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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 24, 1973
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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 24, 1973 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Fitzmorris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave McNally |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 17,058 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Art Frantz 3B: Frank Umont |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Rick Reichardt | DH |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Left Fielder |
| Rich Coggins | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Earl Williams | Catcher |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 24, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. McNally
Patek 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: ---
Rojas vs. McNally
Rojas 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: ---
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. Fitzmorris
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Fitzmorris
Coggins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bumbry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Fitzmorris
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bumbry scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Fitzmorris
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Fitzmorris
Blair hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McRae. Blair reaches second base with a double. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Fitzmorris
Robinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. McNally
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. McNally
Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bumbry. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reichardt vs. McNally
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Fitzmorris
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Fitzmorris
Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Fitzmorris
Belanger bunts in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Fitzmorris
Bumbry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coggins vs. Fitzmorris
Coggins hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Fitzmorris
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. McNally
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. McNally
Healy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. McNally
Patek 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 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Fitzmorris
Powell 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Fitzmorris
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fitzmorris
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Fitzmorris
Williams takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Fitzmorris
Grich hits a line driveMcRae throws the ball in to Mayberry who tags Grich trying to return to first, for the out. Robinson scores. Williams moves to third. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. McNally
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. McNally
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Raziano
Barry Raziano now pitching.
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Raziano
Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Raziano
Coggins hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Raziano
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, 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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. McNally
Piniella hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. McNally
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Raziano
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Raziano
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raziano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Raziano
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. McNally
Bevacqua bunts towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. McNally
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. McNally
Patek 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, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Raziano
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Raziano
Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Raziano
There goes Grich. The throw from Healy and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Raziano
Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. McNally
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. McNally
Otis 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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. McNally
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. McNally
McRae hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Raziano
Bumbry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Raziano
Coggins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McRae. Coggins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Raziano
Davis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Healy fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Healy. Coggins moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Powell vs. Mingori
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Dal Canton
Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. McNally
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. McNally
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. McNally
Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 8
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Dal Canton
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Dal Canton
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Williams reaches second base with a double. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grich vs. Dal Canton
Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Williams scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Dal Canton
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Dal Canton
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coggins vs. Dal Canton
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. McNally
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. McNally
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. McNally
Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1973 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0 Bumbry A, lf 5 1 3 0
Rojas C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Coggins R, rf 4 1 3 2
Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Davis T, dh 3 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 3 0 0 0
McRae H, rf 3 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 4 0 1 0
Piniella L, lf 3 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 2 1 0
Reichardt R, dh 3 0 0 0 Williams E, c 2 2 1 0
Bevacqua K, 3b 2 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 4 0 4 3
Healy F, c 3 0 1 0 Belanger M, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 3 0 32 6 13 5
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Baltimore 111 100 02x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris A (L) 3.0 6 3 3 4 1
Raziano B 3.1 3 1 1 0 0
Mingori S 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Dal Canton B 1.1 4 2 2 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
McNally D (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 2
E -- McRae H, Healy F
DP -- Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 3, Baltimore 8
2B -- Blair P, Piniella L, Coggins R, Williams E
HR -- Coggins R
CS -- Grich B
SF -- Coggins R
HBP -- by Raziano B (Davis T)
T -- 2:25
A -- 17058
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