Kansas City Royals 1 – 0 California Angels
31 July 1972 · ANA01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | John Mayberry | 1 in 107 games |
| 30 | 11 strikeouts | Nolan Ryan | 1 in 218 pitcher-games |
| 19 | final score 1–0 | 1 in 43 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| California Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Hovley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Amos Otis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Paul Schaal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2B |
| Freddie Patek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Roger Nelson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Nelson | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
California Angels batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vada Pinson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leo Cardenas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Berry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Andy Kosco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Oliver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Stephenson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken McMullen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Parker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sandy Alomar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nolan Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jack Hiatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
California Angels pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| Eddie Fisher | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |