The Royals ended a major league record losing streak of 23 games to the Orioles by scoring in the ninth inning after two were out to defeat the defending world champions, 5-4. Tom Dukes, pitching in relief for the Orioles, retired Bob Oliver and Cookie Rojas, but Paul Schaal then beat out an infield hit, took third on a single by pinch-hitter Gail Hopkins and crossed the plate when Freddie Patek singled.

The Royals' only previous victory over the Orioles came in their first meeting May 9, 1969, when the expansion club won, 4-2, with Dick Drago pitching. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 4

Game Played on Friday, April 30, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium

Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4  6  0
Royals       1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .333      Patek ss              5   0   2   1     0   1   .253
Blair cf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .256      Keough rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .220
Powell 1b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .217      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .293
B. Robinson 3b        3   0   1   1     0   0   .228      Kirkpatrick c         4   1   1   2     0   0   .266
  DaVanon pr,3b       0   1   0   0     0   0  1.000      Piniella lf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .203
Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Oliver 1b             4   0   1   2     0   1   .247
Johnson 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .338      Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .314
Rettenmund rf         3   0   1   1     1   1   .256      Schaal 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .338
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Hedlund p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Dobson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Shopay ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Burgmeier p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  F. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .298        Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hopkins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .100

Totals               28   4   6   4     4   2             Totals               35   5   9   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  9,432
Left on Base: Orioles 3, Royals 6
DP: Orioles 0, Royals 2
Doubles: Powell (3), Blair (4), Oliver (1)
Stolen Bases: Otis 2 (7), Rojas (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hendricks (1)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Robinson (1)
GIDP: Rettenmund (2), F. Robinson (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  6     6   4   4   2   2   0  26   2.80
Dukes L(0-2)            2.2   3   1   1   0   2   0  11   3.86
Totals                  8.2   9   5   5   2   4   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hedlund                 6     4   3   3   3   2   0  24   2.10
Fitzmorris              0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.29
Burgmeier               2     1   1   1   0   0   0   6   1.38
Abernathy W(1-1)        0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.71
Totals                  9     6   4   4   4   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Dobson (1)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ron Luciano


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Blair walked [Buford to second];
Powell doubled to left [Blair scored, Buford scored]; B.
Robinson flied out to right [Powell to third]; Hendricks
grounded out (second to first); Johnson popped to second; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: On a bunt Patek singled to pitcher; Keough forced
Patek (shortstop to second); Dobson threw a wild pitch [Keough
to second]; Otis singled to left [Keough to third]; Otis stole
second; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted) [Otis to
third, Keough scored]; Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund struck out; Belanger singled to center;
On a bunt Dobson struck out; Buford flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Rojas made an out to catcher; Cookie ROjas called for
interference; Schaal walked; Hedlund flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell
grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; Keough
singled to center; Otis forced Keough (shortstop to second);
Otis stole second; Kirkpatrick singled to right [Otis scored];
Piniella walked [Kirkpatrick to second]; Oliver doubled
[Piniella scored, Kirkpatrick scored]; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Hendricks flied out to center; Johnson singled to
center; Rettenmund grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Hedlund
popped to first in foul territory; Patek flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger popped to first; Dobson grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Buford grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Keough flied out to left; Otis struck out;
Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair doubled to left; Powell flied out to center
[Blair to third]; B. Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Blair scored]; Hendricks flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
struck out; Rojas singled to center; Rojas stole second; Schaal
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Johnson walked; FITZMORRIS REPLACED HEDLUND
(PITCHING); Rettenmund walked [Johnson to second]; On a bunt
Belanger forced Johnson (pitcher to third) [Rettenmund to
second]; SHOPAY BATTED FOR DOBSON; BURGMEIER REPLACED FITZMORRIS
(PITCHING); F. ROBINSON BATTED FOR SHOPAY; F. Robinson grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Belanger out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: DUKES REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Burgmeier
struck out; Patek struck out; Keough grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Buford popped to catcher in foul territory; Blair
flied out to right; Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick
popped to shortstop; Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: B. Robinson singled to center; DAVANON RAN FOR B.
ROBINSON; Hendricks out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[DaVanon to second]; ABERNATHY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING);
Johnson flied out to left; Rettenmund singled to center [DaVanon
scored]; Rettenmund was out trying to advance to second (catcher
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: DAVANON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Oliver grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rojas grounded out (second to first);
Schaal singled to third; HOPKINS BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Hopkins
singled to right [Schaal to third]; Patek singled [Hopkins to
second, Schaal scored]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals
5.

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