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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		4
2
BAL
@KCR		4
0
MIN
@NYY		4
13
MIL
@WSA		2
0
SDP
@ATL		0
1
NYM
@CHC		5
1
LAD
@CIN		8
4
MON
@HOU		2
8
SFG
@PIT		8
7		 
(10)
PHI
@STL		0
8
Thursday, July 22, 1971
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 15,615, Time of Game: 2:13
Orioles
4
59-36
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
0
49-44
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 10½ GB
W: Dave Leonhard (2-0)
L: Mike Hedlund (8-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  2  2   0  0  0    4  9  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Buford LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 .305 .926 0.027 0.49 0.053 -0.026 -0.2 1 0
Paul Blair CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .256 .680 -0.034 0.64 0.025 -0.059 -0.5 2 0 2B
Frank Robinson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .914 -0.085 0.84 0.000 -0.085 -1.0 11 2
Brooks Robinson 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .292 .787 0.029 0.66 0.051 -0.022 0.7 1 1
Elrod Hendricks C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .710 -0.117 0.96 0.000 -0.117 -1.6 4 1 GDP
Merv Rettenmund RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .302 .868 0.171 0.50 0.181 -0.010 1.9 2 0 HR,2B
Davey Johnson 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 .276 .781 0.166 0.77 0.199 -0.033 0.6 3 3 HR,2B,GDP
Mark Belanger SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .279 .710 0.019 0.47 0.052 -0.032 0.5 2 6 2B
Dave Leonhard P 4 0 1 0 0 1 .375 .750 -0.028 0.30 0.001 -0.030 -0.3 1 1
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 4 5 .265 .901 0.148 0.62 0.562 -0.414 0.2 27 14
2B: D Johnson (16, off M Hedlund); M Belanger (16, off J York); M Rettenmund (10, off M Hedlund); P Blair (17, off M Hedlund).
HR: D Johnson (9, off M Hedlund; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); M Rettenmund (8, off M Hedlund; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: M Rettenmund 6; D Johnson 6; M Belanger 2; P Blair 2; B Robinson; D Buford; D Leonhard.
GIDP: E Hendricks (7); D Johnson (10).
RBI: D Johnson 2 (39); M Belanger (30); M Rettenmund (40).
2-out RBI: M Rettenmund; M Belanger.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .264 .669 -0.003 0.67 0.052 -0.055 -0.2 4 3 SB
Paul Schaal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .823 -0.061 0.88 0.000 -0.061 -0.9 0 5
Amos Otis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 .876 -0.032 0.73 0.028 -0.060 -0.3 3 0
Gail Hopkins 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .328 .892 -0.093 0.94 0.000 -0.093 -1.0 10 0
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .318 .814 -0.064 0.78 0.026 -0.089 -0.7 2 5 CS
Lou Piniella LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .268 .680 -0.015 0.55 0.014 -0.030 -0.0 1 0
Joe Keough RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .615 -0.036 0.74 0.000 -0.036 -0.3 1 0
   Jim York P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .536 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Bob Oliver PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .591 -0.026 1.03 0.000 -0.026 -0.4
   Ted Abernathy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jerry May C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .242 .678 0.015 0.61 0.043 -0.028 0.3 5 0 2B
Mike Hedlund P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .103 .228 -0.011 0.46 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 1 1
   Ed Kirkpatrick RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .654 -0.027 0.70 0.000 -0.027 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 1 3 .161 .381 -0.353 0.74 0.163 -0.516 -3.8 27 15
2B: J May (12, off D Leonhard).
TB: J May 2; A Otis; F Patek; L Piniella; C Rojas.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Rojas-F Patek-G Hopkins; P Schaal-C Rojas-G Hopkins.
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (34, 2nd base off D Leonhard/E Hendricks).
CS: C Rojas (2, 2nd base by D Leonhard/E Hendricks).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Leonhard, W (2-0) 9 5 0 0 1 3 0 0.47 32 79 0.353 0.74 3.8
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 32 79 0.353 0.62 3.8

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Hedlund, L (8-6) 5.2 7 4 4 2 1 2 2.95 25 38 -0.120 0.87 -0.7
Jim York 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.02 5 1 1 -0.035 0.23 -0.3
Ted Abernathy 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 1.95 8 0 0 0.008 0.10 0.9
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 4 5 2 4.00 38 38 1 1 -0.147 0.74 -0.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 15,615.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Kansas City Royals
1 Don Buford LF 1 Freddie Patek SS
2 Paul Blair CF 2 Paul Schaal 3B
3 Frank Robinson 1B 3 Amos Otis CF
4 Brooks Robinson 3B 4 Gail Hopkins 1B
5 Elrod Hendricks C 5 Cookie Rojas 2B
6 Merv Rettenmund RF 6 Lou Piniella LF
7 Davey Johnson 2B 7 Joe Keough RF
8 Mark Belanger SS 8 Jerry May C
9 Dave Leonhard P 9 Mike Hedlund P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-0 0 -2- RR BAL D. Johnson M. Hedlund 19% 78% Home Run; Rettenmund Scores
t6 2-0 2 --- R BAL M. Rettenmund M. Hedlund 9% 87% Home Run
t5 0-0 0 --- BAL M. Rettenmund M. Hedlund 9% 59% Double to CF
t6 3-0 2 -2- R BAL M. Belanger J. York 5% 93% Double to LF; Johnson Scores
t4 0-0 2 12- O BAL E. Hendricks M. Hedlund -5% 44% Groundout: 2B-P

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. Buford M. Hedlund -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O BAL P. Blair M. Hedlund -1% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O BAL F. Robinson M. Hedlund -1% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek D. Leonhard 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal D. Leonhard 1% 49% Groundout: 1B-P
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis D. Leonhard 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O BAL B. Robinson M. Hedlund -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O BAL E. Hendricks M. Hedlund -2% 46% Popfly: SS
t2 0-0 2 --- O BAL M. Rettenmund M. Hedlund -1% 45% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O KCR G. Hopkins D. Leonhard 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- KCR C. Rojas D. Leonhard -3% 45% Single to RF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O KCR L. Piniella D. Leonhard 4% 49% Rojas Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 0-0 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella D. Leonhard 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. Johnson M. Hedlund -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O BAL M. Belanger M. Hedlund -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O BAL D. Leonhard M. Hedlund -1% 45% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Keough D. Leonhard 2% 47% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 0-0 1 --- O KCR J. May D. Leonhard 2% 49% Popfly: SS
b3 0-0 2 --- O KCR M. Hedlund D. Leonhard 1% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- BAL D. Buford M. Hedlund 4% 54% Single to RF
t4 0-0 0 1-- O BAL P. Blair M. Hedlund -4% 50% Lineout: LF
t4 0-0 1 1-- O BAL F. Robinson M. Hedlund -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 2 1-- BAL B. Robinson M. Hedlund 2% 50% Walk; Buford to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- O BAL E. Hendricks M. Hedlund -5% 44% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- KCR F. Patek D. Leonhard -4% 40% Single to CF
b4 0-0 0 1-- O KCR P. Schaal D. Leonhard 2% 42% Groundout: P-1B; Patek to 2B
b4 0-0 1 -2- O KCR A. Otis D. Leonhard 4% 46% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 0-0 2 -2- O KCR G. Hopkins D. Leonhard 4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- BAL M. Rettenmund M. Hedlund 9% 59% Double to CF
t5 0-0 0 -2- RR BAL D. Johnson M. Hedlund 19% 78% Home Run; Rettenmund Scores
t5 2-0 0 --- O BAL M. Belanger M. Hedlund -1% 76% Flyball: RF
t5 2-0 1 --- O BAL D. Leonhard M. Hedlund -1% 75% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-0 2 --- BAL D. Buford M. Hedlund 1% 76% Walk
t5 2-0 2 1-- BAL P. Blair M. Hedlund 2% 78% Double to RF; Buford to 3B
t5 2-0 2 -23 O BAL F. Robinson M. Hedlund -4% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas D. Leonhard 3% 77% Foul Flyball: C
b5 0-2 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella D. Leonhard 2% 79% Flyball: CF
b5 0-2 2 --- O KCR J. Keough D. Leonhard 1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- BAL B. Robinson M. Hedlund 2% 83% Single to RF
t6 2-0 0 1-- OO BAL E. Hendricks M. Hedlund -5% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 2-0 2 --- R BAL M. Rettenmund M. Hedlund 9% 87% Home Run
t6 3-0 2 --- BAL D. Johnson M. Hedlund 1% 88% Double to RF
Jim York replaces Joe Keough (RF) pitching and batting 7th
Ed Kirkpatrick replaces Mike Hedlund (P) playing RF batting 9th
t6 3-0 2 -2- R BAL M. Belanger J. York 5% 93% Double to LF; Johnson Scores
t6 4-0 2 -2- O BAL D. Leonhard J. York -1% 92% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 8-9-1
b6 0-4 0 --- KCR J. May D. Leonhard -4% 88% Double to LF
b6 0-4 0 -2- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick D. Leonhard 2% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B; May to 3B
b6 0-4 1 --3 O KCR F. Patek D. Leonhard 3% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-4 2 --3 O KCR P. Schaal D. Leonhard 2% 95% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Jim York facing 1-2-3
t7 4-0 0 --- O BAL D. Buford J. York -0% 95% Strikeout
t7 4-0 1 --- O BAL P. Blair J. York -0% 95% Strikeout
t7 4-0 2 --- O BAL F. Robinson J. York -0% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 3-4-5
b7 0-4 0 --- KCR A. Otis D. Leonhard -3% 92% Single to RF
b7 0-4 0 1-- O KCR G. Hopkins D. Leonhard 3% 94% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hopkins to 1B
b7 0-4 1 1-- O KCR C. Rojas D. Leonhard 2% 96% Flyball: LF
b7 0-4 2 1-- KCR L. Piniella D. Leonhard -1% 95% Single to LF; Hopkins to 2B
Bob Oliver pinch hits for Jim York (P) batting 7th
b7 0-4 2 12- O KCR B. Oliver D. Leonhard 3% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 4-5-6
Ted Abernathy replaces Bob Oliver (PH) pitching and batting 7th
t8 4-0 0 --- BAL B. Robinson T. Abernathy 0% 98% Walk
t8 4-0 0 1-- O BAL E. Hendricks T. Abernathy -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hendricks to 1B
t8 4-0 1 1-- BAL M. Rettenmund T. Abernathy 0% 98% Walk; Hendricks to 2B
t8 4-0 1 12- OO BAL D. Johnson T. Abernathy -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 8-9-1
b8 0-4 0 --- O KCR J. May D. Leonhard 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 0-4 1 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick D. Leonhard 1% 99% Strikeout
b8 0-4 2 --- KCR F. Patek D. Leonhard -1% 98% Walk
b8 0-4 2 1-- KCR P. Schaal D. Leonhard -0% 98% Patek Steals 2B
b8 0-4 2 -2- O KCR P. Schaal D. Leonhard 1% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 8-9-1
t9 4-0 0 --- O BAL M. Belanger T. Abernathy -0% 99% Strikeout
t9 4-0 1 --- BAL D. Leonhard T. Abernathy 0% 99% Single to CF
t9 4-0 1 1-- O BAL D. Buford T. Abernathy -0% 99% Strikeout
t9 4-0 2 1-- O BAL P. Blair T. Abernathy -0% 99% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 3-4-5
b9 0-4 0 --- O KCR A. Otis D. Leonhard 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-4 1 --- O KCR G. Hopkins D. Leonhard 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 0-4 2 --- O KCR C. Rojas D. Leonhard 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.

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