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Orioles
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 3, 1977
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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 June 3, 1977 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 3, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 3, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doug Bird |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 21,878 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Jim McKean |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Eddie Murray | DH |
| Pat Kelly | Left Fielder |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Joe Zdeb | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 3, 1977
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Bird
Bumbry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bird
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Bird
Singleton takes first base on ball four. Bumbry moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Bird
May strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murray vs. Bird
Murray hits a popup towards first. Mayberry juggles the ball. That's an error on Mayberry. Bumbry scores. Smith moves to third. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Bird
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. Singleton moves to third. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dempsey vs. Bird
Dempsey strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Bird
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Grimsley
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Grimsley
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Grimsley
Otis takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Grimsley
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Grimsley
Cowens takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zdeb vs. Grimsley
Zdeb hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Bird
Belanger hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Bird
Bumbry 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 -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bird
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Bird
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Bird
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Grimsley
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Grimsley
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Grimsley
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Grimsley
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Bird
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Bird
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Bird
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Grimsley
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Grimsley
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Grimsley
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Grimsley covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bird
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Bird
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Bird
Bumbry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bird
There goes Bumbry. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Bumbry steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Bird
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bumbry scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Bird
Singleton takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Bird
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Bird
Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Grimsley
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Grimsley
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Grimsley
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Grimsley
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Grimsley
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek scores. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Grimsley
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Mingori
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Mingori
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Mingori
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Mingori
Bumbry hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Grimsley
McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Grimsley
Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Grimsley
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Grimsley
Cowens hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Otis scores. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zdeb vs. Grimsley
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Grimsley
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mingori
Smith 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 -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Mingori
Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Mingori
May hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Mingori
Murray hits a popup in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Grimsley
Martinez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Grimsley
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Grimsley
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Grimsley
McRae takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Miller
Dyar Miller now pitching.
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Miller
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Mingori
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Mingori
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Mingori
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Mingori
Mingori fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Mingori. Kelly moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Belanger vs. Mingori
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Mingori
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Miller
Cowens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Miller
Tom Poquette pinch hits for Joe Zdeb.
Poquette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Miller
Patek hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Miller
Darrell Porter pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Porter takes first base on ball four. Poquette moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Martinez
Pete LaCock pinch hits for Frank White. Tippy Martinez now pitching. Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Pete LaCock.
Rojas 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 8
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Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gura
Darrell Porter now catching. Cookie Rojas now playing second base. Tom Poquette now playing left field. Larry Gura now pitching.
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Gura
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Gura
Tom Shopay pinch runs for Ken Singleton.
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Martinez
Tom Shopay now playing left field. Pat Kelly now playing right field.
Brett hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Martinez
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Martinez
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Martinez
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Gura
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Gura
Kelly bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dempsey vs. Gura
Dempsey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Gura
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. Murray moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Belanger vs. Gura
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Rojas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Martinez
Tony Muser now playing first base.
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shopay. Cowens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Martinez
Dave Nelson pinch hits for Tom Poquette.
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Martinez
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cowens moves to third. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wathan vs. Martinez
John Wathan pinch hits for Darrell Porter.
Wathan hits a fly ball Cowens tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/3/1977 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, cf 5 2 2 0 Brett G, 3b 5 1 2 0
Smith B, 2b 5 2 3 1 McRae H, dh 4 1 1 1
Singleton K, rf 3 1 2 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 3 1
Shopay T, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 5 0 0 0
May L, 1b 5 1 1 3 Cowens A, rf 4 2 3 2
Muser T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Zdeb J, lf 3 0 0 0
Murray E, dh 5 0 2 1 Poquette T, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
Kelly P, lf-rf 3 1 1 1 Nelson D, ph 0 0 0 0
Dempsey R, c 4 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 1 2 0
Robinson B, 3b 5 0 2 0 Martinez B, c 3 0 1 0
Belanger M, ss 4 0 0 1 Porter D, ph-c 0 0 0 0
Wathan J, ph 0 0 0 1
White F, 2b 3 0 2 1
LaCock P, ph 0 0 0 0
Rojas C, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 13 7 36 6 14 6
Baltimore 200 400 100 -- 7
Kansas City 000 121 101 -- 6
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley R (W) 5.2 9 4 4 4 1
Miller D 0.2 2 1 1 2 0
Martinez T (S) 2.2 3 1 1 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bird D (L) 3.2 9 6 6 2 4
Mingori S 3.1 3 1 0 1 0
Gura L 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Mayberry J, Mingori S, Patek F
DP -- Baltimore 2, Kansas City 1
TP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 11, Kansas City 11
2B -- White F, Otis A, Cowens A
HR -- May L, McRae H, Cowens A
SB -- Bumbry A
SH -- Kelly P
SF -- Belanger M, Wathan J
T -- 3:00
A -- 21878
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