Angels @ Royals
August 6, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Angels 4 9 0
Royals 3 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Angels 4 9 0
Royals 3 9 0

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .310
OBP .000 .356
At Bats 3 374
Hits 0 116
• Singles 0 80
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 1 48

Andy Messersmith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 5 1
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Municipal Stadium - August 6, 1972
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Out
Andy Messersmith
Art Kusnyer
Jim Spencer
Billy Parker
Ken McMullen
Sandy Alomar
Vada Pinson
Ken Berry
Leroy Stanton
Lou Piniella
Richie Scheinblum
Joe Keough

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
California Angels 4 9 0 8
Kansas City Royals 3 9 0 11
Winning Pitcher Dave Sells
Losing Pitcher Ken Wright
Save Andy Messersmith
Game Winning RBI Sandy Alomar
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alomar fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Scheinblum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rojas bunts towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Parker covering, for the out. Keough moves to second.
Bottom 9 Andy Messersmith now pitching. Joe Keough pinch hits for Bobby Floyd. Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Kusnyer hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alomar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanton scores. Pinson moves to second.
Top 9 Pinson is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Winston Llenas pinch hits for Dave Sells. Llenas hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanton moves to third.
Top 9 Stanton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Stanton reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Ken Wright now pitching. Berry strikes out.
Bottom 8 Steve Hovley pinch hits for Norm Angelini. Hovley hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Art Kusnyer now catching. Billy Parker now playing second base. Sandy Alomar now playing shortstop. Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Billy Parker pinch hits for John Stephenson. Norm Angelini now pitching. Parker strikes out.
Top 8 McMullen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Curt Motton pinch runs for Leo Cardenas. Spencer hits a line drive towards first. Mayberry catches it and throws to second to double up Motton.
Top 8 Bobby Floyd now playing shortstop. Cardenas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Cardenas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sells fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Scheinblum hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berry. Scheinblum reaches second base with a double. Otis scores.
Bottom 7 There goes Otis. The throw from Stephenson and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Sells now pitching. Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanton tags and scores.
Top 7 Bob Oliver pinch hits for Steve Barber. Oliver hits a popup in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 John Mayberry now playing first base. Stanton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella who is chasing the ball. Stanton reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berry for the out.
Top 6 Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. Spencer moves to second.
Top 6 McMullen hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenas tags and scores.
Top 6 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Cardenas reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Scheinblum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Rojas bunts towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to third. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields the ball and throws to Barber covering. Safe. Nelson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. Stanton moves to third.
Top 5 Barber takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Stanton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Stanton reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Barber, and towards Cardenas, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Schaal hits a popup towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stephenson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pinson. Scheinblum reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Otis for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Rojas. The throw from Stephenson and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Barber takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Stanton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stephenson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second.
Top 2 McMullen hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rojas tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third.
Bottom 1 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cardenas strikes out.
Top 1 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out.