Baltimore Orioles 10, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    26, 1973 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  2
Orioles      1  4  0    1  0  0    4  0  x  -  10 13  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Rettenmund rf         3   2   2   2     2   1   .265
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Grich 2b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .238
  Floyd pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .356      Blair cf              5   1   1   4     0   0   .279
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .302      Davis dh              5   1   3   1     0   0   .304
Mayberry 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .281      Baylor lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Hopkins 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Robinson 3b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .241
McRae dh              3   0   1   0     1   1   .214      Williams 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .226
Hovley rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Etchebarren c         4   3   3   1     0   0   .250
Piniella lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .256      Belanger ss           4   2   2   0     0   1   .234
Schaal 3b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .280      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Taylor c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     4   1             Totals               39  10  13   9     3   2

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 15,285
Left on Base: Royals 6, Orioles 8
DP: Royals 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Patek, Schaal
Doubles: Belanger (13), Rettenmund (13), Davis (16)
Home Runs: Blair (7), Etchebarren (2)
GIDP: Schaal (13)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(15-9)      6.2  13  10   9   3   2   2  38   4.05
Garber                  1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.23
Totals                  8    13  10   9   3   2   2  42

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(18-6)          8     4   1   1   4   0   0  31   2.49
Watt SV(2)              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.08
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   1   0  34

Balks: Splittorff (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry Barnett


ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Rojas grounded out (second
to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund walked; Grich reached on an error by
Patek [Rettenmund to second]; Blair flied out to center
[Rettenmund to third]; Davis singled to left [Rettenmund scored
(unearned), Grich to second]; Baylor lined to right; Robinson
lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; McRae walked [Mayberry to second];
Hovley lined to right; Piniella singled [Mayberry scored, McRae
to second]; Schaal grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Piniella out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams popped to catcher in foul territory;
Etchebarren singled to center; Belanger doubled to left
[Etchebarren to third]; Rettenmund was walked intentionally;
Grich popped to third; Blair hit an inside the park homer to
center [Etchebarren scored, Belanger scored, Rettenmund
scored]; Steve Hovley and Amos Otis collide; Davis
grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Orioles 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Taylor flied out to left; Patek flied out to center;
Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 3RD: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson
lined to center; Williams popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 1, Orioles 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to right;
McRae singled to left; Hovley flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Etchebarren homered; Belanger grounded out (second
to first); Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Grich flied out
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella popped to first in foul territory; Schaal
singled to center; Taylor flied out to right; Patek forced
Schaal (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair reached on an error by Schaal; Davis singled
to left [Blair to second]; Baylor flied out to right [Blair to
third]; Robinson popped to second; Williams flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas popped to second; Otis flied out to left;
Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: Etchebarren flied out to left; Belanger struck out;
Rettenmund doubled to left; Grich singled to third [Rettenmund
to third]; Blair lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
1, Orioles 6.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae flied out to center; Hovley grounded out
(second to first); Piniella popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Davis doubled to left; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Robinson flied out to right [Davis to
third]; Splittorff balked [Davis scored]; Williams walked;
Etchebarren singled [Williams to second]; Belanger singled to
third [Williams to third, Etchebarren to second]; Rettenmund
singled to left [Williams scored, Etchebarren scored, Belanger
to second]; Grich singled to left [Belanger scored, Rettenmund
to third, Grich to second (on throw to home)]; GARBER REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Blair grounded out (second to first); 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 10.

ROYALS 8TH: Schaal singled to center; Taylor flied out to right;
Patek flied out to center; Rojas walked [Schaal to second];
FLOYD RAN FOR ROJAS; Otis walked [Schaal to third, Floyd to
second]; Mayberry forced Otis (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 10.

ORIOLES 8TH: FLOYD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOPKINS REPLACED
MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); Davis grounded out (third to first);
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 10.

ROYALS 9TH: WATT REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); McRae struck out;
Hovley grounded out (second to first); Piniella flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 10.