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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 9, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 9, 1972 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Hedlund |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Farmer |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 15,327 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Merle Anthony 2B: George Maloney 3B: Larry Napp |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Floyd | Third Baseman |
| Mike Hedlund | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Right Fielder |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Tommy McCraw | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Shortstop |
| Ed Farmer | Pitcher |
| Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 9, 1972
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Farmer
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCraw. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Farmer
Otis bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Otis for the out. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scheinblum vs. Farmer
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Farmer
Piniella hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Farmer
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Farmer
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knoop vs. Farmer
Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Hedlund
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Hedlund
Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Hedlund
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Hedlund
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Farmer
Floyd strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Farmer
Hedlund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Farmer
Patek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Unser. Patek reaches second base with a double. Hedlund moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Farmer
Otis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scheinblum vs. Farmer
Scheinblum hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Unser. Scheinblum reaches second base with a double. Hedlund scores. Patek scores. Otis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Piniella is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Mingori
Mayberry strikes out. The throw from Fosse to pick off Piniella, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hedlund
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Hedlund
McCraw hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hedlund
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Hedlund
Leon hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mingori vs. Hedlund
Mingori is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Mingori
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Mingori
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Mingori
Floyd hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Hedlund
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Unser for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Hedlund
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Hedlund
Chambliss is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Mingori
Hedlund hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Mingori
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Mingori
Otis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Mingori
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Mingori
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Hedlund
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hedlund
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Hedlund
McCraw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hedlund
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Mingori
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Mingori
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Mingori
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Mingori
Floyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knoop moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hedlund vs. Mingori
Hedlund strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Hedlund
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Hedlund
Roy Foster pinch hits for Steve Mingori.
Foster hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Hedlund
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Unser for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lamb
Ray Lamb now pitching.
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lamb
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Lamb
There goes Otis. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Lamb
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Lamb
Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Lamb
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Lamb
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knoop vs. Lamb
Knoop hits a line drive into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Hedlund
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Hedlund
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. Hedlund
Fosse hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brohamer scores. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Hedlund
Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCraw vs. Hedlund
McCraw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fosse moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leon vs. Abernathy
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Lamb
Floyd is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Lamb
Abernathy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lamb
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Patek for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Abernathy
Lou Camilli pinch hits for Ray Lamb.
Camilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Camilli for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Abernathy
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry juggles the ball. That's an error on Mayberry. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Abernathy
Brohamer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Abernathy
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser scores. Brohamer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. Abernathy
Fosse hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brohamer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wilcox
Milt Wilcox now pitching.
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Wilcox
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilcox covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wilcox
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Burgmeier
Ron Lolich pinch hits for Tommy McCraw.
Lolich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Burgmeier
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Burgmeier
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Wilcox
Ron Lolich now playing left field.
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Wilcox
Kirkpatrick strikes out. There goes Mayberry. The throw from Fosse to Leon, and Mayberry is out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Wilcox
Knoop is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Burgmeier
Alex Johnson pinch hits for Milt Wilcox.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Burgmeier, and towards Knoop, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Burgmeier
Unser hits a popup towards third. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Burgmeier
Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1972, game 2 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 5 2 2 0 Unser D, rf 4 1 0 0
Otis A, cf 2 3 1 1 Brohamer J, 2b 5 1 2 0
Scheinblum R, rf 3 0 1 4 Chambliss C, 1b 3 1 1 1
Piniella L, lf 4 2 2 2 Fosse R, c 4 0 1 1
Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 1 1 1
Kirkpatrick E, c 3 0 2 1 McCraw T, lf 2 0 1 1
Knoop B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Lolich R, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Floyd B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bell B, cf 4 1 1 1
Hedlund M, p 3 1 1 0 Leon E, ss 4 0 0 0
Abernathy T, p 1 0 0 0 Farmer E, p 0 0 0 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0 Mingori S, p 1 0 0 0
Foster R, ph 1 0 0 0
Lamb R, p 0 0 0 0
Camilli L, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilcox M, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 8 11 8 35 5 7 5
Kansas City 230 102 000 -- 8
Cleveland 020 002 100 -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Hedlund M (W) 5.1 5 4 4 3 3
Abernathy T 1.1 2 1 0 0 0
Burgmeier T (S) 2.1 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Farmer E (L) 1.1 5 5 5 3 1
Mingori S 3.2 3 1 1 3 3
Lamb R 2.0 2 2 2 2 1
Wilcox M 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Mayberry J
DP -- Cleveland 3
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Cleveland 6
2B -- Patek F 2, Scheinblum R, Piniella L
HR -- Piniella L, Nettles G, Bell B, Otis A
SB -- Otis A
CS -- Mayberry J
SH -- Otis A
SF -- Scheinblum R
T -- 2:29
A -- 15327
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