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California Angels @ Kansas City Royals

1972-09-06 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 5833 · 81°F · Wind 17 mph · 2:14

California Angels defeated Kansas City Royals 3–1. California Angels put up 2 in the 4th. Rudy May earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Rudy May L: Mike Jackson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Lou DiMuro · 2B: Bill Deegan · 3B: Larry McCoy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sandy Alomar	4	1	0	0	1	0
Ken Berry	4	0	2	0	0	0
Doug Howard	5	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Oliver	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ken McMullen	3	1	0	0	1	1
Leroy Stanton	1	1	1	0	2	0
Leo Cardenas	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jeff Torborg	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rudy May	4	0	0	0	0	3

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Wohlford	4	1	1	0	0	0
Amos Otis	4	0	1	0	0	0
Richie Scheinblum	4	0	1	0	0	1
Lou Piniella	4	0	1	1	0	2
John Mayberry	4	0	0	0	0	2
Carl Taylor	4	0	1	0	0	1
Paul Schaal	2	0	1	0	1	0
Freddie Patek	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Jackson	2	0	0	0	0	1
Cookie Rojas	1	0	0	0	0	0

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rudy May	9.0	6	1	7

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Jackson	7.0	6	5	5
Bruce Dal Canton	2.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sandy Alomar: W
Ken Berry: 13/SH.1-2
Doug Howard: PO2(E1).2-3
Doug Howard: 63.3-H
Bob Oliver: S7
Ken McMullen: K

Bot 1

Jim Wohlford: S4
Amos Otis: S7.1-2
Richie Scheinblum: WP.2-3;1-2
Richie Scheinblum: K/C
Lou Piniella: S9.3-H;2XH(92);B-2(TH)
John Mayberry: K

Top 2

Leroy Stanton: D7
Leo Cardenas: 43.2-3
Jeff Torborg: 2/P/FL
Rudy May: K/C

Bot 2

Carl Taylor: K
Paul Schaal: W
Freddie Patek: 14(1)/FO
Mike Jackson: SB2
Mike Jackson: K/C

Top 3

Sandy Alomar: 9
Ken Berry: S4
Doug Howard: 9.1-2
Bob Oliver: 13

Bot 3

Jim Wohlford: 6/P
Amos Otis: 63
Richie Scheinblum: S8
Lou Piniella: K

Top 4

Ken McMullen: W
Leroy Stanton: W.1-2
Leo Cardenas: S9.2-H;1-3
Jeff Torborg: 9(B)363(1)/DP.3-H(NR)
Rudy May: K/C

Bot 4

John Mayberry: 9
Carl Taylor: 6/P
Paul Schaal: D9
Freddie Patek: 9

Top 5

Sandy Alomar: 3/G
Ken Berry: 6/P
Doug Howard: S7
Bob Oliver: K

Bot 5

Mike Jackson: 3/FL
Jim Wohlford: 53
Amos Otis: 8

Top 6

Ken McMullen: 13
Leroy Stanton: W
Leo Cardenas: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)
Jeff Torborg: IW
Rudy May: K/C
Sandy Alomar: 5(2)/FO

Bot 6

Richie Scheinblum: 63
Lou Piniella: K/C
John Mayberry: 7

Top 7

Ken Berry: 7
Doug Howard: 8
Bob Oliver: 8

Bot 7

Carl Taylor: S9
Paul Schaal: 9
Freddie Patek: 8/L
Cookie Rojas: 4/P

Top 8

Ken McMullen: 63
Leroy Stanton: HP
Leo Cardenas: 9
Jeff Torborg: S8.1-2
Rudy May: 3/G

Bot 8

Jim Wohlford: 9
Amos Otis: 9
Richie Scheinblum: 63

Top 9

Sandy Alomar: 8
Ken Berry: S9
Doug Howard: 53(B)6(1)/GDP

Bot 9

Lou Piniella: 8
John Mayberry: K
Carl Taylor: 3/FL

Notes & reviews

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