Yankees @ Royals
June 9, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 0 4 0
Royals 1 5 0
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 0 4 0
Royals 1 5 0

Ron Swoboda Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .316
OBP .000 .364
At Bats 0 19
Hits 0 6
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 1

Jim Rooker Season Stats

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2 2 0
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Municipal Stadium - June 9, 1972
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Jim Rooker
Jerry May
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Richie Scheinblum
Ron Swoboda
Roy White

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 0 4 0 5
Kansas City Royals 1 5 0 5
Winning Pitcher Jim Rooker
Losing Pitcher Mike Kekich
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Paul Schaal
Attendance 9,772
Time of Game 2 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Rojas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Murcer strikes out.
Top 9 John Mayberry now playing first base. Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Swoboda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rooker for the out.
Top 8 Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Felipe Alou pinch hits for Mike Kekich. Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Michael is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 May is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 There goes Schaal. The throw from Ellis and he is out, Michael applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores.
Bottom 7 Taylor bunts in front of the plate. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ron Swoboda now playing first base. John Ellis now catching. Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Munson strikes out.
Top 7 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Scheinblum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Otis trying to get to home. Torres throws the ball in to Munson who tags Otis who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Clarke fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rooker hits a popup towards first. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 May hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kekich hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ellis hits a fly ball towards cemter. Otis catches it and throws to home to double up Murcer.
Top 4 Munson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. Murcer moves to third.
Top 4 Murcer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Murcer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis takes first base on ball four. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 3 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rooker 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 3 May strikes out.
Top 3 Torres strikes out.
Top 3 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Michael moves to third.
Top 3 Kekich bunts towards the mound. Rooker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Michael moves to second.
Top 3 Michael takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schaal for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lanier hits a line drive into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ellis strikes out.
Top 2 Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Scheinblum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Rooker, and towards Patek, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Torres hits a popup, foul, towards first. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.