MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
06/05/1966
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 509 - SUNDAY, JUNE 5TH , 1966 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Athletics (29-21) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Baltimore Orioles (23-28) 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 X 8 11 0
Orioles Rough Up Athletics, 8-1
The Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Athletics, 8-1, at Memorial Stadium. Baltimore catcher Johnny Romano had an outstanding performance. He was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. The Orioles raised their record to 23-28.

Romano had a key at-bat for Baltimore early in the game. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and gave Baltimore an early 3-1 lead.

"Good win for us," said Romano. "We'll strap it on and go after the next one."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Johnson SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
S. Higashi CF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .346 0 13
T. Conigliaro LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .294 10 36
   b-J. Briggs PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320 2 7
T. Tresh 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .277 3 13
P. Miller 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .241 5 23
J. Jablonski 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 4
C. Holland RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .311 1 7
   a-T. Davis PR, CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .355 7 27
B. Rodgers C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .175 2 7
E. Connolly P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .105 0 0
   J. O'Donoghue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1 1 5 16      
a - T. Davis pinch ran for C. Holland in the 2nd
b - J. Briggs pinch hit for T. Conigliaro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Holland (6, 2nd Inning off S. Barber, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Johnson (1, 1st Inning off S. Barber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Johnson 5 , J. Briggs , P. Miller , C. Holland 2 , T. Davis , E. Connolly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Tresh 2 , T. Davis , E. Connolly
GIDP: S. Higashi , P. Miller
Sac Bunt: J. Jablonski
Hit by Pitch: J. Jablonski
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Tresh (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Snyder CF 5 0 1 2 0 2 3 .263 2 14
E. Kirkpatrick 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .237 1 9
R. Sievers 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .288 8 26
W. Post RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .276 5 11
B. Powell LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 3 14
   a-D. Kwiatkowski PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 9 18
B. Robinson 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .226 1 14
J. Romano C 3 3 2 3 1 0 3 .229 10 22
P. Thomas SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .278 1 7
S. Barber P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .087 1 3
   B. Turley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 7 5 5 20      
a - D. Kwiatkowski pinch hit for B. Powell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Robinson (6, 2nd Inning off E. Connolly, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Snyder (2, 7th Inning off J. O'Donoghue, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Romano 2 (10, 2nd Inning off E. Connolly, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off E. Connolly, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Snyder 3 , E. Kirkpatrick 2 , B. Powell , B. Robinson 3 , J. Romano 8 , P. Thomas 2 , S. Barber
2-out RBI: R. Snyder , E. Kirkpatrick , J. Romano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kirkpatrick , W. Post 2 , J. Romano
Sac Bunt: S. Barber
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kirkpatrick-Thomas-Sievers, Thomas-Kirkpatrick-Sievers)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Connolly L (4-4) 6.0 9 6 5 4 4 2 100 3.25   
J. O'Donoghue 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 34 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Connolly 32
Batters Faced: E. Connolly 32, J. O'Donoghue 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Connolly 6-8, J. O'Donoghue 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Connolly 100-66, J. O'Donoghue 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. O'Donoghue 1-1
WP: E. Connolly , J. O'Donoghue
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Barber W (4-2) 8.1 8 1 1 1 5 0 86 2.90   
B. Turley 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Barber 67
Batters Faced: S. Barber 33, B. Turley 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Barber 13-5, B. Turley 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Barber 86-60, B. Turley 7-4
Hit Batsmen: S. Barber
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Romano
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 18298
Special Notes: RF Chris Holland was injured while running the bases.
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