| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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