Final
KC 2 — BAL 3
5/5/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BAL197205050
Complete available game record for KC at BAL, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Buford | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Merv Rettenmund | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Boog Powell | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brooks Robinson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Blair | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Davey Johnson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Hovley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Scheinblum | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Etchebarren | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Belanger | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Palmer | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Leonhard | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hedlund | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry Crowley | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Watt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hedlund | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Palmer | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Eddie Watt | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Belanger | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Blair | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Buford | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Etchebarren | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davey Johnson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Palmer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Boog Powell | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Merv Rettenmund | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Robinson | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Watt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Scheinblum | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Hedlund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Hovley | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 5 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S4 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 2 | 0–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR/9.1-H | 0–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S5.2-H(E5)(NR);1-3 | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S9.3-H;1-3 | 2–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→2 | 8(B)64(1)/FDP/SF.3-H | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–3 |