Steve Busby, Royals' rookie righthander from Omaha (American Association), pitched a five-hitter and gained his third straight victory by defeating the White Sox, 2-1. Catcher Ed Kirkpatrick provided Busby's batting support, scoring both Royal runs. Kirkpatrick doubled and crossed the plate on a single by Bobby Floyd in the second inning before hitting a homer in the fourth. Carlos May homered for the White Sox run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1972 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Schaal 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .227      Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     0   4   .264
Otis cf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .293      Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Hovley rf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .266      D. Allen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .309
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .293      May lf                4   1   3   1     0   0   .304
Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Reichardt cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Kirkpatrick c         4   2   2   1     0   1   .271      Spiezio 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .232
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Floyd ss              4   0   2   1     0   0   .179      Alvarado ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .215
Busby p               4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Bahnsen p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .156
                                                            Lyttle ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .246
                                                            Lemonds p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .120
                                                            Muser ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .263
                                                            H. Allen pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2  10   2     2   4             Totals               32   1   5   1     1  10

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  9,664
Left on Base: Royals 10, White Sox 5
DP: Royals 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Reichardt
Doubles: Kirkpatrick (15)
Home Runs: Kirkpatrick (9), May (12)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(3-0)            9     5   1   1   1  10   1  33   1.32
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1  10   1  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(20-16)        6     9   2   2   2   2   1  29   3.58
Lemonds                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.01
Acosta                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.56
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   4   1  39

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Larry Napp


ROYALS 1ST: Schaal grounded out (second to first); Otis popped
to first in foul territory; Hovley walked; Mayberry grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly was called out on strikes; Andrews popped
to first in foul territory; D. Allen lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kirkpatrick doubled to left; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to
first); Floyd singled to center [Kirkpatrick scored, Floyd to
second (error by Reichardt)]; Busby lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May singled to shortstop; Reichardt made an out
to second; Spiezio made an out to shortstop; Herrmann flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal made an out to second; Otis struck out;
Hovley singled to left; Mayberry singled to center [Hovley to
third]; Piniella forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Alvarado grounded out (third to first); Bahnsen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick homered; Rojas singled to center; On a
bunt Floyd popped to catcher in foul territory; Busby struck
out; Schaal singled to right [Rojas to third]; Otis flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Andrews grounded out (first to pitcher); D. Allen
struck out; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Hovley made an out to shortstop; Mayberry walked;
Piniella singled to center [Mayberry to second]; Kirkpatrick
made an out to second; Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Spiezio struck out; Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Floyd singled to center; On a bunt Busby popped to
catcher in foul territory; Schaal popped to catcher in foul
territory; Otis lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Alvarado popped to third in foul territory;
LYTTLE BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Lyttle walked; Kelly struck out;
Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 7TH: LEMONDS REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Hovley grounded
out (second to first); Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher);
Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Allen singled to center; May singled to center
[D. Allen to second]; Reichardt struck out; Spiezio was called
out on strikes; Herrmann made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Kirkpatrick struck out; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Floyd popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Alvarado struck out; MUSER BATTED FOR LEMONDS;
Muser singled to center; H. ALLEN RAN FOR MUSER; Kelly was
called out on strikes; Andrews made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 9TH: ACOSTA REPLACED H. ALLEN (PITCHING); Busby flied out
to center; Schaal singled to center; Otis struck out; Hovley
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: D. Allen grounded out (second to first); May
homered; Reichardt flied out to center; Spiezio grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.