Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 1

Game Played on Saturday, July 8, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   0   2   0     1   0   .235      Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .299      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Piniella lf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .320      Lolich rf,lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Scheinblum rf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Nettles 3b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .239
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .300      A. Johnson lf         3   1   1   0     0   0   .231
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .289        Bell rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
May c                 2   0   0   0     1   1   .238      Fosse c               3   0   2   1     0   0   .256
  Hovley ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Leon ss               3   0   0   0     0   2   .197
Floyd 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .203      Kilkenny p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .143
  Keough ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .189        Hennigan p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Nelson p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .182
  Kirkpatrick ph      0   0   0   0     1   0   .294

Totals               32   1   7   1     5  10             Totals               30   2   6   1     1   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 21,250
Left on Base: Royals 9, Indians 5
DP: Royals 0, Indians 0
Errors: Otis
Doubles: Nettles (13)
Home Runs: Piniella (6)
Caught Stealing: Otis (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson L(2-3)           8     6   2   1   1   7   0  31   1.07
Totals                  8     6   2   1   1   7   0  31

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kilkenny W(2-1)         6.2   7   1   1   4   7   1  29   2.75
Hennigan                2.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   8   3.22
Totals                  9     7   1   1   5  10   1  37

Wild Pitches: Kilkenny 2 (2)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Otis singled to left [Patek
to third]; Otis was caught stealing second (catcher to second to
shortstop); Piniella was walked intentionally; Scheinblum struck
out; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Unser flied out to center; Brohamer struck out;
Chambliss lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas singled to left; May walked [Rojas to second];
May was picked off first (catcher to shortstop); Floyd struck
out; Nelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Lolich grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
walked; A. Johnson singled to center [Nettles to third]; Fosse
singled to center [Fosse to second (on throw), A. Johnson scored
(error by Otis) (unearned) (no RBI), Nettles scored]; Leon
struck out; Kilkenny struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Indians 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to center; Otis flied out to center;
Piniella homered; Scheinblum struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Unser flied out to left; Brohamer popped to third
in foul territory; Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry singled to right; Rojas lined to shortstop;
May struck out; Floyd singled to right [Mayberry to second];
Kilkenny threw a wild pitch [Floyd to second, Mayberry to
third]; Nelson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Lolich flied out to right; Nettles doubled to left;
A. Johnson grounded out (second to first) [Nettles to third];
Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek singled to right; Kilkenny threw a wild pitch
[Patek to second]; Otis struck out; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scheinblum grounded out (pitcher to second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Leon was called out on strikes; Kilkenny struck
out; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 1, Indians 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Rojas flied out to
right; May made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer popped to third in foul territory;
Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Lolich was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Floyd grounded out (pitcher to first); Nelson was
called out on strikes; Patek walked; Otis walked [Patek to
second]; HENNIGAN REPLACED KILKENNY (PITCHING); Piniella flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Nettles made an out to third; A. Johnson made an
out to second; Fosse singled to second; Leon made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.

ROYALS 8TH: BELL REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING RF); LOLICH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Scheinblum lined to right;
Mayberry struck out; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Hennigan struck out; Unser flied out to right;
Brohamer singled to right; Chambliss singled to center [Brohamer
to second]; Lolich flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Indians 2.

ROYALS 9TH: HOVLEY BATTED FOR MAY; Hovley was called out on
strikes; KEOUGH BATTED FOR FLOYD; Keough struck out; KIRKPATRICK
BATTED FOR NELSON; Kirkpatrick walked; HOPKINS BATTED FOR PATEK;
Hopkins forced Kirkpatrick (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Indians 2.