Coming through as a pinch-hitter, Gail Hopkins drove in a run with a single in the 11th inning to give the Royals a 3-2 victory over the Rangers. John Mayberry drew a pass to open the 11th and Jerry May sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Bobby Knoop, Hopkins batted for Paul Schaal and delivered his winning hit. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      1, 1972 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  -   2 10  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  -   3  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 3b             6   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Patek ss              4   1   2   0     1   1   .236
Lovitto cf            5   0   2   0     0   1   .198      Otis cf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .302
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     1   2   .248      Piniella lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Billings c            4   1   3   0     1   0   .289        Keough lf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .238
Howard 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .248      Scheinblum rf         4   0   1   2     1   1   .323
  Biittner pr,1b,lf   1   1   1   0     0   0   .299      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .301
Grieve lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .190      Kirkpatrick c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .302
  Mincher ph,1b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .184        Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Harrah ss             5   0   2   0     0   0   .244        May c               0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Kubiak 2b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .203      Rojas 2b              1   0   0   0     3   0   .277
Gogolewski p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Knoop 2b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .240
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Schaal 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .217
  Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .209        Hopkins ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .172
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Splittorff p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Burgmeier p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Suarez ph           1   0   0   1     0   0   .138        Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Panther p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250

Totals               41   2  10   2     4   7             Totals               33   3   8   3     9   3

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance:  7,430
Left on Base: Rangers 11, Royals 10
DP: Rangers 2, Royals 3
Errors: Howard, Schaal
Doubles: Billings (6), Harrah (10), Otis (11)
Caught Stealing: Rojas (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Keough (1), May (1)
GIDP: Howard (11), Ford (2), Kirkpatrick (3), Splittorff (2)
Hit by Pitch: Grieve (1,by Splittorff)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski              5     3   2   2   3   3   0  21   5.32
Lindblad                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.38
Pina                    1.2   2   0   0   3   0   0   7   2.63
Shellenback             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.05
Paul                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.53
Panther L(3-3)          2     2   1   1   3   0   0  11   5.05
Totals                 10.1   8   3   3   9   3   0  44

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              8.1   6   2   2   2   6   0  34   2.45
Burgmeier               1.1   3   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.93
Abernathy W(1-1)        1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.80
Totals                 11    10   2   2   4   7   0  46

Hit by Pitch: Splittorff (3)
Wild Pitches: Pina (3)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (first to pitcher); Lovitto
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Otis grounded out (third to
first); Piniella lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: KEOUGH REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Billings
walked; Howard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Billings out at second]; Grieve was hit by a pitch;
Harrah lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 2ND: Scheinblum reached on an error by Howard; Mayberry
singled to center [Scheinblum to second]; Kirkpatrick grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Scheinblum to
third, Mayberry out at second]; Rojas walked; Schaal flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Kubiak made an out to shortstop; Gogolewski
grounded out (second to first); Nelson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Splittorff grounded out (first to pitcher); Patek
walked; Otis made an out to second; Keough lined to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Lovitto was called out on strikes; Ford walked;
Billings singled to center [Ford to second]; Howard flied out to
right [Ford to third]; Grieve forced Billings (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Scheinblum struck out; Mayberry flied out to left;
Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals
0.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah flied out to center; Kubiak made an out to
shortstop; Gogolewski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas made an out to shortstop; Schaal lined to
second; Splittorff flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson grounded out (first unassisted); Lovitto
singled to right; Ford struck out; Billings grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek singled to left; Otis doubled to center [Patek
to third]; Keough walked; LINDBLAD REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI
(PITCHING); Scheinblum singled to left [Scheinblum out at second
(left to second), Keough to third, Otis scored, Patek scored];
Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; Kirkpatrick grounded
out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals
2.

RANGERS 7TH: Howard reached on an error by Schaal; Grieve was
called out on strikes; Harrah singled to center [Howard to
second]; Kubiak struck out; RANDLE BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Randle
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: PINA REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); Rojas walked; Rojas
was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Schaal walked; Splittorff grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Schaal out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Nelson lined to second; Lovitto grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek singled to left; Pina threw a wild pitch
[Patek to second]; Patek was out trying to advance to third
(catcher to third); Otis singled to center; Keough out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Otis to second]; Scheinblum
walked; SHELLENBACK REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals
2.

RANGERS 9TH: Billings doubled to center; Howard singled to left
[Billings scored]; BIITTNER RAN FOR HOWARD; Grieve struck out;
Harrah doubled to center [Biittner to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Kubiak walked; SUAREZ BATTED FOR
SHELLENBACK; Suarez forced Kubiak (second to shortstop) [Harrah
to third, Biittner scored]; Nelson made an out to second; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: PAUL REPLACED SUAREZ (PITCHING); BIITTNER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); TAYLOR BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Taylor popped
to first in foul territory; PANTHER REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING);
Rojas walked; Schaal flied out to left; Burgmeier flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

RANGERS 10TH: KNOOP REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); MAY REPLACED
TAYLOR (PLAYING C ); Lovitto singled to center; Ford grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lovitto out
at second]; Billings singled to left; Biittner singled to left
[Billings to second]; MINCHER BATTED FOR GRIEVE; ABERNATHY
REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Mincher walked [Billings to
third, Biittner to second]; Harrah made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 10TH: MINCHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BIITTNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Patek made an out to second;
Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Keough singled to left;
Scheinblum grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

RANGERS 11TH: Kubiak singled to left; Panther struck out; Nelson
lined into a double play (third to first) [Kubiak out at first];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 11TH: Mayberry walked; May out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Mayberry to second]; Knoop was walked
intentionally; HOPKINS BATTED FOR SCHAAL; Hopkins singled to
right [Knoop to second, Mayberry scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Royals 3.