July 30, 1971 Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 1
KCR 0
(5) CHW 5
BOS 1 CLE 4
OAK 1 DET 4
CAL 3 WSA 3
@MIL 2 NYY 11
@MIN 9 LAD 8
CIN 2 MON 7
HOU 4 HOU 6
@MON 5
(10) NYM 4
CHC 0 STL 4
@PHI 3 ATL 3
@SDP 1
(10) SFG 5
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 6,828

Friday, July 30, 1971, 8:27PM
Time of Game: 0:48

Royals

52-49

Lost 5

2nd, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0    0  2  1
Orioles         1  0  0   0  X    1  1  0

W: J Palmer (12-6), L: D Drago (12-6)

Orioles

64-38

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .697    0    1   1   
J Keough RF                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .637    0    1   0   
A Otis CF                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .863    0    1   0   
G Hopkins 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .866    0    2   2   GDP
L Piniella LF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .669    0    1   0   
C Rojas 2B                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .314  .795    0    0   1   
P Schaal 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .771    0    0   0   
E Kirkpatrick C               2   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .645    0    3   0   
D Drago P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .387    0    3   0   
Totals                       16   0   2   0    1   4                    12   4

BATTING

TB: J Keough; C Rojas.

GIDP: G Hopkins (4).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: E Kirkpatrick (7).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rettenmund LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .867    0    1   0   
P Blair CF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .660    0    3   0   
F Robinson RF                 2   1   1   1    0   0  .295  .920    0    0   0   HR
B Powell 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .800    0    4   1   
E Hendricks C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .696    0    4   0   
B Robinson 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .783    0    0   0   
D Johnson 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .791    0    1   3   
M Belanger SS                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .692    0    1   1   
J Palmer P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .405    0    1   0   
Totals                       13   1   1   1    0   3                    15   5

BATTING

HR: F Robinson (18, off D Drago; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: F Robinson 4.

RBI: F Robinson (64).

2-out RBI: F Robinson.

Team LOB: 0.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Belanger-D Johnson-B Powell.

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drago, L (12-6)              4     1   1   1    0   3   1   3.03   13     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 1     59    -     0.62   0.05
Totals                         4     1   1   1    0   3   1          13     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 1           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Palmer, W (12-6)             5     2   0   0    1   4   0   2.94   17     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 2     66    -     1.11   0.55
Totals                         5     2   0   0    1   4   0          17     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 0:48.

Attendance: 6,828.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Baltimore Orioles                    
1. F Patek              SS    1. M Rettenmund         LF 
2. J Keough             RF    2. P Blair              CF 
3. A Otis               CF    3. F Robinson           RF 
4. G Hopkins            1B    4. B Powell             1B 
5. L Piniella           LF    5. E Hendricks          C  
6. C Rojas              2B    6. B Robinson           3B 
7. P Schaal             3B    7. D Johnson            2B 
8. E Kirkpatrick        C     8. M Belanger           SS 
9. D Drago              P     9. J Palmer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-0  1--      31% 100% E Kirkpatrick   J Palmer        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  ---      12%  62% F Robinson      D Drago         Home Run
   t 4   1  1-0  12-      11%  70% G Hopkins       J Palmer        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 4   0  1-0  1--      -8%  51% J Keough        J Palmer        Single to LF; Patek to 2B
   t 4   0  1-0  12-       7%  59% A Otis          J Palmer        Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Patek         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  J Keough        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  P Blair         Flyball: RF
   R      ---      62%  F Robinson      Home Run
   O      ---      62%  B Powell        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  G Hopkins       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      66%  L Piniella      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  C Rojas         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  E Hendricks     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      64%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  D Johnson       Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Palmer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  P Schaal        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      68%  D Drago         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
          ---      68%  M Belanger      E2 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      66%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  J Palmer        Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  F Patek         Walk
          1--      51%  J Keough        Single to LF; Patek to 2B
   O      12-      59%  A Otis          Strikeout Looking
   OO     12-      70%  G Hopkins       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  P Blair         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  F Robinson      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      66%  B Powell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
          ---      65%  C Rojas         Single to CF
   O      1--      69%  P Schaal        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL197107300

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