Although forced to call on six pitchers, the Orioles were able to beat the Royals, 10-9, marking their 14th straight victory over the expansion club since losing their initial meeting, 4-2, on May 9, 1969. Brooks Robinson batted in four runs with a pair of doubles and Davey Johnson homered with a man on base to pace the Orioles to a 7-4 lead after four and one-half innings. Baltimore Orioles 10, Kansas City Royals 9Game Played on Sunday, April 26, 1970 (Day game) at Municipal StadiumOrioles 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 - 10 10 0 Royals 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 - 9 12 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buford lf 5 1 1 3 0 1 .254 Kelly rf 3 1 2 1 2 0 .383 Belanger ss 4 2 1 0 1 2 .175 Otis cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .242 F. Robinson rf 3 1 0 0 0 1 .346 Piniella lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .339 May rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Oliver 3b 3 2 1 3 2 2 .305 Powell 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .190 Kirkpatrick 1b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .246 Blair cf 3 2 1 0 2 0 .271 Adair 2b 3 0 1 1 2 2 .333 B. Robinson 3b 5 1 3 4 0 0 .333 Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Johnson 2b 4 1 1 2 0 2 .365 Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Dalrymple c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 Rodriguez c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .200 McNally p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Schaal ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Leonhard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morehead p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Keough ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Hardin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Fitzmorris p 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crowley ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Richert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 10 10 9 5 10 Totals 35 9 12 9 8 8 Time of Game: 3:11 Attendance: 17,695 Left on Base: Orioles 5, Royals 8 DP: Orioles 3, Royals 1 Errors: Oliver Doubles: B. Robinson 2 (7), Blair (4) Triples: Otis (2) Home Runs: Johnson (3), Buford (3), Kirkpatrick (3), Oliver (5) Stolen Bases: Kelly (7) Caught Stealing: Kelly (4) Sacrifice Hits: Morehead (1) GIDP: Johnson (1), Hernandez (1) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McNally 0.1 4 3 3 1 0 0 6 4.55 Leonhard 1.1 1 1 1 3 1 0 7 12.46 Lopez 2.2 1 1 1 3 2 1 11 1.93 Hardin 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 5 3.97 Hall W(2-1) 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 9 4.00 Richert SV(4) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 12 9 9 8 8 2 44 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morehead 5 6 7 2 3 8 1 25 3.00 Fitzmorris L(0-1) 3.1 4 3 3 2 2 1 15 5.40 Drago 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.15 Totals 9 10 10 5 5 10 2 42 Passed Balls: Dalrymple (1) Wild Pitches: McNally (2) Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Bill Haller ORIOLES 1ST: Buford was called out on strikes; Belanger walked; F. Robinson reached on an error by Oliver [Belanger scored (unearned) (no RBI), F. Robinson to second]; Powell struck out; Blair walked; B. Robinson doubled to right [F. Robinson scored (unearned), Blair scored (unearned)]; Johnson homered (unearned) [B. Robinson scored (unearned)]; Dalrymple singled to center; McNally was called out on strikes; 5 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: On a bunt Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis tripled to center; Piniella singled to left [Otis scored]; Oliver walked [Piniella to second]; McNally threw a wild pitch [Piniella to third]; Kirkpatrick singled to center [Piniella scored, Oliver to second]; Adair singled to left [Oliver scored, Kirkpatrick to second]; LEONHARD REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Hernandez grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Adair out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3. ORIOLES 2ND: Buford grounded out (first unassisted); Belanger was called out on strikes; F. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 2ND: Rodriguez walked; Morehead out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rodriguez to second]; Kelly walked; Otis walked [Rodriguez to third, Kelly to second]; Piniella singled [Rodriguez scored, Kelly to third, Otis to second]; Oliver struck out; LOPEZ REPLACED LEONHARD (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 4. ORIOLES 3RD: Powell grounded out (second to first); Blair doubled; B. Robinson flied out to right [Blair to third]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 4. ROYALS 3RD: Adair walked; Hernandez lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Adair out at first]; Rodriguez struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Morehead flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 4. ORIOLES 4TH: Dalrymple flied out to center; Lopez was called out on strikes; Buford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 4. ROYALS 4TH: Kelly walked; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Otis flied out to center; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 4. ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger singled to center; F. Robinson was called out on strikes; Frank Robinson ejected by HP umpire Jim Odom; Powell grounded out (first unassisted) [Belanger to second]; Blair walked; B. Robinson doubled [Belanger scored, Blair scored]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: MAY REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PLAYING RF); Oliver struck out; Kirkpatrick homered; Adair walked; HARDIN REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Hernandez made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez singled to center [Adair to second]; KEOUGH BATTED FOR MOREHEAD; Keough was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 5. ORIOLES 6TH: FITZMORRIS REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Dalrymple grounded out (second to first); Hardin struck out; Buford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 5. ROYALS 6TH: Kelly singled; Otis singled to left [Kelly to third]; HALL REPLACED HARDIN (PITCHING); Piniella flied out to center; Oliver homered [Kelly scored, Otis scored]; Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Adair struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 8. ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger flied out to right; May grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell singled; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 8. ROYALS 7TH: Hernandez struck out (catcher to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Fitzmorris singled; Kelly singled to right [Fitzmorris scored]; Kelly stole second; Otis flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 9. ORIOLES 8TH: B. Robinson singled to left; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; Dalrymple walked; CROWLEY BATTED FOR HALL; Crowley singled [Dalrymple to second]; Buford homered [Dalrymple scored, Crowley scored]; Belanger was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Royals 9. ROYALS 8TH: RICHERT REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Piniella flied out to center; Oliver walked; Kirkpatrick lined into a double play (center to first) [Oliver out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Royals 9. ORIOLES 9TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Powell walked; DRAGO REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Blair popped to third in foul territory; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 10, Royals 9. ROYALS 9TH: Adair struck out; TAYLOR BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Taylor struck out; SCHAAL BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Schaal popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Royals 9. |
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