With a spark from Brooks Robinson, the Orioles defeated the Twins, 4-3, for their 10th straight victory. The Twins scored all their runs in the first inning on a single by Larry Hisle, doubles by Rod Carew and Bobby Darwin and single by Jim Holt.

In the Orioles' half, Rich Coggins and Tommy Davis walked and Boog Powell singled to load the bases. On a 3-and-2 pitch, Robinson singled to clear the bases and tie the score. The Orioles then posted the winning run in the fifth when Al Bumbry singled, took third on a single by Coggins and crossed the plate as Davis bounced into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    22, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Orioles      3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  5  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle lf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .264      Bumbry rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .300
Carew 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .352        Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Oliva dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Coggins cf,rf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .298
Darwin rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .250      Davis dh              3   1   1   0     1   1   .304
Brye cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Powell 1b             2   1   1   0     1   0   .251
Holt 1b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .291      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Mitterwald c          4   0   2   0     0   0   .257      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   3     1   0   .245
  Adams pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Williams c            2   0   0   0     2   0   .226
  Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .167      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Terrell ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .277      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Campbell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fife p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  10   3     2   4             Totals               27   4   5   3     6   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 12,063
Left on Base: Twins 9, Orioles 6
DP: Twins 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Belanger
Doubles: Carew (24), Darwin (14), Hisle (21)
Stolen Bases: Grich (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Powell (4)
GIDP: Hisle (10), Davis (13)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Campbell                0.2   2   3   3   2   0   0   6   3.95
Fife L(0-1)             7.1   3   1   1   4   3   0  28   0.87
Totals                  8     5   4   4   6   3   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(12-12)        7.2  10   3   3   2   4   0  35   3.26
Reynolds SV(7)          1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.01
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   4   0  39

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry Barnett


TWINS 1ST: Hisle singled to center; Carew doubled to left [Hisle
to third]; Oliva grounded out (pitcher to first); Darwin doubled
to left [Hisle scored, Carew scored]; Brye grounded out
(shortstop to first); Holt singled to left [Darwin scored];
Mitterwald reached on an error by Belanger [Holt to second];
Soderholm flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Coggins
walked; Davis walked [Coggins to second]; Powell singled to
right [Coggins to third, Davis to second]; Baylor popped to
third in foul territory; Robinson singled to left [Coggins
scored, Davis scored, Powell scored, Robinson to second (on
throw)]; FIFE REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Williams walked;
Grich forced Williams (shortstop to second); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 3.

TWINS 2ND: Terrell struck out; Hisle walked; Carew flied out to
center; Oliva singled to right [Hisle to third]; Darwin grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles
3.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger lined to pitcher; Bumbry flied out to
left; Coggins grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 3.

TWINS 3RD: Brye struck out; Holt grounded out (first to
pitcher); Mitterwald singled to left; Soderholm flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Davis struck out; Powell flied out to left; Baylor
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Orioles 3.

TWINS 4TH: Terrell struck out; Hisle doubled to right; Carew
grounded out (first unassisted) [Hisle to third]; Oliva grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles
3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Williams
walked; Grich forced Williams (shortstop to second); Grich stole
second; Belanger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 3.

TWINS 5TH: Darwin singled; Brye forced Darwin (shortstop to
second); Holt flied out to center; Mitterwald popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry singled to center; Coggins singled to right
[Bumbry to third]; Davis grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bumbry scored (no RBI), Coggins out at
second]; Powell walked; Baylor forced Powell (third to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 4.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm walked; Terrell flied out to left; Hisle
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Soderholm out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Williams flied out to left; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 4.

TWINS 7TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Oliva grounded
out (second to first); Darwin grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); Coggins grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 4.

TWINS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING CF); COGGINS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Brye flied out to center; Holt struck
out; Mitterwald singled to left; ADAMS RAN FOR MITTERWALD;
Soderholm singled to center [Adams to second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED
CUELLAR (PITCHING); Terrell forced Soderholm (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: ROOF REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING C ); Davis singled to
center; Powell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Davis
to second]; Baylor made an out to shortstop; Robinson walked;
Williams forced Robinson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 4.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle flied out to center; Carew grounded out (third
to first); Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 4.