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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 11, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 11, 1969 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 11, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Nelson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 9,736 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Jake O'Donnell 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Mike Fiore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Bob Oliver | Right Fielder |
| Chuck Harrison | First Baseman |
| Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
| Jim Campanis | Catcher |
| Roger Nelson | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Jim Palmer | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 11, 1969
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Palmer
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Palmer
Fiore strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Palmer
Piniella hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foy vs. Palmer
Foy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Palmer
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Nelson
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buford for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Nelson
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nelson
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Palmer
Harrison is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Palmer
Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanis vs. Palmer
Campanis hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Nelson
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Nelson
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendricks vs. Nelson
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Nelson
Johnson hits a fly ball towards center field. Fiore fields the ball and throws to home. Campanis drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Campanis. Powell tags and scores. Robinson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belanger vs. Nelson
Belanger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Adair reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Palmer
Nelson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Palmer
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Palmer
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Hendricks and he is out, Belanger applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Palmer
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Nelson
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Nelson
Buford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Buford reaches second base with a double. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Nelson
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Nelson
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Powell vs. Nelson
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Nelson covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Palmer
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Palmer
Foy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Palmer
There goes Foy. The throw from Hendricks and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Palmer
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nelson
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Nelson
Hendricks hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Nelson
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Fiore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belanger vs. Nelson
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Nelson
Palmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buford vs. Nelson
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buford for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Palmer
Harrison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Palmer
Adair hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanis vs. Palmer
Campanis hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Nelson
Blair hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Nelson
There goes Blair. The throw from Campanis and he is safe. Blair steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Nelson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Nelson
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Nelson
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Nelson
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Palmer
Joe Keough pinch hits for Roger Nelson.
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Palmer
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Palmer
Fiore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Palmer
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wickersham
Dave Wickersham now pitching.
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Wickersham
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Wickersham
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Wickersham
There goes Belanger. The throw from Campanis and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Palmer
Foy hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Palmer
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Palmer
Harrison hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Wickersham
Buford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Fiore. Buford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Wickersham
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Wickersham
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Wickersham
Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Wickersham
Merv Rettenmund pinch runs for Boog Powell.
Robinson hits a line drive towards third. Foy catches it and throws to first to double up Rettenmund. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Palmer
Merv Rettenmund now playing right field. Frank Robinson now playing first base.
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanis vs. Palmer
Campanis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Palmer
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Dave Wickersham.
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Hendricks hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Burgmeier
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Burgmeier
Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Palmer
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Palmer
Fiore hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Palmer
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1969 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Hernandez J, ss 4 0 1 0 Buford D, lf 4 1 2 0
Fiore M, cf 4 0 1 0 Blair P, cf 4 1 1 0
Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, rf-1b 3 1 1 2
Foy J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 3 1 2 1
Oliver B, rf 3 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Harrison C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 1 2 0
Adair J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hendricks E, c 4 0 0 0
Campanis J, c 3 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 3 0 0 1
Nelson R, p 1 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 2 0 0 0
Keough J, ph 1 0 0 0 Palmer J, p 2 0 1 1
Wickersham D, p 0 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, ph 1 0 0 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 3 0 29 5 9 5
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Baltimore 010 110 20x -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson R (L) 5.0 6 3 3 4 0
Wickersham D 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Burgmeier T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 6
E -- Campanis J
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 3, Baltimore 6
2B -- Piniella L, Buford D 2, Robinson B
HR -- Robinson F
SB -- Blair P
CS -- Hernandez J, Foy J, Belanger M
SF -- Johnson D
T -- 1:58
A -- 9736
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