Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
September 1, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 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 7, Kansas City Royals 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry lf 5 1 4 0
  Blair cf 0 0 0 0
Coggins cf,rf 5 1 1 0
Grich 2b 5 0 1 1
Davis dh 4 1 2 1
Robinson 3b 3 1 2 0
Williams 1b 4 1 1 2
Hendricks c 3 1 0 1
Cabell rf,lf 5 1 2 1
Belanger ss 3 0 1 1
McNally p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 14 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Bevacqua 3b 5 0 0 0
Wohlford lf 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 0
McRae dh 2 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 1
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Cowens rf 4 0 1 0
Patek ss 2 0 1 0
  White ss 0 0 0 0
Martinez c 4 0 1 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Baltimore 120 011 2007140
Kansas City 000 000 010172
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (13-10) 9.0 7 1 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (19-12) 5.1 10 5 5 2 3
  Lopez   2.2 4 2 2 2 0
  Bird   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
5
4

  E–Martinez (2), Busby (6).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Bumbry (9,off Busby); Cabell (3,off Busby).  3B–Baltimore Cabell (2,off Busby).  HR–Baltimore Williams (11,2nd inning off Busby 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Williams (4,off Lopez); Hendricks (3,off Lopez).  SB–Coggins (23,2nd base off Busby/Martinez); Bumbry (10,2nd base off Lopez/Martinez).  CS–Davis (2,2nd base by Busby/Martinez).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Armando Rodriguez.  T–2:27.  A–15,499.
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