Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
June 5, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1974 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 4, Baltimore Orioles 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Cowens rf 4 0 1 1
Wohlford lf 5 2 2 1
Otis cf 5 0 2 0
Mayberry 1b 5 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 1
Healy c 2 1 0 0
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 1 2 1
Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Blair cf 4 0 1 0
Coggins rf 4 0 0 1
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Davis dh 3 0 1 0
  Bumbry pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Powell 1b 4 0 0 0
  Cabell pr 0 1 0 0
Baylor lf 3 2 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 3 2
  Baker pr 0 1 0 0
Etchebarren c 3 0 0 0
  Hendricks ph 0 0 0 1
Belanger ss 3 0 1 1
McNally p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Kansas City 100 200 1004100
Baltimore 001 100 003571
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton   8.1 5 4 4 4 1
  Bird  L (3-2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
7
5
5
4
1
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally   7.0 10 4 4 3 5
  Reynolds  W (4-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
5

  E–Belanger (5).  DP–Kansas City 1, Baltimore 2.  PB–Healy (7).  2B–Kansas City Brett (7,off McNally), Baltimore Robinson (12,off Dal Canton); Baylor (4,off Dal Canton); Belanger (7,off Bird).  HR–Kansas City Wohlford (1,7th inning off McNally 0 on, 0 out).  SH–White (2,off McNally); Patek (4,off McNally).  SF–Hendricks (2,off Bird).  SB–Coggins (6,2nd base off Dal Canton/Healy).  WP–Dal Canton (4), McNally (2).  U-HP–Armando Rodriguez, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:46.  A–7,277.
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