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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

1972-06-26 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 7834 · 85°F, night · Wind 11 mph from RF · 2:10

Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 4–1. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 2nd. Bruce Dal Canton earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bruce Dal Canton L: Wilbur Wood SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dave Phillips · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: Jim Evans · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pat Kelly	4	0	1	0	0	1
Luis Alvarado	4	1	0	0	0	0
Dick Allen	4	0	1	0	0	1
Carlos May	3	0	3	1	1	0
Mike Andrews	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Herrmann	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Lyttle	3	0	1	0	0	0
Rich Morales	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wilbur Wood	1	0	0	0	1	0
Walt Williams	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Freddie Patek	3	1	1	0	1	0
Amos Otis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Lou Piniella	4	0	0	0	0	1
Richie Scheinblum	4	1	1	0	0	1
Cookie Rojas	4	1	2	2	0	0
John Mayberry	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jerry May	3	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Floyd	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bruce Dal Canton	3	0	1	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Wood	6.0	7	0	3
Steve Kealey	2.0	0	1	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bruce Dal Canton	9.0	6	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pat Kelly: S9
Luis Alvarado: 46(1)/FO/G.B-1
Dick Allen: S7.1-3
Carlos May: S9.3-H;1-2
Mike Andrews: 7/F7D
Ed Herrmann: K

Bot 1

Freddie Patek: 53/G
Amos Otis: 9/F9D
Lou Piniella: 63/G

Top 2

Jim Lyttle: S9
Rich Morales: 64(1)3/GDP/G
Wilbur Wood: W
Pat Kelly: 7/F

Bot 2

Richie Scheinblum: S7
Cookie Rojas: S5/BG.1-2
John Mayberry: S7.2-H;1-3
Jerry May: 23/G.3-H;1-2
Bobby Floyd: WP.2-3
Bobby Floyd: K
Bruce Dal Canton: 7/F

Top 3

Luis Alvarado: 63/G
Dick Allen: 63/G
Carlos May: S9
Mike Andrews: BK.1-2
Mike Andrews: 63/G

Bot 3

Freddie Patek: D7
Amos Otis: S1/BG.2-3
Lou Piniella: SB2
Lou Piniella: K
Richie Scheinblum: K
Cookie Rojas: S7.3-H;2-H
John Mayberry: 4/L

Top 4

Ed Herrmann: 43/G
Jim Lyttle: 1/L
Rich Morales: 63/G

Bot 4

Jerry May: 63/G
Bobby Floyd: 53/G
Bruce Dal Canton: S7
Freddie Patek: 2/FL/BP

Top 5

Wilbur Wood: 3/G
Pat Kelly: 43/G
Luis Alvarado: 63/G

Bot 5

Amos Otis: 8/F
Lou Piniella: 4/P
Richie Scheinblum: 5/FL

Top 6

Dick Allen: K/C
Carlos May: W
Mike Andrews: K
Ed Herrmann: 43/G

Bot 6

Cookie Rojas: 4/L
John Mayberry: 4/P
Jerry May: 13/G

Top 7

Jim Lyttle: 7/F
Rich Morales: 53/G
Walt Williams: K

Bot 7

Bobby Floyd: 63/G
Bruce Dal Canton: K
Freddie Patek: W
Amos Otis: SB2
Amos Otis: 4/P

Top 8

Pat Kelly: K/C
Luis Alvarado: 9/FL
Dick Allen: 8/F

Bot 8

Lou Piniella: 7/F
Richie Scheinblum: 31/G
Cookie Rojas: 9/F

Top 9

Carlos May: S8
Mike Andrews: 8/L
Ed Herrmann: 46(1)3/GDP/G