Orioles @ Royals
August 12, 1973

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Orioles 6 9 2
Royals 3 5 2
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Orioles 7 10 2
Royals 3 5 2

Merv Rettenmund Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .248
OBP .333 .343
At Bats 2 234
Hits 0 58
• Singles 0 40
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 31
RBI’s 0 26

Joe Hoerner Season Stats

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3 2 5
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Royals Stadium - August 12, 1973
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Double
Joe Hoerner
Carl Taylor
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Kurt Bevacqua
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Ed Kirkpatrick
Merv Rettenmund
Tommy Davis
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Rettenmund hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Rettenmund reaches second base with a double. Davis goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Coggins trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 7 Coggins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas misplays the ball. That's an error on Rojas.
Top 7 Joe Hoerner now pitching. Paul Blair pinch hits for Al Bumbry. Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick 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 6 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Williams is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Robinson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Grich scores.
Top 6 Grich hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Kirkpatrick chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Rojas. Rojas fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Rojas. Rettenmund goes all the way around to score. Grich moves to third.
Top 6 Crowley hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rettenmund takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McRae is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 5 Terry Crowley now playing first base. Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Coggins hits a line drive towards third. Bevacqua reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bevacqua tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Bevacqua hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Coggins who is chasing the ball. Bevacqua reaches third base with a triple. Kirkpatrick scores.
Bottom 4 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Coggins. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive towards center. Otis catches it and throws to first to double up Robinson.
Top 4 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Gene Garber now pitching. Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Davis hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Davis reaches third base with a triple. Belanger scores. Bumbry scores.
Top 3 Coggins bunts in front of the plate. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to third. Bumbry moves to second.
Top 3 Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Belanger moves to second.
Top 3 Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Patek is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rettenmund who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Grich strikes out.
Top 2 Powell hits a popup towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Coggins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field. Rettenmund picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rettenmund. Rojas goes all the way around to score. Mayberry moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 There goes Patek. The throw from Williams and he is out, Belanger applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.