Combining on a four-hitter, Doug Bird and Mark Littell pitched the Royals to a 4-0 victory over the Orioles. Bird went seven innings before his shoulder stiffened, forcing him to yield the mound to Littell. Bird did not issue a pass, giving him a streak of 31 consecutive innings without giving up a base on balls. Al Cowens batted in two of the Royals' runs with a pair of singles. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Friday, June      11, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Royals       0  0  2    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   4  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      D. Nelson 2b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .200
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Otis cf               3   0   2   1     0   0   .298
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Brett 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .347
L. May dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Mayberry 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .259
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .213      McRae dh              3   1   2   0     0   0   .361
Muser 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Cowens rf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .249
Blair cf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .194      Wohlford lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .235        Poquette ph,lf      0   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .151      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .295
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     1   7             Totals               30   4   9   4     3   0

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 25,883
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Royals 7
DP: Orioles 0, Royals 0
Doubles: Singleton (6), L. May (4), Brett (10), McRae (15)
Triples: D. Nelson (2)
Stolen Bases: McRae (12)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (5)
Sacrifice Hits: McRae (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(2-7)          7     8   4   4   2   0   0  31   6.75
Miller                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.91
Totals                  8     9   4   4   3   0   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird W(7-1)             7     3   0   0   0   6   0  24   2.84
Littell SV(6)           2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.09
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   7   0  32

Wild Pitches: Cuellar (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Belanger popped to catcher in
foul territory; Grich grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson flied out to left; Otis grounded out
(third to first); Brett walked; Mayberry lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May flied out to center; Singleton struck out;
Muser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to center; Cowens popped to
shortstop; Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces
flied out to right; Hendricks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
singled to left; D. Nelson tripled [Martinez scored]; Otis hit a
sacrifice fly to center [D. Nelson scored]; Brett doubled to
left; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Belanger
grounded out (second to first); Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to center; McRae stole second; Cowens
flied out to right; Wohlford flied out to center; Patek grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: L. May struck out; Singleton doubled to right;
Muser grounded out (second to first) [Singleton to third]; Blair
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); D.
Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis singled; Brett
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces flied out to left; Hendricks flied out to
center; Bumbry singled to right; Belanger popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); McRae
doubled; Cuellar threw a wild pitch [McRae to third]; Cowens
singled [McRae scored]; Wohlford flied out to center; Patek
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich flied out to right; L. May doubled to left;
Singleton struck out; Muser grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); D. Nelson
grounded out (second to first); Otis singled to left; Brett
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Blair singled to
center; DeCinces was called out on strikes; Hendricks forced
Blair (second to shortstop); Bumbry flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry walked; MILLER REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING);
McRae out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mayberry to
second]; Cowens singled to left [Mayberry scored]; POQUETTE
BATTED FOR WOHLFORD; Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Poquette walked; Patek grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Belanger
walked; Grich popped to shortstop; L. May forced Belanger (third
to second); Singleton forced L. May (shortstop unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 4.