Hal McRae batted in four runs with a pair of doubles and Rick Reichardt knocked in three with a sacrifice fly and homer as the Royals defeated the Orioles, 9-4. Amos Otis accounted for the Royals' other two RBIs with a single and homer. Earl Williams drove in three of the Orioles' runs with a double and single and also scored himself on a single by Andy Etchebarren.

The Royals the broke game apart with six runs in the third inning. After a walk and safe bunts by Freddie Patek and Cookie Rojas loaded the bases, Otis drove in one run with a single, McRae cleared the sacks with a double and Reichardt wrapped up the outburst with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    11, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   4 10  1
Royals       0  2  6    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   9 11  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         5   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Patek ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .230
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Rojas 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .271
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .287        Floyd 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .382
Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Otis cf               5   2   2   2     0   0   .305
Baylor lf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .257      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .290
Robinson 3b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .236      McRae rf              4   2   2   4     0   0   .214
  Brown pr,3b         1   1   0   0     1   0   .280        Hovley rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Williams 1b           4   1   2   3     0   0   .226      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Etchebarren c         4   0   2   1     0   0   .244      Reichardt dh          2   1   1   3     1   0   .250
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .229      Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taylor c              1   1   1   0     3   0   .235
  Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     2   2             Totals               34   9  11   9     5   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 37,010
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Royals 7
DP: Orioles 1, Royals 2
Errors: Brown
Doubles: Williams (13), McRae 2 (8), Taylor (6)
Triples: Baylor (4)
Home Runs: Reichardt (4), Otis (22)
Sacrifice Flies: Reichardt (2)
GIDP: Robinson (14), Williams (9), Rojas (12)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(10-13)        2.1   6   7   7   1   1   0  14   3.23
Watt                    4     4   2   2   2   0   2  17   3.13
Reynolds                1.2   1   0   0   2   1   0   9   2.10
Totals                  8    11   9   9   5   2   2  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(15-6)      9    10   4   4   2   2   0  37   3.37
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   2   0  37

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund flied out to center; Grich struck out;
Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek popped to second; Rojas flied out to center;
Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Davis grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Baylor singled to third; Robinson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry singled to center; McRae doubled [Mayberry
scored]; Piniella grounded out (second to first) [McRae to
third]; Reichardt hit a sacrifice fly to left [McRae scored];
Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Williams flied out to center; Etchebarren grounded
out (shortstop to first); Belanger walked; Rettenmund flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Taylor walked; On a bunt Patek singled [Taylor to
second]; On a bunt Rojas singled to first [Taylor to third,
Patek to second]; Otis singled to left [Taylor scored, Patek to
third, Rojas to second]; Mayberry was called out on strikes;
McRae doubled to left [Patek scored, Rojas scored, Otis scored];
WATT REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reichardt homered [McRae scored]; Bevacqua
flied out to center; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 8.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich popped to first; Blair popped to shortstop;
Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 8.

ROYALS 4TH: Taylor walked; Patek forced Taylor (shortstop to
second); Rojas grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Patek out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Royals 8.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor flied out to right; Robinson singled to
center; BROWN RAN FOR ROBINSON; Williams grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Brown out at second];
Brooks Robinson left with slight sprain left ankle; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 8.

ROYALS 5TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Otis grounded out
(third to first); Mayberry flied out to center; McRae popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 8.

ORIOLES 6TH: FLOYD REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Etchebarren
flied out to center; Belanger grounded out (third to first);
Rettenmund singled to center; Grich forced Rettenmund (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 8.

ROYALS 6TH: Piniella popped to second; Reichardt flied out to
right; Bevacqua singled to left; Taylor doubled to right
[Bevacqua to third]; Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair flied out to right; Davis flied out to
center; Baylor singled to left; Brown walked [Baylor to second];
Williams doubled to left [Baylor scored, Brown scored];
Etchebarren singled to right [Williams scored]; Belanger singled
to center [Etchebarren to second]; Rettenmund flied out to
center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 8.

ROYALS 7TH: Floyd flied out to left; Otis homered; Mayberry
walked; REYNOLDS REPLACED WATT (PITCHING); McRae flied out to
right; Piniella reached on an error by Brown [Mayberry to
second]; Reichardt walked [Mayberry to third, Piniella to
second]; Bevacqua was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 9.

ORIOLES 8TH: HOVLEY REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); Grich grounded
out (shortstop to first); Blair flied out to center; Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 9.

ROYALS 8TH: Taylor walked; Patek flied out to right; Floyd
singled to center [Taylor to second]; Otis flied out to center;
Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 9.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor tripled; Brown popped to first; Williams
singled to left [Baylor scored]; Etchebarren singled to center
[Williams to second]; Belanger popped to first in foul
territory; Rettenmund lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 4, Royals 9.