Final
KC 6 — CLE 4
7/9/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE197207091
Complete available game record for KC at CLE, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Buddy Bell | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Brohamer | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Fosse | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Unser | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lolich | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Graig Nettles | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Scheinblum | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Johnson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Chambliss | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Leon | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Moses | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Floyd | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wright | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Colbert | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy McCraw | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Riddleberger | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Colbert | 6.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Denny Riddleberger | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ken Wright | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Bell | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brohamer | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Chambliss | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Vince Colbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Johnson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Leon | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Lolich | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Moses | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Graig Nettles | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Denny Riddleberger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Unser | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Scheinblum | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Floyd | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S3.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | IW | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | E6 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D8.1-H(UR);B-3(E6) | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | C/E2.B-1 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5/L | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9.2-H;1-H | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 41 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | D7.1-3 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H;3-H | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 6 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D9.1-3 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | IW | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→2 | 52(3)3(B)/DP.1-2;2-3 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 31 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D8 | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | E5.3-H(UR) | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR/8.1-H(UR);B-H(UR) | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S3 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2;2-H | 6–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 6(1)3/GDP | 6–4 |