Aided by six double plays, Dick Drago pitched the Royals to a 9-1 victory over the Orioles. The twin-killings gave the Royals a total of 10 for two consecutive games, tying the major league record.

Ed Kirkpatrick hit a homer and Lou Piniella drove in three runs with a pair of singles to support Drago. Johnny Oates saved the Orioles from a shutout, hitting his first major league homer in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       6, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       4  3  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   9  9  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1 11  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   2   2   1     1   0   .321      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Rojas 2b              1   2   0   0     2   0   .275      Rettenmund rf         3   0   1   0     1   1   .256
  Knoop 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .667      Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .136
Otis cf               4   1   0   0     1   0   .215      Robinson 3b           4   0   4   0     0   0   .309
Piniella lf           3   2   2   3     0   0   .343      Baylor lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .438
  Hovley rf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .245
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   1     1   0   .227      Blair cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .281
Scheinblum rf,lf      5   0   2   2     0   1   .286      Oates c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .167
Schaal 3b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .162      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kirkpatrick c         4   1   1   1     0   0   .278        Leonhard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Drago p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .083        Shopay ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Scott p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Buford ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .308
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   9   9   9     6   4             Totals               32   1  11   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  8,903
Left on Base: Royals 6, Orioles 6
DP: Royals 6, Orioles 0
Errors: Robinson
Doubles: Patek (1)
Home Runs: Kirkpatrick (2), Oates (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Drago (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (1)
GIDP: Baylor (3), Oates 2 (3), Belanger (1), Powell (4), Johnson (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(2-1)            9    11   1   1   2   6   1  34   2.13
Totals                  9    11   1   1   2   6   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(1-2)          0.1   2   4   3   3   0   0   7   2.70
Leonhard                2.2   4   4   4   2   2   1  14   6.00
Scott                   4     3   1   1   1   1   0  15   2.25
Jackson                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6  11.57
Totals                  9     9   9   8   6   4   1  42

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - John Rice


ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Rojas reached on an error by Robinson
[Patek to second]; Otis walked [Patek to third, Rojas to
second]; Piniella singled to center [Patek scored, Rojas scored
(unearned), Otis to second]; Mayberry walked [Otis to third,
Piniella to second]; Scheinblum forced Mayberry (shortstop to
second) [Otis scored, Piniella to third]; Schaal singled to left
[Piniella scored, Scheinblum to second]; LEONHARD REPLACED
CUELLAR (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Drago
struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to left; Rettenmund flied out to
right; Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek doubled to left; Rojas walked; Otis flied out
to right; Piniella singled [Patek scored, Rojas to third];
Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rojas scored, Piniella to
second]; Scheinblum singled to center [Piniella scored]; Schaal
struck out; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by HP umpire
Marty Springstead; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson singled to center; Baylor grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Robinson out at
second]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Kirkpatrick homered; Drago grounded out (pitcher to
first); Patek made an out to third; Rojas walked; Otis forced
Rojas (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: KNOOP REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Blair singled to
center; Oates grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Blair out at second]; SHOPAY BATTED FOR LEONHARD;
Shopay singled to right; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: SCOTT REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Piniella made an
out to second; Debut game for Mickey Scott; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); Scheinblum struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund singled to center; Powell flied out to
center; Robinson singled to left [Rettenmund to second]; Baylor
flied out to left; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 8, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal walked; Kirkpatrick made an out to second;
Drago out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Schaal to
second]; Patek singled to left [Schaal scored]; Knoop singled to
left [Patek to third]; Otis grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 9, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: HOVLEY REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); SCHEINBLUM
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Blair grounded out (shortstop to
first); Oates homered; Scott walked; Belanger grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Scott out at second]; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Hovley made an out to shortstop; Mayberry flied out
to center; Scheinblum singled to left [Scheinblum out at second
(left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Rettenmund walked; Powell grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Rettenmund out at second];
Robinson singled to right; Baylor singled to left [Robinson to
second]; Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 9, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick
made an out to first; Drago flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 9, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair singled; Oates grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Blair out at second]; BUFORD
BATTED FOR SCOTT; Buford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 9, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED BUFORD (PITCHING); Patek grounded
out (shortstop to first); Knoop made an out to first; Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
9, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger flied out to right; Rettenmund struck out;
Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Hovley struck out; Mayberry flied out to right;
Scheinblum flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson singled to left; Baylor singled to left
[Robinson to second]; Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Robinson to third, Baylor out at
second]; Blair struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9,
Orioles 1.