Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Parsons
  
  Patek is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Parsons
  
  Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piniella vs. Parsons
  
  Parsons fires to first and picks off Otis. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Parsons
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Theobald vs. Splittorff
  
  Theobald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Splittorff
  
  May bunts towards first. Mayberry fields the ball and throws to Splittorff covering. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scott vs. Splittorff
  
  Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Conigliaro vs. Splittorff
  
  Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. Scott moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Briggs vs. Splittorff
  
  Briggs hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May scores. Scott moves to third. Conigliaro moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Heise vs. Splittorff
  
  Heise 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 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Parsons
  
  Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheinblum vs. Parsons
  
  Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Parsons
  
  Mayberry strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Auerbach vs. Splittorff
  
  Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parsons vs. Splittorff
  
  Parsons strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Theobald vs. Splittorff
  
  Theobald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Parsons
  
  Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hansen vs. Parsons
  
  Hansen takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Splittorff vs. Parsons
  
  Splittorff bunts in front of the plate. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to third. Hansen moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Patek vs. Parsons
  
  Patek hits a line drive into center field. May picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on May. Rojas scores. Hansen scores. Patek moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Otis vs. Parsons
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Piniella vs. Parsons
  
  Piniella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Splittorff
  
  May hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scott vs. Splittorff
  
  Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Conigliaro vs. Splittorff
  
  Conigliaro strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Parsons
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scheinblum vs. Parsons
  
  Scheinblum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Parsons
  
  Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Parsons
  
  Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Briggs vs. Splittorff
  
  Briggs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heise vs. Splittorff
  
  Heise 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 

Top 5

• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hansen vs. Parsons
  
  Hansen hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Splittorff vs. Parsons
  
  Splittorff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Parsons
  
  Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Parsons
  
  There goes Patek. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Otis vs. Parsons
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Auerbach vs. Splittorff
  
  Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parsons vs. Splittorff
  
  Parsons strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Theobald vs. Splittorff
  
  Theobald takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Splittorff
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Parsons
  
  Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Parsons
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of May. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Scheinblum vs. Parsons
  
  Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mayberry vs. Parsons
  
  Mayberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Parsons
  
  Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hansen vs. Parsons
  
  Hansen hits a fly ball into left field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scott vs. Splittorff
  
  Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Conigliaro vs. Splittorff
  
  Conigliaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Briggs vs. Splittorff
  
  Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Splittorff vs. Colborn
  
  Jim Colborn now pitching.
  
  Splittorff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Patek vs. Colborn
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Colborn
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heise fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Patek moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Piniella vs. Colborn
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. There goes Otis trying to get to third. May throws the ball in to Auerbach, who relays the ball to Heise who tags Otis for the out. Piniella moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kirkpatrick vs. Colborn
  
  Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Scheinblum vs. Colborn
  
  Scheinblum hits a line drive towards short. Auerbach reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
  
  Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heise vs. Splittorff
  
  Heise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Auerbach vs. Splittorff
  
  Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Colborn
  
  Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Colborn
  
  Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hansen vs. Colborn
  
  Hansen hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Splittorff vs. Colborn
  
  Splittorff hits a popup towards third. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Splittorff
  
  Brock Davis pinch hits for Jim Colborn.
  
  Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Theobald vs. Splittorff
  
  Theobald 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 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Splittorff
  
  May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scott vs. Splittorff
  
  Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Scott reaches second base with a double. May goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Conigliaro vs. Splittorff
  
  Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Newman
  
  Ray Newman now pitching.
  
  Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Newman
  
  Newman fires to first and has Patek trapped. There's the throw to Auerbach who tags Patek for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Newman
  
  Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Newman
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. Newman
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Briggs vs. Splittorff
  
  Briggs hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
  
  Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heise vs. Splittorff
  
  Heise hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Heise reaches third base with a triple. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Auerbach vs. Splittorff
  
  Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Brewers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Reynolds vs. Splittorff
  
  Tommie Reynolds pinch hits for Ray Newman.
  
  Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

• 

  Game Summary

---

Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version

---

Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/17/1972 -- Kansas City at Milwaukee (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI
Patek F, ss           4  1  2  2   Theobald R, 2b        3  0  0  0   
Otis A, cf            5  0  2  0   May D, cf             4  2  2  0   
Piniella L, lf        5  0  2  1   Scott G, 1b           4  0  2  1   
Kirkpatrick E, c      4  1  2  0   Conigliaro B, rf      3  0  1  0   
Scheinblum R, rf      3  1  0  0   Briggs J, lf          4  0  0  0   
Mayberry J, 1b        4  1  1  3   Rodriguez E, c        4  1  2  1   
Rojas C, 2b           4  1  2  0   Heise B, 3b           4  0  1  1   
Hansen R, 3b          3  1  0  0   Auerbach R, ss        4  0  0  0   
Splittorff P, p       3  0  1  0   Parsons B, p          2  0  0  0   
                                   Colborn J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Davis B, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Newman R, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Reynolds T, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  6 12  6                        34  3  8  3

Kansas City      002 003 100 --  6
Milwaukee        100 000 011 --  3

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (W)      9.0  8  3  3  2  3

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Parsons B (L)         6.0  6  5  5  3  3
Colborn J             2.0  4  1  1  1  0
Newman R              1.0  2  0  0  0  0

E -- May D
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Milwaukee 6
2B -- Kirkpatrick E, Scott G
3B -- Heise B
HR -- Mayberry J
SB -- Patek F
CS -- Patek F
SH -- Splittorff P
T -- 2:17
A -- 8722

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score