Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
August 18, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 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 0, Baltimore Orioles 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
McRae lf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda dh 4 0 1 0
  White pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Wohlford rf 3 0 1 0
Solaita 1b 3 0 2 0
  Bevacqua ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Healy c 2 0 1 0
Brett 3b 3 0 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry lf 3 0 0 0
Coggins rf 4 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 0 1 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Blair cf 3 1 2 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 1
Hendricks c 3 0 2 0
Belanger ss 1 0 0 0
McNally p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 6 1
Kansas City 000 000 000070
Baltimore 000 000 001160
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (18-10) 8.1 6 1 1 4 5
Totals
8.1
6
1
1
4
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (11-9) 9.0 7 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
3
1

  E–None.  2B–Kansas City Wohlford (14,off McNally), Baltimore Blair (19,off Busby).  SH–Brett (6,off McNally); Belanger (12,off Busby).  IBB–Healy (1,by McNally).  SB–Wohlford (13,2nd base off McNally/Hendricks); Blair (13,2nd base off Busby/Healy).  CS–Blair (7,2nd base by Busby/Healy).  BK–Busby (2), McNally (5).  IBB–McNally (3,Healy).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:29.  A–10,193.
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