Orioles @ Royals
August 11, 1973

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Top 9 R H E
Orioles 4 10 1
Royals 9 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Orioles 4 10 1
Royals 9 11 0

Merv Rettenmund Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .251
OBP .250 .345
At Bats 4 231
Hits 1 58
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 26

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 6 0
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Royals Stadium - August 11, 1973
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Out
Paul Splittorff
Carl Taylor
John Mayberry
Bobby Floyd
Kurt Bevacqua
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Steve Hovley
Merv Rettenmund
Andy Etchebarren
Earl Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 4 10 1 6
Kansas City Royals 9 11 0 7
Winning Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Losing Pitcher Dave McNally
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hal McRae
Attendance 37,010
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rettenmund hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Belanger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Etchebarren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Top 9 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baylor scores.
Top 9 Brown hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Baylor hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis, who is chasing the ball. Baylor reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Floyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 8 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Steve Hovley now playing right field. Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bevacqua is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Reichardt takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to third. Piniella moves to second.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown juggles the ball. That's an error on Brown. Mayberry moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bob Reynolds now pitching. McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Floyd hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Etchebarren moves to second.
Top 7 Etchebarren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores.
Top 7 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Williams reaches second base with a double. Baylor scores. Brown goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Brown takes first base on ball four. Baylor moves to second.
Top 7 Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blair hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rettenmund. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Bevacqua moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Reichardt hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bobby Floyd now playing second base. Etchebarren hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Larry Brown now playing third base. Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Larry Brown pinch runs for Brooks Robinson. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Watt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Blair hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Grich hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reichardt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Eddie Watt now pitching. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. McRae reaches second base with a double. Patek scores. Rojas scores. Otis goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Mayberry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Patek moves to third. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rojas bunts towards first. Williams fields the ball and throws to McNally covering. Safe. Taylor moves to third. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 3 Patek bunts towards the mound. McNally fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 3 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Belanger takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Reichardt hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. McRae reaches second base with a double. Mayberry goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Baylor bunts towards third. Bevacqua fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blair strikes out.
Top 1 Grich strikes out.
Top 1 Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.