New York Yankees 9, Kansas City Royals 8 (Game 2)
Game Played on Sunday, August    27, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  4  3    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   8 14  1
Yankees      0  2  2    1  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   9 26  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              8   1   2   1     0   1   .225      Allen 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Otis cf               7   1   2   1     0   1   .302        Clarke pr,2b        3   0   1   1     0   0   .244
Scheinblum rf         4   1   2   0     1   0   .313      Callison rf           8   0   2   0     0   0   .259
  Floyd pr,3b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Murcer cf             7   2   4   1     1   0   .287
Piniella lf           7   1   1   3     1   0   .310      White lf              6   2   2   0     2   0   .277
Taylor c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Blomberg 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .284
  Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alou 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .280
  Hovley ph,rf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Ellis c               8   1   3   3     0   1   .284
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   1     3   0   .288      Sanchez 3b            8   2   4   2     0   2   .246
Schaal 3b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .206      Kenney ss             7   0   1   0     1   1   .219
  Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Peterson p            3   1   2   0     0   0   .261
  Dal Canton p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .103        Lyle p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .176
Knoop 2b              7   1   1   0     0   1   .224        Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hedlund p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .188        Munson ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .285
  Burgmeier p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333        McDaniel p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .195        Michael ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .225
  Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Angelini p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kirkpatrick ph,c    4   1   1   1     0   2   .282

Totals               60   8  14   7     5   9             Totals               68   9  26   9     4   7

Time of Game: 4:50   Attendance: 25,801
Left on Base: Royals 11, Yankees 18
DP: Royals 1, Yankees 3
Errors: Taylor, Kenney, Klimkowski
Doubles: Patek (22), Knoop (3), Hovley (4), Sanchez 3 (8), Blomberg (19), Murcer (25)
Triples: Murcer (6)
Home Runs: Mayberry (16), Piniella (10)
Stolen Bases: Otis (26), White (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Otis (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Clarke (3)
GIDP: Piniella (21), Taylor (1), Knoop (3), Ellis (9)
Hit by Pitch: Scheinblum (3,by Peterson)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hedlund                 2.2   7   4   4   0   2   0  15   4.15
Burgmeier               4.1   5   2   2   2   1   0  20   3.81
Fitzmorris              0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.94
Angelini                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.50
Abernathy               3     5   2   2   0   0   0  13   1.64
Dal Canton L(6-6)       4.1   7   1   1   2   4   0  21   3.29
Totals                 15.1  26   9   9   4   7   0  73

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson                7.1   8   4   4   0   3   1  30   3.44
Lyle                    0.2   5   4   3   0   0   1   7   1.57
Klimkowski              1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.78
McDaniel W(1-1)         7     1   0   0   4   6   0  26   2.74
Totals                 16    14   8   7   5   9   2  67

Hit by Pitch: Peterson (4)

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


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

YANKEES 1ST: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Callison
grounded out (second to first); Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella flied out to center; Taylor singled to
right; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to second to first)
[Taylor to second]; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White singled to center; White stole second [White
to third (error by Taylor)]; Blomberg struck out; Ellis singled
to center [White scored]; Sanchez doubled to left [Ellis
scored]; Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); Peterson
singled to left [Sanchez to third]; Allen struck out; 2 R, 4 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Knoop was called out on strikes; Hedlund was called
out on strikes; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Callison grounded out (second to first); Murcer
tripled to center; White popped to shortstop; Blomberg doubled
[Murcer scored]; Ellis singled to left [Blomberg scored];
BURGMEIER REPLACED HEDLUND (PITCHING); Sanchez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to center; Scheinblum was hit by a
pitch [Otis to second]; Piniella grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Otis to third, Scheinblum out at
second]; Taylor lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Kenney grounded out (second to first); Peterson
singled to left; Allen popped to catcher in foul territory;
Callison singled to center [Peterson to second]; Murcer singled
to center [Peterson scored, Callison to third, Murcer to second
(on throw)]; White was walked intentionally; Blomberg forced
White (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry homered; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to
first); Knoop grounded out (third to first); Burgmeier was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees
5.

YANKEES 5TH: Ellis flied to left; Sanchez was called out on
strikes; Kenney made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Yankees 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis flied to
center; Scheinblum singled to third; Piniella flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Peterson lined to right; Allen flied out to right;
Callison grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Yankees 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Taylor grounded out (third to first); Mayberry flied
to left; Schaal singled to left; Knoop forced Schaal (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer walked; White flied out to left; Blomberg
grounded out (third to first) [Murcer to second]; Ellis singled
to left [Murcer scored]; Sanchez doubled to left [Ellis to
third]; Kenney popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 6.

ROYALS 8TH: MAY BATTED FOR BURGMEIER; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Patek doubled; Otis singled to center
[Patek scored]; Scheinblum singled to left [Otis to second];
LYLE REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Piniella homered [Otis
scored, Scheinblum scored]; Taylor flied out to center; Mayberry
flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: FITZMORRIS REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Lyle singled to
right; Allen singled to center [Lyle to second]; ANGELINI
REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); CLARKE RAN FOR ALLEN; Lyle was
picked off second (catcher to shortstop to third); Callison
flied out to left; Murcer flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 5, Yankees 6.

ROYALS 9TH: CLARKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ALOU REPLACED
BLOMBERG (PLAYING 1B); Schaal singled to center; Knoop doubled
to right [Schaal to third]; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR ANGELINI;
Kirkpatrick singled to right [Schaal scored, Knoop to third];
Patek singled to left [Knoop scored, Kirkpatrick to second];
KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Otis reached on an error by
Klimkowski on a sacrifice bunt [Kirkpatrick scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Patek to third]; Otis stole second; Scheinblum
grounded out (first unassisted); Piniella was walked
intentionally; Taylor grounded into a double play (pitcher to
catcher to first) [Patek out at home]; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 9TH: KIRKPATRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ABERNATHY
REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); White singled to right; Alou singled
to left [White to second]; Ellis grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [White to third, Alou out at
second]; Sanchez singled to second [White scored]; Kenney
singled to center [Sanchez to second]; MUNSON BATTED FOR
KLIMKOWSKI; Munson singled to center [Sanchez scored, Kenney to
second]; Clarke popped to shortstop; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 8, Yankees 8.

ROYALS 10TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED MUNSON (PITCHING); Mayberry
walked; Schaal struck out; Knoop grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 10TH: Callison grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer
grounded out (first to pitcher); White grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 8.

ROYALS 11TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Patek struck out;
Otis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8,
Yankees 8.

YANKEES 11TH: Alou grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Ellis flied to center; Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 8.

ROYALS 12TH: Scheinblum walked; Piniella flied out to right;
HOVLEY BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Hovley reached on an error by
Kenney [Scheinblum to second]; FLOYD RAN FOR SCHEINBLUM;
Mayberry walked [Floyd to third, Hovley to second]; HOPKINS
BATTED FOR SCHAAL; Hopkins struck out; Knoop grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 12TH: FLOYD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HOVLEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DAL CANTON REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING);
Kenney was called out on strikes; McDaniel made an out to
second; Clarke singled to center; Clarke was out trying to
advance to second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Yankees 8.

ROYALS 13TH: Kirkpatrick struck out; Patek grounded out (pitcher
to first); Otis flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8,
Yankees 8.

YANKEES 13TH: Callison flied out to center; Murcer doubled to
center; White was walked intentionally; Alou singled to center
[Murcer to third, White to second]; Ellis was called out on
strikes; Sanchez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 8.

ROYALS 14TH: Floyd flied out to right; Piniella popped to third
in foul territory; Hovley doubled to left; Mayberry was walked
intentionally; Dal Canton forced Mayberry (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 14TH: Kenney grounded out (third to first); McDaniel was
called out on strikes; Clarke lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 8.

ROYALS 15TH: Knoop grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick
was called out on strikes; Patek popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 15TH: Callison singled to right; Murcer singled to right
[Callison to second]; White popped to catcher in foul territory;
Alou forced Callison (third unassisted) [Murcer to second];
Ellis lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees
8.

ROYALS 16TH: Otis flied out to center; Floyd grounded out
(pitcher to first); Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 16TH: Sanchez doubled to left; Kenney was walked
intentionally; MICHAEL BATTED FOR MCDANIEL; On a bunt Michael
singled to third [Sanchez to third, Kenney to second]; Clarke
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sanchez scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 9.