Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
August 17, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1979 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, Baltimore Orioles 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf,lf 5 1 1 0
Cowens rf 5 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 2 2 0
Porter c 4 2 3 3
LaCock 1b 3 1 1 0
Hurdle lf 4 1 0 1
  Otis cf 0 0 0 0
Quirk dh 4 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 0 1
Cruz ss 3 0 0 0
Chamberlain p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 4 0 1 0
Smith 2b 4 0 0 0
Singleton rf 3 1 1 1
Murray 1b 4 0 0 0
Kelly lf 3 0 1 0
May dh 3 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0
Dempsey c 2 0 0 0
  Ayala ph 1 0 0 0
  Belanger ss 0 0 0 0
Garcia ss 2 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
  Skaggs c 0 0 0 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Kansas City 010 300 003780
Baltimore 000 100 000132
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Chamberlain  W (2-0) 9.0 3 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (7-4) 3.2 3 4 1 3 2
  Stewart   5.1 5 3 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
7
3
5
6

  E–Smith (4), Murray (9).  2B–Kansas City Brett (37,off Palmer), Baltimore Kelly (9,off Chamberlain).  3B–Kansas City Porter (10,off Palmer).  HR–Kansas City Porter (14,9th inning off Stewart 2 on, 1 out), Baltimore Singleton (30,4th inning off Chamberlain 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Porter (3,off Stewart).  SF–White (6,off Palmer).  IBB–LaCock (7,by Stewart); Brett (12,by Stewart).  HBP–May (1,by Chamberlain).  SB–Wilson (52,2nd base off Stewart/Skaggs).  HBP–Chamberlain (1,May).  IBB–Stewart 2 (4,LaCock,Brett).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:34.  A–29,348.
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