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July 9, 1972

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Royals 6 12 0
Indians 3 8 4
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Royals 6 12 0
Indians 3 8 4

Ed Kirkpatrick Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .299
OBP .500 .416
At Bats 4 157
Hits 2 47
• Singles 1 31
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 21

Denny Riddleberger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - July 9, 1972
Denny Riddleberger
Jerry Moses
Chris Chambliss
Jack Brohamer
Graig Nettles
Eddie Leon
Alex Johnson
Buddy Bell
Del Unser
Ed Kirkpatrick
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Kirkpatrick strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mayberry hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Scheinblum strikes out.
Bottom 8 Moses is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Leon takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to third. Chambliss moves to second.
Bottom 8 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ken Wright now pitching. Unser strikes out.
Top 8 Piniella hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Otis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 8 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. Floyd scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Carl Taylor pinch hits for Paul Splittorff. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Floyd moves to third.
Top 8 Floyd hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Floyd reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Rojas hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Riddleberger strikes out.
Top 7 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Riddleberger covering, for the out.
Top 7 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Otis moves to third. Piniella moves to second.
Top 7 Denny Riddleberger now pitching. Piniella is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Unser. Otis reaches second base with a double. Patek moves to third.
Top 7 Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Leon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Splittorff hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Floyd hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Del Unser now playing right field. Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lolich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brohamer strikes out.
Top 5 Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Scheinblum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Colbert hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Otis. The throw from Moses and he is out, Brohamer applying the tag.
Top 4 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Splittorff scores. Patek scores.
Top 4 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Patek reaches second base with a double. Splittorff moves to third.
Top 4 Splittorff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Lolich takes first base on ball four. Brohamer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brohamer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mayberry is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Scheinblumhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Moses interferes with Scheinblum who is awarded first base.
Top 3 Piniella hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Bell chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Leon. Leon fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Leon. Otis goes all the way around to score. Piniella moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon misplays the ball. That's an error on Leon.
Top 3 Patek strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Colbert takes first base on ball four. Leon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Leon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Chambliss is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Splittorff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Splittorff for the out.
Top 2 Floyd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rojas is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lolich. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. Mayberry moves to third.
Top 2 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Scheinblum hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nettles hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lolich strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields the ball and throws to Splittorff covering. Safe. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.