The Royals, after failing to hold a 4-0 lead, came from behind with a three-run rally in the ninth inning to defeat the Yankees, 7-6. Paul Schaal homered for three of the Royals' four runs in the first. The Yankees tied the score in the seventh, three of their runs coming on a pinch-homer by Felipe Alou, and went ahead with two runs in the ninth.

In the Royals' rally, Amos Otis and Carl Taylor singled, Freddie Patek sacrificed and Steve Hovley knotted the count with a single. After another sacrifice by Richie Scheinblum, Lou Piniella delivered the game-winning single. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, New York Yankees 6
Game Played on Tuesday, August    15, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  2  -   6  9  0
Royals       4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   7 13  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Allen 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Patek ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .234
Munson c              5   1   3   0     0   0   .292      Hovley cf             3   1   2   2     1   0   .277
Murcer cf             5   0   1   2     0   1   .279      Scheinblum rf         4   1   1   1     0   1   .314
White lf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .279      Piniella lf           4   0   2   1     1   0   .312
Blomberg 1b           1   1   1   1     2   0   .286      Rojas 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .281
  Swoboda ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Schaal 3b             3   1   1   3     1   0   .211
Callison rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .253      Hopkins 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .230
Sanchez 3b            3   1   0   0     0   0   .258      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Michael ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Otis ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .304
  Ellis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Hedlund p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Lanier ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .195        Splittorff p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Kekich p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .145        Keough ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Clarke ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .243        Angelini p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Alou ph             1   1   1   3     0   0   .271        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kirkpatrick ph      0   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Kenney ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .220        Taylor ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .268
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gardner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   9   6     5   3             Totals               33   7  13   7     4   1

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 10,721
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Royals 7
DP: Yankees 3, Royals 2
Doubles: Blomberg (16), Munson (13)
Triples: Murcer (4)
Home Runs: Alou (4), Schaal (3)
Stolen Bases: White (17), Patek (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Hovley (2), Patek (5), Scheinblum (2)
GIDP: Murcer (4), Sanchez (5), Scheinblum 2 (13), Hopkins (2)
Hit by Pitch: Sanchez (3,by Hedlund)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich                  5     6   4   4   2   0   1  21   3.35
Klimkowski              1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.20
McDaniel                2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.91
Beene                   0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   2.95
Gardner L(4-1)          0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   3.53
Totals                  8.2  13   7   7   4   1   1  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hedlund                 6.1   4   3   3   3   1   0  25   3.67
Splittorff              0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   3.37
Angelini                0.2   1   0   0   2   2   0   5   1.35
Fitzmorris              1     2   2   2   0   0   0   5   3.49
Burgmeier W(6-2)        0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.72
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   3   1  40

Passed Balls: May (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hedlund (4)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Allen grounded out (first unassisted); Munson
singled to center; Murcer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; Hovley
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Patek to third];
Scheinblum singled to center [Patek scored]; Piniella walked
[Scheinblum to second]; Rojas forced Piniella (pitcher to
shortstop) [Scheinblum to third]; Schaal homered [Scheinblum
scored, Rojas scored]; Hopkins made an out to third; 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 4.

YANKEES 2ND: White flied out to center; Blomberg walked;
Callison flied to center; Sanchez made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 2ND: May popped to second; Hedlund popped to first in
foul territory; Patek lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael lined to shortstop; Kekich was called out
on strikes; Allen flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Hovley walked; Scheinblum grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Hovley out at second]; Piniella
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); White flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas lined to right; Schaal grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hopkins singled to left; May popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Blomberg walked; Callison singled to left [Blomberg
to second]; Sanchez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Blomberg to third, Callison out at second];
Michael grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Hedlund grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek
singled to shortstop; Hovley singled to pitcher [Patek to
second]; Scheinblum grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Patek out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 4.

YANKEES 6TH: CLARKE BATTED FOR KEKICH; Clarke flied out to left;
Allen singled to center; Munson forced Allen (pitcher to
shortstop); Murcer made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED CLARKE (PITCHING); Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas singled to pitcher;
Schaal grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rojas to second];
Hopkins was walked intentionally; May lined to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 4.

YANKEES 7TH: White walked; Blomberg doubled to center [White
scored]; Callison grounded out (pitcher to first); Sanchez was
hit by a pitch; SPLITTORFF REPLACED HEDLUND (PITCHING); ELLIS
BATTED FOR MICHAEL; Ellis flied to center; ALOU BATTED FOR
KLIMKOWSKI; Alou homered [Blomberg scored, Sanchez scored];
Allen grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: LANIER REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING SS); MCDANIEL
REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); KEOUGH BATTED FOR SPLITTORFF; Keough
grounded out (first to pitcher); Patek lined to center; Hovley
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
4, Royals 4.

YANKEES 8TH: ANGELINI REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Munson doubled
to left; May allowed a passed ball [Munson to third]; Murcer was
called out on strikes; White walked; SWOBODA BATTED FOR
BLOMBERG; White stole second; Swoboda struck out; Callison
walked; FITZMORRIS REPLACED ANGELINI (PITCHING); Sanchez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees
4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: SWOBODA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Scheinblum
struck out; Piniella singled to left; Rojas singled to right
[Piniella to second]; Schaal walked [Piniella to third, Rojas to
second]; Hopkins grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher
to first) [Piniella out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
4, Royals 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Lanier grounded out (shortstop to first); KENNEY
BATTED FOR MCDANIEL; Kenney singled to shortstop; Allen forced
Kenney (second to shortstop); Cookie Rojas intentionally
dropped Bernie Allen's popup; Munson singled to center
[Allen to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING);
Murcer tripled to center [Allen scored, Munson scored]; On a
bunt White made an out to pitcher; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: BEENE REPLACED KENNEY (PITCHING); OTIS BATTED FOR
MAY; Otis singled to center; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR BURGMEIER;
GARDNER REPLACED BEENE (PITCHING); TAYLOR BATTED FOR
KIRKPATRICK; Taylor singled to center [Otis to second]; Patek
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Otis to third, Taylor
to second]; Hovley singled to center [Otis scored, Taylor
scored]; Scheinblum out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Hovley to second]; Piniella singled to center [Hovley scored];
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals 7.