Although tapped for 10 hits, Mike Cuellar lasted the route and pitched the Orioles to a 5-3 victory over the Royals. Cuellar also homered with a man on base in the fourth inning and crossed the plate again after reaching base in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       2, 1971 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
Orioles      0  1  0    2  1  1    0  0  0  -   5  7  0
Royals       0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 10  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .300      Patek ss              4   0   2   0     1   0   .262
Johnson 2b            4   1   1   0     1   2   .337      Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .330
Powell 1b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .218      Otis cf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .289
F. Robinson rf        4   0   2   2     0   0   .308      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .218
Blair cf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .244      Oliver 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .237
B. Robinson 3b        3   1   1   0     1   1   .235      Schaal 3b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .346
Hendricks c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .174      Taylor rf             2   0   1   1     1   0   .263
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .253      Kirkpatrick c         4   0   1   1     0   1   .264
Cuellar p             2   2   1   2     1   1   .133      Wright p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Rooker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Paepke ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Knoop ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               32   5   7   4     6  10             Totals               35   3  10   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 29,120
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Royals 9
DP: Orioles 0, Royals 0
Errors: Oliver, Wright
Doubles: Johnson (5), F. Robinson (4), Oliver (2)
Triples: Schaal (3)
Home Runs: Cuellar (1)
Stolen Bases: Buford (3), Blair (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cuellar (2), Buford (1), Rojas (1)
Sacrifice Flies: F. Robinson (1), Taylor (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(2-0)          9    10   3   3   2   3   0  39   4.09
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   3   0  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(0-1)           4.1   5   4   3   3   5   1  22   3.24
Rooker                  1     2   1   1   3   1   0   8  11.77
Fitzmorris              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.09
Burgmeier               3     0   0   0   0   3   0   9   1.13
Totals                  9     7   5   4   6  10   1  41

Wild Pitches: Cuellar (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford walked; Buford stole second; Johnson struck
out; Powell popped to second; F. Robinson flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; Rojas out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Patek to second]; Otis flied out to right
[Patek to third]; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair walked; Blair stole second [Blair to third
(error by Wright)]; B. Robinson struck out; Hendricks reached on
an error by Oliver [Blair scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Belanger
walked [Hendricks to second]; Cuellar out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Belanger to second, Hendricks to third];
Buford flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Schaal
lined to left; Taylor singled to left; Kirkpatrick struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson struck out; Powell flied out to left; F.
Robinson singled to center; Blair forced F. Robinson (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wright struck out; Patek grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rojas singled to left; Otis singled to shortstop [Rojas
to second]; Piniella forced Otis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: B. Robinson singled to right; Hendricks flied out
to right; Belanger struck out; Cuellar homered [B. Robinson
scored]; Buford flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Oliver doubled to left; Schaal tripled to right
[Oliver scored]; Taylor hit a sacrifice fly to left [Schaal
scored]; Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Wright grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson doubled; Powell struck out; F. Robinson
doubled [Johnson scored]; ROOKER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING);
Blair singled to left [F. Robinson to third, Blair to second (on
throw)]; B. Robinson was walked intentionally; Hendricks struck
out; Belanger flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles
4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; Rojas
grounded out (third to first); Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Cuellar walked; Buford out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Cuellar to second]; Johnson walked; Powell
singled to shortstop [Johnson to second, Cuellar to third];
FITZMORRIS REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); F. Robinson hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Powell to second, Johnson to third,
Cuellar scored]; Blair struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Piniella popped to second; Oliver lined to left;
Schaal singled to center; Cuellar threw a wild pitch [Schaal to
second]; Taylor walked; Kirkpatrick singled to center [Taylor to
second, Schaal scored]; PAEPKE BATTED FOR FITZMORRIS; Paepke
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED PAEPKE (PITCHING); B. Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendricks flied out to
center; Belanger popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek singled to left; Rojas forced Patek (pitcher
to shortstop); Otis struck out; Piniella singled to left [Rojas
to second]; Oliver forced Rojas (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Cuellar struck out; Buford struck out; Johnson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Schaal flied out to center; Taylor grounded out
(third to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Powell struck out; F. Robinson flied out to center;
Blair grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: KNOOP BATTED FOR BURGMEIER; Knoop grounded out
(shortstop to first); Patek walked; Rojas flied out to left;
Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals
3.