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Friday June 6, 1975
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Aided by an error, the Orioles scored on a sacrifice fly by Paul Blair in the 11th inning to defeat the Royals, 3-2. The Royals took a 2-1 lead in the fourth when George Brett homered, but the Orioles tied the score in the eighth. Al Bumbry doubled, advanced to third on a long fly by Bobby Grich and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Tommy Davis.

In the 11th, Jim Northrup singled. Lee May bunted to Marty Pattin, who threw to second in an attempted forceout, but Fred Patek let the ball get away for an error, allowing Northrup to reach third. The Royals then walked Ken Singleton intentionally to load the bases and set the stage for Blair's sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Friday, June 6, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Royals       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   2  8  3
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  -   3  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Otis cf               4   1   3   0     1   1   .253      Bumbry lf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .316
Wohlford rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Pinson ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Davis dh              3   0   0   1     0   0   .247
McRae lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .302        Baylor pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Mayberry 1b           5   0   3   1     0   1   .254        Northrup ph,dh      1   1   1   0     0   0   .297
Killebrew dh          3   0   0   0     1   1   .216      May 1b                5   0   0   0     0   1   .197
  Cowens pr,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Singleton rf          4   1   2   0     1   1   .268
Brett 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .274      Blair cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .241
Healy c               4   0   0   0     1   2   .286      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .197
Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Duncan c              3   0   0   1     0   1   .193
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .200      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .178
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Nordbrook ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .053
                                                          Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   2   8   2     4   8             Totals               34   3   7   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  8,054
Left on Base: Royals 8, Orioles 8
DP: Royals 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Healy, Rojas, Patek
Doubles: Brett (8), Bumbry (11)
Home Runs: Brett (2)
Stolen Bases: Otis 3 (28), Patek (17), Baylor (10)
Caught Stealing: Otis (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Brett (3), Grich (1), Robinson (3), Bumbry (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Duncan (1), Davis (1), Blair (2)
GIDP: Rojas (7)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              5     5   1   1   1   1   0  21   4.36
Pattin L(3-2)           5.1   2   2   1   1   6   0  21   3.35
Totals                 10.1   7   3   2   2   7   0  42

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                5.1   4   2   2   2   5   1  22   4.67
Alexander               4     3   0   0   2   0   0  15   3.43
Jackson W(1-2)          1.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   6   8.25
Totals                 11     8   2   2   4   8   1  43

Wild Pitches: Grimsley (1)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett


ROYALS 1ST: Otis walked; Otis stole second; Wohlford popped to
shortstop in foul territory; McRae grounded out (second to
first) [Otis to third]; Mayberry singled to left [Otis scored];
Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Mayberry to second]; Killebrew
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Bumbry to second]; Davis flied out to center; May
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: On a bunt Brett grounded out (second to first);
Healy grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas popped to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton singled to center; Blair singled to
center [Singleton to second]; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Singleton to third, Blair to second]; Duncan
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Singleton scored, Blair to
third]; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Otis struck out;
Wohlford flied out to left [Patek to third]; McRae grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry lined to second; Grich flied out to left;
Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Orioles 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry was called out on strikes; Killebrew popped
to second; Brett homered; Healy was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: May was called out on strikes; Singleton singled to
center; Blair popped to first in foul territory; Robinson
singled to center [Singleton to second]; Duncan grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Patek
struck out; Otis singled to left; Otis stole second; Wohlford
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger singled to left; Bumbry out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Belanger to second]; Grich popped to
second; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae popped to first in foul territory; Mayberry
singled to center; 42 minute rain delay; ALEXANDER
REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Killebrew popped to second; Brett
forced Mayberry (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); May flied
out to center; Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher); Blair
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Healy grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas
grounded out (first unassisted); Patek flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan
flied out to left; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis singled to left; Otis was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first); Wohlford grounded out
(shortstop to first); McRae popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry doubled to left; Grich flied out to right
[Bumbry to third]; Davis reached on an error by Rojas on a
sacrifice fly [Bumbry scored]; BAYLOR RAN FOR DAVIS; Baylor
stole second [Baylor to third (error by Healy)]; May flied out
to left; Singleton struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Orioles 2.

ROYALS 9TH: BAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mayberry popped
to shortstop; Killebrew walked; COWENS RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Brett
doubled to right [Cowens to third]; Healy was walked
intentionally; Rojas grounded into a double play (third to
catcher to first) [Cowens out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Blair struck
out; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 10TH: Patek lined to shortstop; Otis singled to right;
JACKSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); PINSON BATTED FOR
WOHLFORD; Otis stole second; Pinson struck out; McRae popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 10TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SHOPAY BATTED
FOR BELANGER; Shopay struck out; Bumbry struck out; Grich flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 11TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED SHOPAY (PLAYING SS); Mayberry
singled to right; Cowens struck out; Brett out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Mayberry to second]; Healy struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 11TH: NORTHRUP BATTED FOR BAYLOR; Northrup singled to
right; May reached on a fielder's choice [Northrup to third
(error by Patek)]; Singleton was walked intentionally [May to
second]; Blair hit a sacrifice fly to center [Northrup scored
(unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 3.



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