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. Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 2Game Played on Friday, June 6, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumRoyals 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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