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Lineups and Summary
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 25, 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 August 25, 1973 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 15,604 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Dave Phillips |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Left Fielder |
| Rich Coggins | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Earl Williams | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 25, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Alexander
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Alexander
Rojas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Alexander
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Alexander
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Alexander
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rettenmund throws the ball in to Belanger who tags McRae trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Otis scores. Mayberry moves to third. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Busby
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Busby
Busby fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Busby. Bumbry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coggins vs. Busby
Busby fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Busby. Bumbry scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Busby
Coggins bunts in front of the plate. Healy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Busby
Davis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas catches it and throws to first to double up Coggins. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Busby
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Busby
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double. Powell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Busby
Robinson 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, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Alexander
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Alexander
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Alexander
Schaal 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 2
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Busby
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Busby
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Busby
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Busby
Bumbry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Bumbry reaches second base with a double. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Coggins vs. Busby
Coggins is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Busby
Davis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Alexander
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Alexander
Rojas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Busby
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Busby
Rettenmund strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Busby
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Busby
Grich strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Alexander
Otis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Alexander
There goes Otis. The throw from Williams and he is out, Belanger applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Alexander
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Alexander
McRae 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 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Busby
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Busby
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Busby
Bumbry is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Alexander
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Alexander
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Alexander
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Busby
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Busby
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Busby
Powell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Alexander
Healy hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Alexander
Patek bunts towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Grich covering, for the out. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Alexander
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Busby
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Busby
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Busby
Grich takes first base on ball four. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Busby
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rettenmund scores. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Busby
Belanger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Belanger reaches second base with a double. Grich scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Hoerner
Joe Hoerner now pitching. Paul Blair pinch hits for Al Bumbry.
Blair is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coggins vs. Hoerner
Coggins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Belanger scores. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Hoerner
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blair scores. Coggins moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. Bird
Rettenmund 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 7
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Alexander
Paul Blair now playing center field. Rich Coggins now playing right field. Merv Rettenmund now playing left field.
Mayberry hits a line drive towards first. Powell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Alexander
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Alexander
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Alexander
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Alexander
Schaal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Kirkpatrick trying to get to home. Blair throws the ball in to Williams who tags Kirkpatrick who's trying to score from second, for the out. Piniella moves to second. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Drago
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Drago
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Alexander
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Alexander
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Alexander
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Alexander
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Drago
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Drago covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Drago
Blair hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Blair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coggins vs. Drago
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Drago
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Alexander
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Alexander
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Alexander
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1973 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 3 0 1 0 Bumbry A, lf 3 1 2 0
Rojas C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Blair P, ph-cf 1 1 1 0
Otis A, cf 3 1 1 0 Coggins R, cf-rf 4 0 2 2
Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Davis T, dh 5 0 1 1
McRae H, dh 4 0 2 1 Powell B, 1b 2 1 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, rf 4 0 1 0 Rettenmund M, rf-lf 4 1 2 1
Piniella L, lf 4 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Schaal P, 3b 3 0 1 0 Grich B, 2b 3 1 0 0
Healy F, c 3 0 1 0 Williams E, c 4 1 1 1
Belanger M, ss 4 1 2 1
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32 1 9 1 34 7 11 6
Kansas City 100 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore 200 005 00x -- 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S (L) 5.1 8 6 6 4 5
Hoerner J* 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
Bird D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Drago D 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (W) 9.0 9 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Busby S 2, Belanger M
DP -- Kansas City 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Baltimore 8
2B -- Rettenmund M, Bumbry A, Belanger M, Blair P
CS -- Otis A
SH -- Patek F
T -- 2:28
A -- 15604
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