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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 8, 1991
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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 September 8, 1991 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Appier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ben McDonald |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 32,488 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Mike Reilly |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Bill Pecota | Second Baseman |
| George Brett | DH |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Jim Eisenreich | Left Fielder |
| Todd Benzinger | First Baseman |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| Brent Mayne | Catcher |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Mercedes | Right Fielder |
| Brady Anderson | Center Fielder |
| Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
| Glenn Davis | DH |
| Randy Milligan | First Baseman |
| Joe Orsulak | Left Fielder |
| Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
| Bob Melvin | Catcher |
| Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 8, 1991
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McDonald
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. McDonald
Pecota hits a fly ball into right field. Mercedes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. McDonald
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Orsulak 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: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mercedes vs. Appier
Mercedes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell misplays the ball. That's an error on Stillwell. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Appier
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. Mercedes moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Ripken vs. Appier
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mercedes scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Appier
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. McDonald
Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field. Mercedes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. McDonald
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into left field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. McDonald
Benzinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. McDonald
Stillwell hits a line drive beyond second. Ripken can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Benzinger moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Mayne vs. McDonald
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Milligan vs. Appier
Milligan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Orsulak vs. Appier
Orsulak strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Appier
Gomez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Milligan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melvin vs. Appier
Melvin hits a line drive into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ripken vs. Appier
Ripken strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. McDonald
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McDonald
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. McDonald
Pecota hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. McDonald
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mercedes vs. Appier
Mercedes hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of McRae. Mercedes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Appier
Anderson bunts towards the mound. Appier fields it and throws to first for the out. Mercedes moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Ripken vs. Appier
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mercedes scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Appier
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Milligan vs. Appier
Milligan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pecota fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. McDonald
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. McDonald
Eisenreich strikes out. Melvin drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Eisenreich out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. McDonald
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Appier
Orsulak hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Appier
There goes Orsulak. The throw from Mayne and he is out, Pecota applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Appier
Gomez hits a line drive beyond short. Stillwell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Melvin vs. Appier
Melvin hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Melvin reaches second base with a double. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Ripken vs. Appier
Ripken hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Mercedes vs. Appier
Mercedes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Appier, and towards Pecota, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. McDonald
Stillwell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. McDonald
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. McDonald
Berry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Appier
Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Appier
Ripken hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Appier
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Milligan vs. Appier
Milligan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McDonald
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. McDonald
Pecota hits a line drive for a single. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. McDonald
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milligan fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Appier
Orsulak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Appier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Appier
Gomez hits a line drive beyond short. Stillwell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Melvin vs. Appier
Melvin hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Appier
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. McDonald
Tartabull hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. McDonald
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into right center field, beyond the reach of Anderson. Eisenreich reaches second base with a double. Tartabull moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Benzinger vs. McDonald
Benzinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tartabull scores. Eisenreich scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. McDonald
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. McDonald
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milligan scoops it up and throws to first, with McDonald covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mercedes vs. Johnston
Joel Johnston now pitching.
Mercedes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Johnston
Anderson bunts towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. Mercedes moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ripken vs. Johnston
Ripken is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Johnston
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Milligan vs. Johnston
Milligan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Frohwirth
Todd Frohwirth now pitching. Dave Clark pinch hits for Sean Berry.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Frohwirth
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Frohwirth
Pecota hits a fly ball into right field. Mercedes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Johnston
Bill Pecota now playing third base. Terry Shumpert now playing second base.
Orsulak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnston covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Johnston
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Melvin vs. Johnston
Melvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Frohwirth
Brett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Frohwirth
Tartabull hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mercedes. Tartabull reaches second base with a double. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Eisenreich vs. Flanagan
Mike Flanagan now pitching. Stu Cole pinch runs for George Brett.
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cole tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Benzinger vs. Flanagan
Bobby Moore pinch runs for Danny Tartabull.
Benzinger hits a fly ball into right field. Mercedes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Stillwell vs. Flanagan
Stillwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Seitzer vs. Flanagan
David Howard pinch runs for Kurt Stillwell. Kevin Seitzer pinch hits for Brent Mayne.
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Montgomery
Bobby Moore now playing left field. Jim Eisenreich now playing right field. David Howard now playing shortstop. Tim Spehr now catching. Jeff Mont
Martinez hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Montgomery scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mercedes vs. Montgomery
Mercedes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Horn vs. Montgomery
Sam Horn pinch hits for Brady Anderson.
Horn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1991 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 4 0 0 0 Mercedes L, rf 4 2 2 0
Pecota B, 2b-3b 4 0 2 0 Anderson B, cf 2 0 1 0
Brett G, dh 4 0 1 0 Horn S, ph 1 0 0 0
Cole S, pr 0 1 0 0 Ripken C, ss 3 0 2 2
Tartabull D, rf 4 1 2 0 Davis G, dh 4 0 0 0
Moore B, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Milligan R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Eisenreich J, lf-rf 3 1 1 1 Orsulak J, lf 4 0 1 0
Benzinger T, 1b 3 0 1 2 Gomez L, 3b 4 0 3 0
Stillwell K, ss 3 0 1 0 Melvin B, c 4 0 1 0
Howard D, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Ripken B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Mayne B, c 3 0 0 0 Martinez C, ph 1 0 0 0
Seitzer K, ph 1 0 0 0
Spehr T, c 0 0 0 0
Berry S, 3b 2 0 0 0
Clark D, ph 1 0 0 0
Shumpert T, 2b 0 0 0 0
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32 3 8 3 33 2 10 2
Kansas City 000 000 201 -- 3
Baltimore 101 000 000 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Appier K 6.0 9 2 1 1 3
Johnston J (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Montgomery J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald B 7.0 6 2 2 1 7
Frohwirth T (L)* 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Flanagan M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Stillwell K
DP -- Kansas City 2, Baltimore 2
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Baltimore 9
2B -- Mercedes L, Melvin B, Eisenreich J, Tartabull D
CS -- Orsulak J
SH -- Anderson B 2
SF -- Eisenreich J
T -- 2:55
A -- 32488
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