Top 1

• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Nelson
  
  Clarke strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Munson vs. Nelson
  
  Munson strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Nelson
  
  Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Nelson
  
  White takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blomberg vs. Nelson
  
  Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Nelson, and towards Patek, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Peterson
  
  Patek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hovley vs. Peterson
  
  Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scheinblum vs. Peterson
  
  There goes Hovley. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Hovley steals second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Scheinblum vs. Peterson
  
  Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hovley scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piniella vs. Peterson
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards second. Clarke scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Yankees, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Callison vs. Nelson
  
  Callison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Callison reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sanchez vs. Nelson
  
  Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Michael vs. Nelson
  
  Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Callison scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Peterson vs. Nelson
  
  Peterson bunts in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clarke vs. Nelson
  
  Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Peterson
  
  Rojas hits a popup towards first. Blomberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Peterson
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Peterson
  
  Mayberry strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Munson vs. Nelson
  
  Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Nelson
  
  Murcer hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Murcer reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Nelson
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murcer moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Blomberg vs. Nelson
  
  Blomberg takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Callison vs. Nelson
  
  Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Peterson
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Peterson
  
  Nelson hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Peterson
  
  Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hovley vs. Peterson
  
  There goes Patek. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hovley vs. Peterson
  
  Hovley hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scheinblum vs. Peterson
  
  Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Nelson
  
  Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Michael vs. Nelson
  
  Michael hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Peterson vs. Nelson
  
  Peterson bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Sanchez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Clarke vs. Nelson
  
  Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to third. Peterson moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Munson vs. Nelson
  
  Munson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Peterson
  
  Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Peterson
  
  Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Peterson
  
  Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Peterson
  
  Mayberry strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Nelson
  
  Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Nelson
  
  White strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blomberg vs. Nelson
  
  Blomberg strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Peterson
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Peterson
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Peterson
  
  Patek bunts towards first. Blomberg fields the ball and throws to Peterson covering. Safe. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hovley vs. Peterson
  
  There goes Patek. The throw from Munson and he is out, Michael applying the tag. View Play 

Top 6

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Callison vs. Nelson
  
  Callison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Nelson
  
  Sanchez strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. Nelson
  
  Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Peterson vs. Nelson
  
  Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Peterson for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hovley vs. Peterson
  
  Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scheinblum vs. Peterson
  
  Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards second. Clarke scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Peterson
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer throws the ball in to Michael who tags Piniella trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Nelson
  
  Carl Taylor now playing left field.
  
  Clarke 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 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Munson vs. Nelson
  
  Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Nelson
  
  Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Nelson
  
  There goes Murcer. The throw from May and he is safe. Murcer steals second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Nelson
  
  Nelson spins and fires to second, with Patek covering, and Murcer is picked off. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Peterson
  
  Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Rojas reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Schaal vs. Peterson
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Mayberry vs. Peterson
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojas scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Peterson
  
  May hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Nelson vs. Peterson
  
  Nelson bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Patek vs. Peterson
  
  Patek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blomberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Nelson
  
  White hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blomberg vs. Nelson
  
  Blomberg is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Callison vs. Nelson
  
  Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hovley vs. Peterson
  
  Hovley strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheinblum vs. Peterson
  
  Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Taylor vs. Peterson
  
  Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Peterson
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Taylor moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Schaal vs. Peterson
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Nelson
  
  Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. Nelson
  
  Michael hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. Nelson
  
  Bernie Allen pinch hits for Fritz Peterson.
  
  Allen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/16/1972 -- New York at Kansas City (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Clarke H, 2b          4  0  0  0   Patek F, ss           4  1  2  0   
Munson T, c           4  0  0  0   Hovley S, cf          4  1  3  1   
Murcer B, cf          4  1  3  1   Scheinblum R, rf      4  0  2  1   
White R, lf           3  0  0  0   Piniella L, lf        3  0  1  0   
Blomberg R, 1b        3  0  0  0   Taylor C, lf          1  0  0  0   
Callison J, rf        4  1  1  0   Rojas C, 2b           4  1  2  0   
Sanchez C, 3b         4  0  1  0   Schaal P, 3b          3  0  0  0   
Michael G, ss         3  0  1  1   Mayberry J, 1b        3  0  1  1   
Peterson F, p         2  0  0  0   May J, c              3  0  1  0   
Allen B, ph           1  0  0  0   Nelson R, p           3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  2  6  2                        32  3 12  3

New York         110 000 000 --  2
Kansas City      101 000 10x --  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Peterson F (L)        8.0 12  3  3  1  3

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nelson R (W)          9.0  6  2  2  3  7

DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 7, Kansas City 6
2B -- Callison J, Murcer B, Rojas C
HR -- Murcer B
SB -- Hovley S, Patek F, Murcer B
CS -- Patek F
SH -- Peterson F
T -- 2:20
A -- 11579

    

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