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Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals

1974-05-28 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 10995 · 84°F · Wind 13 mph · 3:14

Kansas City Royals defeated Baltimore Orioles 9–5. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 11th. Doug Bird earned the win. Cookie Rojas went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
BAL	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	11
KCA	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	9	13

W: Doug Bird L: Bob Reynolds SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim McKean · 1B: Jim Evans · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Paul Blair	4	1	2	0	1	0
Bobby Grich	5	1	1	0	0	1
Tommy Davis	5	1	2	1	0	0
Jim Fuller	5	0	1	1	0	0
Don Baylor	4	0	1	1	0	0
Brooks Robinson	5	0	1	0	0	0
Boog Powell	5	0	0	0	0	2
Andy Etchebarren	2	1	1	0	1	0
Mark Belanger	4	1	2	2	0	1
Elrod Hendricks	2	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Freddie Patek	4	2	4	1	1	0
Cookie Rojas	5	1	2	4	0	0
Jim Wohlford	3	0	0	1	1	0
John Mayberry	4	0	0	0	1	2
Hal McRae	5	1	1	0	0	1
Richie Scheinblum	5	1	1	0	0	0
Al Cowens	3	2	2	0	1	0
George Brett	5	1	0	1	0	0
Fran Healy	4	1	3	2	1	1

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave McNally	3.1	5	3	2
Doyle Alexander	2.1	3	0	0
Bob Reynolds	4.2	5	2	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Splittorff	2.1	6	1	0
Marty Pattin	5.2	3	0	1
Joe Hoerner	0.2	1	0	1
Doug Bird	2.1	1	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Paul Blair: S9
Bobby Grich: 8
Tommy Davis: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Freddie Patek: D7
Cookie Rojas: 31/SH.2-3
Jim Wohlford: 9/SF.3-H
John Mayberry: K

Top 2

Jim Fuller: 4/P
Don Baylor: 7
Brooks Robinson: 8

Bot 2

Hal McRae: S7
Richie Scheinblum: 5/FL/P
Al Cowens: S9.1-3
George Brett: 43.3-H;1-2
Fran Healy: W
Freddie Patek: S7.2-H;1-2
Cookie Rojas: 63

Top 3

Boog Powell: 31
Andy Etchebarren: W
Mark Belanger: HR/7.1-H
Paul Blair: S8
Bobby Grich: S8.1-3
Tommy Davis: S8.3-H;1-2
Jim Fuller: D7.2-H;1-3
Don Baylor: 7/SF.3-H
Brooks Robinson: 8

Bot 3

Jim Wohlford: W
John Mayberry: K
Hal McRae: 64(1)/FO
Richie Scheinblum: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Boog Powell: 31
Andy Etchebarren: 9
Mark Belanger: 53

Bot 4

Al Cowens: W
George Brett: 6/P
Fran Healy: D7.1-H
Freddie Patek: HP
Cookie Rojas: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Paul Blair: 6/L
Bobby Grich: 8
Tommy Davis: S9
Jim Fuller: 13

Bot 5

Jim Wohlford: 53
John Mayberry: 41
Hal McRae: 43

Top 6

Don Baylor: 9
Brooks Robinson: 3/FL/P
Boog Powell: 7

Bot 6

Richie Scheinblum: S9
Al Cowens: 14/SH.1-2
George Brett: 43.2-3
Fran Healy: S9.3-H
Freddie Patek: S8.1-2
Cookie Rojas: 5/L

Top 7

Andy Etchebarren: S8
Mark Belanger: K
Paul Blair: 8
Bobby Grich: 9

Bot 7

Jim Wohlford: 143
John Mayberry: W
Hal McRae: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 8

Tommy Davis: 3/P
Jim Fuller: 2/FL/P
Don Baylor: 8

Bot 8

Richie Scheinblum: 6/P
Al Cowens: 13
George Brett: 7

Top 9

Brooks Robinson: S7
Boog Powell: K
Elrod Hendricks: 7
Mark Belanger: S7/G.1-2
Paul Blair: W.2-3;1-2
Bobby Grich: K

Bot 9

Fran Healy: K
Freddie Patek: S6/G
Cookie Rojas: CS2(26)
Cookie Rojas: S7
Jim Wohlford: 53

Top 10

Tommy Davis: 63
Jim Fuller: 13
Don Baylor: S8
Brooks Robinson: CS2(24)

Bot 10

John Mayberry: 6/P
Hal McRae: 6/L
Richie Scheinblum: 3/G

Top 11

Brooks Robinson: 13
Boog Powell: K
Elrod Hendricks: K

Bot 11

Al Cowens: S5/BG
George Brett: 16(1)/FO/BG
Fran Healy: S8.1-3
Freddie Patek: IW.1-2
Cookie Rojas: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H

Notes & reviews

Etchebarren ejected by HP umpire McKean for throwing mask while arguing McRae had interfered with his throw to second (Etchebarren did not realize Mayberry was out on steal attempt)

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