In a perfect night at bat, Tommy Davis rapped five singles as the Orioles' designated hitter to mark a 9-2 victory over the Royals. Davis scored two runs and drove in one. The Orioles' 17 hits also included four by Earl Williams and three by Brooks Robinson.

The Orioles took command of the game with three runs in the first inning on singles by Bobby Grich, Davis and Williams, two wild pitches by Bruce Dal Canton and a sacrifice fly by Robinson. In the eighth, when the Orioles iced the verdict, Robinson accounted for his second RBI of the game with a single and Enos Cabell drove in two runs with another single. John Mayberry homered for the Royals. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Friday, August    30, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      3  1  0    1  0  0    1  3  0  -   9 17  0
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .227
  Hendricks c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Rojas 2b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .281
Grich 2b              5   2   2   0     1   1   .277      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Davis dh              5   2   5   1     1   0   .292      McRae lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .318
Williams c,1b         6   2   4   1     0   0   .262      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .259
Baylor 1b,lf          4   2   1   0     1   0   .247      Cepeda dh             4   0   2   0     0   2   .220
Robinson 3b           4   0   3   2     0   0   .301        Bevacqua pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Wohlford rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Cabell rf             5   1   1   2     0   3   .253      Brett 3b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .271
Belanger ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .229      Healy c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   9  17   7     3   7             Totals               32   2   8   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 16,277
Left on Base: Orioles 14, Royals 5
DP: Orioles 2, Royals 0
Errors: Patek, Healy 2
Doubles: Williams (14), McRae (33)
Home Runs: Mayberry (21)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (23), Grich 2 (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (15), Blair (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (5), Rojas (7)
GIDP: Healy (10), Wohlford (8)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (9,by Bird)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(16-10)        9     8   2   2   1   3   1  34   3.49
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   3   1  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton L(8-7)       1.2   3   4   3   3   1   0  12   3.00
Pattin                  4.1   8   2   2   0   2   0  21   4.14
Bird                    2     4   3   1   0   4   0  12   2.60
Hoerner                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.26
Totals                  9    17   9   6   3   7   0  50

Passed Balls: Healy (19)
Hit by Pitch: Bird (1)
Wild Pitches: Dal Canton 2 (10)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Grich singled to left;
Davis singled to right [Grich to third]; Williams singled to
left [Grich scored, Davis to second]; Dal Canton threw a wild
pitch [Davis to third, Williams to second]; Dal Canton threw a
wild pitch [Davis scored, Williams to third]; Baylor walked;
Baylor stole second; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Williams scored, Baylor to third]; Blair grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Rojas popped to second;
Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Cabell struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cabell
to second]; Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted) [Cabell to
third]; Grich walked; Grich stole second [Cabell scored (error
by Healy) (unearned), Grich to third]; Davis walked; PATTIN
REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Williams forced Davis (third to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae doubled to right; Mayberry grounded out
(second to first) [McRae to third]; Cepeda struck out; Wohlford
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Baylor popped to second; Robinson singled to left;
Blair struck out; Cabell forced Robinson (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett singled to center; Healy forced Brett (third
to second); Patek struck out; Rojas popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger popped to second; Bumbry grounded out
(second to first); Grich singled to left; Grich stole second
[Grich to third (error by Healy)]; Davis singled to left [Grich
scored]; Williams doubled to right [Davis to third]; Baylor
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis popped to shortstop; McRae flied out to right;
Mayberry homered; Cepeda struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson singled to center; Blair out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Robinson to second]; Cabell
struck out (catcher to first); Belanger grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford singled to left; Brett forced Wohlford
(shortstop to second); Healy grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry flied out to left; Grich popped to
shortstop; Davis singled to center; Williams flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek lined to shortstop; Rojas grounded out (third
to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor singled to center; Robinson singled to right
[Baylor to third]; BIRD REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Blair flied
out to left; Cabell struck out; Belanger singled to left [Baylor
scored, Robinson to second]; Bumbry struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); McRae walked; Mayberry flied out to center; Cepeda
singled to left [McRae to second]; Wohlford grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cepeda out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich was called out on strikes; Davis singled to
right; Williams singled to right [Davis to third]; Baylor was
hit by a pitch [Williams to second]; Robinson reached on an
error by Patek [Davis scored, Williams to third, Baylor to
second]; Blair popped to first; Cabell singled to left [Williams
scored (unearned), Baylor scored (unearned), Robinson to
second]; Belanger struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 9, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett singled to center; Healy singled to left
[Brett to second]; Patek forced Healy (shortstop to second)
[Brett to third]; Rojas hit a sacrifice fly to left [Brett
scored]; Otis popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
9, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: HOERNER REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Hendricks
grounded out (second to first); Grich flied out to center; Davis
singled to right; Williams singled to center [Davis to second];
Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 9,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry
popped to third; Cepeda singled to left; BEVACQUA RAN FOR
CEPEDA; Wohlford forced Bevacqua (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9, Royals 2.