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Orioles
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 23, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles, played on July 23, 1972 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 28,563 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill Haller |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Terry Crowley | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Shortstop |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Don Baylor | Center Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Third Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Dick Drago | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 23, 1972
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Drago
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Drago
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Drago
Grich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Grich reaches third base with a triple. Crowley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Powell vs. Drago
Steve Hovley now playing center field.
Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grich scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Drago
Baylor hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Drago
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Drago
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Cuellar
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Cuellar
Hovley 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 -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Cuellar
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Drago
Hendricks strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Drago
Cuellar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Drago
Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Cuellar
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Drago
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Drago
Grich strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Drago
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Drago
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Cuellar
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Cuellar
Knoop hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Cuellar
Drago hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Drago
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Drago
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Drago
Hendricks hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Cuellar
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Cuellar
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell fields the ball and throws to Cuellar covering. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Cuellar
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Drago
Cuellar is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Drago
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Drago
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Cuellar
Mayberry hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Drago
Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Drago
Powell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Drago
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Cuellar
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crowley. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knoop vs. Cuellar
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Cuellar
Jerry May pinch hits for Dick Drago.
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Cuellar
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nelson
Roger Nelson now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nelson
Johnson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Hovley. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Nelson
Hendricks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuellar vs. Nelson
Cuellar bunts towards third. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to third. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buford vs. Nelson
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crowley vs. Nelson
Crowley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Nelson
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Cuellar
Paul Blair now playing center field. Don Baylor now playing right field.
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Cuellar
Scheinblum hits a popup towards short. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Cuellar
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Cuellar
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Nelson
Bobby Floyd now playing third base.
Powell hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Nelson
Baylor hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Nelson
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Nelson
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Cuellar
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Cuellar
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. Mayberry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knoop vs. Cuellar
Knoop hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Knoop reaches second base with a double. Kirkpatrick scores. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Cuellar
Paul Schaal pinch hits for Roger Nelson.
Schaal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Schaal reaches second base with a double. Knoop scores. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Schaal moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keough vs. Watt
Joe Keough pinch hits for Freddie Patek.
Keough hits a line drive towards first. Powell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hovley vs. Watt
Hovley hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schaal tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Watt
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Alexander
Doyle Alexander now pitching.
Piniella takes first base on ball four. Scheinblum moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopkins vs. Jackson
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Bobby Floyd. Grant Jackson now pitching.
Hopkins takes first base on ball four. Scheinblum moves to third. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mayberry vs. Jackson
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Dal Canton
Paul Schaal now playing shortstop. Gail Hopkins now playing third base. Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
Hendricks hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Dal Canton
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Dal Canton
Buford hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Jackson
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Jackson
Knoop is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Jackson
Schaal hits a popup towards short. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Jackson
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton.
Taylor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1972 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Buford D, lf 4 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0
Crowley T, rf 4 2 1 4 Keough J, ph 1 0 0 0
Blair P, cf 0 0 0 0 Dal Canton B, p 0 0 0 0
Grich B, ss 4 1 1 1 Taylor C, ph 1 0 0 0
Powell B, 1b 4 1 3 1 Otis A, cf 0 0 0 0
Baylor D, cf-rf 4 1 1 2 Hovley S, cf 3 0 1 1
Robinson B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Scheinblum R, rf 3 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Piniella L, lf 2 0 0 0
Hendricks E, c 3 1 0 0 Rojas C, 3b 2 0 0 0
Cuellar M, p 3 1 1 0 Floyd B, 3b 0 0 0 0
Watt E, p 0 0 0 0 Hopkins G, ph-3b 0 0 0 0
Alexander D, p 0 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 3 1 0 0
Jackson G, p 1 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 4 1 3 1
Knoop B, 2b 4 1 1 1
Drago D, p 1 0 0 0
May J, ph 0 0 0 0
Nelson R, p 0 0 0 0
Schaal P, ph-ss 2 1 1 1
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35 8 9 8 29 4 6 4
Baltimore 400 000 400 -- 8
Kansas City 000 000 040 -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (W)* 7.0 5 4 4 4 0
Watt E 0.2 0 0 0 2 0
Alexander D 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Jackson G (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D (L) 6.0 5 4 4 1 4
Nelson R 2.0 4 4 4 1 1
Dal Canton B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
DP -- Baltimore 3, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Baltimore 2, Kansas City 6
2B -- Kirkpatrick E 2, Johnson D, Powell B, Knoop B, Schaal P
3B -- Grich B
HR -- Baylor D, Crowley T
SF -- Hovley S
WP -- Watt E
T -- 2:32
A -- 28563
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