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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 26, 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 26, 1973 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 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 26, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 15,285 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Larry Barnett |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Steve Hovley | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Carl Taylor | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Earl Williams | First Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 26, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Palmer
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund 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. Palmer
Rojas 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 -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Palmer
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Splittorff
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Splittorff
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Splittorff
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rettenmund moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rettenmund scores. Grich moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Splittorff
Baylor hits a line drive into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Splittorff
Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Palmer
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hovley vs. Palmer
Hovley hits a line drive into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Palmer
Piniella hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Palmer
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Splittorff
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Splittorff
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Splittorff
Belanger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Belanger reaches second base with a double. Etchebarren moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rettenmund vs. Splittorff
Rettenmund is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grich vs. Splittorff
Grich hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blair vs. Splittorff
Blair hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Otis is chasing the ball. Blair rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park grand slam home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Palmer
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Palmer
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Palmer
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Splittorff
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Splittorff
Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Splittorff
Williams hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Palmer
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Palmer
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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hovley vs. Palmer
Hovley 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, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Splittorff
Etchebarren hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Splittorff
Belanger 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, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Splittorff
Rettenmund is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Splittorff
Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Palmer
Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Palmer
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Palmer
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Palmer
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Splittorff
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Splittorff
Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Splittorff
Robinson 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, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Splittorff
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Palmer
Rojas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Palmer
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Palmer
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Splittorff
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Splittorff
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Splittorff
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Splittorff
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rettenmund moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Splittorff
Blair hits a line drive towards third. Schaal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Palmer
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, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Palmer
Hovley 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 -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Palmer
Piniella hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Splittorff
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Splittorff
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Splittorff
The umpire calls a balk on Splittorff Davis scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Splittorff
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Splittorff
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Splittorff
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to third. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rettenmund vs. Splittorff
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Etchebarren scores. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Splittorff
Grich hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Belanger scores. Rettenmund moves to third. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching.
Blair 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 8
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Palmer
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Palmer
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Palmer
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Palmer
Rojas takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Palmer
Bobby Floyd pinch runs for Cookie Rojas.
Otis takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to third. Floyd moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mayberry vs. Palmer
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Garber
Bobby Floyd now playing second base. Gail Hopkins now playing first base.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Garber
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Garber
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Watt
Hovley 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 -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Watt
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1973 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, rf 3 2 2 2
Rojas C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 5 0 2 1
Floyd B, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 5 1 1 4
Otis A, cf 3 0 0 0 Davis T, dh 5 1 3 1
Mayberry J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Baylor D, lf 5 0 0 0
Hopkins G, 1b 0 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 5 0 0 0
McRae H, dh 3 0 1 0 Williams E, 1b 3 1 0 0
Hovley S, rf 4 0 0 0 Etchebarren A, c 4 3 3 1
Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 1 Belanger M, ss 4 2 2 0
Schaal P, 3b 3 0 2 0
Taylor C, c 3 0 0 0
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30 1 4 1 39 10 13 9
Kansas City 010 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore 140 100 40x -- 10
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (L) 6.2 13 10 9 3 2
Garber G 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (W) 8.0 4 1 1 4 0
Watt E (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Patek F, Schaal P
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Baltimore 8
2B -- Belanger M, Rettenmund M, Davis T
HR -- Blair P, Etchebarren A
Balk -- Splittorff P
T -- 1:59
A -- 15285
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