Jim Palmer had to wait out two rain delays totaling nearly two hours, but the Orioles' ace righthander pitched his second two-hitter of the season and beat the Royals, 3-0. The victory was Palmer's 18th and the shutout was his eighth of the year, tying the Baltimore club record set by Steve Barber in 1961.

The Orioles scored all their runs in the sixth inning. Paul Blair singled, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Lee May before Don Baylor wrapped up matters with a homer. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    13, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .301
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Blair cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .202
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   3   .276
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .282      May 1b                4   1   1   1     0   0   .265
Solaita dh            3   0   0   0     0   3   .268        Muser pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Baylor lf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .285
Cowens rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Grich 2b              2   0   1   0     2   0   .272
Pinson lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Hendricks c           3   0   1   0     1   2   .203
Stinson c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .202
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   2   0     0   6             Totals               31   3   7   3     4   9

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 12,983
Left on Base: Royals 1, Orioles 8
DP: Royals 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Stinson (8), Hendricks (5), Grich (18)
Home Runs: Baylor (19)
Stolen Bases: Grich (9), Blair (12)
GIDP: Stinson (1), Davis (11)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin L(8-8)           6.1   7   3   3   3   8   1  29   3.63
McDaniel                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.04
McClure                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8     7   3   3   4   9   1  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(18-7)          9     2   0   0   0   6   0  28   2.33
Totals                  9     2   0   0   0   6   0  28

Balks: McClure (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Johnny Stevens


ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Rojas popped to first in foul
territory; Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton was called out on strikes; Blair popped
to first in foul territory; Davis was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to center; Solaita struck out;
Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May flied out to center; 2:08 rain delay;
Baylor struck out; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
grounded out (first unassisted); Stinson doubled to left; Patek
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks doubled to right; Robinson was called out
on strikes; Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory;
Singleton was walked intentionally; Blair struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas lined to second; Otis grounded out (second to
first); Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis struck out; May grounded out (third to
first); Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Solaita was called out on strikes; Brett grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cowens popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich walked; Hendricks struck out; Robinson popped
to first in foul territory; Grich stole second; Belanger
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Pinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson
popped to first in foul territory; Patek flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher); Blair
singled to left; Blair stole second; Davis struck out; May
singled to right [Blair scored]; Baylor homered [May scored];
Grich doubled to left; Hendricks was walked intentionally;
Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Rojas flied out to center; Otis popped to first in
foul territory; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger flied out to center; Singleton singled to
center; Blair singled to left [Singleton to second]; MCDANIEL
REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Davis grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Blair out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Solaita struck out; Brett struck out; Cowens flied
out to center; 42 minute rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: MCCLURE REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); May reached
on an error by Patek; Debut game for Bob McClure; MUSER
RAN FOR MAY; McClure balked [Muser to second]; Baylor flied out
to right; Grich was walked intentionally; Hendricks struck out;
Robinson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 3.

ROYALS 9TH: MUSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Pinson singled to
left; Stinson grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Pinson out at second]; Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 3.