Orioles @ Royals
July 21, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 7 12 2
Royals 6 12 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 7 12 2
Royals 6 12 2

Bobby Knoop Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .245
OBP .250 .328
At Bats 3 53
Hits 1 13
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 1 4

Grant Jackson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 2
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Municipal Stadium - July 21, 1972
Grant Jackson
Johnny Oates
Bobby Grich
Davey Johnson
Brooks Robinson
Mark Belanger
Don Buford
Paul Blair
Terry Crowley
Bobby Knoop

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 7 12 2 9
Kansas City Royals 6 12 2 10
Winning Pitcher Pat Dobson
Losing Pitcher Bruce Dal Canton
Save Grant Jackson
Game Winning RBI Boog Powell
Attendance 12,383
Time of Game 2 hours 50 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Knoop strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 9 Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Bobby Grich now playing first base. Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 8 Scheinblum hits a line drive towards short. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Jerry May pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris. May hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Grich is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Knoop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 7 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mayberry hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Oates hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Grant Jackson now pitching. Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hovley moves to third. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dave Leonhard now pitching. Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Steve Hovley pinch hits for Mike Hedlund. Hovley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crowley. Hovley reaches second base with a double. Taylor scores.
Bottom 6 Patek strikes out.
Bottom 6 Knoop strikes out.
Bottom 6 Paul Blair now playing center field. Taylor bunts towards the mound. Dobson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dobson. Taylor moves to second.
Top 6 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Baylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Powell moves to third.
Top 6 Powell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Grich hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Crowley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Scheinblum scores. Mayberry moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crowley. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Kirkpatrick scores. Scheinblum moves to third.
Bottom 5 Scheinblum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to third.
Bottom 5 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hedlund is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dobson hits a line drive towards the mound. Hedlund reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Oates hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Patek strikes out.
Bottom 4 Knoop hits a fly ball into center field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piniella tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. Piniella moves to third.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich misplays the ball. That's an error on Grich. Mayberry moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Scheinblum strikes out.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Piniella picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Piniella. Baylor scores. Robinson moves all the way to home.
Top 4 There goes Baylor. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Baylor steals second.
Top 4 Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Powell strikes out.
Top 4 Grich strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hedlund bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 3 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Crowley hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mike Hedlund now pitching. Buford is hit by the pitch. Dobson moves to second.
Top 3 Dobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baylor scores. Oates moves to third.
Top 3 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. Baylor moves to third.
Top 3 Johnson bunts towards third. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baylor moves to second.
Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Powell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buford for the out.
Bottom 1 Scheinblum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dobson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Oates is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Powell scores. Baylor scores. Robinson moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to home to get Grich. Powell moves to third. Baylor moves to second.
Top 1 Baylor hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Grich moves to third. Powell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buford scores. Grich moves to second.
Top 1 Grich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buford moves to second.
Top 1 Crowley is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.