy               2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   2.57
Fitzmorris              2     1   0   0   0   4   0   7   3.05
Totals                  9    15   8   7   1   8   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Hedlund (1)
Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); Callison
struck out; Murcer singled to right; White singled to right
[Murcer to second]; Blomberg doubled [Murcer scored, White
scored]; Munson flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Otis flied out to right;
Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Allen singled to second; Michael singled to right
[Allen to third]; Peterson singled to center [Allen scored,
Michael to third]; HEDLUND REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Clarke
was hit by a pitch [Peterson to second]; Callison singled to
right [Michael scored, Peterson scored, Clarke to third,
Callison to second (error by Scheinblum)]; Murcer singled to
left [Clarke scored, Callison scored (unearned), Murcer out at
second (left to second)]; White struck out; Blomberg walked;
Munson forced Blomberg (second unassisted); 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Scheinblum lined to center; Rojas singled to center;
Taylor tripled [Rojas scored]; Schaal grounded out (pitcher to
first); May grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Allen grounded out (second to first); Michael flied
out to center; Peterson singled to second; Clarke flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Hedlund singled to right; Patek flied out to right;
Otis lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Hedlund out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Callison grounded out (second to first); Murcer
singled to center; White flied to right in foul territory;
Blomberg forced Murcer (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella made an out to first; Scheinblum struck
out; Rojas singled to center; Taylor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson reached on an error by Taylor; Allen doubled
to right [Munson to third]; Michael grounded out (pitcher to
first); Peterson reached on a fielder's choice [Munson out at
home (shortstop unassisted), Allen to third, Peterson to
second]; infield in; Thurman Munson broke for HP; Freddie
Patek faked a throw to HP and Munson turned back to 3B;
Clarke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal doubled; May singled to left [Schaal to
third]; HANSEN BATTED FOR HEDLUND; Hansen forced May (second to
shortstop) [Schaal scored, Hansen to third (error by Michael)];
Patek singled to shortstop [Hansen stayed at third]; Otis popped
to shortstop; Piniella flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 7, Royals 2.

YANKEES 6TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED HANSEN (PITCHING); Callison made
an out to second; Murcer flied out to center; White grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Scheinblum flied out to center; Rojas grounded out
(third to first); Taylor singled to second; Schaal flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg lined to center; Munson struck out; Allen
doubled to right; Michael singled to left [Allen to third];
Peterson singled to right [Michael to third, Allen scored];
Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 8, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); HOVLEY BATTED
FOR ABERNATHY; Hovley grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek
doubled to center; Otis singled to center [Patek scored];
Piniella forced Otis (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals 3.

YANKEES 8TH: FITZMORRIS REPLACED HOVLEY (PITCHING); Callison
struck out (catcher to first); Murcer popped to catcher in foul
territory; White grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Scheinblum singled to left; Rojas grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Scheinblum out at
second]; Taylor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Royals 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Blomberg doubled; Munson struck out; Allen struck
out; Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Blomberg to third]; Michael
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Schaal was called out on strikes; May tripled to
left; MAYBERRY BATTED FOR FITZMORRIS; Mayberry grounded out
(pitcher to first) [May scored]; Patek grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals 4.