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A pair of four-run innings carried the Orioles to a 10-6 victory over the Royals. A homer by Earl Williams and triple by Tommy Davis each accounted for two runs in the third. The Orioles, after adding a pair in the sixth on walks and doubles by Bobby Grich and Brooks Robinson, tucked the game away in seventh. Baltimore Orioles 10, Kansas City Royals 6Game Played on Sunday, August 12, 1973 (Day game) at Royals StadiumOrioles 0 0 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 - 10 12 2
Royals 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 - 6 11 2
Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Bumbry lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .310 Patek ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .231
Blair ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Hovley ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .262
Coggins cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Rojas 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .273
Davis dh 5 1 2 2 0 0 .300 Floyd pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .382
Rettenmund rf,lf 4 2 1 1 1 0 .250 Otis cf 5 0 1 2 0 1 .304
Powell 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .289
Crowley 1b 2 1 0 0 1 1 .210 McRae dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .210
Grich 2b 4 2 1 1 1 2 .233 Kirkpatrick rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .281
Robinson 3b 4 1 4 3 0 0 .244 Reichardt ph,rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .253
Williams c 3 1 2 3 1 0 .229 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249
Belanger ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .229 Bevacqua 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .271
Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taylor c 3 1 2 1 0 0 .248
Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 10 12 10 4 4 Totals 34 6 11 5 4 6
Time of Game: 3:09 Attendance: 22,089
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Royals 7
DP: Orioles 1, Royals 1
Errors: Rettenmund, Robinson, Rojas 2
Doubles: Grich (17), Robinson (9), Rettenmund (10), Kirkpatrick (16), Reichardt (12)
Triples: Davis (2), Taylor (1), Bevacqua (2)
Home Runs: Williams (15)
Caught Stealing: Patek (11), Otis (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Taylor (2), Bevacqua (3)
GIDP: Taylor (3)
Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Palmer W(16-6) 6 7 5 4 4 5 0 29 2.59
Jackson 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 1.73
Reynolds SV(6) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.05
Totals 9 11 6 5 4 6 0 40
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Drago L(12-11) 2.1 5 4 4 0 1 1 12 4.11
Garber 3.2 3 2 2 2 0 0 15 4.26
Hoerner 0.2 2 4 4 2 0 0 6 6.87
Bird 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.59
Dal Canton 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 4.37
Totals 9 12 10 10 4 4 1 42
Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Deegan
ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Coggins grounded out
(second to first); Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Patek was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Rojas singled to right; Otis struck out;
Mayberry singled to right [Rojas scored (error by Rettenmund)
(unearned) (no RBI), Mayberry to third]; McRae walked;
Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 1.
ORIOLES 2ND: Rettenmund flied out to center; Powell popped to
third; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0,
Royals 1.
ROYALS 2ND: Piniella popped to first in foul territory;
Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by HP umpire Marty
Springstead; Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); Taylor
tripled to right; Patek was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 1.
ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson singled to center; Williams homered
[Robinson scored]; Belanger singled to center; Bumbry singled to
center [Belanger to second]; Coggins out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Belanger to third, Bumbry to second]; Davis
tripled [Belanger scored, Bumbry scored]; GARBER REPLACED DRAGO
(PITCHING); Rettenmund reached on a fielder's choice [Davis out
at home (shortstop to first)]; Powell grounded out (second to
first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Rojas flied out to right; Otis flied out to right;
Mayberry walked; McRae flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.
ORIOLES 4TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
singled to center; Williams lined into a double play (center to
first) [Robinson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles
4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick doubled; Piniella struck out; Bevacqua
tripled [Kirkpatrick scored]; Taylor hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Bevacqua scored]; Patek reached on an error by Robinson;
Rojas flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4,
Royals 3.
ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
flied out to center; Coggins lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 3.
ROYALS 5TH: CROWLEY REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING 1B); Otis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mayberry struck out; McRae was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 3.
ORIOLES 6TH: Davis popped to first in foul territory; Rettenmund
walked; Crowley flied out to right; Grich doubled to right
[Rettenmund scored, Grich to third (error by Rojas)]; Robinson
doubled [Grich scored]; Williams was walked intentionally;
Belanger flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 6,
Royals 3.
ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Piniella
grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Royals 3.
ORIOLES 7TH: HOERNER REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); BLAIR BATTED
FOR BUMBRY; Blair flied out to right; Coggins reached on an
error by Rojas; Davis singled to third [Coggins out at second
(third to shortstop to first to second)]; Rettenmund doubled
[Davis scored]; Crowley walked; Grich walked [Rettenmund to
third, Crowley to second]; BIRD REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING);
Robinson singled to left [Rettenmund scored, Crowley scored,
Grich to second]; Williams singled to left [Grich scored,
Robinson to third]; Belanger was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 10, Royals 3.
ROYALS 7TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); COGGINS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Taylor singled to right; Patek singled to right [Taylor to
second]; Rojas walked [Taylor to third, Patek to second];
JACKSON REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Otis singled to left [Taylor
scored, Patek scored, Rojas to second]; Mayberry flied out to
right [Rojas to third]; McRae flied out to left; REICHARDT
BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Otis was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second to first to second to pitcher
to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 10, Royals 5.
ORIOLES 8TH: REICHARDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DAL CANTON
REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); On a bunt Blair grounded out (pitcher
to first); Coggins grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 10, Royals 5.
ROYALS 8TH: Reichardt doubled to right; REYNOLDS REPLACED
JACKSON (PITCHING); Piniella singled to right [Reichardt to
third]; Bevacqua hit a sacrifice fly to right [Reichardt
scored]; Taylor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Piniella out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 10, Royals 6.
ORIOLES 9TH: Rettenmund popped to first; Crowley struck out;
Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Royals 6.
ROYALS 9TH: HOVLEY BATTED FOR PATEK; Hovley struck out; Rojas
singled to right; FLOYD RAN FOR ROJAS; Otis flied out to right;
Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 10,
Royals 6.
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