Led by the batting of Brooks Robinson and Don Baylor, the Orioles breezed to a 10-0 victory over the Brewers behind the three-hit pitching of Dave McNally to delight the opening-day crowd of 25,435 at Memorial Stadium. Robinson smashed two homers and drove in four runs. Baylor also accounted for four RBIs with a homer, triple and two doubles.

Two errors, a double by Baylor and Robinson's first round-tripper produced four runs in the first inning to put the outcome of game quickly beyond doubt. Baylor's homer and Robinson's second smash came in succession in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 10, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Friday, April     6, 1973 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  3
Orioles      4  0  1    0  1  2    2  0  x  -  10 13  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
May cf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rettenmund rf         5   0   2   2     0   1   .400
Auerbach ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Grich 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Briggs lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Powell 1b             5   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Cabell 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Money 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Williams c            5   3   1   0     0   1   .200
Brown dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baylor lf             4   2   4   3     0   0  1.000
Thomas rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Robinson 3b           4   2   2   4     0   0   .500
Ellie Rodriguez c     3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blair cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Crowley dh            4   1   2   0     0   0   .500
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .333
  Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ryerson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   3   0     0   1             Totals               39  10  13   9     1   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 26,543
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Orioles 6
DP: Brewers 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Auerbach, Money, Thomas, Powell, Belanger
Doubles: Auerbach (1), Baylor 2 (2), Williams (1)
Triples: Thomas (1), Baylor (1)
Home Runs: Robinson 2 (2), Baylor (1)
Stolen Bases: Rettenmund (1)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (1)
GIDP: Scott (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(0-1)          5     6   6   1   0   1   1  24   1.80
Champion                1.2   7   4   4   1   2   2  12  21.60
Ryerson                 1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    13  10   5   1   3   3  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(1-0)          9     3   0   0   0   1   0  31   0.00
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   1   0  31

Passed Balls: Ellie Rodriguez (1)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Joe Brinkman


BREWERS 1ST: May grounded out (third to first); Auerbach flied
out to center; Briggs singled to right; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich
flied out to left; Powell reached on an error by Thomas [Powell
to second]; Williams reached on an error by Auerbach [Powell
scored (unearned), Williams to first]; Baylor doubled to left
[Williams to third]; Robinson homered (unearned) [Williams
scored (unearned), Baylor scored (unearned)]; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Orioles 4.

BREWERS 2ND: Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown
grounded out (second to first); Thomas flied out to left;
Debut game for Gorman Thomas; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley popped to third in foul territory; Belanger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rettenmund singled;
Rettenmund stole second; Grich made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 3RD: Ellie Rodriguez flied out to center; Garcia
grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Pedro
Garcia; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Powell flied out to center; Williams reached on an
error by Money; Baylor tripled to right [Williams scored
(unearned)]; Robinson reached on a fielder's choice [Baylor out
at home (third to catcher)]; Blair forced Robinson (second
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 5.

BREWERS 4TH: Auerbach flied out to center; Briggs flied out to
right; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley made an out to second; Belanger grounded
out (third to first); Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 5.

BREWERS 5TH: Money flied out to right; Brown grounded out (third
to first); Thomas tripled; Ellie Rodriguez grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich made an out to shortstop; Powell flied out to
right; Williams doubled to left; Baylor doubled to left
[Williams scored]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 6.

BREWERS 6TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); May reached
on an error by Powell; Auerbach doubled to left [May to third];
Briggs flied out to center; Scott grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: CHAMPION REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Blair singled
to left; Crowley singled to left [Blair to third]; Belanger
walked [Crowley to second]; Rettenmund singled to left [Blair
scored, Crowley scored, Belanger to second]; Grich struck out
while Belanger was caught stealing third (catcher to third)
[Rettenmund to second]; Powell grounded out (pitcher to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 8.

BREWERS 7TH: Money flied out to left; Brown flied out to right;
Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: Williams struck out; Baylor homered; Robinson
homered; Blair flied out to left; Crowley singled to left;
Belanger singled to center [Crowley to second]; RYERSON REPLACED
CHAMPION (PITCHING); Ellie Rodriguez allowed a passed ball
[Crowley to third, Belanger to second]; Rettenmund grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles
10.

BREWERS 8TH: Ellie Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Garcia grounded out (third to first); May made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 10.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(first unassisted); Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 10.

BREWERS 9TH: CABELL REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING 1B); Auerbach
reached on an error by Belanger [Auerbach to first]; Briggs made
an out to second; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Auerbach out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 10.