Roger Nelson pitched hitless ball for 7 2/3 innings before yielding a solitary single by Ben Oglivie as the Royals' righthander defeated the Red Sox, 3-0. Ed Kirkpatrick provided the winning support for Nelson by smashing a three-run homer in the sixth following a single by Amos Otis and pass to John Mayberry. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    23, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   3  5  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Otis cf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .300
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Scheinblum rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Smith rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .265        Hovley pr,rf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .283
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .300      Kirkpatrick c         3   1   1   3     0   0   .283
Oglivie lf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .251      Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Siebert p             1   0   0   0     1   1   .203      Schaal 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .208
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Nelson p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .118
  Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .164

Totals               28   0   1   0     1   9             Totals               28   3   5   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  9,380
Left on Base: Red Sox 2, Royals 4
DP: Red Sox 0, Royals 0
Doubles: Otis (20)
Triples: Schaal (3)
Home Runs: Kirkpatrick (8)
Stolen Bases: Otis 2 (25)
Hit by Pitch: Scheinblum (2,by Siebert)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(10-10)        7     4   3   3   2   4   1  27   3.31
Curtis                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.87
Totals                  8     5   3   3   2   4   1  31

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson W(7-4)           9     1   0   0   1   9   0  29   1.75
Totals                  9     1   0   0   1   9   0  29

Hit by Pitch: Siebert (6)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski lined to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded
out (third to first); Scheinblum was hit by a pitch; HOVLEY RAN
FOR SCHEINBLUM; Mayberry was credited with a single when a
runner was hit by the batted ball [Hovley out at second (second
unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 2ND: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Smith struck
out; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Fisk was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher); Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Oglivie struck out; Kennedy flied out to center;
Siebert walked; On a bunt Harper grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal grounded out (third to first); Nelson struck
out; Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals
0.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Smith grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis walked; Hovley popped to third in foul
territory; Otis stole second; Mayberry made an out to shortstop;
Kirkpatrick popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli flied to right in foul territory; Fisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas popped to right; Piniella grounded out (third
to first); Schaal tripled; Nelson grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Kennedy struck out; Siebert struck out (catcher to
first); Harper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Otis singled;
Hovley flied out to left; Otis stole second; Mayberry walked;
Kirkpatrick homered [Otis scored, Mayberry scored]; Rojas
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Royals 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Aparicio flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded
out (second to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Piniella flied out to right; Schaal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nelson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli flied out to center; Fisk struck out;
Oglivie singled; Kennedy forced Oglivie (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Patek grounded
out (shortstop to first); Otis doubled; Hovley flied out to
right; Mayberry made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Royals 3.

RED SOX 9TH: BURDA BATTED FOR CURTIS; Burda struck out; Harper
lined to left; Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Royals 3.