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Orioles
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 2, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 2, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Wright |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 29,120 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: John Rice |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Carl Taylor | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Ken Wright | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 2, 1971
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Wright
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wright
There goes Buford. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Buford steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Wright
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Wright
Powell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Wright
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Cuellar
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas bunts towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Cuellar
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Wright
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Wright
That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Wright
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hendricks vs. Wright
Hendricks hits a popup towards first. Oliver juggles the ball. That's an error on Oliver. Blair scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Wright
Belanger takes first base on ball four. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuellar vs. Wright
Cuellar bunts towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. Hendricks moves to third. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buford vs. Wright
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Cuellar
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Cuellar
Schaal hits a line drive into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cuellar
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Cuellar
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wright
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Wright
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wright
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Wright
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Cuellar
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Cuellar
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Cuellar
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Wright
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Wright
Hendricks hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Wright
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuellar vs. Wright
Cuellar hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Wright
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Cuellar
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Cuellar
Schaal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Schaal reaches third base with a triple. Oliver scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Cuellar
Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schaal tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Cuellar
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Cuellar
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wright
Johnson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Wright
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Wright
Robinson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Rooker
Jim Rooker now pitching.
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Rooker
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendricks vs. Rooker
Hendricks strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Belanger vs. Rooker
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Cuellar
Patek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Cuellar
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Rooker
Cuellar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Rooker
Buford bunts towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. Cuellar moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Rooker
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Rooker
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cuellar moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cuellar tags and scores. Johnson tags and moves to third. Powell tags and moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Fitzmorris
Blair strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Cuellar
Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Cuellar
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Cuellar
There's a wild pitch. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Cuellar
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Cuellar
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paepke vs. Cuellar
Dennis Paepke pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris.
Paepke hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Burgmeier
Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Burgmeier
Belanger hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Cuellar
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Cuellar
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Cuellar
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Burgmeier
Cuellar strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Burgmeier
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Burgmeier
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Cuellar
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Cuellar
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Cuellar
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Burgmeier
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burgmeier
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Burgmeier
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Cuellar
Bobby Knoop pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier.
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Cuellar
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Cuellar
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Buford 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 5/2/1971 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Buford D, lf 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 2 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Powell B, 1b 5 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 5 0 1 0
Robinson F, rf 4 0 2 2 Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0
Blair P, cf 4 1 1 0 Oliver B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Robinson B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 2 2 1
Hendricks E, c 4 0 0 0 Taylor C, rf 2 0 1 1
Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 4 0 1 1
Cuellar M, p 2 2 1 2 Wright K, p 2 0 0 0
Rooker J, p 0 0 0 0
Fitzmorris A, p 0 0 0 0
Paepke D, ph 1 0 0 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0
Knoop B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 7 4 35 3 10 3
Baltimore 010 211 000 -- 5
Kansas City 000 201 000 -- 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (W) 9.0 10 3 3 2 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Wright K (L) 4.1 5 4 3 3 5
Rooker J 1.0 2 1 1 3 1
Fitzmorris A 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Burgmeier T 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Wright K, Oliver B
LOB -- Baltimore 9, Kansas City 9
2B -- Oliver B, Johnson D, Robinson F
3B -- Schaal P
HR -- Cuellar M
SB -- Buford D, Blair P
SH -- Rojas C, Cuellar M, Buford D
SF -- Taylor C, Robinson F
WP -- Cuellar M
T -- 2:25
A -- 29120
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