An error by Mickey Lolich in the 10th inning resulted in the Tiger lefthander's 1-0 loss to the Orioles. Mark Belanger singled in the overtime stanza and stole second. Merv Rettenmund walked. When Bobby Grich bunted, Lolich threw wildly to third and Belanger scored.

Dave McNally, pitching for the Orioles, allowed only one hit until the Tigers' half of the 10th when singles by Willie Horton and Tony Taylor helped load the bases with two out. Orlando Pena relieved and got the final out to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 1, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Thursday, April     12, 1973 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   1  9  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   0  3  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         4   0   1   0     1   0   .300      Taylor 2b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .143
Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .278      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .063
Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .118        G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Williams c            4   0   1   0     0   3   .188      Howard dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Etchebarren c       0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Kaline rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .067
Baylor lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .412      Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .083
Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .176      Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Blair cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .222      Reese 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Davis dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .400      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .182
Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        I. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McAuliffe pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                          Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   1   9   0     3   5             Totals               32   0   3   0     5   2

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  6,303
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Tigers 8
DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Lolich
Triples: Brinkman (1)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Powell (1), Grich (1), Rodriguez (1)
GIDP: Davis (1), Baylor (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(2-0)          9.2   3   0   0   5   2   0  37   0.00
Pena SV(1)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                 10     3   0   0   5   2   0  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(0-2)          10     9   1   0   3   5   0  41   1.00
Totals                 10     9   1   0   3   5   0  41

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Deegan


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund flied out to center; Grich grounded out
(shortstop to first); Powell singled to center; Williams struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Taylor made an out to second; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first); Howard lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor flied out to right; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blair flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
struck out; Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Davis singled to left; Belanger flied out to
center; Rettenmund made an out to second; Grich singled to left
[Davis to second]; Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Reese struck out; Stanley grounded out (third to
first); Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Williams singled to left; Baylor struck out;
Robinson flied out to center; Blair flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Taylor flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out
(third to first); Howard walked; Kaline forced Howard (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Davis flied out to center; Belanger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rettenmund flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan flied out to center; Horton made an out to
shortstop; Reese made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley made an out to shortstop; Brinkman tripled
to right; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor flied out to left; Robinson singled to left;
Blair singled [Robinson to second]; Davis struck out; Belanger
forced Blair (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Kaline
grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Rettenmund singled to center; Grich walked
[Rettenmund to second]; Powell out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Rettenmund to third, Grich to second]; Williams
struck out; Earl Williams ejected by 1B umpire Don
Denkinger; Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first);
ETCHEBARREN REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING C ); Reese made an out to
third; Stanley walked; Brinkman forced Stanley (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Blair
singled to left; Davis grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Blair out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Taylor walked; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Taylor to second]; Howard made an out to
second; Kaline was walked intentionally; Freehan flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 10TH: Belanger singled to left; Belanger stole second;
Rettenmund walked; Grich reached on an error by Lolich on a
sacrifice bunt [Belanger scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rettenmund
to third, Grich to second]; Powell made an out to shortstop;
Etchebarren was walked intentionally; Baylor grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Etchebarren out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 10TH: Horton singled; On a bunt Reese forced Horton
(first to shortstop); Stanley made an out to shortstop; I. BROWN
BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; I. Brown walked [Reese to second];
MCAULIFFE RAN FOR I. BROWN; Taylor singled to second [Reese to
third, McAuliffe to second]; PENA REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING);
G. BROWN BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; G. Brown forced Taylor (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers 0.