Royals @ Orioles
May 6, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 9 9 0
Orioles 1 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 9 9 0
Orioles 1 11 1

Paul Blair Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .286
OBP .667 .333
At Bats 3 56
Hits 2 16
• Singles 2 13
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 7

Dick Drago Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Memorial Stadium - May 6, 1972
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Strikeout
Dick Drago
Ed Kirkpatrick
John Mayberry
Bobby Knoop
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Richie Scheinblum
Amos Otis
Steve Hovley
Paul Blair
Brooks Robinson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 9 9 0 6
Baltimore Orioles 1 11 1 6
Winning Pitcher Dick Drago
Losing Pitcher Mike Cuellar
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lou Piniella
Attendance 8,903
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Blair strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 9 Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hovley strikes out.
Bottom 8 Powell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rettenmund strikes out.
Bottom 8 Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Knoop hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Grant Jackson now pitching. Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Buford pinch hits for Mickey Scott. Buford strikes out.
Bottom 7 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Blair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Drago hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out.
Bottom 6 Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Rettenmund takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baylor throws the ball in to Johnson who tags Scheinblum, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hovley hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Oates hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Steve Hovley now playing right field. Richie Scheinblum now playing left field. Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Knoop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek moves to third.
Top 5 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaal scores.
Top 5 Drago bunts in front of the plate. Oates fields it and throws to first for the out. Schaal moves to second.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rettenmund moves to second.
Bottom 4 Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Scheinblum strikes out.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mickey Scott now pitching. Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tom Shopay pinch hits for Dave Leonhard. Shopay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Bobby Knoop now playing second base. Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Patek hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Drago hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonhard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Johnson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Schaal strikes out.
Top 2 Scheinblum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores.
Top 2 Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rojas tags and scores. Piniella tags and moves to second.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. Rojas moves to third.
Top 2 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Patek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rettenmund hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Drago strikes out.
Top 1 Dave Leonhard now pitching. Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Scheinblum moves to second.
Top 1 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. Otis scores. Piniella moves to third.
Top 1 Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to third. Piniella moves to second.
Top 1 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. Rojas scores. Otis moves to second.
Top 1 Otis takes first base on ball four. Patek moves to third. Rojas moves to second.
Top 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Patek moves to second.
Top 1 Patek takes first base on ball four.