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TEX
@BAL		2
1
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@BAL		3
1
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@CAL		3
4		 
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5
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2
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@MIN		1
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7
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@ATL		5
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@CIN		2
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@MON		12
1
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@NYM		1
4
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@PHI		8
5
HOU
@STL		1
2
Saturday, July 8, 1972
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 21,250, Time of Game: 2:29
Royals
1
36-37
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 10½ GB
 at Indians
2
31-40
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 8 GB
W: Mike Kilkenny (2-1)
L: Roger Nelson (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1
Indians         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    2  6  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 .235 .609 0.135 1.24 0.158 -0.023 0.9 0 2
   Gail Hopkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .441 -0.069 2.61 0.000 -0.069 -0.2
Amos Otis CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .299 .757 -0.021 1.53 0.139 -0.161 -0.2 2 0 CS
Lou Piniella LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .320 .824 -0.005 1.83 0.127 -0.133 0.5 2 0 HR,IW
Richie Scheinblum RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .873 -0.178 1.60 0.000 -0.178 -1.2 2 0
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 .845 -0.042 1.64 0.075 -0.117 -0.2 5 1
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .688 -0.051 1.24 0.040 -0.091 -0.2 2 2
Jerry May C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .238 .683 -0.067 1.53 0.063 -0.130 -0.5 7 0
   Steve Hovley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .572 -0.064 2.70 0.000 -0.064 -0.2
Bobby Floyd 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .203 .469 -0.050 1.39 0.027 -0.077 -0.3 3 0
   Joe Keough PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .519 -0.044 1.88 0.000 -0.044 -0.1
Roger Nelson P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .364 -0.140 1.77 0.000 -0.140 -1.0 1 1
   Ed Kirkpatrick PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .891 0.039 1.25 0.039 0.000 0.1
Team Totals 32 1 7 1 5 10 .219 .637 -0.557 1.58 0.668 -1.227 -2.6 24 6
HR: L Piniella (6, off M Kilkenny; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
IBB: L Piniella (2, by M Kilkenny).
TB: L Piniella 4; F Patek 2; A Otis; B Floyd; C Rojas; J Mayberry.
RBI: L Piniella (31).
2-out RBI: L Piniella.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
E: A Otis (2).
Baserunning
CS: A Otis (6, 2nd base by M Kilkenny/R Fosse).
Pickoffs: J May (1st base by R Fosse).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Del Unser CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .476 -0.055 0.58 0.000 -0.055 -0.6 4 0
Jack Brohamer 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 .598 -0.038 0.52 0.006 -0.044 -0.3 0 3
Chris Chambliss 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .683 -0.020 0.41 0.009 -0.030 -0.1 6 0
Ron Lolich RF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .508 -0.069 0.72 0.000 -0.069 -0.9 1 0
Graig Nettles 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 .239 .700 0.050 0.60 0.065 -0.015 0.4 0 0 2B
Alex Johnson LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .602 0.038 0.96 0.075 -0.037 0.2 0 0
   Buddy Bell RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .553 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Ray Fosse C 3 0 2 1 0 0 .256 .667 0.135 1.29 0.169 -0.034 1.3 10 2
Eddie Leon SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .197 .548 -0.056 0.73 0.000 -0.056 -0.7 5 2
Mike Kilkenny P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .286 -0.034 0.67 0.000 -0.034 -0.4 0 2
   Phil Hennigan P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.010 0.43 0.000 -0.010 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 30 2 6 1 1 7 .200 .459 -0.059 0.69 0.324 -0.384 -1.2 27 9
2B: G Nettles (13, off R Nelson).
TB: R Fosse 2; G Nettles 2; A Johnson; J Brohamer; C Chambliss.
RBI: R Fosse (17).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Nelson, L (2-3) 8 6 2 1 1 7 0 1.07 31 70 0.059 0.69 1.2
Team Totals 8 6 2 1 1 7 0 1.12 31 70 0.059 1.58 1.2

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Kilkenny, W (2-1) 6.2 7 1 1 4 7 1 2.75 29 59 0.231 1.47 1.4
Phil Hennigan, H (1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.22 8 2 0 0.328 2.05 1.2
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 5 10 1 1.00 37 59 2 0 0.559 0.69 2.6
Balks: None.
WP: M Kilkenny 2 (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Kilkenny (2; L Piniella).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 21,250.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Cleveland Indians
1 Freddie Patek SS 1 Del Unser CF
2 Amos Otis CF 2 Jack Brohamer 2B
3 Lou Piniella LF 3 Chris Chambliss 1B
4 Richie Scheinblum RF 4 Ron Lolich RF
5 John Mayberry 1B 5 Graig Nettles 3B
6 Cookie Rojas 2B 6 Alex Johnson LF
7 Jerry May C 7 Ray Fosse C
8 Bobby Floyd 3B 8 Eddie Leon SS
9 Roger Nelson P 9 Mike Kilkenny P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 1 1-3 RR CLE R. Fosse R. Nelson 16% 79% Single to CF; Fosse to 2B/Adv on throw; Johnson Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Nettles Scores
t3 0-2 2 --- R KCR L. Piniella M. Kilkenny -11% 67% Home Run
t1 0-0 0 1-- KCR A. Otis M. Kilkenny -10% 36% Single to LF; Patek to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 O KCR L. Piniella M. Kilkenny 8% 45% Otis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-SS)
t7 1-2 2 12- O KCR L. Piniella P. Hennigan 8% 81% Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCR F. Patek M. Kilkenny -4% 46% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- KCR A. Otis M. Kilkenny -10% 36% Single to LF; Patek to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 O KCR L. Piniella M. Kilkenny 8% 45% Otis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-SS)
t1 0-0 1 --3 KCR L. Piniella M. Kilkenny -2% 43% Intentional Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-3 O KCR R. Scheinblum M. Kilkenny 7% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 1-3 O KCR J. Mayberry M. Kilkenny 5% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE D. Unser R. Nelson -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE J. Brohamer R. Nelson -1% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O CLE C. Chambliss R. Nelson -1% 50% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mike Kilkenny facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- KCR C. Rojas M. Kilkenny -4% 46% Single to LF
t2 0-0 0 1-- KCR J. May M. Kilkenny -6% 40% Walk; Rojas to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O KCR B. Floyd M. Kilkenny 8% 48% May Picked off 1B (C-SS)
t2 0-0 1 -2- O KCR B. Floyd M. Kilkenny 4% 51% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 -2- O KCR R. Nelson M. Kilkenny 3% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CLE R. Lolich R. Nelson -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- CLE G. Nettles R. Nelson 3% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- CLE A. Johnson R. Nelson 8% 63% Single to CF; Nettles to 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 RR CLE R. Fosse R. Nelson 16% 79% Single to CF; Fosse to 2B/Adv on throw; Johnson Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Nettles Scores
b2 2-0 1 -2- O CLE E. Leon R. Nelson -2% 76% Strikeout
b2 2-0 2 -2- O CLE M. Kilkenny R. Nelson -2% 74% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
t3 0-2 0 --- O KCR F. Patek M. Kilkenny 2% 77% Flyball: CF
t3 0-2 1 --- O KCR A. Otis M. Kilkenny 1% 78% Flyball: CF
t3 0-2 2 --- R KCR L. Piniella M. Kilkenny -11% 67% Home Run
t3 1-2 2 --- O KCR R. Scheinblum M. Kilkenny 1% 68% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- O CLE D. Unser R. Nelson -2% 67% Flyball: LF
b3 2-1 1 --- O CLE J. Brohamer R. Nelson -1% 65% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 2-1 2 --- O CLE C. Chambliss R. Nelson -1% 65% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Mike Kilkenny facing 5-6-7
t4 1-2 0 --- KCR J. Mayberry M. Kilkenny -5% 59% Single to RF
t4 1-2 0 1-- O KCR C. Rojas M. Kilkenny 4% 64% Lineout: SS
t4 1-2 1 1-- O KCR J. May M. Kilkenny 4% 68% Strikeout
t4 1-2 2 1-- KCR B. Floyd M. Kilkenny -3% 65% Single to RF; Mayberry to 2B
t4 1-2 2 12- KCR R. Nelson M. Kilkenny -2% 62% Wild Pitch; Floyd to 2B; Mayberry to 3B
t4 1-2 2 -23 O KCR R. Nelson M. Kilkenny 8% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 4-5-6
b4 2-1 0 --- O CLE R. Lolich R. Nelson -2% 68% Flyball: RF
b4 2-1 1 --- CLE G. Nettles R. Nelson 4% 72% Double to LF
b4 2-1 1 -2- O CLE A. Johnson R. Nelson -3% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B; Nettles to 3B
b4 2-1 2 --3 O CLE R. Fosse R. Nelson -3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
t5 1-2 0 --- KCR F. Patek M. Kilkenny -6% 61% Single to RF
t5 1-2 0 1-- KCR A. Otis M. Kilkenny -4% 57% Wild Pitch; Patek to 2B
t5 1-2 0 -2- O KCR A. Otis M. Kilkenny 6% 63% Strikeout
t5 1-2 1 -2- O KCR L. Piniella M. Kilkenny 5% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-2 2 -2- O KCR R. Scheinblum M. Kilkenny 5% 73% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 8-9-1
b5 2-1 0 --- O CLE E. Leon R. Nelson -2% 71% Strikeout Looking
b5 2-1 1 --- O CLE M. Kilkenny R. Nelson -1% 70% Strikeout
b5 2-1 2 --- O CLE D. Unser R. Nelson -1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Mike Kilkenny facing 5-6-7
t6 1-2 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry M. Kilkenny 3% 72% Flyball: CF
t6 1-2 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas M. Kilkenny 2% 75% Flyball: RF
t6 1-2 2 --- O KCR J. May M. Kilkenny 2% 76% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 2-3-4
b6 2-1 0 --- O CLE J. Brohamer R. Nelson -2% 74% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 2-1 1 --- O CLE C. Chambliss R. Nelson -1% 73% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 2-1 2 --- O CLE R. Lolich R. Nelson -1% 72% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Mike Kilkenny facing 8-9-1
t7 1-2 0 --- O KCR B. Floyd M. Kilkenny 4% 76% Groundout: P-1B
t7 1-2 1 --- O KCR R. Nelson M. Kilkenny 3% 79% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-2 2 --- KCR F. Patek M. Kilkenny -2% 77% Walk
t7 1-2 2 1-- KCR A. Otis M. Kilkenny -4% 73% Walk; Patek to 2B
Phil Hennigan replaces Mike Kilkenny pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-2 2 12- O KCR L. Piniella P. Hennigan 8% 81% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 5-6-7
b7 2-1 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles R. Nelson -2% 80% Flyball: 3B
b7 2-1 1 --- O CLE A. Johnson R. Nelson -1% 78% Flyball: 2B
b7 2-1 2 --- CLE R. Fosse R. Nelson 1% 79% Single to 2B
b7 2-1 2 1-- O CLE E. Leon R. Nelson -2% 78% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Phil Hennigan facing 4-5-6
Ron Lolich moves from RF to LF
Buddy Bell replaces Alex Johnson (LF) playing RF batting 6th
t8 1-2 0 --- O KCR R. Scheinblum P. Hennigan 5% 83% Lineout: RF
t8 1-2 1 --- O KCR J. Mayberry P. Hennigan 3% 86% Strikeout
t8 1-2 2 --- O KCR C. Rojas P. Hennigan 2% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 9-1-2
b8 2-1 0 --- O CLE P. Hennigan R. Nelson -1% 87% Strikeout
b8 2-1 1 --- O CLE D. Unser R. Nelson -1% 87% Flyball: RF
b8 2-1 2 --- CLE J. Brohamer R. Nelson 1% 87% Single to RF
b8 2-1 2 1-- CLE C. Chambliss R. Nelson 1% 88% Single to CF; Brohamer to 2B
b8 2-1 2 12- O CLE R. Lolich R. Nelson -2% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Phil Hennigan facing 7-8-9
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Jerry May (C) batting 7th
t9 1-2 0 --- O KCR S. Hovley P. Hennigan 6% 93% Strikeout Looking
Joe Keough pinch hits for Bobby Floyd (3B) batting 8th
t9 1-2 1 --- O KCR J. Keough P. Hennigan 4% 97% Strikeout
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Roger Nelson (P) batting 9th
t9 1-2 2 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick P. Hennigan -4% 93% Walk
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Freddie Patek (SS) batting 1st
t9 1-2 2 1-- O KCR G. Hopkins P. Hennigan 7% 100% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.

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