The Orioles scored four runs in the first inning and erupted for six more in the seventh to enable Mike Cuellar to beat the Royals, 10-3, for his sixth straight complete-game victory. The route-going performance was the 100th of the veteran lefthander's career in his 200th start for the Orioles.

In the first inning, the Orioles started the scoring with a run on singles by Al Bumbry, Rich Coggins and Tommy Davis. After Boog Powell walked to load the bases, Bobby Grich struck out, but Brooks Robinson drove in a run with a single, another scored on a wild pickoff throw by Steve Busby and a fourth run followed on a sacrifice fly by Elrod Hendricks. Grich highlighted the seventh-inning scoring by driving in three runs with a bases-loaded double. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 10, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       29, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      4  0  0    0  0  0    6  0  0  -  10 11  0
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3 10  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             5   2   3   0     0   1   .183      Patek ss              2   1   0   0     1   0   .238
Coggins rf            5   2   2   1     0   0   .172        White ss            1   1   1   0     0   0   .262
Davis dh              4   2   1   1     1   0   .269      Rojas 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .315
Powell 1b             4   1   0   0     1   2   .255        Floyd 2b            1   1   1   0     0   0   .111
Grich 2b              4   1   1   3     0   1   .293      Wohlford lf           4   0   3   1     0   0   .299
Robinson 3b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .325      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Hendricks c           3   1   1   1     0   0   .297        Solaita 1b          0   0   0   1     1   0   .313
Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .266      McRae rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .329
Belanger ss           4   1   1   1     0   2   .252      Scheinblum dh         3   0   0   0     1   0   .111
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cowens cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .220
                                                          Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
                                                          Healy c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .266
                                                            Martinez c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .192
                                                          Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36  10  11   9     2   6             Totals               32   3  10   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 14,727
Left on Base: Orioles 3, Royals 6
DP: Orioles 2, Royals 0
Errors: Busby
Doubles: Hendricks (5), Grich (10)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (5), Bumbry (3), Coggins (5), Patek (16)
Caught Stealing: Scheinblum (1), Healy (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Blair (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Hendricks (1), McRae (3)
GIDP: McRae 2 (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(6-3)          9    10   3   3   3   4   0  36   2.74
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   4   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(7-4)            6.1   8   7   6   1   4   0  28   3.38
Mingori                 0.1   1   2   2   1   1   0   3   8.53
Garber                  0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   5.74
McDaniel                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.20
Totals                  9    11  10   9   2   6   0  40

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Coggins singled to left
[Bumbry to second]; Davis singled to right [Bumbry scored,
Coggins to third, Davis to second (on throw to home)]; Powell
walked; Grich struck out; Robinson singled to right [Coggins
scored, Davis to third, Powell to second]; Robinson was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Busby [Davis scored,
Powell to third, Robinson to second]; Hendricks hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Powell scored (unearned)]; Blair flied out to
left; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Rojas flied out to left; Patek stole
second; Wohlford singled to right [Patek scored]; Mayberry
singled to right [Wohlford to third]; McRae grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
singled to center; Coggins popped to third in foul territory;
Davis forced Bumbry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Scheinblum walked; Scheinblum was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Cowens struck out; Brett popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Royals 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich
grounded out (third to first); Robinson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy flied out to center; Patek lined to third; On
a bunt Rojas singled to third; Wohlford forced Rojas (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Hendricks popped to shortstop; Blair flied out to
right; Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to left; McRae singled to center;
Scheinblum flied out to right; Cowens singled to right [McRae to
third]; Brett struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Royals 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry struck out; Coggins flied out to center;
Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy singled to left; Patek flied out to left;
Healy was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second to pitcher to shortstop); Rojas was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell struck out; Grich popped to shortstop;
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford singled to center; Mayberry flied out to
right; McRae grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Wohlford out at second]; Royals Manager Jack McKeon
ejected by 1B umpire Larry Napp; Napp called Hal McRae safe,
then out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Hendricks doubled to right; Blair out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Hendricks to third]; Belanger
singled to left [Hendricks scored]; Belanger stole second;
Bumbry singled to first [Belanger to third]; MINGORI REPLACED
BUSBY (PITCHING); Coggins singled to center [Belanger scored,
Bumbry to second]; Bumbry stole third and Coggins stole second;
Davis was walked intentionally; Powell was called out on
strikes; GARBER REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Grich doubled to
left [Bumbry scored, Coggins scored, Davis scored, Grich to
third (on throw to home)]; Robinson singled to left [Grich
scored]; Hendricks grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 6 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 10, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Scheinblum popped to catcher in foul territory;
Cowens struck out; Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 10, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); WHITE REPLACED
PATEK (PLAYING SS); FLOYD REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); SOLAITA
REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); MARTINEZ REPLACED HEALY (PLAYING
C ); Blair popped to first in foul territory; Belanger was
called out on strikes; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 10, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Martinez flied out to center; White singled to left;
Floyd singled to left [White to second]; Wohlford singled to
left [White to third, Floyd to second]; Solaita walked [White
scored, Floyd to third, Wohlford to second]; McRae hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Floyd scored]; Scheinblum forced
Solaita (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 10,
Royals 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Coggins flied out to center; Davis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 10, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Cowens flied out to right; Brett popped to
shortstop; Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 10, Royals 3.