TUESDAY AUGUST 22,1967

KANSAS CITY (49-74) @ BALTIMORE (57-65) game 1

STARTING PITCHERS

4W (2-8 6.95) 14Z 4-3 (1.57)

Shoddy defense and a wild streak spotted Baltimore an early lead that Jim Hardin never came close to relinquishing. The bottom of the order did the damage and Boog Powell came off the bench to add an insurance run with his 14th homer.

KCA 000 000 010 1 4 1

BAL 001 102 01x 5 11 0

2B KCA Hershberger 24

BAL BR. Robinson 26 D. Johnson 13 Etchabarren 10

HR BAL Powell 14 (8th off Aker)

RBI KCA Hershberger 36

BAL Aparicio 2(28) D. Johnson 31 Hardin 8 Powell 55

SB OAK Campaneris 35

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Odom 5 6 0 3 0 2 2 23 44

Hardin 7.1 4 0 3 2 1 1 29 65

WP Hardin 5-3 1.54 LP Odom 2-9 6.75 SV S. Miller 5

SCORING PLAYS

BOTTOM 3 .. Etchabarren doubled. Hardin singled. Aparicio sac fly scoring a run. KCA 0 BAL 1

BOTTOM 4 .. Br. Robinson walked. D. Johnson walked. Etchabarren walked. Hardin sac f,y scoring a run. KCA 0 BAL 2

BOTTOM 6 .. Br. Robinson doubled. D. Johnson doubled scoring a run. Hardin walked. Aparicio singled scoring a run. KCA 0 BAL 4

TOP 8 .. Campaneris singled. Hershberger doubled scoring a run. KCA 1 BAL 4

BOTTOM 8 .. Powell homered KCA 1 BAL 5

NOTES: Jim Hardin has won 5 straight since being inserted into the starting rotation, he has been the Orioles best starter lately. Boog Powell hit his first homer and drove in his first run since August 6. Danny Cater now has a 7 game hit streak.

STAR OF THE GAME : 1-4 2 RBIs

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