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Orioles
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 26, 1975
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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 August 26, 1975 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Hank Soar |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | DH |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Shortstop |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Left Fielder |
| Bob Stinson | Catcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 26, 1975
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Leonard
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Leonard
Blair takes first base on ball four. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Leonard
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bumbry moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Leonard
May hits a fly ball into center field. Otis 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. Palmer
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Palmer
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Palmer
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeCinces fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on DeCinces. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Palmer
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair who is chasing the ball. Mayberry reaches third base with a triple. Otis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. McRae reaches second base with a double. Mayberry scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Palmer
Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Leonard
Baylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Baylor reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grich vs. Leonard
Grich strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeCinces vs. Leonard
DeCinces strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Leonard
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baylor scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Leonard
Duncan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Leonard
Bumbry is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Leonard
There goes Bumbry. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Bumbry steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Leonard
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Palmer
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Palmer
Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Palmer
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Leonard
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Leonard
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Leonard
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Singleton moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grich vs. Leonard
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeCinces vs. Leonard
DeCinces strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Palmer
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Palmer
Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Palmer
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baylor throws the ball in to Robinson who relays the ball to Grich who tags McRae trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mayberry scores. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Leonard
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Leonard
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Leonard
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Leonard
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Palmer
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Palmer
Pinson 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
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Leonard
Singleton 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 -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Leonard
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Leonard
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Leonard
Grich takes first base on ball four. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Leonard
DeCinces strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Palmer
Stinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
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 -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Palmer
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Leonard
Robinson hits a fly ball towards left. Pinson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pinson. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Leonard
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Leonard
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Leonard
Blair strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, 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 -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Palmer
Mayberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Brett reaches second base with a double. McRae goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Palmer
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeCinces scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Leonard
Singleton hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Singleton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Leonard
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Singleton moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grich vs. Bird
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Muser vs. Bird
Tony Muser pinch hits for Doug DeCinces.
Muser hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Palmer
Mark Belanger now playing shortstop.
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Palmer
There goes Pinson. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Pinson steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stinson vs. Palmer
Stinson bunts, foul, towards the mound. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Palmer
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Palmer
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bird
Robinson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Bird
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Bird
Bumbry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Palmer
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Palmer
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Palmer
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cowens vs. Palmer
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
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bird
Jim Northrup pinch hits for Paul Blair.
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Bird
Tom Shopay pinch runs for Jim Northrup.
Singleton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Bird
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Bird
Baylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shopay moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Bird
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Otis 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 8/26/1975, game 1 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, dh 2 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0
Blair P, cf 3 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Northrup J, ph 0 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 1 0 0
Shopay T, pr 0 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 2 3 1
Singleton K, rf 5 0 2 0 McRae H, dh 4 1 3 2
May L, 1b 5 0 2 0 Brett G, 3b 2 0 1 1
Baylor D, lf 5 1 3 0 Cowens A, rf 3 0 0 0
Grich B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Pinson V, lf 3 0 1 0
DeCinces D, ss 3 0 0 0 Stinson B, c 3 0 0 0
Muser T, ph 1 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 0 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 4 1 1 1
Duncan D, c 4 1 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 3 30 4 8 4
Baltimore 030 000 000 -- 3
Kansas City 201 001 00x -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (L) 8.0 8 4 2 4 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W)* 6.0 8 3 3 4 7
Bird D (S) 3.0 1 0 0 2 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- DeCinces D, Pinson V
DP -- Baltimore 2, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Baltimore 12, Kansas City 6
2B -- McRae H, Mayberry J 2, Brett G, Singleton K
3B -- Mayberry J, Baylor D
HR -- Duncan D
SB -- Bumbry A, Pinson V
HBP -- by Leonard D (Bumbry A)
T -- 2:44
A -- 0
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