Scoring two runs before Mike Cuellar could retire a batter in the first inning, the Royals went on to defeat the Orioles, 4-1. Cuellar walked Freddie Patek, Kurt Bevacqua and John Mayberry in succession and was kayoed when Amos Otis gave the Royals their quick lead with a single.

The Royals added their other pair off Orlando Pena in the seventh. Patek was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored on a single by Bevacqua. After taking second on the throw home, Bevacqua also crossed the plate on a single by Mayberry. Don Baylor homered for the Orioles' lone run off Gene Garber. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       31, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Royals       2  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   4  6  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Patek ss              2   2   0   0     1   0   .230
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .241      Bevacqua 2b           3   2   1   1     1   0   .309
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .245        Floyd 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Mayberry 1b           2   0   1   1     2   0   .297
Coggins rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Otis cf               4   0   2   2     0   0   .307
Baylor lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .236      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Kirkpatrick rf        2   0   1   0     2   0   .358
Hendricks c           3   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Wohlford dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Healy c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .213
  Baker ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garber p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   6   1     0   4             Totals               28   4   6   4     6   1

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 11,975
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Royals 8
DP: Orioles 1, Royals 0
Errors: Bevacqua
Doubles: Coggins (2)
Home Runs: Baylor (3)
Stolen Bases: Patek (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford (1)
GIDP: Piniella (8)
Hit by Pitch: Patek (2,by Pena)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(2-6)          0     1   2   2   3   0   0   4   5.05
Pena                    6.2   4   2   2   3   0   0  27   3.21
Jackson                 1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.88
Totals                  8     6   4   4   6   1   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garber W(5-1)           9     6   1   1   0   4   1  34   1.78
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   4   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Pena (2)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Blair
singled to center; Grich singled to left [Blair to second];
Powell struck out; Coggins grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Bevacqua walked [Patek to second];
Mayberry walked [Patek to third, Bevacqua to second]; Otis
singled to left [Patek scored, Bevacqua scored, Mayberry to
second]; PENA REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Piniella grounded
into a double play (third to first) [Otis to second, Mayberry
out at third]; Kirkpatrick was walked intentionally; Wohlford
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor was called out on strikes; Robinson flied
out to left; Hendricks popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Schaal grounded out (second to first); Healy flied
out to right; Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
grounded out (first to pitcher); Blair flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Bevacqua flied out to center; Mayberry walked; Otis
flied out to center; Piniella singled to right [Mayberry to
second]; Kirkpatrick forced Piniella (shortstop unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich flied out to center; Powell reached on an
error by Bevacqua; Coggins forced Powell (shortstop to second);
Baylor popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Schaal flied
out to left; Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendricks singled to center; Belanger struck out; Bumbry
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua lined
to third; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair struck out; Grich flied out to right; Powell
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to center; Piniella flied out to
right; Kirkpatrick walked; Wohlford grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Coggins flied out to right; Baylor homered;
Robinson made an out to shortstop; Hendricks singled to left;
CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley lined to second; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: BAKER REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); Schaal grounded
out (second to first); Healy grounded out (second to first);
Patek was hit by a pitch; Patek stole second; Bevacqua singled
to center [Patek scored, Bevacqua to second (on throw)];
Mayberry singled to right [Bevacqua scored]; Otis singled to
left [Mayberry to second]; JACKSON REPLACED PENA (PITCHING);
Piniella made an out to second; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver
ejected by HP umpire Frank Umont for continuing to argue the HBP
on Freddie Patek in the seventh; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry made an out to shortstop; Blair flied out to
center; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Kirkpatrick singled to left; Wohlford out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kirkpatrick to second];
Schaal grounded out (second to first) [Kirkpatrick to third];
Healy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: FLOYD REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING 2B); Powell
grounded out (third to first); Coggins doubled to right; Baylor
flied out to center; Robinson popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 4.