Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles

Aug 26, 1973

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	6
BAL	1	4	0	1	0	0	4	0	-	10	13	0	8

loss:

P. Splittorff(15-9)win: Baltimore Orioles logo

J. Palmer(18-6)save: Baltimore Orioles logo

E. Watt(2)

KCBAL

1Tommy Davis singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Merv Rettenmund scores. Bobby Grich to 2nd. [1 run] 01
2Lou Piniella singles. John Mayberry scores. Hal McRae to 2nd. [1 run] 11
2Paul Blair hits an inside-the-park grand slam (7) on a . Andy Etchebarren scores. Mark Belanger scores. Merv Rettenmund scores. [4 runs] 15
4Andy Etchebarren hits a home run (2). [1 run] 16
7With Earl Williams batting, Tommy Davis scores on a balk. [1 run] 17
7Merv Rettenmund singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Earl Williams scores. Andy Etchebarren scores. Mark Belanger to 2nd. [2 runs] 19
7Bobby Grich singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lou Piniella. Mark Belanger scores. Merv Rettenmund to 3rd. Bobby Grich to 2nd. [1 run] 110

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Freddie PatekSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	.233
2Cookie Rojas2B	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	.273
Bobby FloydPR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.356
3Amos OtisCF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	.302
4John Mayberry Sr.1B	0	3	1	0	0	1	3	.281
Gail Hopkins1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260
5Hal McRaeDH	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	.214
6Steve HovleyRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.258
7Lou PiniellaLF	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	.256
8Paul Schaal3B	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	.280
9Carl TaylorC	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	.238
TOTAL	4	30	1	1	1	4	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Paul SplittorffLHP	6.2	13	10	9	2	3	2	51	4.05
Gene GarberRHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4.23
TOTAL	8.0	13	10	9	2	3	2	55	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Merv RettenmundRF	2	3	2	2	1	2	0	0	.265
2Bobby Grich2B	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	.238
3Paul BlairCF	1	5	1	4	0	0	1	6	.279
4Tommy DavisDH	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.304
5Don BaylorLF	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	.276
6Brooks Robinson3B	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	.241
7Earl Williams1B	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.226
8Andy EtchebarrenC	3	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	.250
9Mark BelangerSS	2	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	.234


TOTAL	13	39	10	9	2	3	2	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Jim PalmerRHP	8.0	4	1	1	0	4	43	2.49
Eddie WattRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	5	3.08
TOTAL	9.0	4	1	1	1	4	48	-

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1st inningKCBAL

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Freddie Patek out to right fielder Merv Rettenmund. [1 out]
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BATTER OUT — Cookie Rojas out, second baseman Bobby Grich to first baseman Earl Williams. [2 outs]
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BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out, third baseman Brooks Robinson to first baseman Earl Williams. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
WALK — Merv Rettenmund walks.
00
FIELD ERROR — Bobby Grich reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Freddie Patek. Merv Rettenmund to 2nd.
00
BATTER OUT — Paul Blair out to center fielder Amos Otis. Merv Rettenmund to 3rd. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Tommy Davis singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Merv Rettenmund scores. Bobby Grich to 2nd. [1 run]
01
LINEOUT — Don Baylor lines out to right fielder Steve Hovley. [2 outs]
01
LINEOUT — Brooks Robinson lines out to shortstop Freddie Patek. [3 outs]
01

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BAL

1Runs10

4Hits13

2Errors0

.133Batting Avg.333

30At Bats39

0Extra-base Hits5

0Home Runs2

1Runs-Batted-In9

4Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

1Strikeouts2

6Left on Base8

4Total Bases22

Sunday, August 26, 1973 · 3:33 AM

Camden Yards · Baltimore, MD

attendance: 15,285 (33.2%)

weather: 83 degrees, unknown