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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 23, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 23, 1972 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Hedlund |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Bahnsen |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 12,108 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Dave Phillips |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | Right Fielder |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Bobby Floyd | Shortstop |
| Mike Hedlund | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Shortstop |
| Dick Allen | First Baseman |
| Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
| Carlos May | Left Fielder |
| Jay Johnstone | Center Fielder |
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Tom Egan | Catcher |
| Stan Bahnsen | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 23, 1972
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Bahnsen
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Bahnsen
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bahnsen
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Bahnsen
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. Bahnsen
Piniella takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Bahnsen
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hedlund
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Hedlund
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Hedlund
Allen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Hedlund
Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bahnsen
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Bahnsen
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hedlund vs. Bahnsen
Hedlund hits a popup towards short. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Bahnsen
Schaal hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Kelly fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kelly. Floyd goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Bahnsen
Rojas hits a popup towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hedlund
May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnstone vs. Hedlund
Johnstone hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Hedlund
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Egan vs. Hedlund
Egan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bahnsen vs. Hedlund
Bahnsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bahnsen
Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Bahnsen
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Bahnsen
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Bahnsen
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Bahnsen
May takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Floyd vs. Bahnsen
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Orta fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hedlund
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Hedlund
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rojas fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Floyd covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Hedlund
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Hedlund
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Bahnsen
Hedlund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Bahnsen
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Bahnsen
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahnsen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hedlund
May hits a popup towards short. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Hedlund
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. Johnstone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Hedlund
Andrews hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Egan vs. Hedlund
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bahnsen
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Bahnsen
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Bahnsen
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahnsen vs. Hedlund
Bahnsen hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hedlund
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Hedlund
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Hedlund
Allen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver who is chasing the ball. Allen reaches third base with a triple. Orta goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Melton vs. Hedlund
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Bahnsen
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bahnsen
May hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Bahnsen
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hedlund
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Hedlund
Johnstone hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Hedlund
Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Bahnsen
Hedlund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Bahnsen
Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hedlund moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Bahnsen
Rojas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Bahnsen
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Bahnsen
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Orta fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Hedlund
Egan hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahnsen vs. Hedlund
Bahnsen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hedlund
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first, with Hedlund covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Bahnsen
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Bahnsen
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bahnsen
May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Hedlund
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Hedlund covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Hedlund
Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Hedlund
Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry throws to second for one, and Floyd throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Allen scores. May moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnstone vs. Burgmeier
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Bahnsen
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Bobby Floyd.
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Bahnsen
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier.
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Bahnsen
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Forster
Terry Forster now pitching.
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Johnson
Joe Keough pinch runs for Cookie Rojas. Bart Johnson now pitching.
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1972 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Schaal P, 3b 4 0 2 0 Kelly P, rf 4 0 1 0
Rojas C, 2b 5 0 1 0 Orta J, ss 4 1 1 0
Keough J, pr 0 0 0 0 Allen D, 1b 3 2 3 2
Otis A, cf 5 1 2 0 Melton B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 2 0 May C, lf 4 0 1 0
Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0 Johnstone J, cf 4 0 1 0
Oliver B, rf 4 0 1 1 Andrews M, 2b 2 0 0 0
May J, c 3 0 1 0 Egan T, c 3 0 0 0
Floyd B, ss 3 1 0 0 Bahnsen S, p 3 0 0 0
Hovley S, ph 1 0 0 0 Forster T, p 0 0 0 0
Hedlund M, p 3 0 2 0 Johnson B, p 0 0 0 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0
Scheinblum R, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 2 11 1 31 3 8 2
Kansas City 011 000 000 -- 2
Chicago 100 010 01x -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Hedlund M (L) 7.1 8 3 2 2 1
Burgmeier T 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen S (W) 8.2 10 2 1 3 2
Forster T* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Johnson B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Kelly P, Floyd B
DP -- Kansas City 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Chicago 6
2B -- Schaal P, May C, Otis A, Johnstone J
3B -- Allen D
HR -- Allen D
T -- 2:30
A -- 12108
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