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Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

1972-07-27 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 23079 · night · Wind from LF · 2:23

Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 3–0. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 8th. Roger Nelson earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	5
CHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

W: Roger Nelson L: Stan Bahnsen SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Flaherty · 1B: Bill Haller · 2B: Jerry Neudecker · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cookie Rojas	3	0	1	1	1	0
Steve Hovley	4	0	1	1	0	0
Richie Scheinblum	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	4	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Piniella	4	0	0	0	0	0
John Mayberry	4	1	1	0	0	0
Paul Schaal	2	0	1	1	2	1
Freddie Patek	3	1	0	0	1	0
Roger Nelson	2	1	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Pat Kelly	4	1	0	0
Mike Andrews	3	0	1	1
Tony Muser	3	1	0	0
Carlos May	3	0	0	2
Jay Johnstone	2	0	0	0
Ed Spiezio	3	1	0	0
Ed Herrmann	3	0	0	0
Rich Morales	2	1	0	0
Stan Bahnsen	2	0	0	2
Dick Allen	1	0	0	1
Luis Alvarado	1	0	0	0
Walt Williams	1	0	0	0
Jim Lyttle	1	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Nelson	9.0	4	1	7

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Stan Bahnsen	7.2	3	5	2
Cy Acosta	0.1	0	0	0
Steve Kealey	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cookie Rojas: W
Steve Hovley: 9/L
Richie Scheinblum: 36(1)3/GDP/G

Bot 1

Pat Kelly: 8/L
Mike Andrews: 2/FL
Tony Muser: 63/G

Top 2

Ed Kirkpatrick: K
Lou Piniella: 8/F
John Mayberry: 13/G

Bot 2

Carlos May: K/C
Jay Johnstone: 9/F9D
Ed Spiezio: 63/G

Top 3

Paul Schaal: K
Freddie Patek: W
Roger Nelson: 14/SH/BG.1-2
Cookie Rojas: 43/G

Bot 3

Ed Herrmann: 8/F
Rich Morales: 3/P
Stan Bahnsen: K/C

Top 4

Steve Hovley: 63/G
Richie Scheinblum: W
Ed Kirkpatrick: 7/F
Lou Piniella: 9/F

Bot 4

Pat Kelly: 8/F
Mike Andrews: 63/G
Tony Muser: 3/G

Top 5

John Mayberry: 9/F
Paul Schaal: W
Freddie Patek: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Carlos May: 3/G
Jay Johnstone: 3/FL
Ed Spiezio: S8
Ed Herrmann: WP.1-2
Ed Herrmann: WP.2-3
Ed Herrmann: 7/F

Top 6

Roger Nelson: 53/G
Cookie Rojas: 9/L
Steve Hovley: 43/G

Bot 6

Rich Morales: S8
Stan Bahnsen: K
Pat Kelly: S7.1-3
Mike Andrews: OA/DP.1X2(236);3XH(62)

Top 7

Richie Scheinblum: 8/F
Ed Kirkpatrick: 13/G
Lou Piniella: 63/G

Bot 7

Mike Andrews: W
Tony Muser: S8/G.1-3
Carlos May: K
Dick Allen: SB2
Dick Allen: K
Ed Spiezio: 7/FL

Top 8

John Mayberry: 43/G
Paul Schaal: W
Freddie Patek: 54(1)/FO/G.B-1
Roger Nelson: S7.1-3
Cookie Rojas: S7.3-H;1-2
Steve Hovley: S8/L.2-H;1-3(TH);B-2
Richie Scheinblum: 8/F

Bot 8

Ed Herrmann: 9/L
Luis Alvarado: 7/F
Walt Williams: 63/G

Top 9

Ed Kirkpatrick: 7/F
Lou Piniella: 3/FL
John Mayberry: D7
Paul Schaal: S9.2-H
Freddie Patek: 9/L

Bot 9

Pat Kelly: 3/G
Mike Andrews: K
Jim Lyttle: K

Notes & reviews

White Sox Morales ejected by HP umpire Red Flaherty for arguing call at home; Morales held at 3rd when ball got away from catcher, but Kelly (on first) tried for 2nd and was trapped; as Kelly was tagged, Morales tried to score and was out at HP for DP

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