The Royals, who had lost to Mike Cuellar six straight times in the expansion club's existence, knocked out the ace lefthander in the third inning and defeated the Orioles, 7-1. The Royals scored four runs in their outburst in the third on singles by Freddie Patek, Paul Schaal and Amos Otis, a double by Cookie Rojas and sacrifice fly by Lou Piniella. Dick Drago held the Orioles to five hits with their run coming on a homer by Elrod Hendricks in the fifth. [The Sporting News]
Kansas City Royals 7, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 20, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium

Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Royals       0  1  4    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   7 14  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Patek ss              4   1   2   1     1   1   .267
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Schaal 3b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .281
Powell 1b             2   0   0   0     0   2   .218      Otis cf               4   1   1   1     1   0   .313
  Blair cf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Rojas 2b              5   2   4   2     0   0   .319
F. Robinson rf,1b     3   0   1   0     1   0   .310      Piniella lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .263
Rettenmund cf,rf      3   0   1   0     1   0   .295      Oliver rf,1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .233
B. Robinson 3b        3   0   0   0     1   0   .291      Hopkins 1b            4   1   3   2     0   0   .330
Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Kirkpatrick rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Hendricks c           2   1   1   1     2   0   .251      May c                 2   0   0   0     2   0   .243
Cuellar p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .061      Drago p               3   0   1   0     1   1   .119
  Boswell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Pena p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .345
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dalrymple ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .241

Totals               30   1   5   1     5   6             Totals               34   7  14   7     6   4

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 13,165
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Royals 10
DP: Orioles 2, Royals 1
Doubles: Rojas 2 (20), Drago (2), Piniella (12), Hopkins (6)
Home Runs: Hendricks (6)
Stolen Bases: Hopkins (2)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (7), Patek (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (4)
GIDP: Johnson (8), Otis (10), Piniella (6)
Hit by Pitch: Belanger (4,by Drago)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(13-3)         2.1   7   5   5   0   2   0  13   3.21
Boswell                 0.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   4   6.19
Pena                    3.1   3   0   0   1   1   0  13   0.00
Richert                 2     3   2   2   3   1   0  11   5.75
Totals                  8    14   7   7   6   4   0  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(11-5)           9     5   1   1   5   6   1  36   3.05
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5   6   1  36

Passed Balls: Hendricks (10)
Hit by Pitch: Drago (6)
Wild Pitches: Drago (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dave Phillips


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford grounded out (first unassisted); Belanger
was hit by a pitch; Belanger was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Schaal singled to right; Otis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Schaal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: F. Robinson grounded out (third to first);
Rettenmund singled to center; B. Robinson walked [Rettenmund to
second]; Johnson grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [B. Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas doubled to left; Piniella flied out to right;
Oliver popped to second; Hopkins singled to center [Rojas
scored]; May flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks walked; Cuellar popped to shortstop;
Buford was called out on strikes; Belanger was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Drago struck out; On a bunt Patek singled; Schaal
singled to right [Patek to third]; Otis singled to center [Patek
scored, Schaal to second]; Rojas doubled to left [Schaal scored,
Otis scored, Rojas to third (on throw)]; BOSWELL REPLACED
CUELLAR (PITCHING); Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rojas
scored]; Oliver walked; Hopkins singled to right [Oliver to
third]; Hopkins stole second; May walked; PENA REPLACED BOSWELL
(PITCHING); Drago forced Hopkins (third unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell struck out; F. Robinson singled to
center; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by HP umpire
Larry Napp; Drago threw a wild pitch [F. Robinson to
second]; Rettenmund walked; B. Robinson flied out to center;
Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: BLAIR REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING CF); F. ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Patek singled to center; Patek was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Schaal struck out; Otis walked;
Rojas singled to center [Otis to third]; Piniella flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Hendricks homered; Pena was called out on strikes;
Buford grounded out (second to first); Belanger singled to
center; Blair grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Hopkins
lined to first; May lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: F. Robinson flied out to center; Rettenmund flied
out to right; B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Drago doubled; Patek popped to third in foul
territory; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Johnson flied out to center; Hendricks walked;
SHOPAY BATTED FOR PENA; Shopay popped to second; Buford forced
Hendricks (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: RICHERT REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Rojas popped to
second; Piniella doubled to left; Oliver was called out on
strikes; Hopkins doubled [Piniella scored]; May was walked
intentionally; Hendricks allowed a passed ball [Hopkins to
third, May to second]; Drago walked; Patek walked [Hopkins
scored, May to third, Drago to second]; Schaal forced Patek
(shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals
7.

ORIOLES 8TH: OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); KIRKPATRICK
REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING RF); Belanger grounded out (pitcher to
first); Blair singled to left; F. Robinson walked [Blair to
second]; Rettenmund forced F. Robinson (second to shortstop)
[Blair to third, Rettenmund to first]; B. Robinson forced
Rettenmund (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Rojas singled to
right; Piniella grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Rojas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Royals 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendricks
flied out to right; DALRYMPLE BATTED FOR RICHERT; Dalrymple was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals
7.
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