Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
August 18, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1979 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 2, Baltimore Orioles 9

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson dh 3 0 0 0
  Quirk ph,dh 2 0 0 0
White 2b 5 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 2 0
Cowens rf 4 1 3 0
Porter c 4 0 3 1
Wathan 1b 0 0 0 1
  Patek ss 1 0 0 0
Hurdle lf 4 0 0 0
Cruz ss 2 0 1 0
  LaCock ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Belanger ss 4 1 1 1
Roenicke cf,lf 5 3 2 1
Singleton rf 4 1 3 2
Murray 1b 5 0 2 0
DeCinces 3b 4 1 2 2
Ayala lf 3 0 0 0
  Bumbry cf 1 0 0 0
May dh 4 1 2 0
Dauer 2b 4 0 1 1
Dempsey c 2 2 1 1
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  Ford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 14 8
Kansas City 000 101 0002102
Baltimore 011 011 23x9140
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  L (8-9) 5.0 8 3 3 2 0
  Pattin   1.0 5 3 3 0 0
  Hrabosky   2.0 1 3 2 3 0
Totals
8.0
14
9
8
5
0
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor  W (8-4) 5.0 8 2 2 1 2
  Ford  SV (2) 4.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
2

  E–Brett (28), LaCock (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Brett (38,off McGregor), Baltimore Singleton (20,off Gura); Murray (23,off Gura); May (12,off Pattin).  3B–Baltimore Belanger (2,off Hrabosky).  HR–Baltimore Roenicke (19,3rd inning off Gura 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wathan (3,off Ford); Belanger (10,off Gura).  SF–Wathan (5,off McGregor); Dempsey (4,off Pattin).  CS–Singleton (1,3rd base by Gura/Porter).  WP–Hrabosky (5).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–3:17.  A–37,645.
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