Bill Parsons and Jerry Bell combined on a one-hitter as the Brewers defeated the Orioles, 2-0, in their snow-delayed home opener before a crowd of 13,883. Parsons, who had suffered from shoulder trouble in spring training, gave up a single by Paul Blair in the sixth inning for the Orioles lone safety.

After walking Merv Rettenmund with one out in the eighth, Parsons gave way to Bell, who passed Bobby Grich and Earl Williams to load the bases before retiring the side. The Brewers were held to three hits by Mike Cuellar, but they included a homer by Pedro Garcia in the third inning and another by Ollie Brown in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 2, Baltimore Orioles 0

Game Played on Friday, April 13, 1973 (Day game) at County Stadium

Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1
Brewers      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  3  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         1   0   0   0     3   0   .286      May cf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Grich 2b              1   0   0   0     3   0   .263      Ellie Rodriguez c     4   0   1   0     0   0   .364
Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .095      Briggs lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Williams c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .158      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bumbry pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Money ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Hendricks c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brown dh              3   1   1   1     0   1   .400
Baylor lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .350      Thomas rf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .111
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Vukovich 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Garcia 2b             3   1   1   1     0   1   .222
Crowley dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Parsons p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Bell p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   0   1   0     8   0             Totals               27   2   3   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 13,883
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Brewers 3
DP: Orioles 0, Brewers 0
Errors: Baylor
Home Runs: Garcia (2), Brown (1)
Stolen Bases: Blair (1), Scott (1)
Caught Stealing: Rettenmund (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Vukovich (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(0-1)          8     3   2   2   1   3   2  29   4.80
Totals                  8     3   2   2   1   3   2  29

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons W(1-0)          7.1   1   0   0   6   0   0  28   0.00
Bell SV(1)              1.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   7   1.93
Totals                  9     1   0   0   8   0   0  35

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Russ Goetz


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
walked; Powell made an out to first; Williams forced Grich
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: May struck out; Ellie Rodriguez flied out to right;
Briggs flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Blair grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott flied out to left; Money grounded out (third
to first); Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Crowley flied out to right; Belanger made an out to
shortstop; Rettenmund walked; Grich walked [Rettenmund to
second]; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Vukovich
flied out to left; Garcia homered; May grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Baylor
walked; Robinson flied out to center; Blair grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Ellie Rodriguez singled to left; Briggs flied out
to right; Scott flied out to center; Money forced Ellie
Rodriguez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Crowley made an out to shortstop; Belanger flied
out to left; Rettenmund walked; Rettenmund was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Brown homered; Thomas walked; Vukovich out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Thomas to second]; Garcia was
called out on strikes; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Powell flied
out to center; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Ellie Rodriguez flied out to right; Briggs flied
out to right; Scott reached on an error by Baylor [Scott to
first]; Scott stole second; Money grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson
flied out to right; Blair singled to right; Blair stole second;
Crowley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Brown lined to third; Thomas grounded out (first to
pitcher); Vukovich made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund
walked; BELL REPLACED PARSONS (PITCHING); Grich walked
[Rettenmund to second]; Powell grounded out (catcher to first)
[Rettenmund to third, Grich to second]; Williams walked; BUMBRY
RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Baylor forced Bumbry (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING C ); Garcia
grounded out (third to first); May grounded out (second to
first); Ellie Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Blair
flied out to left; Crowley grounded out (second to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 2.

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