The Orioles exploded for six runs in the eighth inning to overcome a 7-3 Brewer lead and capture a 9-7 victory in the opening game of a twi-night doubleheader. The second game was suspended after seven innings by Baltimore's midnight curfew law with the Brewers holding a 4-1 lead as the result of homers by Johnny Briggs, Ollie Brown and Darrell Porter.

The first game, delayed by rain for one hour and 15 minutes after the first inning, was highlighted by Bobby Grich's two home runs for the Orioles and Briggs' three-run homer for the Brewers. The Orioles started their winning comeback with a walk to Earl Williams. This was followed by singles by Don Baylor, Brooks Robinson, Boog Powell and Al Bumbry. After a walk to Merv Rettenmund, the tying run scored as Grich bounced into a double play. Two more runs then crossed the plate on a pinch-double by Paul Blair and single by Tommy Davis. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Milwaukee Brewers 7 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, July      3, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers      3  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   7 16  0
Orioles      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  6  x  -   9 14  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Johnson ss            5   1   1   0     0   2   .240      Rettenmund rf,cf      4   1   2   0     1   1   .209
  Mitchell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grich 2b              4   2   3   3     1   0   .236
Money 3b              6   2   4   2     0   1   .226      Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .308
May cf                5   1   4   1     0   0   .311        Baker ss            1   1   1   1     0   0   .091
Briggs lf             4   1   1   4     1   1   .235      Davis dh              5   0   1   1     0   0   .280
Scott 1b              2   0   2   0     3   0   .269      Williams 1b,c         4   1   0   0     1   1   .218
Porter dh             3   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Baylor lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .223
  Brown ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Robinson 3b           2   1   1   1     2   0   .207
Lahoud rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Etchebarren c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  Coluccio rf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .219        Powell ph,1b        3   0   2   1     0   0   .246
Ellie Rodriguez c     4   1   3   0     1   0   .302        Cabell pr,1b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .250
Garcia 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .274      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Short p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bumbry ph,rf        2   1   2   1     0   0   .309
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  16   7     6   6             Totals               36   9  14   8     5   3

Time of Game: 3:03
Left on Base: Brewers 13, Orioles 8
DP: Brewers 2, Orioles 4
Doubles: Scott (15), Money (13), May (11), Rettenmund (8), Baker (1)
Home Runs: Briggs (8), Grich 2 (8)
Caught Stealing: Scott (3)
GIDP: Lahoud (4), Garcia (4), Brown (3), Powell (7), Grich (4)
Hit by Pitch: Porter (3,by Alexander), Lahoud (2,by Watt)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Short                   3.1   4   3   3   2   2   2  16   3.60
Lockwood                3     4   0   0   1   0   0  13   3.39
Colborn                 0.2   3   4   4   1   1   0   6   2.79
Linzy L(2-6)            1     3   2   2   1   0   0   6   3.86
Totals                  8    14   9   9   5   3   2  41

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               0.1   4   3   3   0   0   1   6   3.58
Watt                    4.2   5   2   2   3   3   0  20   3.04
Jackson W(5-0)          3     6   2   2   3   3   0  17   1.74
Palmer SV(1)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.56
Totals                  9    16   7   7   6   6   1  47

Passed Balls: Ellie Rodriguez (3), Williams (2)
Hit by Pitch: Alexander (4), Watt (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Joe Brinkman


BREWERS 1ST: On a bunt Johnson grounded out (catcher to first);
Money singled to left; May singled to center [Money to third];
Briggs homered [Money scored, May scored]; Scott doubled to
left; Porter was hit by a pitch; WATT REPLACED ALEXANDER
(PITCHING); Lahoud grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund singled to left; Grich homered
[Rettenmund scored]; Blair singled to pitcher; Davis flied out
to right; Williams struck out; Baylor popped to third in foul
territory; 1:07 rain delay; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Orioles 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Ellie Rodriguez singled to right; Garcia singled to
center [Ellie Rodriguez to third]; Johnson struck out; Money
doubled to left [Ellie Rodriguez scored, Garcia scored]; May
grounded out (pitcher to first); Briggs walked; Scott walked
[Money to third, Briggs to second]; Porter flied out to center;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson walked; Etchebarren flied out to left;
Belanger made an out to first; Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Lahoud grounded out (third to first); Ellie
Rodriguez singled to center; Garcia grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Ellie Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich homered; Blair made an out to first; Davis
flied out to left; Williams made an out to catcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Money
struck out; May singled to shortstop; Briggs lined to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor lined to third; Robinson walked; LOCKWOOD
REPLACED SHORT (PITCHING); POWELL BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Powell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5,
Orioles 3.

BREWERS 5TH: WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); POWELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Scott walked; Porter struck out
while Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Lahoud was hit by a pitch; Williams allowed a passed ball
[Lahoud to second]; Ellie Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: COLUCCIO REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING RF); Belanger
made an out to first; Rettenmund doubled to left; Grich walked;
Blair flied out to right; Davis forced Grich (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 6TH: JACKSON REPLACED WATT (PITCHING); Garcia flied out
to center; Johnson singled to second; Money singled to right
[Johnson to third]; May singled to right [Johnson scored, Money
to third]; Briggs forced May (second to shortstop) [Money
scored]; Scott singled to center [Briggs to third]; Porter was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 7, Orioles
3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Baylor
flied out to center; Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 7, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Coluccio made an out to second; Ellie Rodriguez
walked; Garcia flied out to right; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 7, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Powell singled to right; BUMBRY BATTED FOR
BELANGER; Bumbry singled to left [Powell to second]; Rettenmund
flied out to left; Grich singled to left [Powell to third,
Bumbry to second]; COLBORN REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Blair
struck out; Davis popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 7, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 8TH: BUMBRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RETTENMUND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BAKER REPLACED BLAIR (PLAYING
SS); Money singled to left; May doubled to left [Money to
third]; Briggs was called out on strikes; Scott was walked
intentionally; BROWN BATTED FOR PORTER; Brown grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Scott out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 7, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Williams walked;
Baylor singled to center [Williams to second]; Robinson singled
to left [Williams scored, Baylor to second]; Powell singled to
center [Baylor scored, Robinson to third]; CABELL RAN FOR
POWELL; LINZY REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Bumbry singled to
center [Robinson scored, Cabell to third, Bumbry to second (on
throw)]; Rettenmund was walked intentionally; Grich grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Cabell scored (no RBI),
Bumbry to third, Rettenmund out at second]; Baker doubled to
left [Bumbry scored]; Davis singled to right [Baker scored,
Davis to second (on throw)]; Ellie Rodriguez allowed a passed
ball [Davis to third]; Williams grounded out (second to first);
6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 7, Orioles 9.

BREWERS 9TH: CABELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Coluccio
walked; PALMER REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Ellie Rodriguez
singled to left [Coluccio to second]; Garcia flied out to
center; MITCHELL BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Mitchell flied out to
center; Money flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
7, Orioles 9.