Tom Murphy, who had been recalled from Omaha, and Steve Busby, who was also brought up from the American Association club, pitched the Royals to 5-0 and 3-2 victories in a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Twins. Murphy, making his first start since his recall, scattered six hits in posting the shutout. The Royals decided the outcome with three runs off Bert Blyleven in the third inning. Ed Kirkpatrick singled, Paul Schaal doubled and both scored on a single by Freddie Patek. After advancing on the throw home, Patek moved to third on a bunt and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Amos Otis.

Busby, making his major league debut, pitched a five-hitter in the nightcap. John Mayberry provided the big blow for the rookie, smashing a homer with a man on base in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Royals       0  3  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   5 11  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .252      Otis cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .303
Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Rojas 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .276
Braun 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .285      Hovley rf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .289
Killebrew 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .234      Mayberry 1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .297
Darwin rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .272      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Nettles cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Kirkpatrick c         3   1   2   0     1   0   .278
Thompson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Schaal 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .213
Roof c                2   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Patek ss              4   1   1   2     0   0   .223
  Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Murphy p              2   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Mitterwald c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Blyleven p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .160
  Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Norton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   6   0     2   4             Totals               30   5  11   5     4   1

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: Twins 6, Royals 8
DP: Twins 2, Royals 2
Doubles: Braun (17), Schaal (16), Otis (23), Mayberry (23)
Stolen Bases: Darwin (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (6), Rojas (6)
GIDP: Darwin (22), Carew (11), Mayberry (8), Piniella (23)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(12-16)       6     8   3   3   2   0   0  26   3.04
Norton                  0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   2.63
Luebber                 2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   0.00
Totals                  8    11   5   5   4   1   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy W(4-2)           9     6   0   0   2   4   0  33   3.84
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   4   0  33

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Carew singled to center;
Braun flied out to right; Killebrew made an out to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Otis flied to right in foul territory; Rojas singled
to center; Hovley forced Rojas (shortstop to second); Mayberry
singled to left [Hovley to second]; Piniella flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin singled to left; Darwin stole second; Nettles
grounded out (third to first); Thompson grounded out (third to
first) [Darwin to third]; Roof grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick singled to left; Schaal doubled to right
[Kirkpatrick to third]; Patek singled to left [Kirkpatrick
scored, Schaal scored, Patek to second (on throw)]; Murphy out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Patek to third]; Otis hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Patek scored]; Rojas grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 3RD: Blyleven struck out; Tovar flied out to center; Carew
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Hovley walked; Mayberry grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hovley out at second]; Piniella
singled to right; Kirkpatrick singled to left [Piniella to
third]; Schaal forced Kirkpatrick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 4TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Killebrew lined
to right; Darwin singled to left; Nettles forced Darwin (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Murphy flied
out to left; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson singled to center; Roof forced Thompson
(first to shortstop); On a bunt Blyleven struck out; Tovar
walked [Roof to second]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas flied out to center; Hovley singled to center;
Mayberry walked [Hovley to second]; Piniella grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 6TH: Braun doubled to right; Killebrew walked; Darwin
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Braun to
third, Killebrew out at second]; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Schaal
grounded out (third to first); Patek grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson flied out to left; HOLT BATTED FOR ROOF;
Holt flied out to left; MANUEL BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Manuel
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING C ); NORTON
REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Murphy walked; Otis doubled to
center [Murphy to third]; LUEBBER REPLACED NORTON (PITCHING);
Rojas hit a sacrifice fly to right [Murphy scored, Otis to
third]; Hovley singled to center [Otis scored]; Mayberry doubled
to left [Hovley to third]; Piniella grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kirkpatrick was walked intentionally; Schaal flied out
to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

TWINS 8TH: Tovar singled to left; Carew grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Tovar out at second];
Braun struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek grounded out (second to first); Murphy popped
to third in foul territory; Otis was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

TWINS 9TH: Killebrew struck out; Darwin grounded out (second to
first); Nettles popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.