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Yankees
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
June 10, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees, played on June 10, 1972 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 10, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 10, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Murphy |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,282 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Ron Luciano |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Bernie Allen | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Carl Taylor | First Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Tom Murphy | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
June 10, 1972
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Murphy
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Murphy
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Murphy
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Murphy
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Murphy
Blomberg hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Blomberg reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores. White goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Murphy
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Peterson
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Peterson
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Peterson
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Murphy
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Murphy
Michael hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allen moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peterson vs. Murphy
Peterson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allen scores. Michael moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clarke vs. Hedlund
Mike Hedlund now pitching.
Clarke is hit by the pitch. Peterson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Callison vs. Hedlund
Callison hits a line drive into right field. Scheinblum picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Scheinblum. Michael scores. Peterson scores. Clarke moves to third. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Hedlund
Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella throws the ball in to Rojas who tags Murcer, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Clarke scores. Callison scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hedlund
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Hedlund
Blomberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Hedlund
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Rojas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Peterson
Scheinblum hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Peterson
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Peterson
Taylor hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple. Rojas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaal vs. Peterson
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Peterson
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Hedlund
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. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Hedlund
Michael hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Hedlund
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Hedlund
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Peterson
Hedlund hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Peterson
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Peterson
Otis hits a line drive towards the mound. Peterson catches it and throws to first to double up Hedlund. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Hedlund
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hedlund
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hedlund
White hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Hedlund
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Peterson
Piniella hits a popup towards first. Blomberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Peterson
Scheinblum strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Peterson
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Peterson
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Hedlund
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor juggles the ball. That's an error on Taylor. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Hedlund
Allen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Allen reaches second base with a double. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Michael vs. Hedlund
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peterson vs. Hedlund
Peterson hits a ball on the ground for an out. Allen moves to third. Peterson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clarke vs. Hedlund
Clarke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Peterson
Schaal hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Peterson
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaal moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hansen vs. Peterson
Ron Hansen pinch hits for Mike Hedlund.
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards second. Clarke throws to second for one, and Michael throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Schaal scores. Hansen moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Peterson
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Peterson
Otis hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. Peterson
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Callison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Abernathy
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Abernathy
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Peterson
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Peterson
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Peterson
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Peterson
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Abernathy
Blomberg hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Abernathy
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Abernathy
Allen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Allen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michael vs. Abernathy
Michael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allen moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peterson vs. Abernathy
Peterson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allen scores. Michael moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clarke vs. Abernathy
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Peterson
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Peterson
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Peterson
Patek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Peterson
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Peterson
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
Callison strikes out. May drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Callison out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Fitzmorris
Murcer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fitzmorris
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzmorris covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Peterson
Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Peterson
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Peterson
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Fitzmorris
Blomberg hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Blomberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Fitzmorris
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Fitzmorris
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michael vs. Fitzmorris
There's a wild pitch. Blomberg moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Michael vs. Fitzmorris
Michael strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Peterson
Schaal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Peterson
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. May reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Peterson
John Mayberry pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. May scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Peterson
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/10/1972 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 4 1 0 0 Patek F, ss 5 1 2 0
Callison J, rf 5 1 1 2 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 1
Murcer B, cf 5 1 3 2 Piniella L, lf 4 0 0 0
White R, lf 5 1 1 0 Scheinblum R, rf 4 0 1 0
Blomberg R, 1b 4 0 2 2 Rojas C, 2b 4 1 2 0
Munson T, c 5 0 0 0 Taylor C, 1b 4 0 2 1
Allen B, 3b 5 2 3 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 1 1 0
Michael G, ss 5 1 2 0 May J, c 4 1 2 0
Peterson F, p 4 1 3 2 Murphy T, p 0 0 0 0
Hedlund M, p 1 0 1 0
Hansen R, ph 1 0 0 1
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
Hovley S, ph 1 0 0 0
Fitzmorris A, p 0 0 0 0
Mayberry J, ph 1 0 0 1
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42 8 15 8 37 4 12 4
New York 250 000 100 -- 8
Kansas City 010 010 101 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson F (W) 9.0 12 4 4 0 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy T (L)* 1.0 6 5 5 0 1
Hedlund M 4.0 5 2 1 1 2
Abernathy T 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Fitzmorris A 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
* Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
E -- Scheinblum R, Taylor C, Michael G
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 9, Kansas City 6
2B -- Blomberg R 2, Allen B 2, Schaal P, Patek F
3B -- Taylor C, May J
HBP -- by Hedlund M (Clarke H)
WP -- Fitzmorris A
T -- 2:35
A -- 11282
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