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New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals

1972-08-14 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 9377 · 91°F, night, dry · 2:05

Kansas City Royals defeated New York Yankees 3–0. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 3rd. Bruce Dal Canton earned the win and Norm Angelini picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
KCA	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		3	10

W: Bruce Dal Canton L: Steve Kline SV: Norm Angelini

Umpires — HP: Merle Anthony · 1B: George Maloney · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: Art Frantz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Horace Clarke	4	1	0
Thurman Munson	4	2	0
Bobby Murcer	4	0	2
Roy White	4	1	0
Johnny Callison	3	0	0
Felipe Alou	3	0	0
Celerino Sanchez	3	0	0
Gene Michael	2	0	1
Steve Kline	2	0	1
Bernie Allen	1	0	0
Ron Blomberg	1	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Steve Hovley	4	0	2	0	0	0
Cookie Rojas	4	0	2	1	0	0
Richie Scheinblum	3	0	1	1	1	0
Lou Piniella	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gail Hopkins	4	0	2	0	0	0
Paul Schaal	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Floyd	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bruce Dal Canton	4	1	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Kline	8.0	10	1	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bruce Dal Canton	8.1	4	0	3
Norm Angelini	0.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Horace Clarke: 43
Thurman Munson: S4
Bobby Murcer: 7/F7D
Roy White: S9.1-2
Johnny Callison: 9/L

Bot 1

Steve Hovley: 6
Cookie Rojas: S7
Richie Scheinblum: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Felipe Alou: 7
Celerino Sanchez: 4/P8S
Gene Michael: 7

Bot 2

Lou Piniella: 8
Ed Kirkpatrick: 43
Gail Hopkins: 43

Top 3

Steve Kline: K/C
Horace Clarke: 53
Thurman Munson: 8

Bot 3

Paul Schaal: E6/G
Bobby Floyd: S7/G.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Bruce Dal Canton: K/C
Steve Hovley: 63
Cookie Rojas: S4.3-H(UR);2-3
Richie Scheinblum: S1/G13.3-H(UR);1-3(E1)
Lou Piniella: 9

Top 4

Bobby Murcer: K
Roy White: 3/G
Johnny Callison: 31

Bot 4

Ed Kirkpatrick: 43
Gail Hopkins: S9
Paul Schaal: S9.1-2
Bobby Floyd: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Bruce Dal Canton: 9/L

Top 5

Felipe Alou: 53
Celerino Sanchez: 43
Gene Michael: K

Bot 5

Steve Hovley: S9/G
Cookie Rojas: 13.1-2
Richie Scheinblum: 8
Lou Piniella: 53

Top 6

Steve Kline: 63
Horace Clarke: 7
Thurman Munson: 6/P7S

Bot 6

Ed Kirkpatrick: 8
Gail Hopkins: S7
Paul Schaal: 8
Bobby Floyd: 7/L

Top 7

Bobby Murcer: 7
Roy White: 43
Johnny Callison: 63

Bot 7

Bruce Dal Canton: E4/G
Steve Hovley: S8/G6.1-2
Cookie Rojas: 6(1)3/GDP.2-3
Richie Scheinblum: W
Lou Piniella: S8/G.3-H(UR);1-2
Ed Kirkpatrick: 3/G

Top 8

Felipe Alou: 6
Celerino Sanchez: 53
Bernie Allen: 43

Bot 8

Gail Hopkins: E6/G
Paul Schaal: 63.1-2
Bobby Floyd: K/C
Bruce Dal Canton: 13

Top 9

Ron Blomberg: 5/FL
Horace Clarke: S8/G
Thurman Munson: S7.1-2
Bobby Murcer: WP.2-3;1-2
Bobby Murcer: K
Roy White: 8