Ross Grimsley, who won 14 games with the Reds as his previous major league high in 1972, matched that total by pitching the Orioles to a 1-0 victory over the Royals. Grimsley allowed only three hits. The Orioles, who collected 10 off Bruce Dal Canton, scored the game's run in the fifth inning on a single by Brooks Robinson, pass to Earl Williams and single by Rich Coggins. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 1, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Friday, August    16, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   1 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              2   0   0   0     2   0   .237      Coggins rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .252
Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Blair cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .256
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Davis dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Cepeda dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .283      Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   3   .276
Wohlford rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Baylor lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Bevacqua 1b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .190      Robinson 3b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .296
Brett 3b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Williams c            3   0   0   0     1   2   .259
Healy c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Belanger ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .240
Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   0   3   0     4   4             Totals               31   1  10   1     3   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 18,896
Left on Base: Royals 5, Orioles 10
DP: Royals 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Healy
Doubles: McRae (25)
Stolen Bases: Grich (8), Coggins (21), Baylor (17)
Caught Stealing: Patek (14), Bevacqua (1), Belanger (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Brett (4)
GIDP: Grich (11)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (8,by Dal Canton)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton L(7-6)       8    10   1   1   3   6   0  35   2.80
Totals                  8    10   1   1   3   6   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(14-10)       9     3   0   0   4   4   0  32   3.19
Totals                  9     3   0   0   4   4   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Dal Canton (5)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Dave Phillips


ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Patek was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Rojas was
called out on strikes; Otis singled to left; McRae doubled to
left [Otis to third]; Cepeda popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins singled to right; On a bunt Blair singled
to third [Coggins to second]; Davis flied out to left; Grich
reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play
[Coggins out at second (shortstop unassisted), Blair out at
second (shortstop unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell struck out; Baylor grounded out (second to
first); Robinson walked; Williams was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy was called out on strikes; Patek flied out to
right; Rojas lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to left; Belanger was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Coggins flied out to left;
Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to center; McRae grounded out (third
to first); Cepeda walked; Wohlford flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis singled to second; Grich singled to center
[Davis out at third (center to second to third)]; Grich stole
second [Grich to third (error by Healy)]; Powell struck out;
Baylor lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Bevacqua walked; Brett out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Bevacqua to second]; Healy flied out to
center; Patek walked; Bevacqua was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson singled to shortstop; Williams walked
[Robinson to second]; On a bunt Belanger forced Williams (third
to second) [Robinson to third]; Coggins singled to right
[Robinson scored, Belanger to third]; Blair popped to catcher in
foul territory; Coggins stole second; Davis flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas flied out to left; Otis flied out to right;
McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich flied out to center; Powell singled to
center; Baylor flied out to left; Robinson flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
struck out; Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Williams popped to shortstop; Belanger singled to
right; Coggins popped to second; Blair singled to right
[Belanger to second]; Davis walked [Belanger to third, Blair to
second]; Grich struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett singled to left; Healy flied to right in foul
territory; Patek flied out to right; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Powell struck out; Baylor was hit by a pitch;
Baylor stole second; Robinson popped to first in foul territory;
Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cepeda grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.