Sunday April 22, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
An error by Willie Horton that allowed two unearned runs to score enabled the Orioles to defeat the Tigers, 5-3. Earl Williams homered with a man on base for the Orioles in the fourth inning to tie the score at 2-2, but the Tigers went ahead again in the sixth when Al Kaline counted on a double by Horton.

In the Orioles' half, Merv Rettenmund, Boog Powell and Don Baylor singled, Rettenmund scoring, and when Horton let Baylor's hit get past him in left field, Powell and Baylor also crossed the plate to provide the Orioles' winning margin. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 5, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Sunday, April 22, 1973 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 4 1 Orioles 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 x - 5 6 2 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Rettenmund rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .269 Freehan c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .333 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 Kaline rf 4 2 2 1 0 1 .234 Powell 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .214 Horton lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .378 Williams c 3 1 1 2 0 0 .245 Howard dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .125 Baylor lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .241 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Robinson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .151 N. Cash 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Blair cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 I. Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Crowley dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Stanley cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Brinkman ss 1 0 0 0 2 0 .302 Cuellar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Timmermann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 4 3 3 3 Totals 29 5 6 3 1 1 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 12,883 Left on Base: Tigers 4, Orioles 1 DP: Tigers 1, Orioles 1 Errors: Horton, Powell, Belanger Doubles: Kaline (2), Horton (2) Home Runs: Williams (5) GIDP: Taylor (1), Powell (2) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(2-1) 7 6 5 3 1 1 1 27 2.16 Timmermann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.91 Totals 8 6 5 3 1 1 1 30 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cuellar W(1-2) 9 4 3 3 3 3 0 34 4.50 Totals 9 4 3 3 3 3 0 34 Wild Pitches: Cuellar (1) Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Don Denkinger TIGERS 1ST: Taylor popped to first; Freehan flied out to right; Kaline was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund singled to left; Grich walked [Rettenmund to second]; Powell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rettenmund to third, Grich out at second]; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0. TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (third to first); Howard grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez reached on an error by Belanger; Rodriguez was picked off first but was safe on an error by Powell [Rodriguez to second]; Cuellar threw a wild pitch [Rodriguez to third]; N. Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Robinson grounded out (third to first); Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0. TIGERS 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman walked; Taylor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brinkman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Crowley popped to shortstop; Belanger popped to first; Rettenmund flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0. TIGERS 4TH: Freehan walked; Kaline doubled to left [Freehan scored]; Horton grounded out (third to first); Howard singled to center [Kaline scored]; Rodriguez flied out to center; N. Cash struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Grich was called out on strikes; Powell singled to right; Williams homered [Powell scored]; Baylor flied out to center; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2. TIGERS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Taylor popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Blair flied out to center; Crowley grounded out (second to first); Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2. TIGERS 6TH: Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); Kaline singled to left; Horton doubled to left [Kaline scored]; Howard popped to first; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Rettenmund singled to center; Grich flied out to center; Powell singled to left [Rettenmund to second]; Williams lined to shortstop; Baylor singled to left [Rettenmund scored, Powell scored (error by Horton) (unearned), Baylor scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Robinson flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 5. TIGERS 7TH: N. Cash grounded out (second to first); Stanley flied out to left; Brinkman walked; Taylor forced Brinkman (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 7TH: Blair popped to shortstop; Crowley flied out to center; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 5. TIGERS 8TH: Freehan flied out to left; Kaline popped to third in foul territory; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 8TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Rettenmund flied out to center; Grich popped to second; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 5. TIGERS 9TH: Howard grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); I. BROWN BATTED FOR N. CASH; I. Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 5.

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