The Orioles, who rallied for three runs before rain stopped the game with two out in the top half of the sixth inning, lost to the Royals, 5-3, for their fourth straight defeat, equaling the club's longest losing streak in 1971. The Royals exploded for all their runs in the fifth on four hits and two walks, plus a sacrifice and a wild pitch.

John Mayberry and Cookie Rojas drove in two apiece with singles. Paul Blair and Merv Rettenmund singled and Davey Johnson and Andy Etchebarren doubled in the Orioles' rain-cut rally. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     26, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  7  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  5  x  -   5  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .212      Patek ss              3   1   3   0     0   0   .500
Blair cf              2   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Schaal 3b             1   1   0   0     2   0   .189
Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .125      Otis cf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Piniella lf           2   1   0   0     1   0   .225
Rettenmund rf         2   1   1   0     1   0   .207      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   2     0   0   .300
Johnson 2b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .242      Oliver rf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .293
Etchebarren c         3   0   2   2     0   1   .357      Rojas 2b              3   0   3   2     0   0   .326
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      May c                 2   0   0   0     1   0   .241
  Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .429      Dal Canton p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grich ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McNally p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               22   3   7   3     2   4             Totals               22   5   9   5     4   0

Time of Game: 1:46   Attendance:  6,864
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Royals 7
DP: Orioles 1, Royals 0
Doubles: Johnson 2 (4), Etchebarren (2), Rojas (2)
Triples: Patek (1)
Stolen Bases: Otis (2), Patek (2)
Caught Stealing: Etchebarren (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Blair (1), Otis (1)
GIDP: Otis (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(2-1)          4.1   8   5   5   4   0   0  24   2.01
Alexander               0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  5     9   5   5   4   0   0  27

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton W(1-1)       5.2   7   3   3   2   4   0  25   2.60
Burgmeier               0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.08
Totals                  5.2   7   3   3   2   4   0  25

Wild Pitches: Alexander 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford singled to right; Blair out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Buford to second]; Powell was called out
on strikes; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; Schaal forced Patek (first to
shortstop); Otis forced Schaal (third to second); Otis stole
second; Piniella made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Johnson
flied out to left; Etchebarren singled to left; Etchebarren was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to right; Oliver grounded out
(third to first); Rojas singled to center; May flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); McNally
struck out; Buford walked; Blair forced Buford (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Dal Canton grounded out (second to first); Patek
tripled to left; Schaal walked; Otis grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Schaal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund walked; Johnson
doubled to left [Rettenmund to third]; Etchebarren struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry
grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver singled to right; Rojas
doubled to left [Oliver to third]; May was walked intentionally;
Dal Canton lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Royals 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger flied out to left; McNally grounded out
(catcher to first); Buford grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek singled to right; Patek stole second; Schaal
walked; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Patek to
third, Schaal to second]; Piniella was walked intentionally;
Mayberry singled to center [Patek scored, Schaal scored,
Piniella to second]; Oliver singled [Piniella scored, Mayberry
to second]; ALEXANDER REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Alexander
threw a wild pitch [Mayberry to third, Oliver to second]; Rojas
singled to left [Mayberry scored, Oliver scored]; Alexander
threw a wild pitch [Rojas to third]; May made an out to second;
Dal Canton grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair singled to right; Powell struck out; Robinson
made an out to catcher; Rettenmund singled to center [Blair to
second]; Johnson doubled to center [Blair scored, Rettenmund to
third]; Etchebarren doubled [Rettenmund scored, Johnson scored];
CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; BURGMEIER REPLACED DAL CANTON
(PITCHING); GRICH BATTED FOR CROWLEY;; 59 minute rain delay
after the three substitutions and then the game was called;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 5.