Coming out ahead in a relief duel, Bob Reynolds received credit for his first major league victory when the Orioles scored in the 10th inning to defeat the Tigers, 8-5. Reynolds pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed four hits. Doyle Alexander, who started for the Orioles, gave up a three-run homer by Gates Brown in the third and was kayoed in the fourth when the Tigers tied the score at 5-5. Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 5Game Played on Friday, April 20, 1973 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumTigers 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 1 Orioles 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 12 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McAuliffe 2b 5 0 0 1 0 1 .171 Rettenmund rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .273 Freehan c 5 0 3 1 0 1 .340 Grich 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .283 Horton lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .414 Powell 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .204 N. Cash 1b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .220 Williams c 4 1 0 0 1 2 .233 Reese 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baylor lf 4 2 1 0 0 0 .250 G. Brown dh 4 1 1 3 1 1 .276 Robinson 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .152 Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Bumbry pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Northrup rf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .208 Brown 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Blair cf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .267 Brinkman ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Davis dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coggins pr,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 4 0 3 3 1 0 .302 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 5 10 5 5 3 Totals 38 6 12 6 4 4 Time of Game: 3:20 Attendance: 14,626 Left on Base: Tigers 9, Orioles 10 DP: Tigers 2, Orioles 1 Errors: LaGrow Doubles: Horton (1), Brinkman (1), Freehan (2), N. Cash (3), Robinson (1), Belanger (1) Home Runs: G. Brown (1) Stolen Bases: Northrup (1), Belanger (3), Blair (3) Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (2), Brown (1) GIDP: Baylor (3) Hit by Pitch: Baylor (1,by LaGrow) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich 2.2 9 5 5 2 3 0 18 3.38 LaGrow L(0-2) 6.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 25 4.40 Hiller 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Totals 9.2 12 6 6 4 4 0 45 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander 3.2 6 5 5 3 2 1 20 3.45 Reynolds W(1-1) 6.1 4 0 0 2 1 0 24 1.29 Totals 10 10 5 5 5 3 1 44 Hit by Pitch: LaGrow (1) Wild Pitches: LaGrow (1) Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Deegan TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe lined to second; Freehan singled to left; Horton flied out to center; N. Cash walked [Freehan to second]; G. Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund singled to left; Grich singled to left [Rettenmund to third]; Powell singled to first [Rettenmund scored, Grich to second]; Williams struck out; Baylor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1. TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup walked; Stanley flied out to right; Brinkman forced Northrup (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson doubled to left; Blair singled to left [Robinson to third, Blair to second (on throw)]; Davis lined to second; Belanger singled to center [Robinson scored, Blair to third]; Belanger stole second; Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Grich was walked intentionally; Powell flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 2. TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Freehan was called out on strikes; Horton doubled to right; N. Cash walked; G. Brown homered [Horton scored, N. Cash scored]; Rodriguez popped to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Williams walked; Baylor singled [Williams to second]; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Williams to third, Baylor to second]; Blair singled to left [Williams scored, Baylor scored]; Blair stole second; Davis struck out; Belanger singled to center [Blair scored]; LAGROW REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 5. TIGERS 4TH: Northrup lined to second; Stanley singled to center; Brinkman doubled to right [Stanley to third]; McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher) [Stanley scored, Brinkman to third]; Freehan singled to left [Brinkman scored]; REYNOLDS REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Horton flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 4TH: Grich flied out to center; Powell grounded out (catcher to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 5. TIGERS 5TH: N. Cash flied out to left; G. Brown walked; Rodriguez lined into a double play (second to second to first) [G. Brown out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor grounded out (catcher to first); Robinson flied out to center; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 5. TIGERS 6TH: Northrup grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger flied out to center; Rettenmund flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 5. TIGERS 7TH: McAuliffe flied out to right; Freehan flied out to center; Horton singled to third; N. Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 7TH: Grich popped to second; Powell reached on an error by LaGrow (assist by N. Cash) [Powell to first]; Williams popped to third in foul territory; Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 5. TIGERS 8TH: G. Brown struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Northrup singled to left; Northrup stole second; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 8TH: Robinson singled to center; BUMBRY RAN FOR ROBINSON; Blair flied into a double play (center to center to first) [Bumbry out at first]; Davis singled to center; COGGINS RAN FOR DAVIS; LaGrow threw a wild pitch [Coggins to second]; Belanger walked; Rettenmund flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 5. TIGERS 9TH: COGGINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BROWN REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING 3B); Brinkman flied out to center; McAuliffe flied out to left; Freehan doubled to left; Horton popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 9TH: Grich popped to second; Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 5. TIGERS 10TH: N. Cash doubled to left; G. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez popped to third in foul territory; Northrup was walked intentionally; Stanley forced Northrup (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 10TH: REESE REPLACED N. CASH (PLAYING 1B); Baylor was hit by a pitch; Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Baylor to second]; Blair was walked intentionally; HILLER REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Coggins flied out to right; Belanger doubled to left [Baylor scored, Blair to third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 6. |
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