Dick Allen not only broke the White Sox club record for most homers in one season, but the slugger's drive following a pass to Mike Andrews in the first inning produced a 2-1 victory over the Royals. The homer was Allen's 34th, one more than Bill Melton's previous mark in 1971. Steve Hovley accounted for the Royals' run with a round-tripper in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
White Sox    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Hovley cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .289
  Kelly rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Andrews 2b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .217      Scheinblum rf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .316
  Alvarado ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Wohlford pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .417
D. Allen 1b           2   1   1   2     1   0   .316      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .297
Reichardt cf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .306
  Bradford pr,cf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Kirkpatrick c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .274
May lf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Schaal 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Spiezio 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   2   .244        Otis ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Morales ss,2b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .216        Floyd ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Bradley p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .127      Splittorff p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .471        Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .206

Totals               27   2   3   2     2   4             Totals               31   1   4   1     0   5

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance:  6,602
Left on Base: White Sox 0, Royals 3
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 2
Doubles: Rojas (24)
Home Runs: D. Allen (34), Hovley (3)
Caught Stealing: Bradford (3)
GIDP: Reichardt (5), Morales (11)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley W(14-13)        8.2   3   1   1   0   5   1  29   3.06
Forster SV(24)          0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.18
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   5   1  31

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(11-11)     9     3   2   2   2   4   1  29   3.29
Totals                  9     3   2   2   2   4   1  29

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Haller


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Andrews walked; D. Allen homered [Andrews scored]; Reichardt
grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Hovley flied out to center; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scheinblum grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spiezio flied out to right; Herrmann struck out;
Morales made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Piniella flied out to right;
Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bradley popped to first in foul territory;
Williams grounded out (third to first); Andrews flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Splittorff was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen walked; Reichardt grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [D. Allen out at second];
May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Hovley grounded out (first unassisted); Rojas
doubled to right; Scheinblum made an out to shortstop; Mayberry
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Spiezio flied out to center; Herrmann struck out;
Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella was called out on strikes; Kirkpatrick
struck out; Schaal flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bradley made an out to second; Williams struck
out; Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Splittorff
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hovley grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Allen grounded out (third to first); Reichardt
singled to third; BRADFORD RAN FOR REICHARDT; Bradford was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rojas grounded
out (third to first); Scheinblum singled to right; Mayberry
flied out to right; Piniella made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Spiezio flied out to center; Herrmann singled to
center; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Herrmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: ALVARADO REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING SS); MORALES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Kirkpatrick grounded out (second
to first); Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); OTIS BATTED
FOR PATEK; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: FLOYD REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING SS); Bradley
grounded out (second to first); Williams grounded out (shortstop
to first); Alvarado grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: KELLY REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING RF); HOPKINS BATTED
FOR SPLITTORFF; Hopkins made an out to second; Hovley homered;
Rojas lined to left; FORSTER REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING);
Scheinblum singled to third; WOHLFORD RAN FOR SCHEINBLUM;
Mayberry forced Wohlford (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 1.