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September 26, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 2 10 0
White Sox 1 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 2 10 0
White Sox 1 5 1

Ed Spiezio Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .233
OBP .000 .270
At Bats 3 301
Hits 0 70
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 26

Steve Busby Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Comiskey Park - September 26, 1972
Out
Steve Busby
Ed Kirkpatrick
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Bobby Floyd
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Steve Hovley
Ed Spiezio

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 2 10 0 10
Chicago White Sox 1 5 1 5
Winning Pitcher Steve Busby
Losing Pitcher Stan Bahnsen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Floyd
Attendance 9,664
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Reichardt hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 May hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 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.
Top 9 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Otis strikes out.
Top 9 Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Cy Acosta now pitching. Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Andrews hits a popup towards short. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hank Allen pinch runs for Tony Muser. Kelly is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Tony Muser pinch hits for Dave Lemonds. Muser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Alvarado strikes out.
Top 8 Floyd hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Bottom 7 Herrmann hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spiezio is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Reichardt strikes out.
Bottom 7 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allen moves to second.
Bottom 7 Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemonds covering, for the out.
Top 7 Dave Lemonds now pitching. Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Andrews strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jim Lyttle pinch hits for Stan Bahnsen. Lyttle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Alvarado hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Otis hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Schaal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Busby bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Floyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spiezio strikes out.
Bottom 5 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 5 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hovley hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 May hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Allen strikes out.
Bottom 4 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out.
Top 4 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third.
Top 4 Busby strikes out.
Top 4 Floyd bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Kelly is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Bahnsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hovley moves to third.
Top 3 Hovley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Otis strikes out.
Top 3 Schaal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Herrmann hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spiezio hits a popup towards short. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reichardt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Busby hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Floyd hits a line drive into center field. Reichardt picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Reichardt. Kirkpatrick scores. Floyd moves to second.
Top 2 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Allen hits a line drive into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kelly is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hovley takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.