Royals @ Yankees
August 25, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 1 8 0
Yankees 4 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 1 8 0
Yankees 4 8 0

Freddie Patek Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .228
OBP .000 .296
At Bats 4 395
Hits 0 90
• Singles 0 66
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 0 22

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 28
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Yankee Stadium - August 25, 1972
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Felipe Alou
Horace Clarke
Celerino Sanchez
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Ron Swoboda
Freddie Patek
Carl Taylor

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 1 8 0 9
New York Yankees 4 8 0 7
Winning Pitcher Sparky Lyle
Losing Pitcher Al Fitzmorris
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Felipe Alou
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Carl Taylor pinch hits for Norm Angelini. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Schaal strikes out.
Top 9 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Michael hits a line drive towards third. Schaal reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White scores. Alou scores. Swoboda moves to third.
Bottom 8 Swoboda takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 8 Norm Angelini now pitching. Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White moves to third.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Munson scores. White moves to second.
Bottom 8 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Munson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Clarke hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rojas hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third.
Top 8 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Kline bunts for a double play.
Bottom 7 Michael hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Swoboda moves to third.
Bottom 7 Sanchez bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanchez for the out. Swoboda moves to second.
Bottom 7 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Patek hits a line drive towards the mound. Kline reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Splittorff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a line drive into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Kline moves to third.
Bottom 6 Clarke hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kline moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kline takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Kline covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sanchez hits a line drive into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Splittorff 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 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 White 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 4 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Piniella is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Rojas reaches second base with a double. Kirkpatrick moves to third.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Clarke hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kline for the out.
Top 3 Scheinblum hits a line drive into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Sanchez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Swoboda is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Splittorff hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rojas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes White. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. White steals second.
Bottom 1 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Clarke takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Otis scores.
Top 1 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scheinblum for the out. Otis moves to second.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.