Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
June 4, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1974 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 8, Baltimore Orioles 0

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Cowens rf 5 1 2 1
Wohlford lf 4 1 1 1
Otis cf 4 3 2 2
Mayberry 1b 3 1 2 3
  Solaita 1b 2 0 0 0
McRae dh 3 0 0 1
  Pinson ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Healy c 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 1 2 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 0
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry lf 4 0 1 0
Coggins rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Davis dh 3 0 1 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Blair cf 2 0 0 0
  Fuller rf 1 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 2 0 0 0
  Cabell 3b 1 0 1 0
Hendricks c 3 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Kansas City 105 011 0008100
Baltimore 000 000 000030
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris  W (5-2) 9.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (5-6) 2.1 6 6 6 1 1
  Jefferson   5.2 4 2 2 4 1
  Reynolds   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
8
6
2

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Hendricks (3).  HR–Kansas City Otis (3,1st inning off Grimsley 0 on, 2 out); Mayberry (12,3rd inning off Grimsley 2 on, 1 out).  SB–Patek 2 (19,2nd base off Jefferson/Hendricks 2).  CS–McRae (4,2nd base by Grimsley/Hendricks).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Armando Rodriguez, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:17.  A–7,007.
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