Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
August 12, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1973 at Royals Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 10, Kansas City Royals 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry lf 3 1 1 0
  Blair ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Coggins cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Davis dh 5 1 2 2
Rettenmund rf,lf 4 2 1 1
Powell 1b 2 0 0 0
  Crowley 1b 2 1 0 0
Grich 2b 4 2 1 1
Robinson 3b 4 1 4 3
Williams c 3 1 2 3
Belanger ss 4 1 1 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 12 10
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 1 1 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 2 0
  Floyd pr 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 5 0 1 2
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 3 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick rf 3 1 1 0
  Reichardt ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Bevacqua 3b 3 1 1 2
Taylor c 3 1 2 1
Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 5
Baltimore 004 002 40010122
Kansas City 100 200 2106112
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (16-6) 6.0 7 5 4 4 5
  Jackson   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Reynolds  SV (6) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
4
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (12-11) 2.1 5 4 4 0 1
  Garber   3.2 3 2 2 2 0
  Hoerner   0.2 2 4 4 2 0
  Bird   0.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Dal Canton   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
4
4

  E–Rettenmund (2), Robinson (12), Rojas 2 (12).  DP–Baltimore 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Baltimore Grich (17,off Garber); Robinson (9,off Garber); Rettenmund (10,off Hoerner), Kansas City Kirkpatrick (16,off Palmer); Reichardt (12,off Jackson).  3B–Baltimore Davis (2,off Drago), Kansas City Taylor (1,off Palmer); Bevacqua (2,off Palmer).  HR–Baltimore Williams (15,3rd inning off Drago 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Coggins (6,off Drago).  IBB–Williams (6,by Garber).  SF–Taylor (2,off Palmer); Bevacqua (3,off Reynolds).  CS–Patek (11,2nd base by Palmer/Williams); Otis (7,2nd base by Jackson/Williams).  IBB–Garber (7,Williams).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–3:09.  A–22,089.
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