Pinch-hitter Steve Hovley came through with a run-scoring single with two out in the ninth inning to give the Royals a 3-2 victory over the Brewers. Richie Scheinblum led off with a single and John Mayberry walked, but the next two batters went out before Hovley hit his single, batting for Dick Drago, to drive in Tom Murphy, who ran for Scheinblum. [The Sporting News]
Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Friday, June 16, 1972 (Night game) at County Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  7  1
Brewers      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 12  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Auerbach ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .198
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .291      Theobald 2b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .191
Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .322      Scott 1b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .222
Kirkpatrick c         4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Briggs lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Scheinblum rf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .333      May cf                3   1   1   0     0   0   .205
  Murphy pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Reynolds ph      1   0   1   0     0   0   .194
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Conigliaro rf         3   0   1   0     0   2   .244
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .244      Rodriguez c           4   0   3   1     0   0   .342
Rojas 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .261        Brett pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Hansen 3b             1   0   0   0     1   0   .150      Ferraro 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .266
  Keough ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .308        Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .189
  Knoop 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Heise 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .148      Lonborg p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .263
  Schaal 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Drago p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .071        Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hovley ph,rf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .225

Totals               33   3   7   3     4   7             Totals               32   2  12   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  5,471
Left on Base: Royals 7, Brewers 6
DP: Royals 2, Brewers 1
Errors: Patek, Sanders
Doubles: Rojas (11)
Home Runs: Scott (7)
Stolen Bases: Otis (10), May (3)
Caught Stealing: Briggs (1), Rodriguez (3), Theobald (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Theobald (3), Conigliaro (1)
GIDP: Scheinblum (3), May (3), Scott (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(5-4)            8    10   2   2   1   6   1  31   2.08
Burgmeier SV(6)         1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.35
Totals                  9    12   2   2   1   6   1  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 7     4   2   2   3   7   0  27   2.92
Sanders L(1-6)          2     3   1   1   1   0   0  10   3.18
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   7   0  37

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Otis walked;
Piniella walked [Otis to second]; Kirkpatrick flied out to
center; Scheinblum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first);
Theobald grounded out (third to first); Scott homered; Briggs
singled to left; Briggs was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Rojas flied
out to center; Hansen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: May singled to center; Conigliaro struck out; May
stole second; Rodriguez singled to right [May scored]; Rodriguez
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Ferraro grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Drago struck out; Patek struck out; Otis flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Lonborg struck out; Auerbach grounded out (third to
first); Theobald singled to center; Theobald was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Brewers 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella struck out; Kirkpatrick singled to center;
Scheinblum grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Kirkpatrick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott reached on an error by Patek; Briggs singled
to center [Scott to second]; May grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Scott to third, Briggs out at
second]; Conigliaro was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry was called out on strikes; Rojas flied out
to right; Hansen walked; Drago struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ferraro was called out on strikes; Lonborg singled to left;
Auerbach forced Lonborg (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 0, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek flied out to right; Otis struck out; Piniella
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Theobald walked; Scott grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Theobald out at second]; Briggs
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted);
Scheinblum singled to left; Mayberry flied out to left; Rojas
doubled [Scheinblum to third]; KEOUGH BATTED FOR HANSEN; Keough
singled to center [Scheinblum scored, Rojas scored]; Drago
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: KNOOP REPLACED KEOUGH (PLAYING 3B); May grounded
out (second to first); Conigliaro singled to left; Rodriguez
singled to right [Conigliaro to third]; LAHOUD BATTED FOR
FERRARO; Lahoud struck out; DAVIS BATTED FOR LONBORG; Davis
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: HEISE REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING 3B); SANDERS REPLACED
DAVIS (PITCHING); Patek flied out to left; Otis singled to
right; Otis stole second; Piniella made an out to second;
Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Auerbach singled to center; Theobald out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Auerbach to second]; Scott
flied out to right; Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Scheinblum singled to right; MURPHY RAN FOR
SCHEINBLUM; Murphy was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Sanders [Murphy to second]; Mayberry walked; On a bunt Rojas
made an out to catcher; HOPKINS BATTED FOR KNOOP; Hopkins forced
Mayberry (shortstop to second) [Murphy to third]; HOVLEY BATTED
FOR DRAGO; Hovley singled to right [Murphy scored, Hopkins to
second]; Patek made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SCHAAL REPLACED
HOPKINS (PLAYING 3B); BURGMEIER REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); T.
REYNOLDS BATTED FOR MAY; T. Reynolds singled to left; Conigliaro
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [T. Reynolds to
second]; Rodriguez singled to right [T. Reynolds out at home
(right to catcher to third)]; BRETT RAN FOR RODRIGUEZ; Heise
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
3, Brewers 2.
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