The Yankees, after trailing 6-0, rallied to win the first game of a doubleheader, 7-6, and then completed the sweep by defeating the Royals, 9-8, in 16 innings in the second game behind the tremendous relief pitching of Lindy McDaniel. Richie Scheinblum drove in four runs with a double and bases-loaded triple and John Mayberry hit a homer to stake the Royals to their lead in the opener. However, the Yankees caught up and then scored the winning run in the ninth. Celerino Sanchez walked, Bobby Murcer singled and Roy White beat out a bunt to load the bases. Ron Swoboda fouled out, but Johnny Callison capped the Yankees' comeback with a single to drive in the winning run.

The Yankees took a 6-1 lead in the nightcap, only to fall behind when the Royals erupted for four runs in the eighth and three in the ninth. The Yankees then rallied to tie the score just when their cause appeared hopeless. White and Felipe Alou singled, but John Ellis grounded into a double play. However, Sanchez singled to drive in White and then scored himself on singles by Jerry Kenney and Thurman Munson. McDaniel took the mound in the 10th and yielded only one hit in seven innings of relief. The Yankees rewarded him with his first victory of the season when Sanchez doubled in the 16th, Kenney drew an intentional pass, Gene Michael beat out a bunt and Horace Clarke hit a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Kansas City Royals 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    27, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       2  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  2    0  2  1  -   7 14  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .224      Clarke 2b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .243
Otis cf               3   2   1   0     1   0   .302      Allen 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Scheinblum rf         4   1   2   4     0   0   .310        Sanchez ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .236
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .289      Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .282
Kirkpatrick c         4   0   1   1     0   0   .283      White lf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .277
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Blomberg 1b           3   2   2   0     1   0   .285
  Knoop 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .232        Swoboda ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Callison rf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .259
Schaal 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .203      Munson c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .283
Dal Canton p          1   1   1   0     0   0   .105      Michael ss            3   2   2   2     1   0   .222
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .190        Blasingame p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Angelini p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ellis ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .278
                                                            Kenney pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               32   6   8   6     3   2             Totals               37   7  14   7     4   3

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: Royals 4, Yankees 10
DP: Royals 1, Yankees 0
Doubles: Scheinblum (16), Clarke (14), Blomberg (18), Callison (8), Ellis (4)
Triples: Otis (2), Scheinblum (4), Munson (2)
Home Runs: Mayberry (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Dal Canton 2 (4), Blasingame (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton              5.1   7   3   3   1   3   0  23   3.34
Burgmeier               0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   3.78
Fitzmorris              2.1   2   2   2   1   0   0  10   3.94
Angelini L(1-1)         0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   1.64
Abernathy               0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.36
Totals                  8.1  14   7   7   4   3   0  42

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre             1.2   6   5   5   1   1   0  12   3.63
Blasingame              4.1   2   1   1   2   0   1  16   6.62
Klimkowski              2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.91
Lyle W(7-3)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.27
Totals                  9     8   6   6   3   2   1  37

Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (5)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Umpire Hank Soar replaced John Rice who was
ill; Patek grounded out (second to first); Otis tripled to
right; Scheinblum doubled to center [Otis scored]; Mayberry
struck out; Kirkpatrick singled to right [Scheinblum scored];
Rojas flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Allen struck
out; Murcer walked; White made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella flied out to left; Schaal grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dal Canton singled to center; Patek singled
to left [Dal Canton to second]; Otis walked [Dal Canton to
third, Patek to second]; Scheinblum tripled to center [Dal
Canton scored, Patek scored, Otis scored]; BLASINGAME REPLACED
STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Mayberry popped to catcher in foul
territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: On a bunt Blomberg singled to first; Callison flied
out to right; Munson flied into a double play (second to
pitcher) [Blomberg out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
5, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Rojas flied out to
right; Piniella singled to left [Piniella out at second (left to
shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael flied out to right; Blasingame was called
out on strikes; Clarke singled to right; Allen flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Schaal walked; Dal Canton out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Schaal to second]; Patek grounded out
(second to first) [Schaal to third]; Otis grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer struck out; White singled to center;
Blomberg flied to center; Callison lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Scheinblum grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mayberry homered; Kirkpatrick made an out to first; Rojas flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson tripled to right; Michael singled to right
[Munson scored]; Blasingame out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Michael to second]; 19 minute rain delay with 2-1
count on Clarke; Clarke doubled to center [Michael scored];
Allen grounded out (second to first) [Clarke to third];
Cookie Rojas hurt right knee fielding Bernie Allen's grounder
and was carried off the field; KNOOP REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING
2B); Murcer flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6,
Yankees 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Schaal
walked; Dal Canton out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Schaal to second]; Patek made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to right; Blomberg doubled;
BURGMEIER REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Callison doubled to
left [Blomberg scored]; Munson singled to right [Callison
scored]; Michael walked [Munson to second]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Alou grounded
out (third to first) [Munson to third, Michael to second];
Clarke flied to left in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 6, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 7TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Otis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Scheinblum flied out to left; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Allen grounded out (first to pitcher); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Kirkpatrick flied to center; Knoop struck out;
Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 6, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Blomberg walked; Callison flied out to right;
Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Blomberg to second]; Munson flied
out to center; Michael singled to center [Blomberg scored];
ELLIS BATTED FOR KLIMKOWSKI; Ellis doubled to center [Michael
scored]; ANGELINI REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); KENNEY RAN FOR
ELLIS; Clarke grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 6.

ROYALS 9TH: LYLE REPLACED KENNEY (PITCHING); Schaal grounded out
(second to first); Angelini flied out to left; Patek flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 9TH: SANCHEZ BATTED FOR ALLEN; Sanchez walked; Murcer
singled to center [Sanchez to second]; On a bunt White singled
to third [Sanchez to third, Murcer to second]; ABERNATHY
REPLACED ANGELINI (PITCHING); SWOBODA BATTED FOR BLOMBERG;
Swoboda popped to first in foul territory; Callison singled to
right [Sanchez scored, Murcer to third, White to second]; the
ball hit above the auxiliary scoreboard; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 7.