The Royals hit one grand-slam homer in the first inning and had another taken away from them while piling up six runs en route to a 9-2 victory over the Angels. Rudy May, a winner of five complete games in a row, started for the Angels and walked the first three batters to set the stage for the jackpot wallop by John Mayberry. After issuing another pass, May yielded to Lloyd Allen, who gave up walks to Carl Taylor and Freddie Patek to load the bases.

Steve Busby, the Royals' rookie pitcher, then smashed a drive over the fence, but the apparent grand-slam was disallowed. Umpire John Rice ruled Patek had called time before the pitch was made. Back at the plate, Busby singled for his first legitimate major league hit to drive in two runs. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, California Angels 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       6  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   9  7  2
Angels       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Schaal 3b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .229      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .249
Rojas 2b              0   2   0   0     2   0   .265      Rivers cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Knoop 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Scheinblum rf         4   2   1   0     1   1   .310        Spencer ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   4     1   2   .294        Berry pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Piniella lf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .311        Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Taylor c              3   1   0   0     1   1   .294      Pinson rf,cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Hovley cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Patek ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .219      Howard lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Busby p               4   0   3   3     0   1   .333      Parker 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Cardenas ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .223
                                                          Stephenson c          3   1   1   0     1   0   .268
                                                          May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .123
                                                            Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Coletta ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .308
                                                            Foster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Motton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .156
                                                            Stanton rf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .241

Totals               31   9   7   8     8   5             Totals               33   2   7   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  4,117
Left on Base: Royals 4, Angels 6
DP: Royals 1, Angels 2
Errors: Mayberry, Piniella
Doubles: Scheinblum (19), Busby (1)
Home Runs: Mayberry (21)
Stolen Bases: Patek (31)
Sacrifice Hits: Hovley (4)
GIDP: Schaal (14), Taylor (2), Howard (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(2-0)            9     7   2   1   2   2   0  35   1.44
Totals                  9     7   2   1   2   2   0  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(10-11)            0     1   6   6   5   0   1   6   3.09
Allen                   1     3   2   2   3   0   0   8   3.51
Dukes                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.64
Foster                  2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.97
Sells                   3     3   1   1   0   0   0  12   2.81
Barber                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.94
Totals                  9     7   9   9   8   5   1  40

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


ROYALS 1ST: Schaal walked; Rojas walked [Schaal to second];
Scheinblum walked [Schaal to third, Rojas to second]; Mayberry
homered [Schaal scored, Rojas scored, Scheinblum scored];
Piniella walked; ALLEN REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Taylor walked
(walk was charged to May) [Piniella to second]; Hovley out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Piniella to third, Taylor to
second]; Patek was walked intentionally; Royals pitcher Steve
Busby hit a grand slam to LF; however, 1B umpire John Rice had
called time before the pitch to eject Jerry May from the bench
for yelling about an earlier call at 1B; Royals Manager Bob
Lemon argued the loss of the home run and was ejected by Rice;
Dick Drago was ejected from the bench by Rice; Busby singled
to center [Piniella scored, Taylor scored, Patek to third];
Schaal grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Busby out at second]; 6 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers was
called out on strikes; Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas walked; Scheinblum doubled to right [Rojas to
third]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Piniella singled to
right [Rojas scored, Scheinblum to third, Mayberry to second];
DUKES REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Taylor grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Scheinblum scored (no RBI),
Mayberry to third, Piniella out at second]; Hovley grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: KNOOP REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Oliver lined to
left; Howard struck out; Parker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to left; Busby struck out; Schaal
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
8, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Cardenas singled to left; Stephenson walked
[Cardenas to second]; COLETTA BATTED FOR DUKES; Coletta singled
to left [Cardenas scored, Stephenson to third (error by
Piniella)]; Alomar grounded out (first unassisted) [Stephenson
scored (unearned), Coletta to second]; Rivers popped to catcher
in foul territory; Pinson popped to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Angels 2.

ROYALS 4TH: FOSTER REPLACED COLETTA (PITCHING); Knoop flied out
to center; Scheinblum grounded out (first unassisted); Mayberry
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Oliver popped to first; Howard flied out to left;
Parker singled to center; Cardenas lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 8, Angels 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
was called out on strikes; Hovley popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Stephenson singled to center; MOTTON BATTED FOR
FOSTER; Mayberry dropped a foul fly hit by Motton for an
error; John Mayberry and Carl Taylor collided chasing Curt
Motton's foul ball; Motton flied out to left; Alomar flied
out to right; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Angels 2.

ROYALS 6TH: STANTON REPLACED MOTTON (PLAYING RF); PINSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); SELLS REPLACED RIVERS (PITCHING); Patek
flied out to right; Busby doubled to right; Schaal grounded out
(second to first) [Busby to third]; Knoop grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Oliver
singled to left; Howard grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Angels 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Scheinblum lined to right; Mayberry lined to first;
Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Parker flied out to right; Cardenas grounded out
(second to first); Stephenson grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Angels 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Taylor grounded out (first unassisted); Hovley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek singled to center;
Patek stole second; Busby singled to center [Patek scored];
Schaal grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 9, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Stanton singled to center; Alomar flied out to
right; SPENCER BATTED FOR SELLS; Spencer walked [Stanton to
second]; BERRY RAN FOR SPENCER; Pinson flied out to left; Oliver
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
9, Angels 2.

ROYALS 9TH: BARBER REPLACED BERRY (PITCHING); Knoop grounded out
(pitcher to first); Scheinblum struck out; Mayberry struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Howard flied out to center; Parker singled to left;
Cardenas flied out to left; Stephenson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Angels 2.