While Paul Spilttorff pitched a seven-hit shutout, John Mayberry drove in four runs to lead the Royals to a 5-0 victory over the Twins. Mayberry singled for a run in the sixth inning and homered with two men on base in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Friday, June 23, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 x - 5 10 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .281 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Thompson ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Carew 2b 4 0 2 0 0 2 .286 Piniella lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .327 Killebrew 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .231 Kirkpatrick c 3 1 0 0 0 1 .299 Darwin cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .229 Scheinblum rf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .325 Oliva rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .321 Mayberry 1b 4 1 2 4 0 0 .253 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .214 Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Floyd 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Perry p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Splittorff p 3 0 2 0 0 0 .206 Totals 32 0 7 0 2 9 Totals 32 5 10 5 0 2 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 9,712 Left on Base: Twins 7, Royals 5 DP: Twins 0, Royals 2 Errors: Oliva Doubles: Killebrew (6), Piniella 2 (14) Home Runs: Mayberry (6) Stolen Bases: Thompson (2) Sacrifice Hits: Patek (3) GIDP: Thompson (2), Oliva (1) Hit by Pitch: Kirkpatrick (1,by Perry) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(6-6) 8 10 5 4 0 2 1 34 3.48 Totals 8 10 5 4 0 2 1 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(6-4) 9 7 0 0 2 9 0 34 2.57 Totals 9 7 0 0 2 9 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Perry (5) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Haller TWINS 1ST: Tovar walked; Thompson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Tovar out at second]; Carew singled to third; Killebrew made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (first unassisted); Otis popped to first in foul territory; Piniella doubled to right; Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 2ND: Darwin was called out on strikes; Oliva singled to left; Soderholm forced Oliva (shortstop to second); Mitterwald forced Soderholm (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Scheinblum singled to right; Mayberry flied out to center; Rojas singled to left [Scheinblum to second]; Floyd was called out on strikes; Splittorff singled to pitcher [Scheinblum to third, Rojas to second]; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 3RD: Perry grounded out (third to first); Tovar made an out to shortstop; Thompson walked; Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (third to first); Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 4TH: Killebrew doubled to right; Darwin struck out; Oliva singled to left [Killebrew to third]; Soderholm struck out; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Scheinblum flied out to left; Mayberry made an out to third; Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 5TH: Perry flied out to left; Tovar singled to center; Thompson forced Tovar (shortstop to second); Thompson stole second; Carew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Floyd lined to shortstop; Splittorff singled to center; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Splittorff to second]; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 6TH: Killebrew singled to center; Darwin struck out; Oliva grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Killebrew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted); Scheinblum singled to right [Scheinblum to second (error by Oliva)]; Mayberry singled to left [Scheinblum scored (unearned), Mayberry out at second (left to catcher to shortstop)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. TWINS 7TH: Soderholm struck out; Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); Perry grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Floyd flied out to center; Splittorff grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. TWINS 8TH: Tovar made an out to second; Thompson popped to first in foul territory; Carew singled to pitcher; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 8TH: Patek flied out to center; Otis popped to first in foul territory; Piniella doubled to right; Kirkpatrick was hit by a pitch; Scheinblum singled to center [Piniella scored, Kirkpatrick to third]; Mayberry homered [Kirkpatrick scored, Scheinblum scored]; Rojas grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 5. TWINS 9TH: Darwin struck out; Oliva flied out to left; Soderholm made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 5.

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