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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 14, 1973
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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 June 14, 1973 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 14, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 14, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Littell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 6,067 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Larry Barnett |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank White | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Gail Hopkins | DH |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Right Fielder |
| Rich Coggins | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| Earl Williams | First Baseman |
| Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 14, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Alexander
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Alexander
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Alexander
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Littell
Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Littell
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Littell
Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick 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: ---
Mayberry vs. Alexander
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Alexander
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Alexander
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopkins vs. Alexander
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaal vs. Alexander
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Littell
Davis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Littell
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Littell
Baylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Littell
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Alexander
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Alexander
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Alexander
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards second. Grich scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Littell
Hendricks hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Littell
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Littell
There goes Belanger. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Belanger steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Littell
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coggins vs. Littell
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Alexander
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Alexander
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Alexander
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Alexander
Piniella hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Coggins. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Kirkpatrick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopkins vs. Alexander
Hopkins hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Littell
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Littell
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Littell
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Littell
Baylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Alexander
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Alexander
Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Alexander
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Littell
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. White picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on White. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Littell
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Littell
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Littell
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Alexander
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Alexander
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Alexander
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Littell
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Littell covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Littell
Grich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Littell
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Littell
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Littell
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Alexander
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Alexander
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Alexander
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Littell
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Littell
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Littell
Belanger takes first base on ball four. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Angelini
Norm Angelini now pitching. Paul Blair pinch hits for Al Bumbry.
Blair takes first base on ball four. Hendricks moves to third. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crowley vs. Garber
Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Rich Coggins. Gene Garber now pitching. Terry Crowley pinch hits for Merv Rettenmund.
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Alexander
Paul Blair now playing center field. Terry Crowley now playing right field.
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Alexander
Healy hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Alexander
White bunts towards the mound. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Alexander
There goes White. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Alexander
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Alexander
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Otis reaches second base with a double. White scores. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Garber
Grich hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis, who is chasing the ball. Grich reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Garber
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grich tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garber
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Garber
Enos Cabell pinch runs for Earl Williams.
Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Dal Canton
Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
There goes Baylor. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Baylor steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Dal Canton
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendricks vs. Dal Canton
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. Cabell scores. Baylor moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Belanger vs. Dal Canton
Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baylor scores. Robinson moves to third. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blair vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Blair hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick who is chasing the ball. Blair reaches third base with a triple. Robinson scores. Hendricks scores. Belanger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crowley vs. Bird
Crowley hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Crowley reaches second base with a double. Blair scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Bird
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Bird
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Jackson
Enos Cabell now playing first base.
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Jackson
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Jackson
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Gail Hopkins.
Bevacqua strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/14/1973 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
White F, ss 4 1 2 0 Bumbry A, rf 3 0 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Blair P, ph-cf 1 1 1 3
Otis A, cf 4 0 1 1 Coggins R, cf 3 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Rettenmund M, ph 0 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, rf 3 1 1 0 Crowley T, ph-rf 2 0 1 1
Piniella L, lf 4 0 2 1 Grich B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Hopkins G, dh 3 0 0 0 Davis T, dh 4 1 3 2
Bevacqua K, ph 1 0 0 0 Williams E, 1b 4 0 2 0
Schaal P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cabell E, pr-1b 0 1 0 0
Healy F, c 3 0 0 0 Baylor D, lf 4 1 1 0
Robinson B, 3b 3 1 2 0
Hendricks E, c 2 1 0 1
Belanger M, ss 3 1 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 7 3 33 8 13 8
Kansas City 010 100 010 -- 3
Baltimore 010 000 07x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Littell M 6.1 7 1 1 2 2
Angelini N* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Garber G (L) 1.0 3 3 3 0 0
Dal Canton B+ 0.0 1 3 3 2 0
Bird D 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D 7.2 7 3 3 2 2
Jackson G (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- White F
DP -- Kansas City 3, Baltimore 2
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Baltimore 8
2B -- Piniella L, Otis A, Crowley T
3B -- Grich B, Blair P
HR -- Mayberry J, Davis T
SB -- Belanger M, White F, Baylor D
SF -- Davis T
T -- 2:46
A -- 6067
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