Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles

Aug 25, 1973

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	2	6
BAL	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	-	7	11	1	8

loss:

S. Busby(12-12)win: Baltimore Orioles logo

D. Alexander(8-6)

KCBAL

1Hal McRae singles on a to right fielder Merv Rettenmund. Amos Otis scores. Hal McRae out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Merv Rettenmund to shortstop Mark Belanger. John Mayberry to 3rd. [1 run] [3 outs] 10
1Missed catch error by pitcher Steve Busby on the pickoff attempt. Al Bumbry scores. [1 run] 11
1Merv Rettenmund doubles (12) on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Boog Powell scores. [1 run] 12
6Earl Williams singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Merv Rettenmund scores. Bobby Grich to 2nd. [1 run] 13
6Mark Belanger doubles (12) on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Bobby Grich scores. Earl Williams to 3rd. [1 run] 14
6Rich Coggins singles on a to right fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Earl Williams scores. Mark Belanger scores. Paul Blair to 3rd. [2 runs] 16
6Tommy Davis singles. Paul Blair scores. Rich Coggins to 2nd. [1 run] 17

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Freddie PatekSS	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
2Cookie Rojas2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.274
3Amos OtisCF	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	.304
4John Mayberry Sr.1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.283
5Hal McRaeDH	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.213
6Ed KirkpatrickRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.275
7Lou PiniellaLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.256
8Paul Schaal3B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276
9Fran HealyC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279

TOTAL	9	32	1	1	1	1	0	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Steve BusbyRHP	5.1	8	6	6	5	4	49	4.41
Joe HoernerLHP	0.0	2	1	1	0	1	6	5.84
Doug BirdRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	4	2.66
Dick DragoRHP	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	7	4.17
TOTAL	8.0	11	7	7	6	5	66	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Al BumbryLF	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	.310
Paul BlairPH-CF	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	.280
2Rich CogginsCF-RF	2	4	0	2	0	1	1	.307
3Tommy DavisDH	1	5	0	1	1	0	5	.300
4Boog Powell1B	0	2	1	0	2	2	2	.247
5Merv RettenmundRF-LF	2	4	1	1	1	0	3	.260
6Brooks Robinson3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.244
7Bobby Grich2B	0	3	1	0	1	1	1	.236
8Earl WilliamsC	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	.228
9Mark BelangerSS	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	.231
TOTAL	11	34	7	6	6	5	15	-

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1st inningKCBAL

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Freddie Patek out to center fielder Rich Coggins. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Cookie Rojas strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Amos Otis walks.
00
SINGLE — John Mayberry singles on a to left fielder Al Bumbry. Amos Otis to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Hal McRae singles on a to right fielder Merv Rettenmund. Amos Otis scores. Hal McRae out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Merv Rettenmund to shortstop Mark Belanger. John Mayberry to 3rd. [1 run] [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Al Bumbry singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis.
10
PICKOFF ERROR 3B — Missed catch error by pitcher Steve Busby on the pickoff attempt. Al Bumbry scores. [1 run]
11
PICKOFF ERROR 1B — Missed catch error by pitcher Steve Busby on the pickoff attempt. Al Bumbry to 3rd.
10
SINGLE — Rich Coggins singles on a bunt ground ball to catcher Fran Healy.
11
DOUBLE PLAY — Tommy Davis lines into a double play, second baseman Cookie Rojas to first baseman John Mayberry. Rich Coggins out at 2nd. Tommy Davis out at 1st. [2 outs]
11
WALK — Boog Powell walks.
11
DOUBLE — Merv Rettenmund doubles (12) on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Boog Powell scores. [1 run]
12
BATTER OUT — Brooks Robinson out to right fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. [3 outs]
12

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BAL

1Runs7

9Hits11

2Errors1

.281Batting Avg.324

32At Bats34

0Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In6

1Walks5

0Stolen Bases0

1Strikeouts6

6Left on Base8

9Total Bases15

Saturday, August 25, 1973 · 7:05 PM

Camden Yards · Baltimore, MD

attendance: 15,604 (33.9%)

weather: 77 degrees, unknown