The Orioles continued to exercise their hex over the Royals when Frank Robinson smashed a homer with two men on base and two out in the ninth inning to beat the expansion club, 7-6. The victory was the Orioles' 17th in succession over the Royals since a loss in their the first meeting on May 9, 1969. Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 6Game Played on Thursday, May 7, 1970 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumRoyals 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 - 6 12 0 Orioles 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 7 10 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 4 2 2 0 1 2 .293 Buford lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 .226 Schaal ss,3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .378 Belanger ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .214 Otis cf 3 1 0 0 2 0 .293 Rettenmund ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .318 Oliver 3b 5 1 3 4 0 1 .326 F. Robinson rf 5 2 2 3 0 0 .370 Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Powell 1b 4 1 3 3 0 1 .258 Piniella lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .347 Blair cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 Fiore 1b 3 0 2 0 2 1 .174 B. Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .316 Alcaraz 2b 5 0 0 1 0 2 .120 Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .360 Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .189 Hendricks c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Morehead p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .182 Cuellar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hardin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Watt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Crowley ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238 Totals 35 6 12 6 8 8 Totals 35 7 10 7 3 6 Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 5,063 Left on Base: Royals 10, Orioles 6 DP: Royals 0, Orioles 2 Doubles: Oliver (6), Belanger (2) Home Runs: Oliver (6), Powell (8), F. Robinson (5) Stolen Bases: Kelly (10), Otis (6) Caught Stealing: Kelly (6) Sacrifice Hits: Cuellar (2) GIDP: Schaal (3), Alcaraz (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morehead 6.2 8 4 4 1 4 1 29 3.48 Drabowsky L(0-2) 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 10 3.86 Totals 8.2 10 7 7 3 6 2 39 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cuellar 4 8 4 4 2 3 0 22 4.24 Hardin 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 10 5.65 Lopez 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1.42 Hall 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.84 Watt W(1-0) 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 1.00 Totals 9 12 6 6 8 8 1 43 Balks: Cuellar (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Bill Kunkel ROYALS 1ST: Kelly singled to first; Cuellar balked [Kelly to second]; Schaal singled to right [Kelly scored]; Otis popped to first in foul territory; Oliver doubled to left [Schaal to third]; Piniella was walked intentionally; Fiore struck out; Alcaraz lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled; Belanger flied out to center; F. Robinson singled to left [Buford to third]; Powell homered [Buford scored, F. Robinson scored]; Blair popped to third in foul territory; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 3. ROYALS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Morehead struck out; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 2ND: Johnson singled to left; Hendricks flied out to center; Cuellar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Johnson to second]; Buford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 3. ROYALS 3RD: Schaal grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to right; F. Robinson made an out to second; Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 3. ROYALS 4TH: Piniella singled to center; Fiore singled [Piniella to third]; Alcaraz forced Fiore (second to shortstop) [Piniella scored]; Rodriguez forced Alcaraz (shortstop to second); Morehead flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 4TH: Blair was called out on strikes; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3. ROYALS 5TH: Kelly singled; Kelly stole second; Schaal singled [Kelly to third]; Otis walked [Schaal to second]; Oliver singled to center [Kelly scored, Schaal scored, Otis to third]; HARDIN REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Piniella popped to first in foul territory; Fiore walked [Oliver to second]; Alcaraz struck out; Rodriguez flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Hendricks flied out to center; Hardin struck out; Buford walked; Belanger doubled to left [Buford scored]; F. Robinson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 4. ROYALS 6TH: Morehead singled; Kelly struck out; Schaal grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Morehead out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 6TH: Powell singled to center; Blair flied out to center; B. Robinson flied out to center; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 4. ROYALS 7TH: Otis walked; Otis stole second; Oliver homered [Otis scored]; Piniella singled; LOPEZ REPLACED HARDIN (PITCHING); Piniella was out trying to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); Fiore walked; Alcaraz was called out on strikes; Rodriguez walked [Fiore to second]; HALL REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Morehead struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 7TH: Hendricks flied out to center; MAY BATTED FOR HALL; May grounded out (second to first); Buford singled; Belanger singled [Buford to second]; DRABOWSKY REPLACED MOREHEAD (PITCHING); F. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 4. ROYALS 8TH: WATT REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Kelly walked; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Schaal walked; Otis flied out to right; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 8TH: SCHAAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); HERNANDEZ REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING SS); Powell singled to right; Blair was called out on strikes; B. Robinson struck out; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 4. ROYALS 9TH: Piniella flied out to right; Fiore singled to left; Alcaraz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fiore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 9TH: Hendricks grounded out (first to pitcher); CROWLEY BATTED FOR WATT; Crowley walked; Buford flied out to left; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR BELANGER; Rettenmund walked [Crowley to second]; F. Robinson homered [Crowley scored, Rettenmund scored]; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 7. |
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