Doyle Alexander gave up three singles and an unearned run in the first inning, but allowed only two more hits the rest of the way and pitched the Orioles to a 5-1 victory over the Brewers. The Orioles, after taking a 2-1 lead, iced the decision with three runs in the fourth.

Terry Crowley walked, Mark Belanger was safe on a fielder's choice and Merv Rettenmund drew a pass to load the bases. Jim Colborn, relieving Skip Lockwood, struck out Bobby Grich and Boog Powell, but Earl Williams singled to drive in Crowley and Belanger and when Johnny Briggs bobbled the ball in left field, Rettenmund also came around to score. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     14, 1973 (Day game) at County Stadium
Orioles      1  1  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  6  1
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         2   2   1   1     3   0   .304      May cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .176
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     1   2   .261      Ellie Rodriguez c     4   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Powell 1b             5   0   1   1     0   2   .115      Briggs lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .143
Williams c            4   0   1   2     0   2   .174      Scott 1b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .125
Baylor lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Money ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .125      Lahoud dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Thomas rf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .083
Crowley dh            2   1   1   0     2   0   .214      Vukovich 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           4   2   0   0     0   0   .227      Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lockwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Newman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   6   4     7   8             Totals               30   1   5   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  6,516
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Brewers 3
DP: Orioles 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Powell, Briggs, Garcia
Stolen Bases: Belanger (2), Baylor (1)
Caught Stealing: Rettenmund (2), Briggs (1)
GIDP: Money (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(2-0)        9     5   1   0   1   3   0  31   0.75
Totals                  9     5   1   0   1   3   0  31

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood L(0-1)         3     5   5   4   5   4   0  19   7.71
Colborn                 4     1   0   0   1   2   0  13   1.00
Newman                  2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     6   5   4   7   8   0  39

Wild Pitches: Alexander (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund walked; Grich singled to left
[Rettenmund to third]; Powell singled to left [Rettenmund
scored, Grich to second]; Williams struck out; Baylor flied out
to left; Robinson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: May singled to left; Alexander threw a wild pitch
[May to second]; Ellie Rodriguez reached on an error by Powell
[Ellie Rodriguez to first]; Briggs singled to second [May out at
home (second to catcher), Ellie Rodriguez to second]; Scott
singled to right [Ellie Rodriguez scored (unearned), Briggs to
third]; Money popped to second; Lahoud flied out to right; 1 R
(0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair grounded out (third to first); Crowley
singled to left; Belanger forced Crowley (shortstop to second);
Belanger stole second; Rettenmund singled to left [Belanger
scored]; Grich walked [Rettenmund to second]; Powell was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas was called out on strikes; Vukovich popped
to first in foul territory; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Williams struck out; Baylor singled to second
[Baylor to second (error by Garcia)]; Baylor stole third;
Robinson walked; Blair flied into a double play (right to
catcher) [Baylor out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: May flied out to center; Ellie Rodriguez singled to
center; Briggs forced Ellie Rodriguez (second to shortstop);
Briggs was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley walked; Belanger reached on a fielder's
choice [Crowley to second]; Rettenmund walked [Crowley to third,
Belanger to second]; COLBORN REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Grich
struck out; Powell struck out; Williams singled to left [Crowley
scored, Belanger scored, Rettenmund scored (error by Briggs)
(unearned)]; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 3 R (2 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott singled to center; Money grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Scott out at
second]; Lahoud flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson flied out to right; Blair flied out to
center; Crowley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Thomas struck out; Vukovich popped to second;
Garcia popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Rettenmund
walked; Rettenmund was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Ellie
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Briggs walked; Scott
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Powell lined to shortstop; Williams popped to
second; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Money flied out to center; Lahoud popped to first
in foul territory; Thomas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: NEWMAN REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Robinson lined
to shortstop; Blair struck out; Crowley walked; Belanger flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Vukovich grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia
flied out to center; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Rettenmund flied out to center; Grich struck out;
Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Ellie Rodriguez flied out to center; Briggs flied
out to left; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Brewers 1.