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Sunday August 6, 1972
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California Angels 3, Kansas City Royals 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1972 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium

Angels       0  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   3  9  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  7  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .257      Schaal 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .210
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Kosco lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .235      Otis cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .306
  Pinson ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Scheinblum rf         3   1   2   0     1   0   .315
Oliver 1b             4   1   2   2     0   2   .277      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Hiatt c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Mayberry 1b           1   1   1   1     3   0   .279
McMullen 3b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .279      May c                 4   0   1   1     0   0   .206
Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Floyd ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .183
Berry cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .304        Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Wright p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .222        Patek ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
                                                          Splittorff p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                            Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .295
                                                            Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                            Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .196

Totals               35   3   9   3     1   8             Totals               30   2   7   2     5   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 12,447
Left on Base: Angels 7, Royals 7
DP: Angels 2, Royals 0
Errors: Cardenas, Schaal 2
Doubles: Kosco (4), Berry (11), Wright (5), Otis (18)
Home Runs: Oliver (14), Mayberry (10)
Caught Stealing: Stanton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wright (3), Piniella (2)
GIDP: May (4), Scheinblum (10)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(12-6)          9     7   2   2   5   2   1  36   3.33
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   2   1  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(9-8)       7     7   2   2   0   7   0  28   3.29
Fitzmorris              2     2   1   1   1   1   1   9   3.40
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   8   1  37

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to right; Cardenas struck out; Kosco
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Alomar to second]; Oliver
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Schaal walked; Rojas flied out to center; Otis
doubled to center [Schaal out at home (center to second to
catcher)]; Scheinblum walked; Piniella forced Scheinblum
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Hiatt was called out on strikes; McMullen singled to
center; Stanton flied out to center; Berry grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; May forced Mayberry (shortstop to
second); Floyd forced May (shortstop to second); Splittorff
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Wright was called out on strikes; Alomar flied out
to right; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal popped to catcher in foul territory; Rojas
grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Kosco doubled to left; Oliver singled to right
[Kosco scored]; Hiatt grounded out (pitcher to first) [Oliver to
second]; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oliver to
third]; Stanton was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Scheinblum singled to center; Piniella out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Scheinblum to second]; Mayberry
walked; May grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Berry doubled to right; Wright out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Berry to third]; Alomar singled to left
[Berry scored]; Cardenas reached on an error by Schaal [Alomar
to third, Cardenas out at second (left to second)]; Kosco flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Floyd was called out on strikes; Splittorff grounded
out (second to first); Schaal singled to left; Rojas grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals
0.

ANGELS 6TH: Oliver was called out on strikes; Hiatt made an out
to second; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); Scheinblum
singled to shortstop [Scheinblum to second (error by Cardenas)];
Piniella flied out to right [Scheinblum to third]; Mayberry
walked; May singled to center [Mayberry to second, Scheinblum
scored]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR FLOYD; Taylor lined to pitcher; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 1.

ANGELS 7TH: PATEK REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING SS); Stanton reached
on an error by Schaal; Stanton was caught stealing second
(catcher to third); Berry grounded out (third to first); Wright
doubled to right; Alomar flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR SPLITTORFF; Kirkpatrick was
called out on strikes; Schaal flied out to left; Rojas grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Royals 1.

ANGELS 8TH: FITZMORRIS REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Cardenas
flied out to center; PINSON BATTED FOR KOSCO; Pinson struck out;
Oliver homered; Hiatt singled to right; McMullen walked [Hiatt
to second]; Stanton grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Otis singled to
right; Scheinblum grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Otis out at second]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Wright
grounded out (second to first); Alomar grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Mayberry homered; May flied out to center; Patek
flied out to right; HOPKINS BATTED FOR FITZMORRIS; Hopkins
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Royals 2.



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