Pinch-hitter Tom Shopay drew a walk with the bases loaded in the 10th inning to force in the winning run as the Orioles ended their five-game losing streak by defeating the Royals, 2-1. Brooks Robinson led off the stanza with a double. After passing Bobby Grich intentionally, Dick Drago gave way to Tom Burgmeier, who walked Boog Powell to load the bases. Wright then took the mound for the Royals and passed Shopay on four pitches. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      11, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  7  3
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   2  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Buford lf             4   0   2   0     1   0   .209
Otis cf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .308      Blair cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Scheinblum rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .329      Crowley rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Piniella lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .319        Baylor ph,rf        5   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Robinson 3b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Kirkpatrick c         3   0   1   0     1   1   .305        Belanger pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .176
Knoop 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Grich ss              4   1   1   0     1   0   .276
  Keough ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     2   0   .192
  Rojas 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .222
Floyd 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Shopay ph           0   0   0   1     1   0   .200
  Hovley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Oates c               1   0   0   0     3   0   .303
  Taylor 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Palmer p              3   0   1   1     0   2   .235
Drago p               4   0   0   0     0   4   .049
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   1   7   1     1   6             Totals               33   2   7   2     9   3

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 12,853
Left on Base: Royals 7, Orioles 14
DP: Royals 2, Orioles 0
Errors: Otis, Scheinblum, Floyd
Doubles: Baylor (7), Robinson (13)
Triples: Patek (3)
Stolen Bases: Powell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Palmer (3)
GIDP: Powell (8), Buford (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago L(7-8)            9     7   2   1   7   3   0  41   2.36
Burgmeier               0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2.21
Wright                  0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2.08
Totals                  9     7   2   1   9   3   0  43

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(12-4)         10     7   1   1   1   6   0  38   1.92
Totals                 10     7   1   1   1   6   0  38

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Larry McCoy


ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Otis singled to right;
Scheinblum singled to center [Otis to second]; Piniella singled
to center [Otis scored, Scheinblum to second]; Mayberry flied
out to center; Kirkpatrick struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford reached on an error by Scheinblum [Buford to
second]; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); BAYLOR BATTED
FOR CROWLEY; Baylor grounded out (third to first) [Buford to
third]; Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: BAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Knoop flied out
to center; Floyd flied out to center; Drago was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich singled to left; Powell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Grich out at second]; Johnson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to right; Otis grounded out (pitcher
to first); Scheinblum made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Oates walked; Palmer struck out; Buford singled to
right [Oates to second]; Blair flied out to right [Oates to
third]; Baylor lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
flied out to left; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Grich
flied out to left; Powell walked; Powell stole second [Powell to
third (error by Otis)]; Johnson walked; Oates grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Knoop grounded out (pitcher to first); Floyd
grounded out (shortstop to first); Drago was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Palmer struck out; Buford singled to right; Blair
made an out to third; Baylor doubled to right [Buford to third];
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek tripled; Otis struck out; Scheinblum made an
out to shortstop; Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich reached on an error by Floyd; Powell singled
to right [Grich to third]; Johnson made an out to second; Oates
walked [Powell to second]; Palmer singled to center [Grich
scored (unearned), Powell to third, Oates to second]; Buford
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Palmer out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Orioles 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Kirkpatrick singled to
center; Knoop singled to right [Kirkpatrick to second]; Floyd
flied to right in foul territory; Drago struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair flied out to left; Baylor flied out to right;
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek flied out to right; Otis grounded out (pitcher
to first); Scheinblum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(second to pitcher); Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
singled to right; Kirkpatrick walked [Mayberry to second];
KEOUGH BATTED FOR KNOOP; Keough grounded out (second to first)
[Mayberry to third, Kirkpatrick to second]; HOVLEY BATTED FOR
FLOYD; Hovley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: ROJAS REPLACED KEOUGH (PLAYING 2B); TAYLOR REPLACED
HOVLEY (PLAYING 3B); Oates walked; Palmer out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Oates to second]; Buford was walked
intentionally; Blair forced Buford (shortstop to second) [Oates
to third]; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Orioles
Manager Earl Weaver ejected by 1B umpire Lou DiMuro; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 10TH: Drago struck out; Patek grounded out (second to
first); Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 10TH: Robinson doubled to left; BELANGER RAN FOR
ROBINSON; Grich was walked intentionally; BURGMEIER REPLACED
DRAGO (PITCHING); Powell walked [Belanger to third, Grich to
second]; WRIGHT REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); SHOPAY BATTED FOR
JOHNSON; Shopay walked [Belanger scored, Grich to third, Powell
to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.