Final
KC 5 — NYY 1
8/25/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYA197208252
Complete available game record for KC at NYY, 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Callison | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Swoboda | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Richie Scheinblum | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy White | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Felipe Alou | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Murcer | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Ellis | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mayberry | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Celerino Sanchez | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Michael | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Knoop | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thurman Munson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Allen | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kekich | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Klimkowski | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Jackson | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Mike Kekich | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ron Klimkowski | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jim Roland | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy White | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felipe Alou | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Callison | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horace Clarke | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ellis | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kekich | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Klimkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Michael | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Murcer | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celerino Sanchez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Swoboda | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Jackson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Knoop | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Scheinblum | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S9/89 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | POCS2(14) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8/G | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | T8/89 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S7/G.3-H;B-2(E7/TH) | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9/G | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G6 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | S7/G.1X3(75);B-2(TH3) | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P8S | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | HR/9.1-H | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7/78 | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 16(1)/FO/BG | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D7/G5.1-3 | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F7D | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K/C | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HR/9.1-H | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HP | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P8S | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9/89 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 5(B)3(1)/LDP | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 4 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/F8XD | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7/G | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 36(1)3/GDP | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S5.2-3 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7 | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H;B-2(THH) | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 53/BG.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 5–1 |