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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 18, 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 August 18, 1974 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave McNally |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 10,193 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | DH |
| Jim Wohlford | Right Fielder |
| Tony Solaita | First Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Left Fielder |
| Rich Coggins | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center 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
August 18, 1974
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. McNally
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. McNally
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. McNally
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up 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: ---
Bumbry vs. Busby
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Busby
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. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Busby
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Busby
The umpire calls a balk on Busby Davis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McNally
McRae 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McNally
Cepeda 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: ---
Wohlford vs. McNally
Wohlford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. McNally
Solaita hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Wohlford moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Healy vs. McNally
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Busby
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Busby
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Busby
There goes Blair. The throw from Healy and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Busby
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. McNally
Brett 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: ---
Patek vs. McNally
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. McNally
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. McNally
Otis 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: 12-
McRae vs. McNally
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Busby
Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Busby
Belanger takes first base on ball four. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Busby
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to third for the out. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coggins vs. Busby
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coggins for the out. Belanger moves to third. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Busby
Davis strikes out. Healy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Davis out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McNally
Cepeda 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: ---
Wohlford vs. McNally
Wohlford 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: ---
Solaita vs. McNally
Solaita hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. McNally scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Solaita for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
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, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Busby
Powell hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Busby
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Busby
There goes Blair. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Blair steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Busby
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. McNally
Healy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. McNally
Brett bunts towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Grich covering, for the out. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. McNally
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. McNally
Rojas 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, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Busby
Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Busby
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Busby
Bumbry strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. McNally
Otis 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: ---
McRae vs. McNally
McRae 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McNally
Cepeda 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, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Busby
Coggins hits a fly ball into right field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Busby
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Busby
Grich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Busby
Powell takes first base on ball four. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Busby
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. McNally
Wohlford hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Wohlford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solaita vs. McNally
Hendricks fires to second and picks off Wohlford for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. McNally
Solaita bunts towards short. Belanger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. McNally
Healy takes first base on ball four. Solaita moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. McNally
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Solaita moves to third. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Patek vs. McNally
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Busby
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Busby
Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Busby
Belanger bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Busby
Bumbry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. McNally
Rojas hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. McNally
Otis 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: ---
McRae vs. McNally
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Busby
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Busby
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McNally
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. McNally
Frank White pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda.
The umpire calls a balk on McNally White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. McNally
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and has White trapped. There's the throw to Belanger who tags White for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. McNally
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Tony Solaita.
There goes Wohlford. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Wohlford steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bevacqua vs. McNally
Bevacqua is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Healy vs. McNally
Healy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. McNally
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Busby
Kurt Bevacqua now playing first base.
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Busby
Blair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Blair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Busby
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blair scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1974 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 4 0 1 0 Bumbry A, lf 3 0 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Coggins R, rf 4 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Davis T, dh 4 0 0 0
McRae H, lf 4 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Cepeda O, dh 4 0 1 0 Powell B, 1b 3 0 0 0
White F, pr 0 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 3 1 2 0
Wohlford J, rf 3 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 1 1
Solaita T, 1b 3 0 2 0 Hendricks E, c 3 0 2 0
Bevacqua K, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 1 0 0 0
Healy F, c 2 0 1 0
Brett G, 3b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 7 0 29 1 6 1
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Baltimore 000 000 001 -- 1
1 out when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S (L) 8.1 6 1 1 4 5
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
McNally D (W) 9.0 7 0 0 3 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Baltimore 8
2B -- Wohlford J, Blair P
SB -- Blair P, Wohlford J
CS -- Blair P
SH -- Brett G, Belanger M
Balk -- Busby S, McNally D
T -- 2:29
A -- 10193
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