A homer by Frank Robinson for the Orioles' only hit off Dick Drago was enough to beat the Royals, 1-0, in a game stopped by rain after 4½ innings. Robinson's drive in the first was the 493rd of his career, tying him with Lou Gehrig for 11th place on the all-time homer list. Jim Palmer, who pitched for the Orioles, limited the Royals to a pair of singles. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 1, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Friday, July      30, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  -   0  2  1
Orioles      1  0  0    0  x  -   1  1  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              1   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Rettenmund lf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Keough rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Blair cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Otis cf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .314      F. Robinson rf        2   1   1   1     0   0   .295
Hopkins 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Powell 1b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Piniella lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Hendricks c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Rojas 2b              2   0   1   0     0   1   .314      B. Robinson 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Schaal 3b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Johnson 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Kirkpatrick c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Belanger ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Drago p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Palmer p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .190

Totals               16   0   2   0     1   4             Totals               13   1   1   1     0   3

Time of Game: 0:48   Attendance:  6,828
Left on Base: Royals 2, Orioles 0
DP: Royals 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Kirkpatrick
Home Runs: F. Robinson (18)
GIDP: Hopkins (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago L(12-6)           4     1   1   1   0   3   1  13   3.03
Totals                  4     1   1   1   0   3   1  13

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(12-6)          5     2   0   0   1   4   0  17   2.94
Totals                  5     2   0   0   1   4   0  17

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Don Denkinger


ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to left; Keough grounded out (second
to first); Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
flied out to right; F. Robinson homered; Powell grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Hopkins popped to first; Piniella grounded out
(second to first); Rojas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Hendricks grounded out (first to pitcher); B.
Robinson flied out to center; Johnson lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal flied out to center; Kirkpatrick grounded out
(first to pitcher); Drago was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Kirkpatrick dropped a foul fly hit by Belanger for
an error; Belanger was called out on strikes; Palmer struck out;
Rettenmund flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek walked; Keough singled to left [Patek to
second]; Otis was called out on strikes; Hopkins grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Keough out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair grounded out (second to first); F. Robinson
popped to shortstop; Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella flied out to center; Rojas singled to
center; Schaal struck out; Kirkpatrick forced Rojas (shortstop
unassisted); Game called because of rain; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.