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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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