Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
August 26, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1975 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
Bumbry dh 4 0 1 0
Blair cf 4 0 2 1
Singleton rf 3 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
  Muser 1b 0 0 0 0
Baylor lf 3 0 0 0
Hendricks c 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 3 0 0 0
DeCinces 2b 2 1 0 0
  Grich 2b 0 0 0 0
Belanger ss 2 2 1 1
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 4 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 1 0
Cowens rf 3 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 1 2 0
Brett 3b 3 0 0 1
Wohlford lf 4 0 0 0
Martinez c 3 0 1 0
  Killebrew ph 1 0 0 0
White 2b 2 0 1 0
  Pinson ph 1 0 1 0
  Rojas 2b 0 0 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Baltimore 001 010 010340
Kansas City 010 000 010292
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (6-7) 7.0 7 2 2 0 3
  Miller   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  SV (7) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (15-10) 9.0 4 3 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
4
3
1
2
2

  E–Patek (18), Busby (3).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Baltimore Blair (7,off Busby), Kansas City Martinez (9,off Alexander).  3B–Kansas City McRae (6,off Alexander); Pinson (4,off Alexander).  HR–Baltimore Belanger (2,5th inning off Busby 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Belanger (20,off Busby); Singleton (2,off Busby); Cowens (5,off Miller).  SF–Brett (6,off Alexander).  SB–Bumbry (12,2nd base off Busby/Martinez); White (6,2nd base off Alexander/Hendricks).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:19.  A–13,885.
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