BALTIMORE (62-68) @ KANSAS CITY (52-80)
STARTING PITCHERS
9Y (7-14 5.78) 13Y (13-12 2.62)
The Orioles laid the lumber on Catfish Hunter as both Paul Blair and Curt Blefary went deep giving the Birds a quick 3-0 lead. The Athletics nicked Pete Richert for a couple runs in the 4th but after that the scoring faucet turned off. Moe Drabowsky nailed down a nine out save preserving the Duke for the O’s.
BAL 201 000 000 3 9 0
KCA 000 200 000 2 5 0
2B BAL Br. Robinson 27 Powell 13
KCA Gosger 13
3B BAL Blair 12
HR BAL Blair 8 (1st off Hunter) Blefary 14 (3rd off Hunter)
RBI BAL Blair 43 Blefary 43 Powell 60
KCA cater 46 Roof 38
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Richert 6 4 0 2 6 2 2 24 60
Hunter 7 6 2 1 5 3 3 27 57
WP Richert 8-14 5.67 LP Hunter 13-13 2.66 SV Drabowsky 17
SCORING PLAYS
TOP 1 .. Blair homered. F. Robinson singled. Br. Robinson walked. Powell doubled scoring a run. BAL 2 KCA 0
TOP 3 .. Blefary homered BAL 3 KCA 0
BOTTOM 4 .. Donaldson singled. Hershberger walked. Cater singled scoring a run. Roof singled scoring a run. BAL 3 KCA 2
NOTES: Third straight strong start by Pete Richert who up to this point was having a miserable season. He has only allowed 4 earned runs in last 23 innings. Paul Blair ripped his 12th triple allowing him to vault into the league lead. Moe Drabowsky fanned 7 in getting a 9 out save. Mgr. Hank Bauer might need a word with Third base coach Billy Hunter after seeing Brooks Robinson being cut down twice trying fir an extra base, once at the plate and once at 3rd.
STAR OF THE GAME: 2-4 Triple HR RBI
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