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Wednesday May 25, 1977
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Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, May 25, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Royals       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  2    1  4  x  -   7 10  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .325      Bumbry cf,lf          5   2   2   0     0   1   .276
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Smith 2b              5   1   2   1     0   3   .274
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .236      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .203        Harlow cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Cowens rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Murray dh             3   1   2   1     1   0   .250
Porter c              3   1   1   1     1   0   .271      Kelly lf,rf           1   1   0   1     2   0   .323
Poquette lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      DeCinces 3b           4   1   3   1     0   0   .257
Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .279      Muser 1b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .216
White 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .189        L. May ph,1b        1   1   0   0     1   1   .203
  LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Garcia ss             1   0   0   0     0   1   .346
  Heise 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Belanger ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .191
  Wathan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .417      Skaggs c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dempsey ph,c        1   0   1   3     0   0   .239
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     5   1             Totals               32   7  10   7     4   7

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 11,388
Left on Base: Royals 9, Orioles 7
DP: Royals 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Harlow, Muser
Doubles: Brett (11), Murray (6), DeCinces (8), Dempsey (3)
Home Runs: Porter (3)
Stolen Bases: Otis (4), Cowens (5), Bumbry (6)
Caught Stealing: McRae (3), DeCinces (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Kelly (2)
GIDP: Mayberry (4)
Hit by Pitch: White (1,by D. Martinez), Singleton (2,by Colborn)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(5-5)          5.1   4   2   2   2   4   0  22   3.01
Mingori                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.92
Pattin                  1.1   4   4   4   1   1   0   9   6.63
Bird                    1     1   1   1   1   2   0   5   5.14
Totals                  8    10   7   7   4   7   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(3-2)      9     5   2   1   5   1   1  38   1.89
Totals                  9     5   2   1   5   1   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Colborn (7), D. Martinez (2)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Nestor Chylak


ROYALS 1ST: Brett made an out to shortstop; McRae walked; McRae
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Otis walked;
Otis stole second; Mayberry walked; Cowens flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Orioles
Manager Earl Weaver ejected by 1B umpire Joe Brinkman; Smith
was called out on strikes; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter homered; Poquette reached on an error by
Muser; Patek made an out to second; White was hit by a pitch
[Poquette to second]; Brett flied out to left; McRae flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (second to first); Kelly
walked; DeCinces lined to right; Muser was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis popped to first; Mayberry flied out to center;
Cowens walked; Cowens stole second; Porter walked; Poquette
singled [Cowens to third, Porter to second]; Patek grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia was called out on strikes; Kiko Garcia
ejected by HP umpire Steve Palermo; Skaggs lined to pitcher;
Bumbry made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); White flied
out to right; Brett flied out to left; McRae flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Smith struck out; Singleton lined to first; Murray
singled to left; Kelly grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Mayberry flied out
to center; Cowens lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces singled to left; DeCinces was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Muser made an out to
shortstop; Belanger lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Porter flied out to left; Poquette grounded out
(second to first); Patek made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Skaggs grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
singled to pitcher; Smith singled to right [Bumbry to second];
Singleton was hit by a pitch [Bumbry to third, Smith to second];
Murray walked [Bumbry scored, Smith to third, Singleton to
second]; MINGORI REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Kelly hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Smith scored]; DeCinces singled to third
[Singleton to third, Murray to second]; L. MAY BATTED FOR MUSER;
PATTIN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); L. May struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 7TH: L. MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LACOCK BATTED
FOR WHITE; LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett flied
out to left; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: HEISE REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING 2B); Belanger made
an out to shortstop; Skaggs flied out to left; Bumbry singled to
center; Bumbry stole second; Smith singled [Bumbry scored];
Singleton lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Orioles 3.

ROYALS 8TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HARLOW
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); KELLY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Otis singled to center; Mayberry grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; Cowens
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray doubled to left; Kelly was walked
intentionally; DeCinces doubled to left [Murray scored, Kelly to
third]; BIRD REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); L. May was walked
intentionally; Belanger made an out to shortstop; DEMPSEY BATTED
FOR SKAGGS; Dempsey doubled [Kelly scored, DeCinces scored, L.
May scored]; Bumbry struck out (catcher to first); Smith struck
out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 7.

ROYALS 9TH: DEMPSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Porter grounded
out (second to first); Poquette lined to center; Patek singled;
WATHAN BATTED FOR HEISE; Wathan reached on an error by Harlow
[Patek to third, Wathan to first]; Brett doubled to left [Patek
scored (unearned), Wathan to third]; McRae flied out to center;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 7.



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