With Roger Nelson pitching a two-hitter, the Royals defeated the Rangers, 4-0, in a game that was the last for Bob Lemon as manager of the Royals and the last for Ted Williams as manager of the Rangers. The game also was the last to be played in Kansas City's Municipal Stadium. The Royals are scheduled to move to their new park next season. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Wednesday, October   4, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Royals       0  1  0    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .226      Hovley rf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .270
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Wohlford 2b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .240
Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Ford rf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .235        Keough cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Billings lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .298
Fahey c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .168        Hopkins 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Mason 3b              1   0   0   0     1   1   .197      Piniella lf           3   1   2   2     1   0   .312
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Kirkpatrick c         4   0   2   1     0   0   .275
  Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .078      Schaal 3b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .228
  Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .212
  Lawson p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Floyd ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Nelson p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .093
Harris 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .140
Stanhouse p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .129
  Jones 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .152

Totals               28   0   2   0     3   6             Totals               32   4  10   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  7,329
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Royals 7
DP: Rangers 2, Royals 0
Errors: Fahey, Wohlford
Doubles: Mayberry (24)
Stolen Bases: Nelson 3 (51), Ford (4)
Caught Stealing: Ford (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse L(2-9)        4.2   6   4   3   1   5   0  21   3.78
Hinton                  0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.86
Broberg                 1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.29
Lawson                  1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.81
Panther                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.13
Totals                  8    10   4   3   3   6   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson W(11-6)          9     2   0   0   3   6   0  31   2.08
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   6   0  31

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Hank Soar


RANGERS 1ST: Last major league game played at Municipal
Stadium; Nelson walked; Nelson stole second; Nelson was
picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Harrah grounded out
(second to first); Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Hovley grounded out (pitcher to first); Wohlford was
called out on strikes; Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Ford singled to center; Billings flied out to left;
Fahey was called out on strikes; Ford was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry was called out on strikes; Piniella singled
to catcher [Piniella to second (error by Fahey)]; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (second to first) [Piniella to third]; Schaal
singled to third [Piniella scored (unearned)]; Patek struck out;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason walked; Harris grounded out (third to first)
[Mason to second]; Stanhouse was called out on strikes; Nelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hovley
walked; Wohlford struck out; Otis grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry doubled to center; Piniella grounded out
(first unassisted) [Mayberry to third]; Kirkpatrick singled to
right [Mayberry scored]; Schaal struck out; Patek lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Fahey
grounded out (first to pitcher); Mason struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Hovley
singled to left; Wohlford grounded out (first unassisted)
[Hovley to second]; Otis singled to pitcher [Hovley to third];
HINTON REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); JONES REPLACED STANHOUSE
(PLAYING 3B); Mayberry walked [Otis to second]; BROBERG REPLACED
HINTON (PITCHING); Piniella singled to center [Hovley scored,
Otis scored, Mayberry to second]; Kirkpatrick flied out to left;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Harris lined to right; Jones popped to third;
Nelson walked; Nelson stole second; Nelson stole third; Harrah
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Schaal singled to left; Patek lined into a double
play (second to first) [Schaal out at first]; Nelson grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals
4.

RANGERS 7TH: Biittner reached on an error by Wohlford; Ford
singled to right [Biittner to third]; Billings popped to catcher
in foul territory; Ford stole second; Fahey struck out; MARTINEZ
BATTED FOR BROBERG; Martinez popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: LAWSON REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Hovley singled
to shortstop; Wohlford struck out; Otis flied out to left;
Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Jones flied
out to center; Nelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Piniella walked; Kirkpatrick singled to left
[Piniella to second]; PANTHER REPLACED LAWSON (PITCHING); Schaal
popped to shortstop; Patek lined into a double play (second
unassisted) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 4.

RANGERS 9TH: KEOUGH REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); HOPKINS REPLACED
MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); FLOYD REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner lined to shortstop;
Ford lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 4.