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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 6, 1969
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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 August 6, 1969 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 9,927 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Marty Springstead |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Joe Keough | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Right Fielder |
| Joe Foy | First Baseman |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 6, 1969
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Cuellar
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Cuellar
Keough 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Rooker
Buford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Rooker
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rooker
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Cuellar
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Cuellar
Foy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
There goes Foy. The throw from Etchebarren and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
Rodriguez 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adair vs. Cuellar
Adair strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Rooker
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Rooker
There goes Powell. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rooker
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rooker
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Cuellar
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Cuellar
Rooker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Rooker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Cuellar
Schaal 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Cuellar
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Rooker
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Rooker
Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Rooker
Cuellar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford who is chasing the ball. Piniella reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kirkpatrick vs. Cuellar
The umpire calls a balk on Cuellar Piniella scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Cuellar
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foy vs. Cuellar
Foy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson steps on third for one, throws to second for two, and onto first for the triple play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Rooker
Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Rooker
Blair hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Rooker
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Rooker
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Cuellar
Adair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Cuellar
There goes Adair. The throw from Etchebarren and he is out, Belanger applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Cuellar
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Cuellar
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rooker
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rooker
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Rooker
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Rooker
Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Cuellar
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Cuellar
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Rooker
Cuellar hits a popup towards first. Foy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Rooker
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Rooker
Blair strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Cuellar
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Cuellar
Foy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cuellar
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rooker
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Rooker
Powell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rooker
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Cuellar
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Cuellar
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Cuellar
Rooker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rooker
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Rooker
Etchebarren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Rooker
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motton vs. Rooker
Curt Motton pinch hits for Mike Cuellar.
Motton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Rooker
Buford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Richert
Pete Richert now pitching.
Schaal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Richert
Buck Martinez pinch hits for Joe Keough.
Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Richert
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Richert
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Ed Kirkpatrick. Tom Burgmeier pinch runs for Lou Piniella.
Taylor hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1969 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Schaal P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Buford D, lf 4 0 1 0
Keough J, cf 3 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 3 0 0 0
Martinez B, ph 1 0 0 0 Robinson F, rf 3 0 0 0
Piniella L, lf 4 1 2 0 Powell B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Burgmeier T, pr 0 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, rf 2 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Taylor H, ph 1 0 0 0 Etchebarren A, c 3 1 1 0
Foy J, 1b 2 0 1 0 Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez E, c 3 0 0 0 Cuellar M, p 2 0 0 0
Adair J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Motton C, ph 1 1 1 2
Hernandez J, ss 3 0 0 0 Richert P, p 0 0 0 0
Rooker J, p 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 5 0 28 2 5 2
Kansas City 000 100 000 -- 1
Baltimore 000 000 02x -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J (L) 8.0 5 2 2 0 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (W) 8.0 4 1 1 2 5
Richert P (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Etchebarren A
TP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 3, Baltimore 2
2B -- Rooker J
3B -- Piniella L
HR -- Motton C
SB -- Foy J
CS -- Powell B, Adair J
Balk -- Cuellar M
T -- 1:56
A -- 9927
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