Dick Drago, who made his first appearance since being struck on the jaw by a line drive September 1, allowed only four hits and pitched the Royals to a 3-1 victory over the Twins. The Royals decided the game with two out in the first inning when Richie Scheinblum walked and John Mayberry homered. Harmon Killebrew clouted a round-tripper for the Twins in the sixth, but the Royals offset it with a run in the eighth on a walk to Mayberry, a sacrifice and a single by Paul Schaal. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1972 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Royals       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  5  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Keough lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .204
Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Adams pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scheinblum rf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .314
Killebrew 1b          3   1   1   1     0   1   .233      Mayberry 1b           2   2   1   2     2   0   .300
  Reese 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Hovley cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Kirkpatrick c         2   0   1   0     2   0   .277
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Schaal 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .220
Nettles cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Monzon 3b             3   0   1   0     0   2   .278      Drago p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .049
Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .229
Woodson p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .070
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               31   1   4   1     1   6             Totals               28   3   5   3     6   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  8,785
Left on Base: Twins 4, Royals 8
DP: Twins 0, Royals 0
Errors: Carew
Home Runs: Killebrew (23), Mayberry (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Hovley (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson L(12-14)        7     4   2   2   5   5   1  30   2.54
LaRoche                 1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.64
Totals                  8     5   3   3   6   5   1  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(11-15)          9     4   1   1   1   6   1  32   2.91
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   6   1  32

Wild Pitches: Woodson (4)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew lined
to left; Killebrew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Keough struck out; Rojas popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Scheinblum walked; Mayberry homered [Scheinblum
scored]; Hovley flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 2.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin flied out to left; Thompson flied out to
right; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick walked; Schaal forced Kirkpatrick
(second to first to shortstop); Patek flied to right in foul
territory; Drago struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 2.

TWINS 3RD: Monzon struck out; Borgmann struck out; Woodson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Keough flied out to right; Rojas grounded out (third
to first); Scheinblum singled to center; Mayberry walked
[Scheinblum to second]; Hovley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 0, Royals 2.

TWINS 4TH: Tovar singled to center; Carew forced Tovar (pitcher
to shortstop); Killebrew lined to center; Darwin forced Carew
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick singled to left; Schaal singled to right
[Kirkpatrick to third]; Patek flied out to right; Drago struck
out; Keough walked [Schaal to second]; Rojas grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 2.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Nettles grounded
out (first unassisted); Monzon singled to left; Borgmann walked
[Monzon to second]; Woodson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Scheinblum popped to third in foul territory;
Mayberry flied out to center; Hovley grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 2.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew flied
out to center; Killebrew homered; Darwin grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Kirkpatrick
walked; Schaal flied out to right; Woodson threw a wild pitch
[Kirkpatrick to second]; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first);
Drago was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 2.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson flied out to center; Nettles struck out;
Monzon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Keough made an out to shortstop; Rojas grounded out
(pitcher to first); Scheinblum reached on an error by Carew
[Scheinblum out at second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann lined to right; BRAUN BATTED FOR WOODSON;
Braun lined to center; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Mayberry walked;
Hovley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mayberry to
second]; Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Schaal singled to left
[Mayberry scored]; Patek forced Schaal (third to second); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.

TWINS 9TH: Carew singled to left; ADAMS RAN FOR CAREW; Reese
lined to center; Debut game for Mike Adams; Darwin was
called out on strikes; Thompson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.