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@BOS		4
8
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@CHW		4
6
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@CHW		4
5
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@CLE		5
3
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@DET		2
3
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@KCR		0
1
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@TEX		3
1
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@LAD		7
5
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@MON		11
1
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3
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@SDP		3
4		 
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@SFG		4
0
CHC
@SFG		1
3
Sunday, June 11, 1972 1:34PM
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 14,417, Time of Game: 2:00
Yankees
0
20-28
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 6½ GB
 at Royals
1
21-27
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 12½ GB
W: Dick Drago (4-4)
L: Steve Kline (4-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    1  5  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Horace Clarke 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239 .570 -0.031 0.96 0.038 -0.069 -0.0 0 2
Johnny Callison RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .216 .538 0.087 1.14 0.118 -0.031 0.7 1 0
Bobby Murcer CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .763 -0.160 1.65 0.036 -0.196 -1.1 3 0 CS
Roy White LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248 .725 -0.112 1.57 0.018 -0.130 -0.7 2 0
Ron Blomberg 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .768 -0.141 1.47 0.000 -0.141 -0.9 15 0 2B
Thurman Munson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .684 -0.103 1.10 0.000 -0.103 -0.6 0 1
Bernie Allen 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .690 -0.009 0.72 0.026 -0.036 0.0 0 2
Jerry Kenney SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .404 -0.073 1.06 0.000 -0.073 -0.5 3 4
Steve Kline P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .043 .163 -0.041 0.83 0.000 -0.041 -0.3 0 5
   Rusty Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .209 .626 -0.049 2.09 0.000 -0.049 -0.2
   Sparky Lyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .536 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 2 4 .161 .406 -0.632 1.24 0.236 -0.869 -3.5 24 16
2B: R Blomberg (7, off D Drago).
TB: R Blomberg 2; H Clarke; B Allen; B Murcer; J Callison.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. H Clarke-J Kenney-R Blomberg; J Kenney-R Blomberg.
Baserunning
CS: B Murcer (5, 2nd base by D Drago/E Kirkpatrick).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .651 -0.095 0.96 0.000 -0.095 -0.9 3 1
Steve Hovley RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .221 .593 -0.053 0.89 0.017 -0.071 -0.4 3 0 CS
   Richie Scheinblum PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .786 -0.017 0.65 0.000 -0.017 -0.3 0 0
Lou Piniella LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .328 .849 0.034 0.87 0.059 -0.026 0.2 2 0
Ed Kirkpatrick C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .320 .928 -0.062 1.32 0.014 -0.076 -0.4 4 1
John Mayberry 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .233 .655 0.090 1.22 0.131 -0.040 0.4 7 0
Amos Otis CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .274 .713 0.168 1.83 0.178 -0.010 1.0 5 1
Cookie Rojas 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .612 -0.125 1.48 0.000 -0.125 -1.3 2 3 GDP
Paul Schaal 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .227 .648 -0.020 0.89 0.044 -0.064 0.2 1 1 GDP
Dick Drago P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .080 .228 -0.051 1.12 0.000 -0.051 -0.5 0 2 2·SH
Team Totals 24 1 5 1 3 0 .208 .505 -0.131 1.14 0.443 -0.575 -2.1 27 9
SH: D Drago 2 (4, 1 off S Kline, 1 off S Lyle).
TB: A Otis 2; L Piniella; P Schaal; J Mayberry.
GIDP: P Schaal (5); C Rojas (10).
RBI: A Otis (18).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: A Otis (1).
Outfield Assists: A Otis (R Blomberg at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: S Hovley (2, 2nd base by S Kline/T Munson).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Kline, L (4-2) 7 4 1 1 3 0 0 2.40 25 62 0.110 1.23 1.7
Sparky Lyle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.09 4 0 0 0.021 0.59 0.4
Team Totals 8 5 1 1 3 0 0 1.12 29 62 0 0 0.131 1.24 2.1

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Drago, W (4-4) 9 5 0 0 2 4 0 2.06 33 79 0.631 1.24 3.5
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 33 79 0.631 1.14 3.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Frank Umont.
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 14,417.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Kansas City Royals
1 Horace Clarke 2B 1 Freddie Patek SS
2 Johnny Callison RF 2 Steve Hovley RF
3 Bobby Murcer CF 3 Lou Piniella LF
4 Roy White LF 4 Ed Kirkpatrick C
5 Ron Blomberg 1B 5 John Mayberry 1B
6 Thurman Munson C 6 Amos Otis CF
7 Bernie Allen 3B 7 Cookie Rojas 2B
8 Jerry Kenney SS 8 Paul Schaal 3B
9 Steve Kline P 9 Dick Drago P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-0 1 1-- KCR J. Mayberry S. Kline 13% 71% Single to RF; Piniella to 3B
b7 0-0 1 1-3 R KCR A. Otis S. Kline 13% 84% Single to LF; Piniella Scores; Mayberry to 2B
b5 0-0 1 1-- OO KCR P. Schaal S. Kline -6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t9 0-1 0 --- O NYY R. White D. Drago 6% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 0 1-- NYY J. Callison D. Drago -6% 40% Walk; Clarke to 2B

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, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYY H. Clarke D. Drago -4% 46% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- NYY J. Callison D. Drago -6% 40% Walk; Clarke to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O NYY B. Murcer D. Drago 6% 46% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 12- O NYY R. White D. Drago 4% 50% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 12- O NYY R. Blomberg D. Drago 4% 54% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek S. Kline -2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR S. Hovley S. Kline -1% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella S. Kline -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYY T. Munson D. Drago 2% 52% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 1 --- NYY B. Allen D. Drago -3% 50% Single to CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O NYY J. Kenney D. Drago 3% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 1-- O NYY S. Kline D. Drago 2% 55% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Kline -2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-0 1 --- O KCR J. Mayberry S. Kline -1% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis S. Kline -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke D. Drago 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 1 --- NYY J. Callison D. Drago -3% 50% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball)
t3 0-0 1 1-- O NYY B. Murcer D. Drago 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 1-- O NYY R. White D. Drago 2% 55% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas S. Kline -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- KCR P. Schaal S. Kline 3% 55% Walk
b3 0-0 1 1-- O KCR D. Drago S. Kline -2% 54% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Schaal to 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- O KCR F. Patek S. Kline -4% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- O NYY R. Blomberg D. Drago 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- O NYY T. Munson D. Drago 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O NYY B. Allen D. Drago 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O KCR S. Hovley S. Kline -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella S. Kline -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b4 0-0 2 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Kline 1% 53% Walk
b4 0-0 2 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry S. Kline -3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- O NYY J. Kenney D. Drago 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O NYY S. Kline D. Drago 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- O NYY H. Clarke D. Drago 1% 56% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 --- KCR A. Otis S. Kline 5% 61% Single to CF
b5 0-0 0 1-- O KCR C. Rojas S. Kline -4% 56% Flyball: LF
b5 0-0 1 1-- OO KCR P. Schaal S. Kline -6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
t6 0-0 0 --- O NYY J. Callison D. Drago 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t6 0-0 1 --- NYY B. Murcer D. Drago -4% 49% Single to RF
t6 0-0 1 1-- O NYY R. White D. Drago 6% 55% Murcer Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 0-0 2 --- NYY R. White D. Drago -2% 53% Walk
t6 0-0 2 1-- O NYY R. Blomberg D. Drago 3% 57% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 9-1-2
b6 0-0 0 --- O KCR D. Drago S. Kline -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b6 0-0 1 --- O KCR F. Patek S. Kline -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b6 0-0 2 --- KCR S. Hovley S. Kline 2% 53% Walk
b6 0-0 2 1-- O KCR L. Piniella S. Kline -3% 50% Hovley Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
t7 0-0 0 --- O NYY T. Munson D. Drago 4% 54% Flyball: 1B
t7 0-0 1 --- O NYY B. Allen D. Drago 2% 56% Flyball: LF
t7 0-0 2 --- O NYY J. Kenney D. Drago 2% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 3-4-5
b7 0-0 0 --- KCR L. Piniella S. Kline 6% 64% Single to LF
b7 0-0 0 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Kline -5% 58% Flyball: RF
b7 0-0 1 1-- KCR J. Mayberry S. Kline 13% 71% Single to RF; Piniella to 3B
b7 0-0 1 1-3 R KCR A. Otis S. Kline 13% 84% Single to LF; Piniella Scores; Mayberry to 2B
b7 1-0 1 12- OO KCR C. Rojas S. Kline -6% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Dick Drago facing 9-1-2
Rusty Torres pinch hits for Steve Kline (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 0 --- O NYY R. Torres D. Drago 5% 83% Strikeout
t8 0-1 1 --- O NYY H. Clarke D. Drago 3% 87% Strikeout
t8 0-1 2 --- NYY J. Callison D. Drago -3% 84% Single to CF
t8 0-1 2 1-- O NYY B. Murcer D. Drago 5% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 8-9-1
Sparky Lyle replaces Rusty Torres (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-0 0 --- KCR P. Schaal S. Lyle 2% 90% Single to SS
b8 1-0 0 1-- O KCR D. Drago S. Lyle -0% 90% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Schaal to 2B
b8 1-0 1 -2- O KCR F. Patek S. Lyle -2% 88% Groundout: P-1B
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Steve Hovley (RF) batting 2nd
b8 1-0 2 -2- O KCR R. Scheinblum S. Lyle -2% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
Richie Scheinblum moves from PH to RF
t9 0-1 0 --- O NYY R. White D. Drago 6% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-1 1 --- O NYY R. Blomberg D. Drago 4% 97% Double to CF; Blomberg out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
t9 0-1 2 --- O NYY T. Munson D. Drago 3% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1.

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