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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 5, 1974
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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 5, 1974 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Dal Canton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave McNally |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 7,277 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Armando Rodriguez 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Merle Anthony 3B: Bill Haller |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Rich Coggins | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 5, 1974
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. McNally
Cowens 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. McNally
Wohlford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. McNally
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. McNally
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wohlford moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. McNally
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wohlford scores. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Healy vs. McNally
Healy hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Dal Canton
Blair hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Dal Canton
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Dal Canton
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McNally
White bunts towards the mound. McNally settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. McNally
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. McNally
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. McNally
Cowens takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wohlford vs. McNally
Wohlford is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dal Canton
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Dal Canton
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Dal Canton
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. McNally
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. McNally
Mayberry 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. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McNally
McRae 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dal Canton
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etchebarren vs. Dal Canton
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Dal Canton
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Dal Canton
Blair hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coggins vs. Dal Canton
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. Robinson scores. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grich vs. Dal Canton
There goes Coggins. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Coggins steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grich vs. Dal Canton
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Dal Canton
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. McNally
Healy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McNally
White 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. McNally
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. McNally
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Brett reaches second base with a double. Healy scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. McNally
Cowens hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Brett scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. McNally
Wohlford hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Dal Canton
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Dal Canton
Baylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Baylor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Dal Canton
The ball gets by Healy for a passed ball. Baylor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Dal Canton
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baylor scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Dal Canton
Etchebarren hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Dal Canton
There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Dal Canton
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. McNally
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. McNally
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. McNally
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. McNally
There's a wild pitch. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Healy vs. McNally
Healy 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, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Dal Canton
Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Dal Canton
Coggins hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Dal Canton
Grich hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McNally
White hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. McNally
Patek bunts towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Grich covering, for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. McNally
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with McNally covering, for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cowens vs. McNally
Cowens hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dal Canton
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Dal Canton
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Dal Canton
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. McNally
Wohlford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. McNally
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. McNally
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McNally
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dal Canton
Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Dal Canton
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Dal Canton
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. McNally
Healy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Reynolds
Bob Reynolds now pitching.
White 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 -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Reynolds
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Reynolds
Brett takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cowens vs. Reynolds
Cowens 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 8
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Dal Canton
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Dal Canton, and towards White, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Dal Canton
Coggins hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Dal Canton
Grich strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Reynolds
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynolds fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Reynolds
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Reynolds
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Reynolds covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dal Canton
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Dal Canton
Al Bumbry pinch runs for Tommy Davis.
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dal Canton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Dal Canton
Enos Cabell pinch runs for Boog Powell.
Baylor takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Baylor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hendricks vs. Bird
Frank Baker pinch runs for Brooks Robinson. Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren.
Hendricks hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baylor tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Bird
Belanger hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Belanger reaches second base with a double. Baker goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1974 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Cowens A, rf 4 0 1 1 Blair P, cf 4 0 1 0
Wohlford J, lf 5 2 2 1 Coggins R, rf 4 0 0 1
Otis A, cf 5 0 2 0 Grich B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Davis T, dh 3 0 1 0
McRae H, dh 4 0 1 1 Bumbry A, pr 0 0 0 0
Healy F, c 2 1 0 0 Powell B, 1b 4 0 0 0
White F, 2b 3 0 1 0 Cabell E, pr 0 1 0 0
Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0 Baylor D, lf 3 2 1 0
Brett G, 3b 3 1 2 1 Robinson B, 3b 4 1 3 2
Baker F, pr 0 1 0 0
Etchebarren A, c 3 0 0 0
Hendricks E, ph 0 0 0 1
Belanger M, ss 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 10 4 31 5 7 5
Kansas City 100 200 100 -- 4
Baltimore 001 100 003 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton B 8.1 5 4 4 4 1
Bird D (L) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
McNally D* 7.0 10 4 4 3 5
Reynolds B (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Belanger M
DP -- Kansas City 1, Baltimore 2
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Baltimore 5
2B -- Robinson B, Brett G, Baylor D, Belanger M
HR -- Wohlford J
SB -- Coggins R
SH -- White F, Patek F
SF -- Hendricks E
WP -- Dal Canton B, McNally D
PB -- Healy F
T -- 2:46
A -- 7277
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