Steve Busby, trying for the second time to gain his 20th victory, was foiled by the Orioles, who got seven-hit hurling from Dave McNally and beat the Royals, 7-1. The Orioles tagged Busby for a run in the first inning on a double by Al Bumbry and single by Tommy Davis. Earl Williams homered in the second and another run followed on a walk to Elrod Hendricks and triple by Enos Cabell. Busby yielded two more tallies before being lifted in the sixth. The Royals counted their lone run off McNally in the eighth on singles by Jim Wohlford and Amos Otis and a pair of grounders. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 1, 1974 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      1  2  0    0  1  1    2  0  0  -   7 14  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             5   1   4   0     0   0   .223      Bevacqua 3b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .180
  Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Wohlford lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .287
Coggins cf,rf         5   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Otis cf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .295
Grich 2b              5   0   1   1     0   2   .278      McRae dh              2   0   0   0     2   0   .314
Davis dh              4   1   2   1     1   0   .291      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .256
Robinson 3b           3   1   2   0     2   0   .301      Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Williams 1b           4   1   1   2     0   2   .265      Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .213
Hendricks c           3   1   0   1     1   0   .209      Patek ss              2   0   1   0     1   0   .229
Cabell rf,lf          5   1   2   1     0   0   .259        White ss            0   0   0   0     1   0   .215
Belanger ss           3   0   1   1     1   0   .229      Martinez c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .185
McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  14   7     5   4             Totals               33   1   7   1     4   2

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 15,499
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Royals 9
DP: Orioles 1, Royals 0
Errors: Martinez, Busby
Doubles: Bumbry (9), Cabell (3)
Triples: Cabell (2)
Home Runs: Williams (11)
Stolen Bases: Coggins (23), Bumbry (10)
Caught Stealing: Davis (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (4), Hendricks (3)
GIDP: Bevacqua (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(13-10)        9     7   1   1   4   2   0  37   3.92
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   2   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(19-12)          5.1  10   5   5   2   3   1  27   3.48
Lopez                   2.2   4   2   2   2   0   0  13   6.75
Bird                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.57
Totals                  9    14   7   7   5   4   1  44

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled to left; Coggins flied out to right;
Grich was called out on strikes; Davis singled to right [Bumbry
scored]; Robinson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Bevacqua popped to second; Wohlford flied out to
right; Otis singled to third; McRae walked [Otis to second];
Mayberry forced McRae (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams homered; Hendricks walked; Cabell tripled
[Hendricks scored]; Belanger flied out to right; Bumbry grounded
out (second to first); Coggins popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas singled to center; Cowens singled to center
[Rojas to second]; Patek walked [Rojas to third, Cowens to
second]; Martinez flied out to right; Bevacqua grounded into a
double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Rojas out at home]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich struck out (catcher to first); Davis grounded
out (third to first); Robinson singled to center; Williams
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford lined to shortstop; Otis struck out; McRae
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Hendricks flied out to right; Cabell grounded out
(second to first); Belanger grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Rojas flied out to
right; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry singled to center; Coggins forced Bumbry
(first to shortstop); Coggins stole second [Coggins to third
(error by Martinez)]; Grich singled to center [Coggins scored];
Davis singled to left [Grich to second]; Davis was caught
stealing second (catcher to second) [Grich to third]; Robinson
walked; Williams struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek popped to first in foul territory; Martinez
grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell
doubled to right; Cabell was picked off second but was safe on
an error by Busby [Cabell to third]; On a bunt Belanger singled
to second [Cabell scored]; LOPEZ REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING);
Bumbry singled to left [Belanger to third]; Debut game for
Aurelio Lopez; Bumbry stole second; Coggins popped to
shortstop; Grich popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford grounded out (second to first); Otis popped
to first in foul territory; McRae walked; Mayberry grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Davis walked; Robinson singled to left [Davis to
third, Robinson to second (on throw to 3b)]; Williams hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Davis scored, Robinson to third];
Hendricks hit a sacrifice fly to right [Robinson scored]; Cabell
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Rojas struck out; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to
first); Patek singled to third; Martinez singled to center
[Patek to third]; Bevacqua forced Martinez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger walked; On a bunt Bumbry singled to third
[Belanger to second]; Coggins singled to right [Belanger out at
home (right to shortstop to catcher to third), Bumbry to third
(on throw to home), Coggins to second (on throw to home)]; Grich
flied out to right; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford singled to left; Otis singled to second
[Wohlford to second]; McRae flied out to center [Wohlford to
third]; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wohlford
scored, Otis to second]; Rojas grounded out (first to pitcher);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: BIRD REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); WHITE REPLACED
PATEK (PLAYING SS); Robinson walked; Williams struck out;
Hendricks flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING CF); COGGINS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Cowens flied out to center; White walked; Martinez popped to
shortstop; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 7, Royals 1.