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Sunday July 9, 1972
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Kansas City Royals 8, Cleveland Indians 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 9, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Royals       2  3  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   8 11  1
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   5  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   2   2   0     0   0   .241      Unser rf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .183
Otis cf               2   3   1   1     2   0   .310      Brohamer 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .263
Scheinblum rf         3   0   1   4     1   0   .327      Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   1     1   1   .268
Piniella lf           4   2   2   2     1   1   .321      Fosse c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .259
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     2   1   .296      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .242
Kirkpatrick c         3   0   2   1     2   1   .304      McCraw lf             2   0   1   1     1   0   .270
Knoop 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Lolich ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Floyd 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .207      Bell cf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .228
Hedlund p             3   1   1   0     0   1   .316      Leon ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .201
  Abernathy p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Farmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Mingori p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Camilli ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
                                                            A. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .226

Totals               33   8  11   8     8   7             Totals               35   5   7   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 15,327
Left on Base: Royals 8, Indians 6
DP: Royals 0, Indians 3
Errors: Mayberry
Doubles: Patek 2 (19), Scheinblum (12), Piniella (18)
Home Runs: Piniella (7), Otis (6), Nettles (8), Bell (2)
Stolen Bases: Otis (14)
Caught Stealing: Mayberry (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Otis (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Scheinblum (1)
GIDP: Knoop (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hedlund W(2-5)          5.1   5   4   4   3   3   2  24   4.14
Abernathy               1.1   2   1   0   0   0   0   7   1.50
Burgmeier SV(9)         2.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.21
Totals                  9     7   5   4   3   3   2  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Farmer L(1-1)           1.1   5   5   5   3   1   1  12   4.08
Mingori                 3.2   3   1   1   3   3   1  15   4.09
Lamb                    2     2   2   2   2   1   0  10   4.23
Wilcox                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.88
Totals                  9    11   8   8   8   7   2  43

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek doubled to left; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Patek to third]; Scheinblum hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Patek scored]; Piniella homered; Mayberry walked;
Kirkpatrick walked [Mayberry to second]; Knoop flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Unser walked; Brohamer flied out to center;
Chambliss flied out to center; Fosse forced Unser (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Floyd struck out; Hedlund singled to center; Patek
doubled to right [Hedlund to third]; Otis was walked
intentionally; Scheinblum doubled to right [Otis scored, Patek
scored, Hedlund scored]; MINGORI REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING);
Piniella was walked intentionally; Mayberry was called out on
strikes while Piniella was picked off first (catcher to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles homered; McCraw flied out to center; Bell
homered; Leon flied out to center; Mingori was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Kirkpatrick singled to center; Knoop grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Kirkpatrick out at
second]; Floyd made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); Chambliss was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Hedlund popped to first in foul territory; Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); 36 minute rain delay;
Otis homered; Scheinblum walked; Piniella struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
struck out; McCraw walked; Bell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Kirkpatrick walked;
Knoop forced Kirkpatrick (third to second); Floyd singled to
center [Knoop to second]; Hedlund struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Leon grounded out (third to first); FOSTER BATTED
FOR MINGORI; Foster made an out to first; Unser grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 2.

ROYALS 6TH: LAMB REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Patek grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis walked; Otis stole second; Scheinblum
grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; Piniella doubled
to center [Otis scored]; Mayberry walked; Kirkpatrick singled to
center [Mayberry to third, Piniella scored]; Knoop lined to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer singled to center; Chambliss walked
[Brohamer to second]; Fosse singled to center [Chambliss to
third, Brohamer scored]; Nettles made an out to second; McCraw
singled to right [Fosse to second, Chambliss scored]; ABERNATHY
REPLACED HEDLUND (PITCHING); Bell flied out to right [Fosse to
third]; Leon forced McCraw (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 8, Indians 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Floyd was called out on strikes; Abernathy grounded
out (third to first); Patek grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: CAMILLI BATTED FOR LAMB; Camilli grounded out
(first unassisted); Unser reached on an error by Mayberry [Unser
to second]; Brohamer singled to left [Unser to third]; Chambliss
singled to center [Brohamer to second, Unser scored (unearned)];
Fosse flied out to right [Brohamer to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED
ABERNATHY (PITCHING); Nettles forced Chambliss (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, Indians 5.

ROYALS 8TH: WILCOX REPLACED CAMILLI (PITCHING); Otis flied out
to right; Scheinblum grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: LOLICH BATTED FOR MCCRAW; Lolich popped to first in
foul territory; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8,
Indians 5.

ROYALS 9TH: LOLICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Mayberry singled
to right; Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes while Mayberry
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Knoop was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Indians
5.

INDIANS 9TH: A. JOHNSON BATTED FOR WILCOX; A. Johnson grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); Unser made an out to third;
Brohamer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8,
Indians 5.



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