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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 12, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 12, 1973 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 6,406 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Marty Springstead |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Gail Hopkins | DH |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Floyd | Shortstop |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Left Fielder |
| Rich Coggins | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Earl Williams | Catcher |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 12, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Palmer
Schaal strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Palmer
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Palmer
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Busby
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coggins vs. Busby
There goes Bumbry. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Bumbry steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coggins vs. Busby
Busby spins and fires to second, and Bumbry is picked off. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coggins vs. Busby
Coggins hits a line drive towards third. Schaal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Busby
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Palmer
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Palmer
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Palmer
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Busby
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Busby
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Busby
Grich hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Busby
Blair strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Palmer
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Palmer
Floyd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Palmer
Healy takes first base on ball four. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Palmer
There's a wild pitch. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schaal vs. Palmer
Schaal strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Palmer
Rojas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Busby
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Busby
Belanger bunts towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Busby
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Bumbry reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coggins vs. Busby
Coggins hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bumbry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Busby
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Palmer
Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Palmer
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Palmer
Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Palmer
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Busby
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Busby
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Busby
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Busby
Blair strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Palmer
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Palmer
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Palmer
Healy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bumbry who is chasing the ball. Healy reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaal vs. Palmer
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Palmer
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Busby
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Busby
Belanger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Healy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Busby
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coggins vs. Busby
Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas misplays the ball. That's an error on Rojas. Belanger moves to third. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Busby
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd misplays the ball. That's an error on Floyd. Belanger scores. Bumbry scores. Coggins moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Busby
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coggins moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Busby
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Palmer
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Palmer
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Palmer
Hopkins takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Palmer
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Mayberry moves to third. Hopkins moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkpatrick vs. Palmer
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hovley vs. Palmer
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Bobby Floyd.
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Busby
Frank White now playing shortstop.
Grich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Busby
Blair bunts in front of the plate. Healy fields it and throws to first for the out. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Busby
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Busby
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Busby
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. Grich moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baylor vs. Angelini
Norm Angelini now pitching. Don Baylor pinch hits for Rich Coggins.
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Palmer
Don Baylor now playing left field. Al Bumbry now playing right field.
Healy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Palmer
Schaal hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair who is chasing the ball. Schaal reaches third base with a triple. Healy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rojas vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
Rojas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Jackson
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Jackson
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Jackson
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Gail Hopkins.
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Jackson
There goes Bevacqua. The throw from Williams and he is out, Grich applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Angelini
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Angelini
Powell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Angelini
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Angelini
Grich takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Jackson
Terry Crowley now playing first base.
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Jackson
Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jackson
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bird
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Bird
Belanger hits a line drive into center field. Otis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Otis. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bumbry vs. Bird
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baylor vs. Bird
Baylor strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Jackson
Healy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Jackson
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Jackson
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Jackson
Otis hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Bird
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Bird
Enos Cabell pinch runs for Tommy Davis.
Crowley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Bird
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/12/1973 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Schaal P, 3b 4 1 1 1 Bumbry A, lf-rf 2 1 1 1
Rojas C, 2b 5 1 1 2 Coggins R, rf 3 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 5 1 1 1 Baylor D, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Davis T, dh 5 0 1 1
Hopkins G, dh 2 0 0 0 Cabell E, pr 0 1 0 0
Bevacqua K, ph 1 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Piniella L, lf 4 0 0 0 Crowley T, 1b 1 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, rf 3 0 1 0 Williams E, c 4 1 1 2
Floyd B, ss 2 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 3 1 2 1
Hovley S, ph 1 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 3 0 0 0
White F, ss 1 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 1 2 0
Healy F, c 2 1 2 0 Belanger M, ss 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 6 4 33 6 9 5
Kansas City 000 100 300 -- 4
Baltimore 011 020 002 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S 5.2 6 4 2 4 5
Angelini N 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Bird D (L) 1.2 3 2 2 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J* 6.0 4 3 3 6 2
Jackson G (W) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Rojas C, Floyd B, Robinson B, Otis A
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Baltimore 10
2B -- Bumbry A
3B -- Healy F, Schaal P
HR -- Grich B, Otis A, Rojas C, Williams E
SB -- Bumbry A
CS -- Bevacqua K
SH -- Belanger M, Blair P
WP -- Palmer J
T -- 2:50
A -- 6406
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