Two errors on one play by Celerino Sanchez opened the gates for the Royals, who scored five unearned runs in the third inning to defeat the Yankees, 6-3. Dick Drago drew a walk to open the stanza and when Freddie Patek grounded to Sanchez, the Yankee third baseman not only fumbled the ball but also threw wildly to first. Drago reached third and scored on a single by Amos Otis.

After an infield out by Richie Scheinblum advanced Patek and Otis, Lou Piniella drew an intentional pass to load the bases. Cookie Rojas hit a sacrifice fly to score Patek. John Mayberry then came to the plate and capped the inning with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    26, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       0  0  5    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   6  7  1
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  9  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   1   0   0     0   0   .225      Kenney ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .224
Otis cf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .302        Ellis ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .271
  Hovley cf           1   0   0   0     1   1   .278      Allen 2b              4   2   3   1     1   0   .260
Scheinblum rf         5   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Murcer cf             5   0   4   1     0   0   .282
Piniella lf           3   2   3   0     1   0   .314      White lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .275
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .279      Blomberg 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .280
Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   4     0   1   .289        Alou ph,1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Taylor c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .283      Callison rf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .255
Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .204        Swoboda ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Drago p               2   1   0   0     1   2   .053      Sanchez 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Angelini p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                          Gardner p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Beene p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clarke ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                            McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Michael ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .217

Totals               34   6   7   6     4   7             Totals               35   3   9   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 10,670
Left on Base: Royals 6, Yankees 9
DP: Royals 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Patek, Sanchez 2
Doubles: Piniella 2 (29), Mayberry (19), Kenney (2)
Triples: Murcer (5)
Home Runs: Mayberry (14), Callison (6), Allen (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Rojas (5)
GIDP: White (8), Michael (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(10-14)          6.2   8   3   3   3   1   2  30   3.00
Angelini SV(2)          2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   9   0.84
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   3   2  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gardner L(4-2)          2.2   4   5   0   2   1   1  15   2.89
Beene                   4.1   1   0   0   1   3   0  15   2.57
McDaniel                2     2   1   1   1   3   0   9   3.23
Totals                  9     7   6   1   4   7   1  39

Passed Balls: Taylor (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


ROYALS 1ST: Umpire Hank Soar substituted for John Rice who
was ill; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis flied
out to right; Scheinblum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen
singled to center; Taylor allowed a passed ball [Allen to
second]; Murcer tripled to center [Allen scored]; White grounded
out (shortstop to first); Blomberg walked; Callison grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella doubled to center; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mayberry struck out; Taylor singled to
second [Piniella to third]; Schaal popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Sanchez flied to center; Munson grounded out (first
to pitcher); Gardner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Drago walked; Patek reached on an error by Sanchez
[Drago to third (error by Sanchez)]; Otis singled to center
[Drago scored (unearned), Patek to second]; Scheinblum grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Patek to third, Otis to second];
Piniella was walked intentionally; Rojas out on a sacrifice fly
to right [Patek scored (unearned), Otis to third, Piniella to
second]; Mayberry homered (unearned) [Otis scored (unearned),
Piniella scored (unearned)]; Yankees Manager Ralph Houk
ejected by HP umpire Marty Springstead; BEENE REPLACED
GARDNER (PITCHING); Taylor lined to center; 5 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Kenney doubled; Allen made an out to first; Murcer
singled to center [Kenney to third]; White walked [Murcer to
second]; Blomberg popped to shortstop; Callison popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Schaal lined to left; Drago was called out on
strikes; Patek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Sanchez grounded out (second to first); Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Beene grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Scheinblum
grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella singled to center;
Rojas forced Piniella (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Kenney grounded out (second to first); Allen
walked; Murcer singled to center [Allen to second]; White
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Murcer out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory; Taylor
grounded out (pitcher to first); Schaal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: HOVLEY REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Blomberg
grounded out (second to first); Callison homered; Sanchez
grounded out (second to shortstop to first); Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Drago struck out; Patek grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hovley walked; Scheinblum lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: CLARKE BATTED FOR BEENE; Clarke made an out to
shortstop; Kenney struck out; Allen homered; Murcer singled to
left; ANGELINI REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); White grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 3.

ROYALS 8TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED CLARKE (PITCHING); Piniella
doubled to left; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Piniella to third]; Mayberry doubled to right [Piniella
scored]; Taylor was walked intentionally; Schaal struck out;
Angelini popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: ALOU BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Alou grounded out (second
to first); SWOBODA BATTED FOR CALLISON; Swoboda was called out
on strikes; Sanchez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 3.

ROYALS 9TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SWOBODA STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Patek grounded out (second to first); Hovley
struck out; Scheinblum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
6, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson reached on an error by Patek; MICHAEL BATTED
FOR MCDANIEL; Michael grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Munson out at second]; ELLIS BATTED FOR
KENNEY; Ellis walked; Allen singled to center [Ellis to second];
Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 6, Yankees 3.