September 1, 1974 Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 15,499

Sunday, September 1, 1974
Time of Game: 2:27

Orioles

67-65

Won 4

3rd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         1  2  0   0  1  1   2  0  0    7 14  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  7  2

W: D McNally (13-10), L: S Busby (19-12)

Royals

69-64

Lost 4

2nd, 7½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry LF                   5   1   4   0    0   0  .223  .570    0    0   0   2B,SB
  P Blair CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .687         2   0   
R Coggins CF-RF               5   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .622    0    2   0   SB
B Grich 2B                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .278  .837    0    3   3   
T Davis DH                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .291  .708    0    0   0   CS
B Robinson 3B                 3   1   2   0    2   0  .301  .778    0    0   1   
E Williams 1B                 4   1   1   2    0   2  .265  .741    0    8   1   HR,SF
E Hendricks C                 3   1   0   1    1   0  .209  .625    0    3   1   SF
E Cabell RF-LF                5   1   2   1    0   0  .259  .601    0    5   0   3B,2B
M Belanger SS                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .229  .617    0    3   2   

D McNally P                                                              1   2
Totals                       37   7  14   7    5   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: E Cabell (3, off S Busby); A Bumbry (9, off S Busby).

3B: E Cabell (2, off S Busby).

HR: E Williams (11, off S Busby; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: E Hendricks (3, off A Lopez); E Williams (4, off A Lopez).

TB: E Cabell 5; A Bumbry 5; E Williams 4; B Robinson 2; T Davis 2; R Coggins; M Belanger; B Grich.

RBI: E Williams 2 (44); T Davis (71); M Belanger (32); E Hendricks (7); E Cabell (8); B Grich (72).

2-out RBI: T Davis.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D McNally-E Hendricks-E Williams.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Bumbry (10, 2nd base off A Lopez/B Martinez); R Coggins (23, 2nd base off S Busby/B Martinez).

CS: T Davis (2, 2nd base by S Busby/B Martinez).

PO: E Cabell (2nd base by S Busby).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Bevacqua 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .438    0    3   3   GDP
J Wohlford LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .287  .708    0    0   0   
A Otis CF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .295  .826    0    3   0   
H McRae DH                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .314  .886    0    0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   0   1    0   0  .256  .857    0    9   1   
C Rojas 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .673    0    1   3   
A Cowens RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .534    0    5   1   
F Patek SS                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .229  .635    0    3   2   
  F White SS                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .215  .529    0    0   0   
B Martinez C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .185  .503    0    3   3   

S Busby P                                                                0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
  D Bird P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   1    4   2                    27  13

BATTING

TB: A Otis 2; F Patek; A Cowens; B Martinez; J Wohlford; C Rojas.

GIDP: K Bevacqua (5).

RBI: J Mayberry (63).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: S Busby (); B Martinez (2).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McNally, W (13-10)           9     7   1   1    4   2   0   3.92   37     -       ·  ·     12·14· 1· 4     67    -     0.63   0.26
Totals                         9     7   1   1    4   2   0          37     -       ·  ·     12·14· 1· 4           -

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
S Busby, L (19-12)             5.1  10   5   5    2   3   1   3.48   27     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 7     29    -     0.66  -0.23
A Lopez                        2.2   4   2   2    2   0   0   6.75   13     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 3          1-0    0.15  -0.01
D Bird                         1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.57    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    14   7   7    5   4   1          44     -       ·  ·     13·12· 0·10          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Busby (5; E Cabell, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Armando Rodriguez.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 15,499.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Kansas City Royals                   
1. A Bumbry             LF    1. K Bevacqua           3B 
2. R Coggins            CF    2. J Wohlford           LF 
3. B Grich              2B    3. A Otis               CF 
4. T Davis              DH    4. H McRae              DH 
5. B Robinson           3B    5. J Mayberry           1B 
6. E Williams           1B    6. C Rojas              2B 
7. E Hendricks          C     7. A Cowens             RF 
8. E Cabell             RF    8. F Patek              SS 
9. M Belanger           SS    9. B Martinez           C  

   D McNally            P        S Busby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  3-0  123      15%  80% K Bevacqua      D McNally       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
   t 2   0  0-2  1--      11%  84% E Cabell        S Busby         Triple (LF-CF); Hendricks Scores
   t 2   0  0-1  ---      10%  71% E Williams      S Busby         Home Run
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-       9%  58% T Davis         S Busby         Single to RF; Bumbry Scores
   b 2   0  3-0  12-      -8%  58% F Patek         D McNally       Walk; Rojas to 3B; Cowens to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  A Bumbry        Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  R Coggins       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      48%  B Grich         Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      58%  T Davis         Single to RF; Bumbry Scores
   O      1--      56%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  K Bevacqua      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      60%  J Wohlford      Flyball: RF
          ---      59%  A Otis          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      56%  H McRae         Walk; Otis to 2B
   O      12-      61%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Busby facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      71%  E Williams      Home Run
          ---      73%  E Hendricks     Walk
   R      1--      84%  E Cabell        Triple (LF-CF); Hendricks Scores
   O      --3      82%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF
   O      --3      78%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      76%  R Coggins       Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave McNally facing 6-7-8
          ---      72%  C Rojas         Single to CF
          1--      66%  A Cowens        Single to CF; Rojas to 2B
          12-      58%  F Patek         Walk; Rojas to 3B; Cowens to 2B
   O      123      65%  B Martinez      Flyball: RF
   OO     123      80%  K Bevacqua      Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Busby facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      79%  B Grich         Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  T Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      79%  B Robinson      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      78%  E Williams      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  J Wohlford      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      81%  A Otis          Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Busby facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  E Hendricks     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      80%  E Cabell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  M Belanger      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave McNally facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      82%  J Mayberry      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  C Rojas         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  A Bumbry        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      85%  R Coggins       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      87%  B Grich         Coggins Steals 2B; Coggins to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3      91%  " "             Single to CF; Coggins Scores
          1--      92%  T Davis         Single to LF; Grich to 2B
   O      12-      90%  B Robinson      Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B); Grich to 3B
          --3      91%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      89%  E Williams      Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave McNally facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  F Patek         Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      92%  B Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  K Bevacqua      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Busby facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  E Hendricks     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      93%  E Cabell        Double to RF
          -2-      94%  M Belanger      Cabell Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Cabell to 3B
   R      --3      96%  " "             Single to 2B/Bunt; Cabell Scores
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Steve Busby pitching
          1--      97%  A Bumbry        Single to LF; Belanger to 3B
          1-3      97%  R Coggins       Bumbry Steals 2B
   O      -23      96%  " "             Popfly: SS
   O      -23      95%  B Grich         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  J Wohlford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  A Otis          Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---      96%  H McRae         Walk
   O      1--      97%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Aurelio Lopez facing 4-5-6
          ---      98%  T Davis         Walk
          1--      99%  B Robinson      Single to LF; Davis to 3B; Robinson to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RO     -23      99%  E Williams      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores; Robinson to 3B
   RO     --3      99%  E Hendricks     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Robinson Scores
   O      ---      99%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Dave McNally facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  C Rojas         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  F Patek         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  B Martinez      Single to CF; Patek to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 0.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-0, Aurelio Lopez facing 9-1-2
          ---     100%  M Belanger      Walk
          1--     100%  A Bumbry        Single to 3B/Bunt; Belanger to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Coggins       Single to RF; Belanger out at Hm/RF-SS-C-3B; Bumbry to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; Coggins to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23     100%  B Grich         Flyball: RF
   O      -23     100%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  J Wohlford      Single to LF
          1--      98%  A Otis          Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Wohlford to 2B
   O      12-      99%  H McRae         Flyball: CF; Wohlford to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  J Mayberry      Groundout: P-1B; Wohlford Scores; Otis to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  C Rojas         Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-1, Doug Bird facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Bird replaces Aurelio Lopez pitching; Frank White replaces Freddie Patek playing SS batting 8th
          ---     100%  B Robinson      Walk
   O      1--     100%  E Williams      Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  E Hendricks     Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  E Cabell        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Dave McNally facing 7-8-9
                  Enos Cabell moves to LF; Paul Blair replaces Al Bumbry playing CF batting 1st; Rich Coggins moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  F White         Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Martinez      Popfly: SS
   O      1--     100%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Royals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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