Earl Williams hit his first A. L. homer, connecting with a man on base in the eighth inning, to power the Orioles to a 4-2 victory over the Yankees. Dave McNally, who pitched a four-hitter, won his third straight game, but the lefthander was losing, 2-1, until the eighth when the Orioles rallied.

Merv Rettenmund singled and stopped at third on a double by Bobby Grich. After Sparky Lyle replaced Steve Kline on the mound for the Yankees, Boog Powell hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the tying run and Williams followed with his winning homer. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     17, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  x  -   4 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .278      Rettenmund rf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .313
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .171      Grich 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Powell 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .158
Murcer cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Williams c            4   1   3   2     0   0   .258
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
F. Alou 1b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .296      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Sanchez dh            4   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Blair cf              3   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Swoboda rf            2   0   0   0     1   2   .077      Crowley dh            2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Kline p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     3   4             Totals               30   4  10   3     1   1

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 10,068
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Orioles 4
DP: Yankees 3, Orioles 0
Doubles: F. Alou (3), Rettenmund (2), Grich (3)
Home Runs: Williams (1)
Stolen Bases: Blair (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Powell (1)
GIDP: Crowley (1), Baylor (2), Rettenmund (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(1-2)            7.1   9   3   3   1   0   0  29   4.15
Lyle                    0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   3   5.40
Totals                  8    10   4   4   1   1   1  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(3-0)          9     4   2   2   3   4   0  34   0.65
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   4   0  34

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; White was called out on strikes;
Munson grounded out (third to first) [Clarke to second]; Murcer
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell singled to center;
Williams singled to left [Powell to second]; Baylor flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); F. Alou
doubled to right; Sanchez singled to left [F. Alou scored,
Sanchez to second (on throw)]; Swoboda walked; Michael forced
Swoboda (pitcher to second) [Sanchez to third]; Clarke singled
to center [Sanchez scored, Michael to second]; White grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
singled to center; Crowley grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Blair out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
walked; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher) [Murcer to
second]; F. Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (second to first); Rettenmund
doubled to right; Grich flied out to right [Rettenmund to
third]; Powell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Sanchez flied out to left; Swoboda struck out;
Michael flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Williams singled to left; Baylor grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Williams out at second];
Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke flied out to center; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair singled to left; Blair stole second; Crowley
walked; On a bunt Belanger singled [Blair to third, Crowley to
second]; Rettenmund grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Blair scored, Crowley to third, Belanger out
at second]; Grich lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Nettles
flied out to left; F. Alou struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams
flied out to right; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Sanchez grounded out (second to first); Swoboda
struck out; Michael grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson flied out to center; Blair popped to
second; Crowley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Clarke popped to shortstop; White flied out to
right; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger grounded out (first unassisted);
Rettenmund singled to center; Grich doubled to left [Rettenmund
to third]; LYLE REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Powell hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Rettenmund scored, Grich to third];
Williams homered [Grich scored]; Baylor struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
grounded out (first to pitcher); F. Alou singled to center;
Sanchez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 4.