Royals @ Orioles
August 26, 1973

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Royals 1 3 2
Orioles 7 10 0
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Royals 1 3 2
Orioles 7 11 0

Mark Belanger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .232
OBP .333 .310
At Bats 3 371
Hits 1 86
• Singles 0 72
• Doubles 1 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 0 24

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 8 0
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Memorial Stadium - August 26, 1973
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Single
Paul Splittorff
Carl Taylor
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Steve Hovley
Mark Belanger
Andy Etchebarren
Earl Williams
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to third. Etchebarren moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 The umpire calls a balk on Splittorff Davis scores.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis moves to third.
Bottom 7 Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Davis reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Piniella hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Blair hits a line drive towards third. Schaal reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rettenmund moves to third.
Bottom 6 Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Belanger strikes out.
Bottom 6 Etchebarren hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rojas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blair moves to third.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to second.
Bottom 5 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal.
Top 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rettenmund is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Etchebarren hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Hovley hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blair hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Otis is chasing the ball. Blair rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park grand slam home run.
Bottom 2 Grich hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rettenmund is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Belanger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Belanger reaches second base with a double. Etchebarren moves to third.
Bottom 2 Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. McRae moves to second.
Top 2 Hovley hits a line drive into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McRae takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 2 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baylor hits a line drive into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rettenmund scores. Grich moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rettenmund moves to third.
Bottom 1 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Rettenmund moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rettenmund takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.