Royals @ Orioles
June 12, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 6 3
Orioles 4 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 6 3
Orioles 6 9 1

Earl Williams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .204
OBP .250 .308
At Bats 3 147
Hits 0 30
• Singles 0 17
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 22
RBI’s 0 23

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 2
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Memorial Stadium - June 12, 1973
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Home Run
Doug Bird
Fran Healy
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Frank White
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Ed Kirkpatrick
Earl Williams
Enos Cabell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 4 6 3 8
Baltimore Orioles 6 9 1 10
Winning Pitcher Grant Jackson
Losing Pitcher Doug Bird
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Earl Williams
Attendance 6,406
Time of Game 2 hours 50 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Otis hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Healy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Baylor strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Terry Crowley now playing first base. Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Grich takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Powell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Davis is called out on strikes.
Top 7 There goes Bevacqua. The throw from Williams and he is out, Grich applying the tag.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson.
Top 7 Grant Jackson now pitching. Rojas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Don Baylor now playing left field. Al Bumbry now playing right field. Healy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Bumbry takes first base on ball four. Grich moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Blair bunts in front of the plate. Healy fields it and throws to first for the out. Grich moves to second.
Bottom 6 Frank White now playing shortstop. Grich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Hopkins takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 6 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coggins moves to third.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Bumbry takes first base on ball four. Belanger moves to second.
Bottom 5 Belanger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Healy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out.
Bottom 4 Blair strikes out.
Bottom 4 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 4 Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out.
Top 4 Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Coggins hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bumbry moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bumbry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Bumbry reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores.
Bottom 3 Belanger bunts towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rojas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Schaal strikes out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Healy moves to second.
Top 3 Healy takes first base on ball four. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Top 3 Floyd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Blair strikes out.
Bottom 2 Grich hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 2 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Coggins hits a line drive towards third. Schaal reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Busby spins and fires to second, and Bumbry is picked off.
Bottom 1 There goes Bumbry. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Bumbry steals second.
Bottom 1 Bumbry takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Schaal strikes out.