Final
KC 3 — CWS 7
7/27/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA197207271
Complete available game record for KC at CWS, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | 13 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Williams | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Hovley | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Andrews | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Allen | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Muser | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Scheinblum | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Johnstone | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Reichardt | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos May | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Spiezio | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Herrmann | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Alvarado | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Forster | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Wood | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Splittorff | 2.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Wilbur Wood | 7.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 4.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Terry Forster | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Wood | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Alvarado | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Andrews | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry Forster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Herrmann | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Johnstone | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos May | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Muser | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Reichardt | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Spiezio | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Williams | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Allen | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Scheinblum | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Hovley | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | HR/9.1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S9 | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9/G | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | POCS2(134) | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9/F | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D8.1-3 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | S9/G.3-H;2-H;BX1(93) | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9/F | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D8 | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 5(B)4(2)/LDP/L | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | HR/78XD.1-H | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | FC5/G.3XH(52);1-2;B-1 | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 31/G | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 143/G | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | E5.B-1 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S6/G.1-2;B-1 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 1/L | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S9 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP/G | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63/G | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9/G | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53/G | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43/G | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63/G | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 13/G | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 0→2 | 54(1)2(3)/GDP/G.B-1 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7/G | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7/G | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 16(1)/FO/G | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S9/G.1-3 | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9/F | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | E6.B-1 | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D7.1-3 | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | 4E6/G.3-H(RBI)(UR);2-3;1-2;B-1 | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 2–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G | 2–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 2–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 2–7 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63/G.2-3;1-2 | 2–7 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43/G.3-H | 2–7 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 3–7 |