Amos Otis smashed a three-run homer in the eighth inning and added two runs with a double in the ninth to lead the Royals to a 6-2 victory over the Brewers. Paul Splittorff, who scored twice after reaching base on an error and a walk, ended his personal six-game losing streak with his first winning performance since July 9. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    30, 1972 (Night game) at County Stadium
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  2  -   6 11  0
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   2   2   0     0   0   .230      Auerbach ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .222
Otis cf               5   1   2   5     0   1   .299      Theobald 2b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .229
Scheinblum rf         5   0   2   0     0   0   .314      May cf                4   0   2   2     0   0   .244
Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .287      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .262
Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .312        Felske 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .153
Kirkpatrick c         4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .208      T. Reynolds lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .190
Knoop 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .238      Rodriguez c           3   0   1   0     0   1   .285
Splittorff p          2   2   0   0     1   0   .237      Ferraro 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
                                                          Lonborg p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .175
                                                            Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .235

Totals               37   6  11   5     1   4             Totals               32   2   6   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  5,214
Left on Base: Royals 6, Brewers 6
DP: Royals 0, Brewers 0
Errors: Lonborg
Doubles: Knoop (4), Patek (23), Otis (21), May 2 (17), Rodriguez (13), Theobald (7)
Triples: Patek (4)
Home Runs: Otis (11)
Stolen Bases: Auerbach (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Splittorff (7), Rodriguez (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(10-10)     9     6   2   2   2   7   0  35   3.42
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   7   0  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg L(12-8)         7.2   9   4   3   0   4   1  32   2.89
Brett                   1.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   7   4.80
Totals                  9    11   6   5   1   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Splittorff (4), Lonborg 2 (5)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek tripled to center; Lonborg threw a wild pitch
[Patek scored]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first);
Scheinblum singled to right; Lonborg threw a wild pitch
[Scheinblum to second]; Mayberry struck out; Piniella flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach walked; Auerbach stole second; Theobald
struck out; May doubled to right [Auerbach scored]; Scott struck
out; Brown grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick singled to right; Schaal grounded out
(third to first) [Kirkpatrick to second]; Knoop struck out;
Splittorff lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: T. Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rodriguez doubled to right; Ferraro grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Rodriguez to third]; Lonborg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek lined to third; Otis struck out; Scheinblum
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach grounded out (pitcher to first); Theobald
grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott flied out to center; Brown flied out to
center; T. Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Brewers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal grounded out (second to first); Knoop flied
out to right; Splittorff made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Ferraro
singled to left; Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Ferraro to
second]; Lonborg popped to first in foul territory; Auerbach
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Otis flied out
to right; Scheinblum singled to right; Mayberry singled to right
[Scheinblum out at third (right to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Theobald doubled to left; May grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Theobald to third]; Scott was called out
on strikes; George Scott ejected by HP umpire George
Maloney; Brown grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 7TH: FELSKE REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING 1B); Piniella flied
out to right; Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Schaal flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: T. Reynolds singled to left; Rodriguez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [T. Reynolds to second];
Ferraro grounded out (second to first) [T. Reynolds to third];
On a bunt Lonborg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Knoop doubled to center; Splittorff reached on an
error by Lonborg on a sacrifice bunt [Knoop to third]; Patek
flied out to center; Otis homered [Knoop scored, Splittorff
scored (unearned)]; Scheinblum flied out to center; Mayberry
singled to center; Piniella singled to center [Mayberry to
second]; BRETT REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick flied
out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Auerbach grounded out (second to pitcher); Theobald
walked; May doubled to right [Theobald scored]; Felske struck
out; Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Schaal made an out to shortstop; Knoop grounded out
(shortstop to first); Splittorff walked; Patek doubled to left
[Splittorff to third]; Otis doubled to center [Patek scored,
Splittorff scored]; Scheinblum popped to first in foul
territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: T. Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Ferraro grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Brewers 2.