Dave McNally broke his personal six-game losing streak with credit for a 5-4 victory over the Royals, but the Orioles almost blew the game in the ninth inning before Bob Reynolds retired the last two batters to save the victory. McNally was lifted in the seventh after giving up the Royals' second run.

Eddie Watt, who relieved, was knocked out with one away in the ninth when the Royals scored twice on a walk, triple by Paul Schaal and single by Freddie Patek. Rich Coggins drove in two runs and scored one for the Orioles. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       30, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    2  1  0    0  2  0  -   5 10  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  2  -   4  6  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry dh             5   0   1   1     0   1   .263      Patek ss              3   0   1   1     2   0   .232
Rettenmund lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Baylor lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Grich 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .245      Otis cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Powell 1b             3   2   2   0     1   0   .231      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Coggins rf            4   1   1   2     0   0   .241      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .234
Blair cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .241      McRae dh              3   2   1   0     0   0   .167
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .201        Hovley ph,dh        0   1   0   0     1   0   .286
Hendricks c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Kirkpatrick rf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .356
Belanger ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .215      Schaal 3b             3   1   2   3     0   0   .286
McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taylor c              1   0   0   0     2   0   .200
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hopkins ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .297
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wohlford pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Simpson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   5     1   3             Totals               31   4   6   4     6   0

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 11,378
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Royals 8
DP: Orioles 0, Royals 0
Errors: Taylor
Doubles: Hendricks (3), Bumbry (2)
Triples: Coggins (4), Schaal (1)
Stolen Bases: Blair (6), Belanger (6), Patek (11)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (2), Patek (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Blair (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Schaal (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hopkins (1,by Watt)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(4-6)          6.2   3   2   2   5   0   0  27   2.65
Watt                    1.2   3   2   2   1   0   0  10   2.84
Reynolds SV(1)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.70
Totals                  9     6   4   4   6   0   0  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(3-4)          4     7   3   3   0   3   0  19   5.40
Dal Canton              5     3   2   2   1   0   0  18   2.97
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   3   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Watt (1)
Wild Pitches: Simpson (5)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Merle Anthony


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Rettenmund
flied out to left; Grich popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Rojas grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Patek to third]; Otis flied out to center;
Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell popped to second in foul territory; Coggins
grounded out (first to pitcher); Blair singled to center; Blair
stole second; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella grounded out (second to first); McRae made
an out to first; Kirkpatrick popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks doubled to right; Simpson threw a wild
pitch [Hendricks to third]; Belanger flied out to right; Bumbry
struck out; Rettenmund was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal made an out to second; Taylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Patek walked; Patek was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich singled to third; Powell singled to right
[Grich to third]; Coggins grounded out (first unassisted) [Grich
scored, Powell to second]; Blair grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Powell to third]; Robinson singled to center [Powell
scored]; Hendricks grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas flied out to right; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mayberry made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger singled to left; Bumbry doubled to left
[Belanger scored]; DAL CANTON REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING);
Rettenmund made an out to first; Grich grounded out (shortstop
to first); Powell was walked intentionally; Coggins grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella walked; McRae forced Piniella (shortstop to
second); Kirkpatrick singled to center [McRae to third]; Schaal
hit a sacrifice fly to center [McRae scored]; Taylor walked
[Kirkpatrick to second]; Patek forced Taylor (third to second);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Hendricks grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded
out (pitcher to first); Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
flied out to left; Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
singled to right; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first)
[McRae to second]; Schaal singled to center [McRae scored];
Taylor walked [Schaal to second]; WATT REPLACED MCNALLY
(PITCHING); Patek made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Powell singled
to right; Coggins tripled [Powell scored]; Blair out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Coggins scored]; Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry singled to center;
Piniella popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Hendricks grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
singled to second; Belanger stole second [Belanger to third
(error by Taylor)]; Belanger was caught stealing home (catcher
to third to pitcher); Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: HOVLEY BATTED FOR MCRAE; Hovley walked; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (first unassisted) [Hovley to second]; Schaal
tripled to left [Hovley scored]; Merv Rettenmund crashed into
the fence; BAYLOR REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING LF); HOPKINS
BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Hopkins was hit by a pitch; WOHLFORD RAN FOR
HOPKINS; Patek singled to right [Schaal scored, Wohlford to
second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED WATT (PITCHING); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR
ROJAS; Bevacqua forced Patek (shortstop to second) [Wohlford to
third]; Otis made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 5, Royals 4.