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Texas Rangers @ 
Kansas City Royals
1972-05-15 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 6670 · 80°F · 2:35
Kansas City Royals defeated Texas Rangers 5–4. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 4th. Tom Burgmeier earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
W: Tom Burgmeier L: Horacio Pina SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Red Flaherty · 1B: Bill Haller · 2B: Jerry Neudecker · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Elliott Maddox | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dave Nelson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Don Mincher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Billings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Ted Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lenny Randle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Toby Harrah | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Broberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Biittner | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Driscoll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Grieve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Kubiak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Scheinblum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Piniella | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 John Mayberry | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Schaal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Hedlund | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Hovley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Broberg | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Panther | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Horacio Pina | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hedlund | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
 Ted Abernathy | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Elliott Maddox: K/C
- Dave Nelson: S7
- Don Mincher: PO1(13)
- Don Mincher: W
- Dick Billings: 64(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Freddie Patek: 53
- Amos Otis: 53
- Richie Scheinblum: 3/G
Top 2
- Frank Howard: W
- Ted Ford: 54(1)/FO
- Lenny Randle: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Lou Piniella: K
- Cookie Rojas: 8
- Ed Kirkpatrick: W
- John Mayberry: WP.1-2
- John Mayberry: S9.2-H
- Paul Schaal: 8
Top 3
- Toby Harrah: 13
- Pete Broberg: K
- Elliott Maddox: 63
Bot 3
- Mike Hedlund: 9/L
- Freddie Patek: S7
- Amos Otis: SB2
- Amos Otis: FC1.2X3(165);B-2
- Richie Scheinblum: 13
Top 4
- Dave Nelson: 63
- Don Mincher: FLE5
- Don Mincher: 13
- Dick Billings: K/C
Bot 4
- Lou Piniella: S8
- Cookie Rojas: S9.1-2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K/C
- John Mayberry: 3
- Paul Schaal: S8.2-H;1-H(E2)
- Mike Hedlund: S5.1-2
- Freddie Patek: S7.2-H;1-2
- Amos Otis: 3/G
Top 5
- Frank Howard: 43
- Larry Biittner: D9
- Lenny Randle: 7
- Toby Harrah: S9.2-H
- Hal King: K
Bot 5
- Richie Scheinblum: W
- Lou Piniella: 54(1)3/GDP
- Cookie Rojas: 5
Top 6
- Elliott Maddox: W
- Dave Nelson: S2/BG.1-2
- Don Mincher: 23.2-3;1-2
- Dick Billings: 8/SF.3-H
- Frank Howard: E6/TH.2-H(UR)(NR)
- Larry Biittner: S8.1-2
- Lenny Randle: 5
Bot 6
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 63
- John Mayberry: 9
- Paul Schaal: 8
Top 7
- Toby Harrah: 7
- Jim Driscoll: 8
- Elliott Maddox: 53
Bot 7
- Steve Hovley: W
- Freddie Patek: K+CS2(26)/DP
- Amos Otis: 2/FL
Top 8
- Dave Nelson: W
- Don Mincher: SB2
- Don Mincher: 3/G.2-3
- Dick Billings: 8/SF.3-H
- Frank Howard: W
- Tom Grieve: SB2
- Tom Grieve: 43
Bot 8
- Richie Scheinblum: 6
- Lou Piniella: S8
- Cookie Rojas: D7.1-H;BX3(765)
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K
Top 9
- Lenny Randle: 63
- Toby Harrah: W
- Ted Kubiak: 9
- Elliott Maddox: CS2(24)