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Tuesday June 4, 1974
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Al Fitzmorris pitched the first shutout to the credit of the Royals' staff this season, holding the Orioles to three singles in an 8-0 victory. Amos Otis hit a homer in the first inning before the Royals put the game completely out of the Orioles' reach with five runs in the third on singles by George Brett, Al Cowens, Jim Wohlford and Otis and a homer by John Mayberry. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 8, Baltimore Orioles 0

Game Played on Tuesday, June 4, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Royals       1  0  5    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   8 10  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cowens rf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .232      Bumbry lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Wohlford lf           4   1   1   1     1   0   .282      Coggins rf,cf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Otis cf               4   3   2   2     1   0   .278      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Mayberry 1b           3   1   2   3     0   0   .258      Davis dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
  Solaita 1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
McRae dh              3   0   0   1     1   0   .324      Blair cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Pinson ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Fuller rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Healy c               4   0   0   0     1   1   .263      Robinson 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .315
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .216        Cabell 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .360
Patek ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .234      Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Brett 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .238      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  10   8     6   2             Totals               29   0   3   0     0   0

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  7,007
Left on Base: Royals 7, Orioles 2
DP: Royals 1, Orioles 0
Home Runs: Otis (3), Mayberry (12)
Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (19)
Caught Stealing: McRae (4)
GIDP: Grich (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(5-2)       9     3   0   0   0   0   0  29   2.90
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   0   0  29

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(5-6)         2.1   6   6   6   1   1   2  13   4.21
Jefferson               5.2   4   2   2   4   1   0  25   5.24
Reynolds                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.48
Totals                  9    10   8   8   6   2   2  42

Passed Balls: Hendricks (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Merle Anthony


ROYALS 1ST: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis homered; Mayberry
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Coggins forced Bumbry
(second to shortstop); Grich grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Coggins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; McRae was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Healy
popped to catcher in foul territory; White was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Davis grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Powell grounded out (third to first); Blair grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to left; Brett singled to center;
Cowens singled to left [Brett to third]; Wohlford singled to
shortstop [Brett scored, Cowens to second]; Otis singled to left
[Cowens scored, Wohlford to second]; Mayberry homered [Wohlford
scored, Otis scored]; JEFFERSON REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING);
McRae flied out to center; Healy was called out on strikes; 5 R,
5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendricks flied out to left; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: White flied out to center; Patek walked; Hendricks
allowed a passed ball [Patek to second]; Brett flied out to
center; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 6, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Coggins
lined to second; Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford walked; Otis forced Wohlford (third to
second); Mayberry singled to left [Otis to third]; McRae forced
Mayberry (shortstop to second) [Otis scored]; Healy flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Davis singled to left; Powell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Davis to second]; Blair flied out to right;
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 6TH: White flied out to center; Patek singled to center;
Patek stole second; Brett walked; Cowens singled to left [Patek
scored, Brett to second]; Wohlford forced Cowens (shortstop to
second) [Brett to third]; Otis forced Wohlford (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: SOLAITA REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); Hendricks
grounded out (first to pitcher); Belanger flied out to right;
Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 7TH: FULLER REPLACED BLAIR (PLAYING RF); CABELL REPLACED
ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); COGGINS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Solaita grounded out (first unassisted); McRae flied out to
right; Healy walked; White popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 8, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Coggins grounded out (first unassisted); Grich
grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek singled to center; Patek stole second; Brett
lined to left; Cowens grounded out (third to first) [Patek to
third]; Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Powell flied out to left; Fuller grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cabell singled to center; Hendricks popped
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 9TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Otis walked;
Solaita flied out to center; PINSON BATTED FOR MCRAE; Pinson
forced Otis (shortstop to second); Healy flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Belanger popped
to shortstop; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Coggins
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Orioles 0.



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