Royals @ Yankees
August 27, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 6 8 0
Yankees 6 13 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 6 8 0
Yankees 7 14 0

Johnny Callison Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .255
OBP .250 .293
At Bats 4 192
Hits 1 49
• Singles 0 35
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 1 22

Ted Abernathy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 3
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Yankee Stadium - August 27, 1972
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Single
Ted Abernathy
Ed Kirkpatrick
John Mayberry
Bobby Knoop
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Richie Scheinblum
Johnny Callison
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Celerino Sanchez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 6 8 0 4
New York Yankees 7 14 0 10
Winning Pitcher Sparky Lyle
Losing Pitcher Norm Angelini
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Callison
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Callison hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Sanchez scores. Murcer moves to third. White moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Ron Blomberg. Swoboda hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 White bunts towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sanchez moves to third. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 9 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanchez moves to second.
Bottom 9 Celerino Sanchez pinch hits for Bernie Allen. Sanchez takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Patek hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Angelini hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Norm Angelini now pitching. Jerry Kenney pinch runs for John Ellis. Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Angelini covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 John Ellis pinch hits for Ron Klimkowski. Ellis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Ellis reaches second base with a double. Michael goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blomberg scores.
Bottom 8 Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Blomberg moves to second.
Bottom 8 Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Blomberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klimkowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Knoop strikes out.
Top 8 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzmorris covering, for the out.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ron Klimkowski now pitching. Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Clarke hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Felipe Alou pinch hits for Wade Blasingame. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. Munson moves to third. Michael moves to second.
Bottom 6 Michael takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Callison scores.
Bottom 6 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Callison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Callison reaches second base with a double. Blomberg scores.
Bottom 6 Blomberg hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 6 White hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Patek hits a popup towards the mound. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dal Canton bunts towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dal Canton for the out. Schaal moves to second.
Top 6 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bobby Knoop now playing second base. Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clarke moves to third.
Bottom 5 Clarke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Clarke reaches second base with a double. Michael scores.
Bottom 5 Blasingame bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Rojas covering, for the out. Michael moves to second.
Bottom 5 Michael hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson scores.
Bottom 5 Munson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum who is chasing the ball. Munson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards first. Blomberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Callison hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Murcer strikes out.
Top 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schaal moves to third.
Top 4 Dal Canton bunts between the mound and first base. Blasingame scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dal Canton for the out. Schaal moves to second.
Top 4 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clarke hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Blasingame is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. White throws the ball in to Michael who tags Piniella trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 3 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Munson hits a popup for a double play.
Bottom 2 Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blomberg bunts towards first. Mayberry fields the ball and throws to Dal Canton covering. Safe.
Top 2 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Mayberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Scheinblum hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Scheinblum reaches third base with a triple. Dal Canton scores. Patek scores. Otis goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Otis takes first base on ball four. Dal Canton moves to third. Patek moves to second.
Top 2 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dal Canton moves to second.
Top 2 Dal Canton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Allen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scheinblum scores.
Top 1 Mayberry strikes out.
Top 1 Scheinblum hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Scheinblum reaches second base with a double. Otis scores.
Top 1 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.