Homers by Thurman Munson and Felipe Alou, each with a man on base, marked a five-run explosion in the ninth inning as the Yankees came from behind to defeat the Orioles, 7-4. Jim Ray Hart, who made his debut with the Yankees as a designated hitter, led off the inning with his third single of the game and Munson homered to tie the score at 4-4.

After Ron Swoboda walked, Grant Jackson replaced Mike Cuellar on the mound for the Orioles. Swoboda took second on a sacrifice, moved to third after Horace Clarke flied out and scored the tie-breaking tally on a single by Roy White. Alou then smashed his homer to wrap up the victory. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Wednesday, April     18, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  5  -   7 13  1
Orioles      0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .268      Rettenmund rf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .306
White lf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .179      Grich 2b              4   1   3   0     0   1   .316
F. Alou 1b            5   1   1   2     0   0   .281      Powell 1b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .195
Murcer cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .297      Williams c            4   1   1   2     0   2   .257
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .167      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Hart dh               4   1   3   1     0   0   .429      Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .128
Munson c              4   2   3   2     0   0   .278      Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Swoboda rf            3   1   0   0     1   2   .063      Crowley dh            3   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Michael ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  13   7     3   4             Totals               34   4   8   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 10,138
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Orioles 5
DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Clarke
Doubles: Rettenmund (3), Grich (4)
Home Runs: Munson (2), F. Alou (2), Williams (2)
Caught Stealing: Michael (1), White (1), Blair (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Michael (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  7     8   4   3   2   3   1  30   4.38
McDaniel W(1-0)         2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.19
Totals                  9     8   4   3   2   4   1  36

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(0-2)          8    10   5   5   3   4   1  35   5.09
Jackson                 1     3   2   2   0   0   1   6   5.40
Totals                  9    13   7   7   3   4   2  41

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to left; White flied out to right;
F. Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 0.

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

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer flied out to center; Nettles flied out to
center; Hart singled to center; Munson singled [Hart to third];
Swoboda struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson flied out to left; Blair flied out to
right; Crowley walked; Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael singled to right; Michael was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Clarke flied out to
center; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Rettenmund doubled to left; Grich struck out;
Powell singled to right [Rettenmund scored]; Williams homered
[Powell scored]; Baylor popped to first in foul territory;
Robinson grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 4TH: F. Alou grounded out (third to first); Murcer
popped to shortstop; Nettles walked; Hart forced Nettles
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles
3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair singled to center; Blair was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to catcher
to second to shortstop); Crowley popped to third; Belanger
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled to left; Swoboda flied out to
center; Michael singled to right [Munson to second]; Clarke
singled to left [Munson scored, Michael to second]; White was
called out on strikes; F. Alou lined to pitcher; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); Grich
singled to center; Powell flied out to center; Williams struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer singled to center; Nettles grounded out
(third to first) [Murcer to second]; Hart singled to left
[Murcer scored]; Munson forced Hart (third to second); Swoboda
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Robinson
flied out to left; Blair popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael grounded out (second to first); Clarke
flied out to left; White walked; White was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Crowley flied out to center; Belanger grounded out
(third to first); Rettenmund flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 8TH: F. Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich doubled to left; Powell walked; MCDANIEL
REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Williams struck out; Baylor forced
Powell (shortstop to second) [Grich scored (error by Clarke)
(unearned)]; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Hart singled to left; Munson homered [Hart scored];
Swoboda walked; JACKSON REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Michael out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Swoboda to second];
Clarke flied out to left [Swoboda to third]; White singled to
right [Swoboda scored]; F. Alou homered [White scored]; Murcer
singled to right; Nettles flied out to center; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 7, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Blair popped to shortstop; Crowley grounded out
(second to first); Belanger grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Orioles 4.