Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
August 26, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1973 at Memorial 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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Kansas City Royals 1, Baltimore Orioles 10

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
  Floyd pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 1 0 0
  Hopkins 1b 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 3 0 1 0
Hovley rf 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 1
Schaal 3b 3 0 2 0
Taylor c 3 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund rf 3 2 2 2
Grich 2b 5 0 2 1
Blair cf 5 1 1 4
Davis dh 5 1 3 1
Baylor lf 5 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 5 0 0 0
Williams 1b 3 1 0 0
Etchebarren c 4 3 3 1
Belanger ss 4 2 2 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 13 9
Kansas City 010 000 000142
Baltimore 140 100 40x10130
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (15-9) 6.2 13 10 9 3 2
  Garber   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
9
3
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (18-6) 8.0 4 1 1 4 0
  Watt  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
1

  E–Patek (23), Schaal (20).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Belanger (13,off Splittorff); Rettenmund (13,off Splittorff); Davis (16,off Splittorff).  HR–Baltimore Blair (7,2nd inning off Splittorff 3 on, 2 out); Etchebarren (2,4th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Rettenmund (2,by Splittorff).  BK–Splittorff (1).  IBB–Splittorff (6,Rettenmund).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–1:59.  A–15,285.
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