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Royals 5 @ Angels 10
Anaheim Stadium
May 26, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 26, 1972 at Anaheim Stadium. The home team Angels beat the visiting Royals with a score of 10 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 26, 1972 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Royals
R: 5 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 17
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 17
Home Team
California Angels
R: 10 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 10
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning Pitcher—Nolan Ryan  
Losing Pitcher—Jim Rooker  
Save—Andy Messersmith  
Game Winning RBI—Ken McMullen 

Game Info

DateMay 26, 1972 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamKansas City Royals 
Home TeamCalifornia Angels 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Rooker  
Home Starting PitcherNolan Ryan  
BallparkAnaheim Stadium 
CityAnaheim 
StateCA 
Attendance6,325 
Time of Game3 hours 12 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Don Denkinger
1B: Ron Luciano
2B: Frank Umont
3B: Jim Odom

Kansas City Royals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Freddie Patek  Shortstop 
Steve Hovley  Right Fielder 
Lou Piniella  Left Fielder 
Ed Kirkpatrick  Catcher 
Cookie Rojas  Second Baseman 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Amos Otis  Center Fielder 
Paul Schaal  Third Baseman 
Jim Rooker  Pitcher 
Bob Lemon  Manager 

California Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Sandy Alomar  Second Baseman 
Ken Berry  Center Fielder 
Ken McMullen  Third Baseman 
Andy Kosco  Left Fielder 
Bob Oliver  First Baseman 
Leroy Stanton  Right Fielder 
Leo Cardenas  Shortstop 
Art Kusnyer  Catcher 
Nolan Ryan  Pitcher 
Del Rice  Manager 

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Royals 5 @ Angels 10
Anaheim Stadium
May 26, 1972

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         Game of 5/26/1972 -- Kansas City at California (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    California         AB  R  H RBI
Patek F, ss           5  1  2  0   Alomar S, 2b          3  3  1  0   
Hovley S, rf          6  1  2  1   Berry K, cf           3  1  1  2   
Piniella L, lf        4  1  1  1   McMullen K, 3b        4  1  1  1   
Kirkpatrick E, c      3  0  0  0   Kosco A, lf           4  1  1  2   
Burgmeier T, p        0  0  0  0   Pinson V, lf          0  0  0  0   
Hopkins G, ph         1  0  0  0   Oliver B, 1b          5  0  2  2   
Rojas C, 2b           5  1  2  2   Stanton L, rf         3  2  1  0   
Mayberry J, 1b        4  0  2  1   Cardenas L, ss        4  1  2  0   
Otis A, cf            3  0  1  0   Kusnyer A, c          4  1  1  1   
Schaal P, 3b          5  0  0  0   Ryan N, p             2  0  0  0   
Rooker J, p           0  0  0  0   Barber S, p           0  0  0  0   
Keough J, ph          1  0  0  0   Spencer J, ph         0  0  0  1   
Fitzmorris A, p       0  0  0  0   Fisher E, p           1  0  0  0   
Abernathy T, p        0  0  0  0   Queen M, p            0  0  0  0   
Taylor C, ph-c        1  1  1  0   Messersmith A, p      0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  5 11  5                        33 10 10  9

Kansas City      000 000 050 --  5
California       300 004 12x -- 10

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rooker J (L)          1.0  2  3  3  1  0
Fitzmorris A*         4.0  4  3  3  2  1
Abernathy T           2.0  2  2  1  1  1
Burgmeier T           1.0  2  2  2  2  0

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ryan N (W)            5.2  4  0  0  9  2
Barber S              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Fisher E              1.2  5  5  5  1  0
Queen M+              0.1  2  0  0  0  1
Messersmith A (S)     1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Patek F, Schaal P
LOB -- Kansas City 17, California 9
2B -- Piniella L, Rojas C
HR -- Kosco A
SB -- Hovley S, Patek F
SH -- Berry K, McMullen K
SF -- Spencer J
HBP -- by Abernathy T (Stanton L), by Queen M (Taylor C)
PB -- Kusnyer A 2
T -- 3:12
A -- 6325

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