Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
August 31, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1974 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 3, Kansas City Royals 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Belanger ss 2 1 0 0
Blair cf 5 1 1 0
Grich 2b 5 0 2 2
Davis dh 4 0 0 0
Williams 1b 3 0 2 1
Baylor lf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0
Cabell rf 4 0 1 0
Etchebarren c 4 1 2 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf 3 2 2 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1
McRae lf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda dh 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 3 0 2 0
  Bevacqua 3b 1 0 0 0
Patek ss 2 0 1 0
Martinez c 3 0 1 0
  Solaita ph 0 0 0 0
  Healy ph,c 1 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Baltimore 000 000 300382
Kansas City 100 000 1002102
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (5-10) 7.2 10 2 2 3 3
  Jackson  SV (10) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
3
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (13-14) 6.1 7 3 3 3 1
  Mingori   2.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
1

  E–Grich (17), Etchebarren (6), McRae (7), Brett (15).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Williams (15,off Splittorff); Grich (23,off Splittorff).  HBP–Williams (6,by Splittorff).  IBB–Davis (5,by Mingori).  SF–Otis (11,off Palmer).  CS–Grich (9,2nd base by Mingori/Healy).  SB–Rojas (8,2nd base off Palmer/Etchebarren); Brett (6,2nd base off Palmer/Etchebarren).  HBP–Splittorff (1,Williams).  IBB–Mingori (5,Davis).  U-HP–Armando Rodriguez, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:22.  A–18,737.
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