Dick Allen, who won the previous night's game, 2-1, with a homer in the first inning, smashed another two-run drive in the opening frame to start the White Sox off to a 6-0 victory over the Royals. Ed Herrmann also drove in two runs with a homer in the eighth and a single in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
White Sox    2  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  1  -   6 12  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              2   1   1   1     2   0   .265      Hovley cf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .284
Andrews 2b            5   1   4   1     0   0   .224      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
  Alvarado pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Scheinblum rf         0   0   0   0     2   0   .316
D. Allen 1b           5   1   1   2     0   1   .314        Keough rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .196
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
May lf                1   0   1   0     3   0   .298      Piniella lf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .310
  Johnstone lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .187      Kirkpatrick c         4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Reichardt cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Schaal 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .221
  Bradford cf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Patek ss              1   0   0   0     1   0   .219
Spiezio 3b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .238        Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .385
Herrmann c            5   1   3   2     0   0   .250        Floyd ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Morales ss,2b         5   0   0   0     0   2   .212        Otis ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Bahnsen p             3   1   1   0     0   0   .171      Montgomery p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Gossage p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Hopkins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .288
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Angelini p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .193

Totals               38   6  12   6     5   5             Totals               32   0   6   0     5   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  6,565
Left on Base: White Sox 11, Royals 10
DP: White Sox 1, Royals 0
Errors: Piniella
Doubles: Kelly (13), Andrews (16), Bradford (2)
Home Runs: D. Allen (35), Herrmann (9)
Stolen Bases: Andrews (1), Patek (29)
Caught Stealing: May (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Kelly (1)
GIDP: Patek (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(18-15)        5.2   5   0   0   4   4   0  25   3.67
Gossage SV(2)           3.1   1   0   0   1   2   0  12   3.69
Totals                  9     6   0   0   5   6   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montgomery L(1-2)       5     5   3   2   3   2   1  23   2.55
Murphy                  2     2   0   0   2   2   0  10   3.71
Dal Canton              1     3   2   2   0   1   1   6   3.42
Angelini                1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   1.93
Totals                  9    12   6   5   5   5   2  44

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Andrews
singled to center; D. Allen homered [Andrews scored]; May
walked; Reichardt flied out to right; May was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Royals 0.

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

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spiezio popped to catcher in foul territory;
Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); Morales struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled to center; Kirkpatrick flied out to
left; Schaal singled to left [Piniella to second]; Patek
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Schaal out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bahnsen grounded out (third to first); Kelly
walked; Andrews singled to center [Kelly to third]; D. Allen
struck out while Andrews stole second; May was walked
intentionally; Reichardt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Montgomery struck out; Hovley lined to shortstop;
Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spiezio popped to third in foul territory;
Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Morales popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Scheinblum walked; Mayberry flied out to center;
Piniella lined to shortstop; Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bahnsen reached on an error by Piniella [Bahnsen
to third]; Kelly hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bahnsen scored
(unearned)]; KEOUGH REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PLAYING RF); Andrews
singled to center; D. Allen made an out to second; May singled
to right [Andrews to third]; Reichardt popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal was called out on strikes; Patek walked;
HOPKINS BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Patek stole second; Hopkins
singled to second [Patek to third]; Hovley walked [Hopkins to
second]; Rojas was called out on strikes; Keough grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: MURPHY REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); Spiezio
grounded out (third to first); Herrmann singled to right;
Morales was called out on strikes; Bahnsen singled to left
[Herrmann to second]; Kelly walked [Herrmann to third, Bahnsen
to second]; Andrews flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry made an out to second; Piniella singled to
center; Kirkpatrick forced Piniella (second to shortstop);
Schaal singled to center [Kirkpatrick to second]; GOSSAGE
REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); WOHLFORD BATTED FOR PATEK; Wohlford
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: FLOYD REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING SS); D. Allen
grounded out (third to first); May walked; Reichardt flied out
to right; Spiezio struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: BRADFORD REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING CF); TAYLOR
BATTED FOR MURPHY; Taylor was called out on strikes; Hovley
walked; Rojas popped to third in foul territory; Keough flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Herrmann
homered; Morales grounded out (third to first); Gossage struck
out; Kelly doubled to center; Andrews doubled to left [Kelly
scored]; ALVARADO RAN FOR ANDREWS; D. Allen grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: ALVARADO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MORALES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING
1B); JOHNSTONE REPLACED MAY (PLAYING LF); Mayberry flied out to
center; Piniella singled to right; Kirkpatrick made an out to
second; Schaal flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ANGELINI REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING);
Johnstone grounded out (second to first); Bradford doubled to
left; Spiezio grounded out (third to first); Herrmann singled to
center [Bradford scored]; Morales forced Herrmann (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: OTIS BATTED FOR FLOYD; Otis popped to first in foul
territory; MAY BATTED FOR ANGELINI; May flied out to center;
Hovley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 6, Royals 0.