John Mayberry homered in the seventh inning for the Royals' tie-breaking run in a 2-1 victory over the Brewers. A double by Rick Auerbach and single by Brock Davis produced the Brewers' run in the first. The Royals tied the score in the third on a walk to Paul Schaal, an infield out and double by Richie Scheinblum. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    19, 1972 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  5  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Auerbach ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .233      Schaal 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .203
Theobald 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .302
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Scheinblum rf         2   0   1   1     2   0   .315
  Heise 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Hovley pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Davis cf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .323      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .279
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Rojas 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .284
Briggs lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .274      Kirkpatrick c         3   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Lahoud rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Ferraro 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Drago p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .055
Rodriguez c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .275        Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lockwood p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .118
  May ph,cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .230

Totals               30   1   6   1     2   5             Totals               27   2   5   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 10,182
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Royals 5
DP: Brewers 1, Royals 2
Doubles: Auerbach (14), Scheinblum (15)
Home Runs: Mayberry (11)
Stolen Bases: Kirkpatrick (2)
Caught Stealing: Otis (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Theobald (7)
GIDP: Auerbach (10), Scott (16), Patek (8)
Hit by Pitch: Lockwood (1,by Drago)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood L(6-10)        7     5   2   2   2   3   1  27   3.72
Sanders                 1     0   0   0   2   0   0   4   3.69
Totals                  8     5   2   2   4   3   1  31

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(9-14)           7.1   5   1   1   2   4   0  28   2.96
Abernathy SV(2)         1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.49
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Drago (5)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom


BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach doubled to left; Theobald out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Auerbach to third]; Davis
singled to right [Auerbach scored]; Scott popped to first in
foul territory; Briggs walked [Davis to second]; Lahoud grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals
0.

ROYALS 1ST: Schaal made an out to shortstop; Otis struck out;
Scheinblum walked; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Ferraro popped to first in foul territory;
Rodriguez grounded out (second to shortstop to first); Lockwood
was hit by a pitch; Auerbach made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry made an out to shortstop; Rojas singled to
right; Kirkpatrick singled to right [Rojas to third]; Patek
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Kirkpatrick out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Royals 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
struck out; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Drago flied out to left; Schaal walked; Otis
grounded out (second to first) [Schaal to second]; Scheinblum
doubled to left [Schaal scored]; Piniella grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Briggs made an out to shortstop; Lahoud grounded
out (second to shortstop to first); Ferraro struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry made an out to third; Rojas was called out
on strikes; Kirkpatrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled to right; Lockwood was called out
on strikes; Auerbach grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to right; Drago struck out; Schaal
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Royals 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Theobald was called out on strikes; Davis walked;
Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Davis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals
1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis made an out to first; Scheinblum grounded out
(first unassisted); Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Briggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud
made an out to shortstop; Ferraro lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry homered; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kirkpatrick singled to first; Kirkpatrick stole second;
Patek flied out to center; Drago grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; MAY BATTED FOR
LOCKWOOD; May singled to center; Auerbach singled to right [May
to third]; ABERNATHY REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); BROWN BATTED FOR
THEOBALD; Brown reached on a fielder's choice [May out at home
(shortstop to catcher), Auerbach to second]; Davis grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HEISE REPLACED
BROWN (PLAYING 2B); SANDERS REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Schaal
popped to first in foul territory; Otis walked; Otis was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Scheinblum walked; HOVLEY RAN FOR SCHEINBLUM; Piniella forced
Hovley (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Royals 2.

BREWERS 9TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Scott grounded
out (catcher to first); Briggs singled to left; Lahoud struck
out; Ferraro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 2.