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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 7, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 7, 1972 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 7, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 7, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 7,595 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: George Maloney 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Art Frantz |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Dick Drago | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy McCraw | Center Fielder |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Ron Lolich | Right Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Milt Wilcox | Pitcher |
| Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 7, 1972
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Wilcox
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wilcox
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Wilcox
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheinblum vs. Wilcox
Scheinblum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Wilcox
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Drago
McCraw 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 -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Drago
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brohamer for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Drago
Chambliss 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 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Wilcox
Kirkpatrick hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Wilcox
Rojas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Wilcox
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Wilcox
Drago takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Wilcox
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Drago
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Drago
Lolich hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Drago
Fosse hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wilcox
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wilcox
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Wilcox
Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Scheinblum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Wilcox
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Drago
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilcox vs. Drago
Wilcox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Drago
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCraw for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Wilcox
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Wilcox
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Wilcox
Schaal takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Drago vs. Wilcox
Drago bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Brohamer covering, for the out. Rojas moves to third. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Patek vs. Wilcox
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Drago
Brohamer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Drago
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Drago
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wilcox
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wilcox
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Wilcox
Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Wilcox
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lolich. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Piniella scores. Scheinblum moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkpatrick vs. Wilcox
Kirkpatrick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Wilcox
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scheinblum tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Wilcox
Schaal hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Drago
Lolich hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Drago
Fosse hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Drago
Duffy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Duffy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leon vs. Drago
Eddie Leon pinch hits for Milt Wilcox.
Leon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Duffy scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Drago
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Hennigan
Phil Hennigan now pitching.
Drago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hennigan
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Lolich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hennigan
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Lolich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Drago
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Drago
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Drago
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hennigan
Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lolich. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Hennigan
Scheinblum hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Johnson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Brohamer. Brohamer fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Brohamer. Piniella scores. Scheinblum moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Riddleberger
Denny Riddleberger now pitching.
Mayberry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Riddleberger
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Lolich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Riddleberger
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Lolich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Riddleberger
Schaal takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Drago vs. Riddleberger
Bobby Floyd pinch runs for Paul Schaal.
Drago takes first base on ball four. Scheinblum scores. Mayberry moves to third. Floyd moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Patek vs. Colbert
Vince Colbert now pitching.
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Bobby Floyd now playing third base.
Nettles hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Drago
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Drago
Fosse hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Drago
Duffy hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Colbert
Otis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Colbert
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Colbert
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scheinblum for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Colbert
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Colbert
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it and throws to get Mayberry who tried to advance to third. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Drago
Del Unser pinch hits for Vince Colbert.
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Drago
McCraw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Drago
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brohamer for the out. McCraw moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Drago
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Mingori
Floyd strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Mingori
Drago hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Drago
Johnson 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 -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Drago
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1972 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 5 0 0 0 McCraw T, cf 4 0 1 0
Otis A, cf 4 1 1 1 Brohamer J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Piniella L, lf 5 2 3 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 1 0
Scheinblum R, rf 5 2 3 1 Johnson A, lf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Nettles G, 3b 4 1 1 1
Kirkpatrick E, c 3 1 1 1 Lolich R, rf 4 0 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 1 Fosse R, c 3 1 1 1
Schaal P, 3b 2 0 0 0 Duffy F, ss 3 1 2 0
Floyd B, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 Wilcox M, p 1 0 0 0
Drago D, p 2 0 0 1 Leon E, ph 1 0 1 1
Hennigan P, p 0 0 0 0
Riddleberger D, p 0 0 0 0
Colbert V, p 0 0 0 0
Unser D, ph 1 0 0 0
Mingori S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 10 6 33 3 7 3
Kansas City 010 020 210 -- 6
Cleveland 010 010 100 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D (W) 9.0 7 3 3 0 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (L) 5.0 6 3 3 5 1
Hennigan P* 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Riddleberger D 0.2 0 0 0 3 0
Colbert V 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Mingori S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Brohamer J
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 12, Cleveland 3
2B -- Scheinblum R 2, Mayberry J, Duffy F, Piniella L
HR -- Kirkpatrick E, Nettles G, Fosse R, Otis A
SH -- Drago D
SF -- Rojas C
T -- 2:25
A -- 7595
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