Royals @ Yankees
June 20, 1972

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Royals 2 11 1
Yankees 4 10 1
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Royals 2 11 1
Yankees 4 10 1

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .326
OBP .250 .368
At Bats 4 218
Hits 1 71
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 24

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 13
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Yankee Stadium - June 20, 1972
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Felipe Alou
Horace Clarke
Hal Lanier
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Rusty Torres
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Freddie Patek

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 2 11 1 10
New York Yankees 4 10 1 7
Winning Pitcher Mike Kekich
Losing Pitcher Dick Drago
Save Sparky Lyle
Game Winning RBI Thurman Munson
Attendance 7,806
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Piniella 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 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek moves to second.
Top 9 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Bobby Knoop pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier. Knoop strikes out.
Top 9 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Munson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Torres strikes out.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores.
Top 8 Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Rojas reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Hal Lanier now playing third base. Felipe Alou now playing first base. Rusty Torres now playing right field. Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Michael tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Bernie Allen. Swoboda takes first base on ball four. Lyle moves to second.
Bottom 7 Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lyle bunts towards the mound. Burgmeier juggles the ball. That's an error on Burgmeier. Michael moves to third.
Bottom 7 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Michael hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Michael reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Otis hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second.
Top 7 Carl Taylor pinch hits for Dick Drago. Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May scores.
Top 7 Hansen hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. May reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Callison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Blomberg hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Blomberg reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 White hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Allen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Allen reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Scheinblum. The throw from Munson to Michael and they have Scheinblum trapped. The throw over to Blomberg, who applies the tag for the out.
Top 6 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen juggles the ball. That's an error on Allen.
Top 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Clarke. The throw from May and he is out, Patek applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kekich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Michael hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Patek moves to third.
Top 5 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Patek reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Drago hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hansen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Drago covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 4 Blomberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 May is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White strikes out.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clarke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kekich strikes out.
Bottom 2 Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Callison scores. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 2 There goes Callison. The throw from May and he is safe. Callison steals second.
Bottom 2 Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Drago hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mayberry moves to third.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 2 May hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Blomberg hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White strikes out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allen moves to third. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Clarke strikes out.
Top 1 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek moves to third.
Top 1 Otis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Patek reaches second base with a double.