Making his first start since May 7, Bruce Dal Canton yielded only six hits and pitched the Royals to a 4-1 victory over the White Sox. The Royals scored twice in the second inning on singles by Richie Scheinblum, Cookie Rojas and John Mayberry and an infield out by Jerry May.

The other pair followed in the third. Freddie Patek doubled and took third on a safe bunt by Amos Otis, who then stole second. Rojas drove them home with a single. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, June      26, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Royals       0  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Patek ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .246
Alvarado ss           4   1   0   0     0   0   .231      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .296
D. Allen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .302      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .311
May lf                3   0   3   1     1   0   .313      Scheinblum rf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .319
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Rojas 2b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .278
Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .273
Lyttle cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .368      May c                 3   0   0   1     0   0   .240
Morales 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Floyd 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .163
Wood p                1   0   0   0     1   0   .137      Dal Canton p          3   0   1   0     0   1   .100
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     2   5             Totals               31   4   7   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  7,834
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Royals 4
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 2
Doubles: Patek (15)
Stolen Bases: Otis (11), Patek (14)
GIDP: Morales (7), Herrmann (7)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(11-7)            6     7   4   4   0   3   0  25   2.29
Kealey                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.52
Totals                  8     7   4   4   1   4   0  32

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton W(4-3)       9     6   1   1   2   5   0  33   3.05
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   0  33

Wild Pitches: Wood (3)
Balks: Dal Canton (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Barnett


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to right; Alvarado forced Kelly
(second to shortstop) [Alvarado to first]; D. Allen singled to
left [Alvarado to third]; May singled to right [Alvarado scored,
D. Allen to second]; Andrews flied to left; Herrmann struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

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

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lyttle singled to right; Morales grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lyttle out at
second]; Wood walked; Kelly flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Scheinblum singled to left; On a bunt Rojas singled
to third [Scheinblum to second]; Mayberry singled to left
[Scheinblum scored, Rojas to third]; May grounded out (catcher
to first) [Rojas scored, Mayberry to second]; Wood threw a wild
pitch [Mayberry to third]; Floyd struck out; Dal Canton flied to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to first); D.
Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled to right;
Dal Canton balked [May to second]; Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals
2.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek doubled to left; On a bunt Otis singled to
pitcher [Patek to third]; Otis stole second; Piniella struck
out; Scheinblum struck out; Rojas singled to left [Patek scored,
Otis scored]; Mayberry lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Lyttle
lined to pitcher; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Floyd
grounded out (third to first); Dal Canton singled to left; On a
bunt Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Wood grounded out (first unassisted); Kelly
grounded out (second to first); Alvarado grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis flied to center; Piniella popped to second;
Scheinblum popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Allen was called out on strikes; May walked;
Andrews struck out; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas lined to second; Mayberry popped to second;
May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lyttle flied to left; Morales grounded out (third
to first); WILLIAMS BATTED FOR WOOD; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: KEALEY REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Floyd grounded
out (shortstop to first); Dal Canton struck out; Patek walked;
Patek stole second; Otis popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kelly was called out on strikes; Alvarado flied
to right in foul territory; D. Allen flied to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Piniella flied to left; Scheinblum grounded out
(first to pitcher); Rojas flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May singled to center; Andrews lined to center;
Herrmann grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 4.