Completing a sweep of the three-game series, the Royals defeated the Yankees, 3-2, scoring their winning run in the seventh inning when Cookie Rojas doubled and John Mayberry singled. Bobby Murcer hit a single, double and homer for the Yanks. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    16, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Yankees      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Royals       1  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3 12  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Patek ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .237
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .288      Hovley cf             4   1   3   1     0   1   .293
Murcer cf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .283      Scheinblum rf         4   0   2   1     0   0   .317
White lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .277      Piniella lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .312
Blomberg 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .283        Taylor lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Callison rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .253      Rojas 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .284
Sanchez 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Schaal 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .209
Michael ss            3   0   1   1     1   0   .212      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   1     0   2   .273
Peterson p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .246      May c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .198
  Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Nelson p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .129

Totals               32   2   6   2     3   7             Totals               32   3  12   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 11,579
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Royals 6
DP: Yankees 2, Royals 0
Doubles: Callison (6), Murcer (24), Rojas (21)
Home Runs: Murcer (20)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (9), Hovley (3), Patek (25)
Caught Stealing: Patek (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Peterson (9)
GIDP: Piniella (19), Scheinblum (14)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(13-12)       8    12   3   3   1   3   0  33   3.22
Totals                  8    12   3   3   1   3   0  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson W(6-4)           9     6   2   2   3   7   1  36   1.90
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   7   1  36

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke struck out; Munson struck out; Murcer
homered; White walked; Blomberg grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek popped to third in foul territory; Hovley
singled to second; Hovley stole second; Scheinblum singled to
left [Hovley scored]; Piniella grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Scheinblum out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Callison doubled to left; Sanchez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Michael singled to center [Callison scored];
On a bunt Peterson made an out to catcher; Clarke grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas made an out to first; Schaal grounded out
(second to first); Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson grounded out (third to first); Murcer
doubled to right; White grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Murcer to third]; Blomberg walked; Callison flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: May grounded out (third to first); Nelson lined to
left; Patek singled to center; Patek stole second; Hovley
singled to right [Patek scored]; Scheinblum forced Hovley
(second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals
2.

YANKEES 4TH: Sanchez singled to center; Michael lined to left;
Peterson reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Sanchez to second]; Clarke grounded out (second to first)
[Sanchez to third, Peterson to second]; Munson struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella flied to center; Rojas flied out to right;
Schaal walked; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer flied to left; White struck out; Blomberg
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Patek singled to
first; Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Callison popped to catcher in foul territory;
Sanchez struck out; Michael walked; Peterson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Hovley singled to third; Scheinblum grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Hovley out at second];
Piniella singled to center [Piniella out at second (center to
shortstop)]; Lou Piniella ejected by 2B umpire Merle
Anthony; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 2.

YANKEES 7TH: TAYLOR REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Clarke
grounded out (second to first); Munson flied out to right;
Murcer singled to right; Murcer stole second; Murcer was picked
off second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Rojas doubled to left; Schaal grounded out (second
to first) [Rojas to third]; Mayberry singled to right [Rojas
scored]; May singled to right [Mayberry to second]; On a bunt
Nelson popped to catcher in foul territory; Patek popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Royals 3.

YANKEES 8TH: White made an out to shortstop; Blomberg was called
out on strikes; Callison flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Hovley struck out; Scheinblum singled to left;
Taylor forced Scheinblum (second to shortstop); Rojas singled to
second [Taylor to second]; Schaal grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael
flied to left in foul territory; ALLEN BATTED FOR PETERSON;
Allen popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Royals 3.