Jim Palmer gave up a single by Hal McRae in the fourth inning for the only hit off his deliveries and pitched the Orioles to a 1-0 victory over the Royals. Steve Busby, on the mound for the Royals, also allowed only one hit -- a single by Lee May in the fourth -- until the seventh when May doubled and Brooks Robinson singled to produce the Orioles' run. By winning, the Orioles completed a sweep of a three-game series for the first time this season. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 1, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      8, 1975 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   1  4  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Bumbry lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .317
Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .230
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .295      May 1b                3   1   2   0     0   0   .205
Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Singleton rf          2   0   0   0     1   1   .272
Killebrew dh          3   0   0   0     0   2   .212      Blair cf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .240
Healy c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .198
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Patek ss              1   0   0   0     1   0   .201      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .184
  Solaita ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  White pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   1   0     3   4             Totals               26   1   4   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 11,610
Left on Base: Royals 4, Orioles 5
DP: Royals 1, Orioles 0
Doubles: May (7)
Stolen Bases: Blair (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Bumbry (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(7-5)            8     4   1   1   3   5   0  30   2.90
Totals                  8     4   1   1   3   5   0  30

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(9-3)           9     1   0   0   3   4   0  31   1.55
Totals                  9     1   0   0   3   4   0  31

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


ROYALS 1ST: Otis flied out to center; Pinson popped to catcher
in foul territory; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Grich grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae struck out; Brett flied out to left; Killebrew
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May flied out to center; Singleton was called out
on strikes; Blair walked; Blair stole second; Robinson flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy flied out to right; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Patek walked; Otis flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan flied out to center; Belanger popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); Mayberry
grounded out (catcher to first); McRae singled to center; Brett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich popped to shortstop; Davis grounded out
(second to first); May singled to center; Singleton grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Killebrew was called out on strikes; Healy popped to
first in foul territory; Rojas popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
flied out to center; Duncan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek flied out to right; Otis popped to second in
foul territory; Pinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger struck out; On a bunt Bumbry grounded out
(pitcher to first); Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry popped to shortstop; McRae struck out;
Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Davis flied out to left; May doubled to left;
Singleton walked; On a bunt Blair struck out; Robinson singled
to right [May scored, Singleton to third]; Duncan popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Killebrew was called out on strikes; Healy walked;
Rojas flied out to center; SOLAITA BATTED FOR PATEK; Solaita
walked [Healy to second]; WHITE RAN FOR SOLAITA; Otis flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Belanger
singled; Bumbry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Belanger to second]; Grich walked; Davis lined into a double
play (second to first) [Grich out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Pinson grounded out (first to pitcher); Mayberry
grounded out (first unassisted); McRae flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.