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Mike Torrez posted his 16th victory and turned in his 13th complete game, equaling his major league highs in both departments, as the Orioles defeated the Royals, 4-2. The Orioles scored on a triple by Bobby Grich and single by Tommy Davis in the third inning before putting the game away with three runs in the fourth on a single by Paul Blair, double by Brooks Robinson, single by Mark Belanger and double by Ken Singleton. [The Sporting News] Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 2Game Played on Wednesday, August 27, 1975 (Night game) at Royals StadiumOrioles 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 13 0
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 9 0
Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Singleton rf 5 0 2 2 0 1 .306 Patek ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .236
Shopay rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Killebrew ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205
Grich 2b 4 1 1 0 1 2 .267 Pinson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .228
Davis dh 5 0 1 1 0 0 .275 Otis cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .264
May 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .270 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286
Muser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 McRae dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .310
Baylor lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292
Blair cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .208 Cowens rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .267
Robinson 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .204 Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252
Duncan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .210 Stinson c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .290
Belanger ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .208 Solaita ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .266
Nordbrook ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .097 Wohlford pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 40 4 13 4 1 3 Totals 36 2 9 2 1 4
Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 9,876
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Royals 8
DP: Orioles 0, Royals 0
Doubles: Blair (8), Robinson (14), Singleton 2 (31), Otis (20), Solaita (8)
Triples: Grich (4), Blair (4)
Stolen Bases: Blair (15)
Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Torrez W(16-7) 9 9 2 2 1 4 0 37 3.31
Totals 9 9 2 2 1 4 0 37
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Splittorff L(6-8) 3.1 9 4 4 0 1 0 19 3.34
Briles 4.2 4 0 0 1 2 0 19 4.23
Pattin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.63
Totals 9 13 4 4 1 3 0 41
Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan
ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
struck out; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Pinson singled
to left; Otis singled to center [Pinson to second]; Mayberry
forced Otis (third to second) [Pinson to third]; McRae flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
ORIOLES 2ND: May singled to right; Baylor flied out to center;
Blair doubled to left [May to third]; Robinson popped to first
in foul territory; Duncan lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Brett popped to second; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger popped to first in foul territory;
Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich tripled to
right; Davis singled to center [Grich scored]; May singled to
left [Davis to second]; Baylor flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Stinson struck out; Patek grounded out (third to
first); Pinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.
ORIOLES 4TH: Blair singled to center; Blair stole second;
Robinson doubled to left [Blair scored]; Duncan flied out to
right; Belanger singled to left [Robinson to third]; Singleton
doubled to left [Robinson scored, Belanger scored]; BRILES
REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Grich was called out on strikes;
Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
flied out to center; McRae walked; Brett flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.
ORIOLES 5TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor flied
out to center; Blair tripled; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Cowens struck out; Rojas was called out on strikes;
Stinson singled to right; Patek forced Stinson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.
ORIOLES 6TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Belanger
grounded out (third to first); Singleton doubled to right; Grich
walked; Davis forced Grich (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Pinson flied out to left; Otis doubled to right;
Mayberry singled to center [Otis scored]; McRae singled to third
[Mayberry to second]; Brett forced McRae (second to shortstop)
[Mayberry to third]; Mark Belanger spiked on right shin;
stitches required; Royals Manager Whitey Herzog ejected by 2B
umpire George Maloney; NORDBROOK REPLACED BELANGER (PLAYING
SS); Cowens flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles
4, Royals 1.
ORIOLES 7TH: May flied to left in foul territory; Baylor
grounded out (second to first); Blair flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 7TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Stinson was
called out on strikes; Patek singled to left; Pinson forced
Patek (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4,
Royals 1.
ORIOLES 8TH: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Duncan
singled to center; Nordbrook singled to center [Duncan to
second]; Singleton was called out on strikes; Ken Singleton
ejected by HP umpire Russ Goetz; Grich forced Nordbrook
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 8TH: SHOPAY REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Otis
grounded out (second to first); Mayberry grounded out (second to
first); McRae popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 1.
ORIOLES 9TH: PATTIN REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Davis grounded
out (third to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first);
Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4,
Royals 1.
ROYALS 9TH: MUSER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); Brett singled to
second; Orioles pitcher Mike Torrez was enraged by the call
at 1B and started to charge to 1B when he changed his mind;
Cowens forced Brett (shortstop to second); Rojas grounded out
(first unassisted) [Cowens to second]; SOLAITA BATTED FOR
STINSON; Solaita doubled to left [Cowens scored]; WOHLFORD RAN
FOR SOLAITA; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR PATEK; Killebrew grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 2.
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