The Orioles, who failed to hold two-run leads in the eighth and ninth innings, finally broke away in the 10th and scored three times to defeat the Royals, 8-5. Paul Blair walked to open the overtime stanza and Brooks Robinson sacrificed.

Davey Johnson was nicked by a pitch and Johnny Oates hit a pop fly that fell safe for a single to load the bases. Merv Rettenmund then delivered a pinch-single to drive in two runs. Don Buford walked to reload the sacks and, after Oates was forced out, Bobby Grich drew a pass to send Rettenmund home with the final run. [The Sporting News]
Baltimore Orioles 8, Kansas City Royals 5

Game Played on Thursday, July 20, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium

Orioles      0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  2    3  -   8 14  0
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  2    0  -   5 10  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   1   2   1     2   0   .227      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Crowley rf            6   0   1   1     0   1   .274        Hopkins ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .171
  Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Floyd pr,ss         0   1   0   0     0   0   .184
Grich ss              5   1   3   2     1   0   .293        Taylor ph,3b        0   0   0   1     0   0   .259
Powell 1b             5   1   1   1     1   0   .203      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .309
Baylor cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .261      Scheinblum rf         4   0   0   1     0   0   .325
  Blair cf            0   1   0   0     1   0   .208        Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259        Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson 2b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .225        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Oates c               5   1   4   0     0   0   .300        Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .228        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
  Alexander p         0   1   0   0     0   0   .071      Mayberry 1b           5   0   2   1     0   0   .288
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Piniella lf           5   0   1   1     0   0   .319
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kirkpatrick c         5   0   1   0     0   0   .295
  Shopay ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Rojas 3b,ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .300
  Rettenmund ph,rf    1   1   1   2     0   0   .245      Knoop 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
                                                            Keough ph           0   1   0   0     0   0   .179
                                                            Schaal 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .215
                                                          Nelson p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .125
                                                            Hovley ph,rf        2   1   2   1     0   0   .233

Totals               41   8  14   8     5   3             Totals               36   5  10   5     2   3

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 11,075
Left on Base: Orioles 11, Royals 7
DP: Orioles 1, Royals 0
Errors: Mayberry
Doubles: Grich 2 (13), Powell (8), Mayberry (15)
Stolen Bases: Buford (7), Grich (6), Otis (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Alexander (3), Robinson (2), Nelson (2), Otis (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Taylor (2)
GIDP: Knoop (2)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (4,by Wright), Keough (1,by Alexander)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  7.2   7   3   3   2   3   0  31   1.91
Alexander               0.2   1   2   2   0   0   0   4   2.69
Jackson                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.97
Watt W(1-1)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.79
Harrison SV(4)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.02
Totals                 10    10   5   5   2   3   0  42

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson                  8     9   3   3   2   3   0  34   1.99
Fitzmorris              0     2   2   1   0   0   0   3   3.48
Wright L(1-1)           1.1   2   3   3   1   0   0   7   4.22
Burgmeier               0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.55
Abernathy               0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.23
Totals                 10    14   8   7   5   3   0  49

Hit by Pitch: Alexander (1), Wright (1)
Wild Pitches: Nelson (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford made an out to second; Crowley grounded out
(first to pitcher); Grich doubled to left; Powell walked; Nelson
threw a wild pitch [Grich to third, Powell to second]; Baylor
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Otis was called out on
strikes; Scheinblum flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Johnson flied out to left; Oates singled to center; Palmer
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to center; Piniella flied out to
left; Kirkpatrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford singled to right; Buford stole second;
Crowley was called out on strikes; Grich singled to center
[Buford scored]; Grich stole second; Powell popped to first in
foul territory; Baylor singled to first [Grich out at home
(first to catcher to third to catcher to third to first)]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Knoop made an
out to shortstop; Nelson walked; Patek forced Nelson (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson flied out to center; Johnson made an out
to second; Oates singled to right; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to left; Otis stole second; Scheinblum
grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; Mayberry made an
out to second; Piniella singled to center [Otis scored];
Kirkpatrick singled to right [Piniella to second]; Rojas flied
out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Buford grounded out (second to first); Crowley
flied out to left; Grich doubled; Powell doubled to left [Grich
scored]; Baylor singled to right [Powell scored]; Robinson
forced Baylor (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Knoop singled to center; Nelson out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Knoop to second]; Patek struck out;
Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Johnson made an out to second; Oates grounded out
(second to first); Palmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Scheinblum grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; Piniella flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Buford walked; Crowley made an out to shortstop;
Grich lined to shortstop; Powell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Kirkpatrick popped to third in foul territory; Rojas
singled to right; Knoop grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Rojas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 3, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Baylor flied out to right; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); Johnson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING CF); HOVLEY BATTED
FOR NELSON; Hovley singled to center; HOPKINS BATTED FOR PATEK;
Hopkins walked [Hovley to second]; FLOYD RAN FOR HOPKINS; Otis
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hovley to third,
Floyd to second]; Scheinblum grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Hovley scored]; Mayberry doubled [Floyd scored]; ALEXANDER
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Piniella grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FLOYD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); FITZMORRIS REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PITCHING);
Oates singled to center; Alexander reached on an error by
Mayberry on a sacrifice bunt [Oates to second]; Buford singled
to right [Oates scored, Alexander to third]; WRIGHT REPLACED
FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Crowley singled to right [Alexander
scored (unearned), Buford to third, Crowley out at second (right
to second to first)]; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first);
Powell grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Rojas singled to
right; KEOUGH BATTED FOR KNOOP; Keough was hit by a pitch [Rojas
to second]; JACKSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Hovley
singled to right [Rojas scored, Keough to third]; WATT REPLACED
JACKSON (PITCHING); TAYLOR BATTED FOR FLOYD; Taylor hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Keough scored]; Otis flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 10TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ROJAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SCHAAL REPLACED KEOUGH (PLAYING 2B);
Blair walked; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Blair to second]; Johnson was hit by a pitch; Oates
singled to right [Blair to third, Johnson to second]; SHOPAY
BATTED FOR WATT; BURGMEIER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING);
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR SHOPAY; Rettenmund singled to center
[Blair scored, Johnson scored, Oates to third, Rettenmund to
second (on throw)]; Buford was walked intentionally; Crowley
forced Oates (first to catcher) [Rettenmund to third, Buford to
second]; ABERNATHY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Grich walked
[Rettenmund scored, Buford to third, Crowley to second]; Powell
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles
8, Royals 5.

ROYALS 10TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HARRISON
REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); MAY BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; May made
an out to second; Mayberry singled to right; Piniella forced
Mayberry (third to second); Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Royals 5.
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