| Two gift runs enabled the Orioles to defeat the Royals, 3-1, behind the five-hit pitching of Dave McNally. Bill Butler, who started for the Royals, strained a shoulder muscle in the first inning and gave way in the second to Dave Morehead, who presented the Orioles with a run by walking Merv Rettenmund with the bases loaded. Mark Belanger singled, stole second and scored on a single by Rettenmund in the fourth. The Orioles' last run was a gift on an error in the eighth. [The Sporting News] |
Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Friday, July 31, 1970 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 2 Orioles 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 3 9 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Rettenmund lf 1 0 1 2 3 0 .286 Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .212 Blair cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .236 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 F. Robinson rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .317 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Powell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Piniella lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .305 B. Robinson 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .291 Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Etchebarren c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .224 Rodriguez c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .247 Belanger ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .199 Severson ss,2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 McNally p 3 0 0 0 1 1 .148 Butler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .054 Morehead p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .172 Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .159 Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Totals 31 1 5 1 0 6 Totals 28 3 9 2 6 4 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 10,159 Left on Base: Royals 4, Orioles 9 DP: Royals 3, Orioles 0 Errors: Fitzmorris, Severson Stolen Bases: Belanger (7), Rettenmund (6) Sacrifice Hits: Blair (4), Johnson (3) Sacrifice Flies: Rodriguez (4) GIDP: F. Robinson (11), Johnson (6), Etchebarren (7) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Butler 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 3.88 Morehead L(2-5) 6 6 2 2 4 4 0 26 3.48 Fitzmorris 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 3.56 Totals 8 9 3 2 6 4 0 36 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McNally W(14-7) 9 5 1 1 0 6 0 32 4.01 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 6 0 32 Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Red Flaherty ROYALS 1ST: Kelly was called out on strikes; Rojas flied out to left; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund walked; Blair singled to left [Rettenmund to second]; F. Robinson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rettenmund to third, Blair out at second]; Powell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled to center; Oliver was called out on strikes; Schaal flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson walked; MOREHEAD REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING); Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; Etchebarren walked; Belanger singled to shortstop [Etchebarren to third, Belanger to second (error by Severson)]; McNally walked; Rettenmund walked [Etchebarren scored, Belanger to third, McNally to second]; Blair forced Rettenmund (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1. ROYALS 3RD: Severson struck out; Morehead popped to first in foul territory; Kelly grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: F. Robinson struck out; Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); B. Robinson singled to left; Johnson forced B. Robinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1. ROYALS 4TH: Rojas made an out to second; Otis singled to left; Piniella lined to second; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Etchebarren struck out; Belanger singled to right; Belanger stole second; McNally lined to left; Rettenmund singled to center [Belanger scored]; Rettenmund stole second; Blair made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ROYALS 5TH: Schaal popped to first in foul territory; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Severson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: F. Robinson flied out to left; Powell grounded out (third to first); B. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ROYALS 6TH: Morehead struck out; Kelly flied out to left; Rojas singled to left; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Johnson singled to left; Etchebarren grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; Belanger singled to center; McNally struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ROYALS 7TH: Piniella singled to left; Oliver singled to right [Piniella to third]; Schaal struck out; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Piniella scored]; Severson forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Rettenmund walked; Blair out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Rettenmund to second]; F. Robinson struck out; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2. ROYALS 8TH: TAYLOR BATTED FOR MOREHEAD; Taylor was called out on strikes; Kelly grounded out (second to first); Rojas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING SS); FITZMORRIS REPLACED ROJAS (PITCHING); SEVERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); B. Robinson singled to right; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [B. Robinson to second]; Etchebarren singled to pitcher [B. Robinson scored (error by Fitzmorris) (unearned), Etchebarren to second]; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); McNally made an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 3. ROYALS 9TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella flied out to right; Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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