Freddie Patek batted in two runs with a single and the Mayberry accounted for three with a homer as the Royals gained a 6-3 victory over the Brewers, who went down to their ninth straight defeat. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      17, 1972 (Day game) at County Stadium
Royals       0  0  2    0  0  3    1  0  0  -   6 12  0
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   1   2   2     1   1   .240      Theobald 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .186
Otis cf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .294      May cf                4   2   2   0     0   0   .212
Piniella lf           5   0   2   1     0   0   .324      Scott 1b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .228
Kirkpatrick c         4   1   2   0     1   1   .313      Conigliaro rf         3   0   1   0     1   1   .246
Scheinblum rf         3   1   0   0     1   0   .325      Briggs lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   3     0   1   .244      Rodriguez c           4   1   2   1     0   0   .349
Rojas 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Heise 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .243
Hansen 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .130      Auerbach ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Splittorff p          3   0   1   0     0   0   .161      Parsons p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .160
                                                            Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
                                                            Newman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Reynolds ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .189

Totals               35   6  12   6     4   3             Totals               34   3   8   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  8,722
Left on Base: Royals 7, Brewers 6
DP: Royals 1, Brewers 0
Errors: May
Doubles: Kirkpatrick (6), Scott (8)
Triples: Heise (1)
Home Runs: Mayberry (5)
Stolen Bases: Patek (11)
Caught Stealing: Patek (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Splittorff (3)
GIDP: Briggs (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(5-4)       9     8   3   3   2   3   0  36   2.83
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   3   0  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons L(6-4)          6     6   5   5   3   3   1  26   4.44
Colborn                 2     4   1   1   1   0   0  10   2.87
Newman                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    12   6   6   4   3   1  40

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek was called out on strikes; Otis singled to
center; Otis was picked off first (pitcher to first); Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Theobald grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
May singled to first; Scott singled to center [May to second];
Conigliaro walked [May to third, Scott to second]; Briggs flied
out to left; Rodriguez singled to pitcher [May scored, Scott to
third, Conigliaro to second]; Heise grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick struck out; Scheinblum flied out to
center; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Auerbach grounded out (third to first); Parsons
struck out; Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas singled to center; Hansen walked [Rojas to
second]; Splittorff out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Rojas to third, Hansen to second]; Patek singled to center
[Rojas scored, Hansen scored, Patek to second (error by May)];
Otis grounded out (second to first) [Patek to third]; Piniella
popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: May flied out to right; Scott grounded out (third
to first); Conigliaro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick singled to right; Scheinblum popped to
third in foul territory; Mayberry flied out to left; Rojas flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Briggs popped to catcher in foul territory;
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Heise grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Hansen flied out to right; Splittorff grounded out
(second to first); Patek walked; Patek stole second; Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Auerbach grounded out (third to first); Parsons
struck out; Theobald walked; May grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Piniella flied out to right; Kirkpatrick doubled;
Scheinblum walked; Mayberry homered [Kirkpatrick scored,
Scheinblum scored]; Rojas flied out to left; Hansen flied out to
left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Scott flied out to right; Conigliaro singled to
center; Briggs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Conigliaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 7TH: COLBORN REPLACED PARSONS (PITCHING); Splittorff
singled to left; Patek forced Splittorff (second to shortstop);
Otis singled to third [Patek to second]; Piniella singled to
center [Patek scored, Otis out at third (center to shortstop to
third), Piniella to second (on throw to 3b)]; Kirkpatrick
walked; Scheinblum lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 6, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Heise grounded out
(third to first); Auerbach grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry made an out to shortstop; Rojas singled to
center; Hansen flied out to center; Splittorff made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR COLBORN; Davis flied out to
center; Theobald grounded out (second to first); May singled to
center; Scott doubled [May scored]; Conigliaro grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: NEWMAN REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Patek singled to
left; Patek was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to shortstop); Otis flied out to right; Piniella
singled to center; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Briggs flied out to right; Rodriguez singled to
center; Heise tripled [Rodriguez scored]; Auerbach grounded out
(third to first); T. REYNOLDS BATTED FOR NEWMAN; T. Reynolds
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
6, Brewers 3.